this is bbc news. the headlines... an historic breakthrough in the treatment of alzheimer's. a clinical trial finds a drug that can slow down progression of the early stages of the disease. this is so exciting because now we are getting the first results that are getting the first results that are indicating that the drug is successfully treating the underlying cause. n�*s failing railways — new figures show the highest number of cancellations since records began eight years go. it's absolutely exhorting to constantly have to look at the train times every single day and hope against hope that i am not going to be stranded anywhere. a buckingham palace aide has apologised and resigned over "unacceptable comments" made to a black british guest

at a reception hosted by the queen consort. china's former leaderjiang zemin who steered the country through enormous transformation from the late 1980s has died at the age of 96. and after beating wales, england now prepare to face senegal in the last 16 of the world cup. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. it's been hailed as a momentous and historic breakthrough — a drug which for the first time seems to slow alzheimer's, the most common form of demenita. the most common form of dementia. the drug, lecanemab, only works in the early stages of the disease and it does have serious side effects, but scientists believe it

could herald a new era of treatment. our medical editor, fergus walsh, reports. could you get the broccoli out of the fridge for me, please, love? yeah, 0k. david essam is 78 and has early stage alzheimer's. it's taken away his independence. he's now totally reliant on me or on other people around him. he used to be a joiner, but no longer remembers how to use his woodworking tools. i would have liked to have still been making my furniture, which i can't do. so i'm just going to show you the hippocampus. and that's where all our short—term memory is stored. and what you can see is that structure is very small and shrunken and replaced by fluid, because of the disease. alzheimer's gradually destroys key areas of the brain involved in memory and understanding. david is one of nearly 2,000 patients who took part in a major trial of a new drug, lecanemab. as normal, if you just

lift your arm up there for me... it involved having an infusion every two weeks. lecanemab didn't stop alzheimer's... i'lljust get you started here. ..but over 18 months, it slowed its progression by about a quarter. this is so exciting because now we're getting results, the first results that are indicating that the drug is successfully treating the underlying cause and is slowing down the symptoms of cognitive impairment, and also the behavioural symptoms associated with alzheimer's disease. in alzheimer's, progressive damage is inflicted on the brain by the build—up of a rogue protein called amyloid. lecanemab works by clearing amyloid from the brain. david and his wife cheryl can't be sure if the drug is making a difference, but they're delighted to have taken part in the trial. when we first began this two

and a half years ago, we didn't necessarily think it would help us, but we felt we were doing something and could help future generations. it's just a horrible, nasty thing. if somebody can slow it down and then eventually get it stopped altogether, you know, it'd be brilliant. at least half a million people across the uk are living with alzheimer's, by far the most common form of dementia. lecanemab is designed to help those in the early stages of the disease, but if it gets approved, that will still mean there'll be a huge demand for the drug. the manufacturer says it could be on the market next year. we're already talking with regulators here. we will be filing in early january. we would hope that this might be available from september time in the uk. you look good when you

laugh, you look happy. the drug has potential side effects such as brain swelling. but despite all the limitations, this is a significant moment in the fight against alzheimer's. fergus walsh, bbc news. we can speak now to mariel kirton, whose father ray was diagnosed with alzheimer's 12 years ago. thank you so much forjoining us. for our viewers would like to show an expert of a video you made a few months ago about what life was like with your father, let's just look at ep briefly before we come to your experience about what this drug might have done for your father. the effects of might have done for your father. tue: effects of the might have done for your father. tte: effects of the alzheimer's have developed throughout 11 years, and to an extent, his world has shrunk a lot, and his life now is a routine.

initially, when dad was first diagnosed, it was simply that he couldn't maybe remember three pieces of information at the same time, or he would stutter on certain words. that gives our viewers an idea of what life is like for you now with your father, what life is like for you now with yourfather, a beautifully touching video, which shows the sort of care he needs, when was he diagnosed, just explain what happened for him? so, my dad was diagnosed in 2010. so, my dad was diagnosed in 2010. so, 12 years ago. and he was 52 years old at the time. and really, at that point in time, it was more so kind of stuttering with words and some behaviours that he was exhibiting that weren't totally normal for him. exhibiting that weren't totally normalfor him. he was exhibiting that weren't totally normal for him. he was also put through a disciplinary at work because he was making mistakes at work, and we knew that that was not

normal. so, eventually he was diagnosed without signers, but even that diagnosis did take a long time, he was misdiagnosed with depression at one point. find he was misdiagnosed with depression at one point-— at one point. and how quick, how fast, was at one point. and how quick, how fast. was the _ at one point. and how quick, how fast, was the deterioration, - at one point. and how quick, how fast, was the deterioration, from | fast, was the deterioration, from those early days, how much, how quickly did it develop into something to where he is now, or has it been very much a continuous, slow decline? tar it been very much a continuous, slow decline? ., , ., ., , , ., decline? for my dad, it has been a progressive — decline? for my dad, it has been a progressive and — decline? for my dad, it has been a progressive and slow _ decline? for my dad, it has been a progressive and slow decline - decline? for my dad, it has been a progressive and slow decline overl decline? for my dad, it has been a l progressive and slow decline over 12 years, i think when you are when someone one with someone regularly you don't necessarily notice the decline and then when i look back at videos from a few years ago it makes me realise how much has changed and how much the disease has unfortunately progressed. but that can be very different for different people with alzheimer's and dementia, every case is completely

different. sometimes that progression can be much quicker. what sort of treatment is he getting, and did that, do you feel, make some sort of difference, albeit not nearly as marked as lecanemab would? ., ., , ,., , ,., not nearly as marked as lecanemab would? ., ., , , , ., would? yeah, absolutely so, my dad has been on — would? yeah, absolutely so, my dad has been on various _ would? yeah, absolutely so, my dad has been on various medications - has been on various medications throughout the last 12 years, there was definitely a time that i remember when my dad was having quite bad hallucinations and he was put on a particular medicine by his doctors and that kind of cleared up those really difficult hallucinations, but of course, which is amazing, and was super helpful, but of course, to hear about a drug that could potentially slowdown the progression isjust that could potentially slowdown the progression is just really, that could potentially slowdown the progression isjust really, really exciting. progression is 'ust really, really excitina. ~ . progression is 'ust really, really excitin.. ~ ., ., progression is 'ust really, really

excitina. ~ ., ., progression is 'ust really, really excitin.. ~ ., ., ., exciting. what do you feel about the side-effects? _ exciting. what do you feel about the side-effects? it _ exciting. what do you feel about the side-effects? it slowed _ exciting. what do you feel about the side-effects? it slowed the - side—effects? it slowed the progression in i think a quarter of people, but the side—effects, quite severe, brain swelling, micro bleeds on the brain as well, from what you've experienced over the last 12 years with ray, is that something do you think worth absorbing to make a decision that this would be something you would have gone for? yeah. i mean, itrust medicine, iam not a scientist so i don't even feel like i could necessarily comment on the side—effects. i'm sure that with the side—effects. i'm sure that with the kind of vigourous testing and the kind of vigourous testing and the trials that have to appear to kind of create a drug and to kind of accept it and put it out there, hopefully, the potential side—effects would outweigh the possibility, the fact that someone could potentially really get help

through the medicine and have their symptoms lessen. t am through the medicine and have their symptoms lessen.— symptoms lessen. i am not sure if ou are symptoms lessen. i am not sure if you are your— symptoms lessen. i am not sure if you are your father's _ symptoms lessen. i am not sure if you are your father's full-time - you are your father's full—time carer or whether you have other people to help, but what impact has this had on you and the rest of the family over the past 12 years? i mean, there are still parts of him presumably which you recognise but you've lost a lot of what you remember your father to you've lost a lot of what you remember yourfather to be, presumably? remember your father to be, presumably?— remember your father to be, presumably? remember your father to be, resumabl ? ~ , , presumably? absolutely. so, my mum is m dad's presumably? absolutely. so, my mum is my dad's full-time _ presumably? absolutely. so, my mum is my dad's full-time carer— presumably? absolutely. so, my mum is my dad's full-time carer so - presumably? absolutely. so, my mum is my dad's full-time carer so she - is my dad's full—time carer so she has really had to completely change the life that she had planned with my dad and pretty much now is almost like a mother to him and cares for him completely full—time. for our family, just experiencing dementia, dad having alzheimer's, has been so incredibly difficult, it is hard to even understand how difficult it's been, because we don't know what

life could have been like if he hadn't had alzheimer's. but the impact, there are so many different impacts, but not having a dad back and having a conversation with him to really talk to, is heartbroken, and i wish i could know him as the person that he would have been without alzheimer's.— person that he would have been without alzheimer's. mariel kirton thank ou without alzheimer's. mariel kirton thank you for _ without alzheimer's. mariel kirton thank you forjoining _ without alzheimer's. mariel kirton thank you forjoining us, - without alzheimer's. mariel kirton thank you forjoining us, really - thank you forjoining us, really good to speak to you. at 3.30 this afternoon, with fergus walsh, we will be answering your questions on the subject of alzheimer's. one in every 26 trains has been cancelled over the past year, the highest level since records began eight years ago. avanti west coast had the highest

cancellation rate at 8% according to the latest data. train companies say they are working to improve services. today, the transport secretary, mark harper, is meeting mayors from northern england to discuss what's going wrong on the railways. 0ur transport correspondent katy austin reports. delays, crowds and cancellations have become a fact of life for many rail passengers and not only when there is a strike. commuters in manchester told us they were fed up. well, i had that random cancellation on friday and it wrecked my day. my train out of euston was just cancelled. that was it. and then all the trains after that were sold out. so i ended up getting on a train late in the evening. so you would like to think that that is an irregular occurrence, but it isn't. it's every day, i wake up and check the app and it is sort of, hit

or miss whether it is going to run on that day, whether it's going to be on time. forjenna, getting from home in chester to herjob as an vet in greater manchester has become increasingly stressful. she says that delays and cancellations regular mean being late or having to pay for a taxi. so, what impact is this having on you and your life? i mean, everything. it's emotionally exhausting. it's absolutely exhausting to constantly have to look at the train times every single day and hope beyond hope that i'm not going to be stranded anywhere. financially, it's a lot because you are coming to work to make money and then you spend literally more than your day's wage on getting home. and it's exhausting. in the year up to 12th november, 3.8% of britain's trains have been cancelled. that is the highest since these records began eight years ago. avanti west coast had the highest proportion of cancellations at 8%. govia thameslink which runs southern, thameslink, great northern and gatwick express, was second at 6.5%. next transpennine at 5.8%.

a group of mayors want the government to intervene to help the situation in the north of england improve. if this was happening in london or the southeast, there would be uproar. so, the secretary of state is someone that could resolve this problem and find a solution. so that is what we will be saying to him today. those stats include problems caused by infrastructure or weather, but not strike days or trains cancelled in advance. train companies have apologised for disruption. avanti and transpennine say they have had lots of staff off sick and a backlog of drivers training. govia thameslink said the long—term effect of the pandemic and staff sickness had affected its performance, plus other problems like severe weather. it said it had a plan to improve. avanti is still running a reduced timetable after drivers stopped offering to work overtime in the summer. it is gradually increasing services again and says its new timetable will not rely on overtime.

transpennine also says not having a rest day working agreement in place with drivers gives it less flexibility with the rota. whatever the problems, passengers just want solutions to come down the track. katy austin, bbc news. postal workers at royal mail have begun a fresh 48—hour strike in a row over pay and conditions. they are joining tens of thousands of other workers, including nurses, ambulance staff and railway workers walking out this winter as the cost of living crisis bites. earlier our employement correspondent zoe conway joined us from one picket line in central london. behind me are some of the biggest unions in the country involved in industrial action, there is the rmt, which represents railway workers, the cw, which represents postal workers, there is the use eu, which represents colleges and universities, and the health union unison. unison hasjust announced

that paramedics in the five regions in england will be walking out and that could be before christmas. do strikes work? well, bt earlier this week announced a 15% pay increase for its lowest—paid workers, and thatis for its lowest—paid workers, and that is following a strike by bt open reach employees. barristers have also called off their strike following a 15% pay increase. the government says its number one economic priority is to combat inflation, so they are urging pay restraint. it's a difficult time ahead for the government and for private sector and employers. hsbc has said it will close 114 bank branches across the uk from april next year. the bank said some of them were serving than fewer than 250 people a week now and the pandemic meant more customers than ever had switched to online banking.

a royal aide has resigned after a black british charity boss was asked at a reception hosted by the queen consort which part of africa she was from. ngozi fulani said she was shocked by the remarks. buckingham palace said the comments were unacceptable and deeply regrettable and the individual responsible wanted to express her "profound apologies" for the hurt caused. do we know what was said? of this was an event _ do we know what was said? of this was an event at _ do we know what was said? of this was an event at the _ do we know what was said? of this was an event at the buckingham i was an event at the buckingham palace, hosted by camilla, the queen consort, in honour of campaigners against violence against women, there were about 300 people there, and as you mentioned, ngozi fulani was one of them, a charity boss, who founded a charity for survivors of domestic abuse. and her account of events was that she went there hoping it would be a nice day but it turned into a rather complicated event, when she spoke to a royal

aide who kept grilling her about her origin, where was she really from...? she said she was born in the uk, working in london, she was from britain, and the royal aide was asking if she was from africa... and asking if she was from africa... and a bystander who was also part of the conversation said the interaction was very offensive and unpleasant and unwelcoming. effectively they were both stunned into silence by this exchange. palace have responded very quickly, the royal aide in question has stepped down from her position, her honorary position, and also they have expressed great apologies and promised to investigate further, but it's a very embarrassing outcome for what should have been quite a positive event for them. �* ., ., , ., them. and the apology, and the recret them. and the apology, and the re . ret of them. and the apology, and the regret of the — them. and the apology, and the regret of the language - them. and the apology, and the regret of the language used, . them. and the apology, and the regret of the language used, i l them. and the apology, and the - regret of the language used, i mean, is there any mitigating circumstances here that perhaps the aide was of a certain age, a certain culture, and isn't perhaps up to

speed with asking a question about culturally where somebody�*s ancestors perhaps came from? we don't ancestors perhaps came from? - don't know that yet. the context of the conversation was, someone who was there described to me as being chitchat, someone came around, a clink of glasses, and began talking. and i think what has taken a back these people who were there and are now complaining about this was the way the conversation turned. so, instead of being about the charity or the event, it was very much, where are you really from? which they took to be a sort of unpleasant and unwelcoming approach... with racist overtones. that is what... i think white, and not necessarily young. so far, the name has not been put forward by buckingham palace, perhaps it will come out later. but i think there is definitely a sort of element of the sense of... asking someone where they are from implies they are not really from britain,

they are not really from britain, they are not really from britain, they are not really belonging, and i think it is something that clearly has caused offence, and has prompted a very rapid apology. and it is an area around which of the royal family are incredibly sensitive, all sorts of arguments in the past about their readiness to accept a diverse britain, and this will play very badly i suspect.— britain, and this will play very badly i suspect. something which me . han badly i suspect. something which meghan and _ badly i suspect. something which meghan and harry _ badly i suspect. something which meghan and harry have _ badly i suspect. something which meghan and harry have picked i badly i suspect. something which j meghan and harry have picked up badly i suspect. something which i meghan and harry have picked up on as well. , . meghan and harry have picked up on aswell. , . , , the government has announced it is moving hundreds of prisoners into police cells temporarily owing to pressure on the custody system in england and wales. justice minister damian hinds told the commons he was activating a scheme known as 0peration safeguard because of a backlog of outstanding court cases. in recent months we have experienced an acute and sudden increase in the prison population, in part due to the aftermath of the criminal bar association strike action over the summer which led to a significantly higher number of offenders on remand. with court hearings resume,

we are seeing a surge in offenders coming through the criminaljustice system, facing capacity pleasure on aduu system, facing capacity pleasure on adult male prisons in particular. the public rightly expect us to take the action necessary to hold offenders who have been sentenced by the courts. —— by the court. that is why i am announcing today that we have written to the national police chiefs council to request the temporary use of up to 400 police cells through an established protocol known as operation safeguard. this will provide the immediate additional capacity we needin immediate additional capacity we need in the coming weeks to ensure the smooth running of the prison estate and to continue taking dangerous criminals off the streets. mr speaker this is yet another crisis — mr speaker this is yet another crisis created by this shambolic torv— crisis created by this shambolic tory government. it is hard to think of a more _ tory government. it is hard to think of a more damning indictment of this government's failure on law and order_ government's failure on law and order than— government's failure on law and order than the fact that they have now run_ order than the fact that they have now run out of cells to lock up criminals _ now run out of cells to lock up criminals. but it is hardly surprising when under the tories, 10,000 _ surprising when under the tories, 10,000 prison places have been lost.

former chinese president jiang zemin has died in shanghai at the age of 96. he took power in the aftermath of the tiananmen square crackdown and led the world's most populous nation from 1989 to 2003 as china emerged as a powerhouse on the global stage. stephen mcdonell reports. he will be remembered as the leader of china when his country rejoined the global community. he is also known as a powerbroker, economic reform and something of an eccentric. after the bloody 1989 crackdown on protesters in and around tiananmen square, china was ostracised internationally. in the aftermath, he was chosen as a compromise leader in the hope that he would unify hardliners and other elements. he prioritised market forces, giving china the highest level of per capita growth of any major country. but political reforms

were put to one side. and he has been criticised for the mass detention of practitioners of a certain following who were seen as a threat to the party. he was at the helm for the hong kong handover, when china joined the world trade organisation, and when it was awarded the 2008 olympics. whether it be playing ping—pong... singing or shoving off his hawaiian guitar skills er... jiang zemin was a showman, in sharp contrast to the leaders who have followed him. exciting country he famously gave hong kong journalists a public dressing down in english, and his images have become gifts and emojis, still flying around chinese social media, with a mixture of affection and hilarity. fist

media, with a mixture of affection and hilarity-— media, with a mixture of affection and hilarity. at a press conference with former _ and hilarity. at a press conference with former us _ and hilarity. at a press conference with former us president - and hilarity. at a press conference with former us president bill- with former us president bill clinton, there was debating and light—hearted banter. it is hard to imagine this happening now. cbs news askedif imagine this happening now. cbs news asked if he was running a development or dictatorship. mr; development or dictatorship. my wrong? of _ development or dictatorship. my wrong? of course. _ development or dictatorship. my wrong? of course. this - development or dictatorship. my wrong? of course. this is i development or dictatorship. my wrong? of course. this is a i development or dictatorship. my wrong? of course. this is a big l wrong? of course. this is a big mistake- _ wrong? of course. this is a big mistake- of — wrong? of course. this is a big mistake. of course. _ wrong? of course. this is a big mistake. of course. in - wrong? of course. this is a big mistake. of course. in his- wrong? of course. this is a big i mistake. of course. in his elderly ears, mistake. of course. in his elderly years. there _ mistake. of course. in his elderly years, there was _ mistake. of course. in his elderly years, there was still _ mistake. of course. in his elderly years, there was still talk - mistake. of course. in his elderly years, there was still talk of i mistake. of course. in his elderly years, there was still talk of him | years, there was still talk of him retaining a factional power base, as he survived rumour after rumour that he survived rumour after rumour that he had passed away. yet his final public appearance in 2019 showed that even jiang public appearance in 2019 showed that evenjiang zemin had to slow down some time. joining us now is jonathan fenby, chairman for china research at tslombard.

he was a charismatic man, wasn't he, but a hardliner, one forgets that when he took over from tiananmen square he took over from someone who was actually sympathetic to the students there?— was actually sympathetic to the students there? , ., students there? yes, indeed, and he initially was — students there? yes, indeed, and he initially was very _ students there? yes, indeed, and he initially was very much _ students there? yes, indeed, and he initially was very much aligned i students there? yes, indeed, and he initially was very much aligned up i initially was very much aligned up with the hardliners over tiananmen square, and economic policy, the hardliners who wanted to rollback den's economic reforms, but think deng made it quite clear tojiang zemin pretty quickly after he got into power that if he did not get in line, he might not have a job anymore. and he became the overseer of the growth, the regrowth of china, after 1992, about, with his prime minister, handling most of the

economic, day—to—day, week to week business, including the entry of china into the wto, which was of course crucially important. and china into the wto, which was of course crucially important. and how did he do that, _ course crucially important. and how did he do that, what _ course crucially important. and how did he do that, what was _ course crucially important. and how did he do that, what was his - course crucially important. and how did he do that, what was his style i did he do that, what was his style like with people around him? was he a ruthless operator? t like with people around him? was he a ruthless operator?— a ruthless operator? i think he was a ruthless operator? i think he was a re a ruthless operator? i think he was a pretty ruthless — a ruthless operator? i think he was a pretty ruthless operator. - a ruthless operator? i think he was a pretty ruthless operator. he i a pretty ruthless operator. he certainly got rid of anybody who was awkward be an opponent to him. and elevated members of what was known as the shanghai gang around him, most of them associates of his, from the commercial city. and he could put on this kind of bluff, outgoing, friendly appearance, even crooning elvis presley, love me tender, and saying, his love for beethoven and schubert and dropping into a few words of english or russian, as the occasion demanded, but really, behind it all was the quest for

power, to hold onto power and to ensure that the communist party remained in control. tie ensure that the communist party remained in control.— ensure that the communist party remained in control. he oversaw the handover of — remained in control. he oversaw the handover of hong _ remained in control. he oversaw the handover of hong kong, _ remained in control. he oversaw the handover of hong kong, he - remained in control. he oversaw the handover of hong kong, he clamped down on felling gong as well, and i suppose, that was behind my question when i say about how ruthless, people disappearing, was he a leader of that ilk? when he handed over power, that was a peaceful transition, wasn't it? tt power, that was a peaceful transition, wasn't it? it was in hon: transition, wasn't it? it was in hong kong. — transition, wasn't it? it was in hong kong, certainly, - transition, wasn't it? it was in | hong kong, certainly, although looking back, you can say now that the seeds were laid for what has happened more recently in hong kong right from the moment of the handover in 1997. the crackdown certainly was extremely ruthless and relentless and i think it was in part motivated by the fact that the communist party had been caught unawares by a big falun gong meeting outside the leadership compound in

beijing, at the very end of the 20th century. and that was kind of not just the fact that the falun gong was active, but that they had managed to outwit the security forces to a large extent must have rankled. ., . .,, ., rankled. how close was he to xi jinin: , rankled. how close was he to xi jinping. and _ rankled. how close was he to xi jinping, and what _ rankled. how close was he to xi jinping, and what will _ rankled. how close was he to xi jinping, and what will he - rankled. how close was he to xi jinping, and what will he have l rankled. how close was he to xi i jinping, and what will he have made, do you think, of the current protests at the moment against the zero covid policy?— zero covid policy? well, i think he would have _ zero covid policy? well, i think he would have lined _ zero covid policy? well, i think he would have lined up— zero covid policy? well, i think he would have lined up with - zero covid policy? well, i think he would have lined up with the i zero covid policy? well, i think he i would have lined up with the present leadership in seeing these protests as a challenge to communist party power, which had to be put down. that is really the bottom line, which is there all through from china and square to the present time, andjiang zemin would not have dissented from that. he probably would have tolerated, overseeing, a degree of private enterprise, of

some devolution of the central, political and economic power of the party, on which xi jinping political and economic power of the party, on which xijinping has tightened up hugely over the last ten years. jiang zemin was i think a little more ready to experiment. but then of course those were the days when china was enjoying enormous growth and enormous potential future growth, whereas today, that is rather less certain. time for the weather forecast. hello, many of us have stuck with rather misty and murky conditions today, and where those areas of mist and fog and low cloud have not broken up it has stayed rather chilly. more of the same to come over the next few days. for the rest of today, where the low cloud continue to linger, temperatures

will continue to struggle. we have seen a little bit of brightness here and there, lifting temperatures into double digits and some rain in northern ireland and the north of scotland. elsewhere, once again, some big areas of low cloud and mist and fog and a few clear breaks allowing temperatures to drop—down to freezing or even a touch below. into tomorrow, this rain tending to retreat from northern parts, some big areas of limited fog, limited sunshine, and top temperatures at best between 6—12. hello, this is bbc news with me, tim willcox. the headlines... an historic breakthrough in the treatment of alzheimer's. a clinical trial finds a drug that can slow down progression of the early stages of the disease. britain's failing railways — new figures show the highest number of cancellations since records

began eight years go. a buckingham palace aide has apologised and resigned over unacceptable comments made to a black british guest at a reception hosted by the queen consort. china's former leaderjiang zemin, who steered the country through enormous transformation from the late 1980s, has died at the age of 96. it's rashford! and after beating wales, england now prepare to face senegal in the last 16 of the world cup sport now, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. as eight more teams battle for places in the last 16 of the world cup, england can start planning for senegal with their position in the knockout stage secure. winning group b means they have an extra day to prepare for sunday's match in qatar, which offers them another chance

to progress in a major tournament having made the semifinals at the world cup in 2018, and the final at last year's euros. they have spent the extra day in recovery and on the yoga mat. and gareth southgate says those previous experiences have helped them get this far again. we will definitely —— well, definitely, compared to russia, there is a different mentality about there is a different mentality about the group. there is more buddy. 0ur objectives are different. in russia we were thinking could we win a knockout game, now there is more expectation but more experience and confidence of big matches. i don't know if we are ahead of where we were last summer but definitely we are pleased the objective we set out to do, the first objective is achieved, the spirit of the team is good, we have most of the group on

the pitch, which is fabulous for the dynamic of the group, and no yellow cards which is a really good position for us. groups c and d will be decided in qatar today, with argentina needing a positive result to not be the first major casualty of the tournament. after their shock defeat to saudi arabia. lionel messi helped argentina to a 2—0 win in their second game against mexico, but many people's tip to win the tournament before it started go into their final match behind opponents poland. each of the four teams have a chance of going through in group c, with the top two playing each other in one game. if argentina don't win and saudi arabia beat mexico. messi's team will be out. two wins out of two so far mean defending champions france are already through. kylian mbappe got both their goals in the win over denmark that sent them into the last 16 with a game to spare. they play tunisia in theirfinal group match.

they have made nine changes for it, it kicks off at 3pm, as does the other match in the group. so france's place is secure, but tunisia aren't out of it despite being bottom. in the other game australia just need a draw against denmark to go through, while the danes need to win and better tunisia's result. liam livingstone will make his test debut for england in their first match in the series against pakistan. the lancashire all rounder has been named in the team for a game which could well be delayed by a day because the tourists' squad has been affected by a virus. about 14 members of the party of players and coaches have been advised to rest at the hotel rather than attend training in rawalpindi. and talks between the two boards have taken place to consider postponing the start of the game, which will be england's first test in pakistan for 17 years. there has only been a handful of guys turn up to practice, but today is optional so everyone that is not

here, that is not saying they are definitely ill. sometimes you go to different countries and pick up different countries and pick up different viruses you are not used to and have not been exposed to, you stay tied together as a team and these things can pass around. we do not think it is covid all food related, we hope it isjust a 24—hour bug and everyone is ready tomorrow. wales captain siwan lillicrap has announced her retirement from international rugby. she has been wales' skipper for the last three years, including at the recent world cup in new zealand, winning 51 caps. the back row forward was also among the first 12 players to receive a full—time contract with the welsh rugby union. that's all the sport for now. a reminder that all four world cup games today are on the bbc, coverage of group d has already started on bbc one and bbc two. studio: how exciting. thank you for now.

breaking news from madrid, an employee at the ukrainian embassy in madrid has been lightly injured in what appears to have been a letter bomb blowing up as he handled it. this is from and international press agency. there was an explosion at one local time, one of the embassy employees was handling a letter, the injury was light and he himself went to hospital, suggesting he took himself to hospital. police have opened an investigation. forensic police are involved and a security cordon has been put around the embassy in madrid. the ukrainian government says a new hotline for russian soldiers to surrender is now getting 100 calls a day. by calling the hotline or entering details through messenger apps, russian troops can arrange the best way to surrender to ukrainian forces. it's called the "i want to live" project.

our ukraine correspondent, james waterhouse, has been listening to some of the calls from russian soldiers. a ukrainian message for russian soldiers. "what are you fighting for?" asks this propaganda video. at one point it offers cash for giving up weapons or machinery. before two numbers appear — ukraine's surrender hotline. from front line to phone line — this secretive operation takes place in kiev. —— takes place in kyiv. one call operator, who we've kept anonymous, says she gets up to 100 inquiries a day. there are different calls. they tend to happen more in the evening or nighttime. it's because, she says, it's the only time they're alone.

we've been given some recordings and used actors to voice them. hello, this is the center for surrender into captivity. hello, i was given this number and was told that this is how you can voluntarily surrender. i'm in kherson region. first, can you please go on telegram, find the "i want to live" chat bot and complete the questionnaire. i can't, they took our phones. ijust don't understand exactly what to do when ukrainians come. do i drop to my knees or what? when you're on the front line, call us right away. i'm not alone here. there's a group of people. they say here in russia, they will put us to jail for ten years. often it's part desperate, part frustrated or lost because they don't fully understand how the hotline works and whether it's notjust a set—up. once they're located, more instructions are given. we're not told what they are.

we haven't been mobilised yet, but we are already here. - i will purposefully speak in a convoluted way. i when do i call? for more information and to save time, go to our telegram channel called i want to live. so it's not fake? it's the only channel where all official information is posted about procedures and how things happen. you don't have to leave your phone number because it identifies you and we really recommend you having an old phone handset on you. ok, i'll take a closer look. thank you, goodbye. this is a big part of the information war. both sides need prisoners of war to free their own and quieter critics. —— and quieten critics. for outnumbered ukraine, it's hoped this helpline will weaken their bigger opponent. james waterhouse, bbc news. in afghanistan, an increasing number of restrictions are being imposed on women by the taliban government. in the past month, women have been banned from parks,

gyms and swimming pools. girls are still barred from secondary schools in most of the country — and women are restricted from working in some sectors. from kabul, yogita limaye reports. rare moments ofjoy in a country where so much is often bleak and sad. but the mothers of these children denied the right to be a part of the memories they're making. women aren't allowed in parks any more. barred from the simple pleasure of a bit of fun with family and friends. this is only a male privilege now, one that many from the ruling taliban appear to enjoy, while they block half of the country's people from it. i'm not allowed inside the park. this is the closest that i or any other woman can get to it. there are some who'd say that this move doesn't really impact

most of the country, because at this point, having a fun evening out is a luxury that a majority of the people simply cannot afford. but that's not the point. it's about the symbolism of the move and what it tells us about the intent of the taliban. a few weeks ago, activist zarifa yakubi and three others were detained, another move that belies a hardening of the taliban's stance on women. there's more. this is badakhshan university in the north. female students weren't allowed to enter unless they wore a burqa. they have the opportunity... and this young student is now questioning what could come next. we're hiding her identity to protect her. every day when i wake up as a girl in afghanistan, i have to hear a new news day by day. these limitations came first, and we are waiting just, we are waiting to hear, it might be tomorrow they say

you cannot come out from your home and you have to stayjust to your home. not far away, the taliban's morality police. its vice and virtue ministry. another place afghan women are barred from. i asked the spokesman why they were clamping down on women. translation: in the past 15 months we gave our sisters l the opportunity to go to parks and other tourist places. unfortunately, they were not following islamic rules. about schools, you have to ask the ministry of education, but with regards freedom of speech, women can ask for their rights. women aren't able to raise a voice, are they? because those who have have been jailed, or their protests have been stopped. translation: in every country, if a woman or man challenge i the orders of the state, they are stopped. in other countries, they have been killed. we have not done that.

but if someone is raising their voice against the national interest, of course they will be silenced. the taliban's words don't scare some, like layla basseem. she's participated in multiple protests and recently set up this library for women, to counter the growing restrictions. translation: we are not afraid| of death or that the taliban might torture or threaten our families. we are scared of being omitted from society, and it's disappointing that the entire world is supporting the women of iran, but not the women of afghanistan. we feel broken and forgotten. half of the country's people uncertain about their future. trapped in the only nation in the world where teenage girls are barred from school. yogita limaye, bbc news, kabul.

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to a black british guest turning to the us now and stewart rhodes, the leader of the group of militia members called the oath keepers has been convicted of seditious conspiracy. it's in connection with the january 6th storming of the us capitol in washington. rhodes was accused of masterminding the oath keepers' participation on that day. the verdict is seen as a win for the usjustice department, which sought to prove the attack amounted to a rebellion against the government. our north america correspondent peter bowes has been following the case. this was a case — seditious conspiracy was the charge, which is a rarely heard charge, in large part because it's a difficult charge to prove, so it's not often brought before a court. and essentially what it means is that the allegation was that he and others had attempted to stop the peaceful transition

of power after the 2020 election. so the transition of power would have been between donald trump and joe biden, and the allegation being that it wasn't just something that happened on the day, the storming of the capitol building, but something that stewart rhodes and others had planned in advance, that this had been a plot. and in fact, prosecutors talked about a text message that he'd sent to some of his supporters just after the 2020 election, saying that "we're not going to get through this without a civil war". and clearly that was ringing in the ears of the jury members. that was the heart of the allegation from thejustice department — that american democracy was at stake, and the jurors believed the prosecution, at least in the case of stewart rhodes and one other. there were three others as part of the group who were found not guilty.

now, at this stage, it isn't known how long stewart rhodes will spend in prison, he'll be sentenced at a later date. but on just the one charge of seditious conspiracy, that carries up to 20 years behind bars. peter bowes. one of france's most famous symbols — the baguette — has been awarded world heritage status. yes, really! the humble breadstick has been at the heart of french culinary culture for more than a century. six billion are baked every year. unesco says the baguette was put on its "intangible cultural heritage" list because it's "part of a daily ritual, and synonymous with sharing and conviviality." emmanuel macron described a bigot as 250 grams of magic and perfection, 320 are sold every second in france

—— emmanuel macron described to a baguette. the french delegation, when it was announced, waved the baguettes in the air. in their first international trip since becoming prince and princess of wales, william and catherine will arrive in boston today, for the second annual earthshot prize awards ceremony. the prize was launched by prince william to reward environmental innovation. our royal correspondent, daniela relph, reports from boston. it is a first visit to boston for the prince and princess of wales, a three—day trip culminating in the earthshot prize ceremony. william and catherine come here with a sense of history. the royal couple arrived in washington this afternoon, for their first visit together to the united states... diana was the last princess of wales to visit america. the princess's bright red woollen suit, with its krystle carrington shoulder line, drew the crowd's admiration. her star power made a huge impact, but her son and his wife are said to want to carve out their own way of doing things.

it is boston that will also be on show this week, with the city's mayor as host. i remember growing up as a young girl in an immigrant family. my mother barely spoke english, but she followed princess diana every step and just felt so connected. that is the power that i think the royal family has, the legacy, moulding that to this current moment and the actions and the challenge to come together that we really need. boston is, of course, home to american royalty. president kennedy was born here, and his family remain strongly connected to the city. we choose to go to the moon... the work and words ofjfk still matter. his moonshot speech in 1962 inspired the whole earthshot vision. we choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard.

he wanted ambition and urgency in space travel. earthshot shares the same values, fighting climate change. this is an important trip for the prince and princess of wales, both professionally and personally, a chance to establish themselves in their new roles on a global stage. but it's also the first time they've been to america since the duke and duchess of sussex moved here. there are currently no plans for william and catherine to meet harry and meghan. now boston and beyond are preparing to welcome the prince and princess of wales. final preparations are under way... for the local media, a royal visit makes headlines. i think people are excited to see them. the places that they've chosen to go show a desire to really interact with bostonians. boston can be a very tough town. people here don't like a phoney. the prince and princess of wales will get to know this city well

over the coming days, as they take their message stateside. daniela relph, bbc news, boston. the actor will smith has been interviewed for the first time since the notorious incident at this year's oscars where he slapped the host, comedian chris rock, on stage. will stormed the stage at the hollywood award ceremony after chris rock made a joke about mr smith's wife jada's head. she has the hair loss condition alopecia. here he is speaking on the daily show with trevor noah. that was... that was a horrific night, as you can imagine. um... there are many nuances and complexities to it, you know? but at the end of the day, ijust... i lost it, you know?

and i guess what i would say... ..you just never know what somebody�*s going through. will smith speaking about the moment he slapped chris rock at the oscars. if you remember, he has been banned from attending the ceremony for ten years — and also resigned from the academy, which organises the oscars. chris rock hasn't commented on these latest words. it's a story of a friendship that has stood the test of time — and distance. back in 1938 geoff banks from honiton began writing to his american pen pal celesta byrne. as kevin hay reports, the pair have both now turned 100 and their correspondence is still going strong. "dear geoff, many thanks for the souvenir edition of the daily express..." 100—year—old geoff banks reading one of the many letters he's received from his pen pal celesta.

"much water has gone over the dam since we last exchanged letters..." their correspondence began in 1938 as part of an education project putting british and american students in contact. over the decades, the letters kept crossing the atlantic. i thought she was a very interesting person and she'd lead a quite interesting life, so we exchanged stories of our lives. they finally met in person when geoff visited new york in 2002. since then, pen and paper has given way to e—mail and now this... i hope you can hear me all right. ..their first ever video call. i can hear you now. it's nice to hear your voice. it seems a bit rude to butt in, but there is a question i need to ask. was there ever any romance? no. geoff laughs. no, it really wasn't. that's the joke of it. we were just friends. like people that live next

door to one another. "0h, hi, johnny, how are you doing?" and you'd say few words and you'd both go to work. you know? it was not glibbly—globbly stuff. so, having firmly ruled out any "glibbly—globbly stuff," the centenarian pen pals are planning to keep their long—running long—distance relationship going as long as possible. they don't look 100, do they? now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. hello there. many of us started today with some areas of low cloud, mist and fog and where that has lingered, temperatures have really been struggling and there's more of the same to come through the next few days. often cloudy, some areas of mist and fog, but equally a little bit of sunshine. this is the satellite picture from earlier on today. we've seen some sunny spells there in the north—west of wales. some northern parts of scotland have seen a little bit of sunshine, a few breaks in the cloud elsewhere. but where the cloud has lingered

and it's stayed quite murky, it does still feel cold out there and it will remain so through the rest of the afternoon. four degrees there in newcastle. compare that with 11 in plymouth, belfast, stornoway, but some rain into the north—west of the uk, north—west scotland and northern ireland. some patchy rain will continue here overnight. there could be the odd shower in the south—east corner, most places largely dry, but again with large areas of low cloud, mist and fog. if you do keep clear skies overhead for any length of time, well, it could get cold enough for a touch of frost, generally a relatively chilly night, although nothing unusual for the time of year. now it's this big area of high pressure centred across russia that dominates the weather for the start of december. it's blocking the progress of these frontal systems from the west. so they're not going to have a huge part in our weather story. some patchy rain for a time in northern ireland, maybe the far north—west of england and parts of scotland, but that will tend to ease away northwards. elsewhere some areas of mist and fog and low cloud,

some of which will break to reveal a little bit of sunshine. some of that mist and murk will linger. and where it does, it's going to stay quite chilly. highest temperatures likely to be in the west, 12 degrees there for belfast and for stornoway. now into friday, more of the same really, but the breeze will start to pick up across the south and that will begin to break up the cloud a little bit more across the west midlands, wales, the south west of england. so a bit more sunshine here. conversely, with that strengthening breeze, for many places, it will feel just a little chillier. for the weekend we still have our big high centered over russia, another high beginning to build to the north—west of us. and there is of low pressure squashing in from the south. what does all that mean? well, it means the easterly wind will start to strengthen a little bit more. there will be some showers which could be wintry over high ground. and then into next week, it looks like we're going to stick with a rather chilly feel. it could turn a little colder for many, though, mostly dry.

this is bbc news, i'm tim willcox. the headlines at 3pm... an historic breakthrough in the treatment of alzheimer's. a clinical trial finds a drug that can slow down progression of the early stages of the disease. this is so exciting because now we are getting the first results that are indicating that the drug is successfully treating the underlying cause. britain's failing railways — new figures show the highest number of cancellations since records began eight years go. a buckingham palace aide has apologised and resigned over "unacceptable comments" made to a black british guest at a reception hosted by the queen consort. the government is to temporarily move prisoners into police sales to reduce overcrowding in prisons dust police cells. china's former leaderjiang zemin,

who steered the country through enormous transformation from the late 1980s, has died at the age of 96. it's rashford! cheering and after beating wales, england now prepare to face senegal in the last 16 of the world cup. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. it's been hailed as a momentous and historic breakthrough — a drug which, for the first time, seems to slow alzheimer's, the most common form of demenita. the drug, lecanemab, only works in the early stages of the disease, and it does have serious side effects — but scientists believe it could herald a new era of treatment. our medical editor fergus walsh reports. could you get the broccoli out of the fridge for me, please, love? yeah, 0k.

david essam is 78 and has early stage alzheimer's. it's taken away his independence. he's now totally reliant on me or on other people around him. he used to be a joiner, but no longer remembers how to use his woodworking tools. i would have liked to have still been making my furniture, which i can't do. so i'm just going to show you the hippocampus. and that's where all our short—term memory is stored. and what you can see is that structure is very small and shrunken and replaced by fluid, because of the disease. alzheimer's gradually destroys key areas of the brain involved in memory and understanding. david is one of nearly 2,000 patients who took part in a major trial of a new drug, lecanemab. as normal, if you just lift your arm up there for me... it involved having an infusion every two weeks.

lecanemab didn't stop alzheimer's... i'lljust get you started here. ..but over 18 months, it slowed its progression by about a quarter. this is so exciting because now we're getting results, the first results that are indicating that the drug is successfully treating the underlying cause and is slowing down the symptoms of cognitive impairment, and also the behavioural symptoms associated with alzheimer's disease. in alzheimer's, progressive damage is inflicted on the brain by the build—up of a rogue protein called amyloid. lecanemab works by clearing amyloid from the brain. david and his wife cheryl can't be sure if the drug is making a difference, but they're delighted to have taken part in the trial. when we first began this two and a half years ago, we didn't necessarily think it would help us, but we felt we were doing something and could help future generations.

it's just a horrible, nasty thing. if somebody can slow it down and then eventually get it stopped altogether, you know, it'd be brilliant. at least half a million people across the uk are living with alzheimer's, by far the most common form of dementia. lecanemab is designed to help those in the early stages of the disease, but if it gets approved, that will still mean there'll be a huge demand for the drug. the manufacturer says it could be on the market next year. we're already talking with regulators here. we will be filing in early january. we would hope that this might be available from september time in the uk. you look good when you laugh, you look happy. the drug has potential side effects such as brain swelling. but despite all the limitations,

this is a significant moment in the fight against alzheimer's. and at 3.30pm this afternoon, we'll be answering some of your questions on alzheimer's — and this particular new drug. i'll bejoined by our medical editor fergus walsh and alzheimer's research uk. do get in touch using the #bbcyourquestions, or email yourquestions@bbc.co.uk. we will get there as many as we can in 25 minutes. one in every 26 trains has been cancelled over the 12 months — the highest level since records began eight years ago. avanti west coast had the highest cancellation rate at 8%, according to the latest data. train companies say they are working to improve services. this afternoon, the transport

secretary, mark harper, is meeting mayors from northern england to discuss what's going wrong on the railways. our transport correspondent katy austin reports. delays, crowds and cancellations have become a fact of life for many rail passengers and not only when there is a strike. commuters in manchester told us they were fed up. well, i had that random cancellation on friday and it wrecked my day. my train out of euston was just cancelled. that was it. and then all the trains after that were sold out. so i ended up getting on a train late in the evening. so you would like to think that that is an irregular occurrence, but it isn't. it's every day, i wake up and check the app and it is sort of, hit or miss whether it is going to run on that day, whether it's going to be on time. forjenna, getting from home in chester to herjob as an vet in greater manchester has become increasingly stressful. she says that delays and cancellations regular mean being late or having to pay for a taxi.

so, what impact is this having on you and your life? i mean, everything. it's emotionally exhausting. it's absolutely exhausting to constantly have to look at the train times every single day and hope beyond hope that i'm not going to be stranded anywhere. financially, it's a lot because you are coming to work to make money and then you spend literally more than your day's wage on getting home. and it's exhausting. in the year up to 12th november, 3.8% of britain's trains have been cancelled. that is the highest since these records began eight years ago. avanti west coast had the highest proportion of cancellations at 8%. govia thameslink which runs southern, thameslink, great northern and gatwick express, was second at 6.5%. next transpennine at 5.8%. a group of mayors want the government to intervene to help the situation in the north of england improve. if this was happening in london or the southeast, there would be uproar. so, the secretary of state

is someone that could resolve this problem and find a solution. so that is what we will be saying to him today. those stats include problems caused by infrastructure or weather, but not strike days or trains cancelled in advance. train companies have apologised for disruption. avanti and transpennine say they have had lots of staff off sick and a backlog of drivers training. govia thameslink said the long—term effect of the pandemic and staff sickness had affected its performance, plus other problems like severe weather. it said it had a plan to improve. avanti is still running a reduced timetable after drivers stopped offering to work overtime in the summer. it is gradually increasing services again and says its new timetable will not rely on overtime. transpennine also says not having a rest day working agreement in place with drivers gives it less flexibility with the rota. whatever the problems, passengers just want solutions to come down the track. katy austin, bbc news.

more on that in a few moments. postal workers at royal mail have begun a fresh 48—hour strike in a row over pay and conditions. they are joining tens of thousands of other workers, including nurses, ambulance staff and railway workers walking out this winter as the cost of living crisis bites. earlier, our employment correspondent zoe conwayjoined us from one picket line in central london. behind me are some of the biggest unions in the country involved in industrial action, there is the rmt, which represents railway workers, the cw, which represents postal workers, there is the use eu, which represents colleges and universities, and the health union unison. unison has just announced that paramedics in the five regions in england will be walking out and that could be before christmas. do strikes work? well, bt earlier this week announced a 15% pay increase for its lowest—paid workers,

and that is following a strike by bt open reach employees. barristers have also called off their strike following a 15% pay increase. the government says its number one economic priority is to combat inflation, so they are urging pay restraint. it's a difficult time ahead for the government and for private sector and employers. let's go back to the story about the terrible amount of cancellations on uk train companies, some of the worst, the transport secretary meeting with metro mayors this afternoon to try and get a solution to the problem. robert samson is a senior stakeholder manager at transport focus, an independent watchdog for transport users.

none of these stories will be news to you, what are people you've been speaking to saying aboutjust how bad the situation is on the railway? passengers are being left frustrated and inconvenienced by the short notice cancellations. just today we published a report on our website where in the last seven days, the number of passengers... almost one and four, one in five had their trains cancelled and were left inconvenienced on the communication channels. so there is angst there amongst passengers. fine channels. so there is angst there amongst passengers.— channels. so there is angst there amongst passengers. one of the rail

companies. — amongst passengers. one of the rail companies, transparent _ amongst passengers. one of the rail companies, transparent nine, i amongst passengers. one of the rail companies, transparent nine, has i companies, transparent nine, has actually been under reporting the number of cancellations, as well, due to a loophole which means you don't have to report a 24 hours before the cancellation, so it could before the cancellation, so it could be even worse? tt before the cancellation, so it could be even worse?— be even worse? it could be. at the end of the — be even worse? it could be. at the end of the day. — be even worse? it could be. at the end of the day, we _ be even worse? it could be. at the end of the day, we as _ be even worse? it could be. at the end of the day, we as passengersl end of the day, we as passengers topic the basic promise of a train operating company is to deliver its timetable robustly and consistently so passengers can rely on it. that is the basic promise and what we want to see fulfilled. there's changes going ahead next month, on 11 december, and it's beholden on all of them to deliver those timetables robustly so passengers can rely on the service, so we can have a railway surface we can rely on. ., ., ., ., , .,

on. one would argue that a number of --eole on. one would argue that a number of people using — on. one would argue that a number of people using the _ on. one would argue that a number of people using the railways _ on. one would argue that a number of people using the railways is _ on. one would argue that a number of people using the railways is still i people using the railways is still not back to pre—pandemic levels, is it? so the rail operated companies arch pushed in terms of that, then they have the strike action as well— what should the government and the doing about this? because it is essentially in government hands, they're the ones awarding the licenses, who bail these companies out with compensation, for example, when it comes to the pandemic losses. a , , when it comes to the pandemic losses. , �*, ., losses. basically it's over the hed . e losses. basically it's over the hedge stuff- _ losses. basically it's over the hedge stuff. what _ losses. basically it's over the hedge stuff. what we - losses. basically it's over the hedge stuff. what we want . losses. basically it's over the | hedge stuff. what we want to losses. basically it's over the i hedge stuff. what we want to see is employers in the trade unions try to resolve it, pto is on the table, and passengers can get back to using the railway. one of the things that passengers like his interaction with the staff, good relations, and we

all want to see that come back, so we want to see the problem resolved hopefully in time before christmas and the passengers can have that timetable that their use to. tide and the passengers can have that timetable that their use to. we have a new timetable _ timetable that their use to. we have a new timetable coming _ timetable that their use to. we have a new timetable coming in _ timetable that their use to. we have a new timetable coming in on i timetable that their use to. we have a new timetable coming in on 11 i a new timetable coming in on 11 december, so can changes be made ahead of that, do you think, which is nowjust under a fortnight away which would improve these services? of which would improve these services? of entrance pennines timetables coming in in december, we are sure those timetables will start to deliver better services moving forward. the proof in the pudding will be there, and we will see those timetables when they come into effect and see what the passenger

experience is. what we haven't done yet is look at the passengers who are staying away because of the adjust timetable —— adjusted timetables and cancellations. adjust timetable -- adjusted timetables and cancellations. thank ou for timetables and cancellations. thank you forjoining _ timetables and cancellations. thank you forjoining us. _ hsbc will close 114 bank branches across the uk from april next year. the bank said some outlets were serving fewer than 250 people a week, and the pandemic meant more customers than ever had switched to online banking. our headlines this afternoon, and historic breakthrough in the treatment of alzheimer's. a clinical drug finds it can slow down the early stages of the disease. written's failing railways, showing the highest number cancellations since records began eight years ago. —— britain's failing railways. and a

senior buckingham palace aid has resigned over unacceptable comments made to a black british guest hosted by the queen consort. a royal aide has resigned after a black british charity boss was asked at a reception, hosted by the queen consort, which part of africa she was from. ngozi fulani said she was shocked by the remarks. buckingham palace said the comments were unacceptable and deeply regrettable, and the individual responsible wanted to express her "profound apologies" for the hurt caused. lady susan hussey, a former lady in waiting, a bedchamberfor the queen elizabeth, the late queen, and had subsequently asked by camilla to stay on and help with her duties, although she wasn't officially having any ladies in waiting. lady susan hussey, the widow of the

former bbc chairman marmaduke hussey. our royal correspondent sean coughlan has more. this was before she had been named. well, this was an event at the buckingham palace, a reception hosted by camilla, the queen consort, in honour of campaigners against violence against women. there were about 300 people there — and as you mentioned, ngozi fulani was one of them, she's a charity boss, who founded a charity for survivors of domestic abuse. and her account of events was that she went there hoping it would be a nice day, but it turned into a rather complicated event when she spoke to a royal aide who kept grilling her about her origin, where was she really from? she said she was born in the uk, working in london, she was from britain, and the royal aide was asking if she was from africa. and a bystander who was also part of the conversation said the interaction was very offensive and unpleasant, and unwelcoming. effectively they were both stunned into silence by this exchange. buckimgham palace have responded very quickly,

the royal aide in question has stepped down from her position, her honorary position, and also, they have expressed great apologies and promised to investigate further. but it's a very embarrassing outcome for what should have been quite a positive event for them. and the apology, and the regret of the language used — i mean, is there any mitigating circumstances here that perhaps the aide was of a certain age, a certain culture, and isn't perhaps up to speed with asking a question about culturally where somebody�*s ancestors perhaps came from? we don't know that yet. the context of the conversation was, as someone who was there described to me as being "chitchat, — someone came around, a clink of glasses, and began talking. and i think what has taken a back these people who were there and are now complaining about this was the way the conversation turned. so, instead of being about the charity or the event, it was very much, "where are you really from?"

which they took to be a sort of unpleasant and unwelcoming approach... with racist overtones, that is what is being suggested. do we know the ethnicity of the aide? i think white, and not necessarily young. so far, the name has not been put forward by buckingham palace, perhaps it will come out later. but i think there is definitely a sort of element of the sense of rac eabout this, asking someone where they are from implies they're not really from britain, they're not really belonging. and i think it is something that clearly has caused offence and has prompted a very rapid apology. and it's an area around which of the royal family are incredibly sensitive, you know, all sorts of arguments in the past about their readiness to accept a diverse britain. the government has announced it is moving hundreds of prisoners into police cells, temporarily owing to pressure on the custody system in england and wales.

justice minister damian hinds told the commons he was activating a scheme known as operation safeguard because of a backlog of outstanding court cases. in recent months we have experienced an acute and sudden increase in the prison population, in part due to the aftermath of the criminal bar association strike action over the summer which led to a significantly higher number of offenders on remand. with court hearings resume, we are seeing a surge in offenders coming through the criminaljustice system, facing capacity pleasure on adult male prisons in particular. the public rightly expect us to take the action necessary to hold offenders who have been sentenced by the courts. that is why i am announcing today that we have written to the national police chiefs council to request the temporary use of up to 400 police cells through an established protocol known as operation safeguard. this will provide the immediate additional capacity we need in the coming weeks to ensure the smooth running of the prison estate and to continue taking dangerous criminals off the streets. mr speaker, this is yet another

crisis created by this shambolic tory government. it is hard to think of a more damning indictment of this government's failure on law and order than the fact that they have now run out of cells to lock up criminals. but it is hardly surprising when under the tories, 10,000 prison places have been lost. foreign secretary james cleverly has been speaking at a nato summit in bucharest. he pledged more help for ukraine and to put more pressure on russia to bring the war to an end. we've been supporting ukraine throughout this conflict, we were one of the first western countries to supply military equipment, we provided economic support and are now providing air defence support and energy support. we will also be taking further action, sanctioning individuals involved with

mobilisation, that conscription of russians to fight in the war in ukraine —i russians to fight in the war in ukraine — i can't go into details about exactly what, but we will continue to support the ukrainians in the way that they need, and also to put pressure on the russian regime to bring this war to a conclusion. our position has been that we support ukraine. we support ukraine and liberating itself from russian invasion. so i don't think it is right for countries who are not putting their sons and daughters in the front line to defend themselves to start dictating to ukraine what should or should not be there military objectives. but what we do want is we want to see this war brought to a conclusion, but a conclusion which is legitimate, which is proper, and which is right for ukrainians rather than having something forced upon them by vladimir putin and russia. we will support them as they endeavour to free their country.—

former chinese president jiang zemin has died in shanghai, at the age of 96. he took power in the aftermath of the tiananmen square crackdown, and led the world's most populous nation from 1989 to 2003 as china emerged as a powerhouse on the global stage. stephen mcdonell reports. jiang zemin will be remembered as china's leader when his country rejoined the global community, a time of opening up and high—speed growth. he was also known as a power broker, economic reformer, and something of an eccentric. gunfire after the bloody 1989 crackdown on protesters in and around tiananmen square, china was ostracised internationally. in the aftermath, jiang zemin was chosen as a compromise leader, in the hope he'd unify hardliners and more liberal elements. he prioritised market forces, giving china the highest level of per—capita growth of any major country.

but political reforms were put to one side, and he has been criticised for the mass detention of falun gong practitioners, who were seen as a threat to the party. he was at the helm for the hong kong handover, when china joined the world trade organization... bejing! and when it was awarded the 2008 summer olympics. whether it be playing ping—pong... he vocalises ..singing... ..or showing off his hawaiian guitar skills, jiang zemin was a showman, in sharp contrast to the leaders who followed him. excited! too simple. sometimes naive. he famously gave hong kong journalists a public dressing down in english. and his images have become gifs and emojis, still flying around chinese social media, with a mixture of affection and hilarity.

at a press conference with former us president bill clinton, there was debating and light—hearted banter. it's hard to imagine this happening now. dictatorship? cbs news asked if he was running a developmental dictatorship. am i wrong? of course, this is big mistake. big mistake? of course. in his elderly years, there will still talk of him retaining a factional power base, as he survived rumour after rumour that he had passed away. yet his final public appearance in 2019 showed that evenjiang zemin had to slow down sometime. at the world cup, england are preparing to face senegal this weekend. it follows their comfortable 3—0 victory against wales last night — meaning that wales are now out

of the tournament, which had been their first for more than 60 years. hywel griffiths reports after waiting so long to claim their place, wales aren't ready to depart doha just yet. heading home, heads held high, but with little to show for their time in qatar. in truth, this was a tournament where wales's performances didn't really match their passion. having made history by simply getting here, it now feels like the end of an era. i think it was just the old guard. it'sjust, you know, they've gone past their peak. players like ramsey, bale orjoe allen, like they have exceeded their limit at the moment. and, you know, the other players around them really are not on that level. they did well to get here. it's the taking part that counts? it's the taking part that counts, and i've loved every second of being here. the few number of welsh people in the ground, i thought we made a lot of noise. yes, we sang our hearts out. sang all the songs.

we did. gareth bale spent much of last night on the sidelines, too. injured and off at half time, his influence is waning, but his international career not over yet. i'll keep going as long as i can and as long as i'm wanted. so it's a difficult moment now, obviously. but, yeah, we go again. in the rather hot light of day, there are plenty of questions over where wales go from here and whether they've got what it takes to qualify for another major tournament. speaking to bbc breakfast, one former international says this world cup will have helped. we put ourselves at a level now where we expect to be qualifying for major tournaments every time they come around, and just the experience that everybody would have had as a country from being here. hopefully that can spur us on to bigger and better things in the future. on the pitch, wales were humbled at this world cup. across three games it's hard to hide the tactical and physical deficiencies, but off the pitch, well, this still was a moment of history, one of national unity and self—belief, reminding the world that wales does have plenty to celebrate.

hywel griffith, bbc news, doha. timed catch up with the weather, ben has the details. hello. many of us are stuck with rather misty, murky conditions today, and where those areas of mist and fog and low cloud have not broken up, it has stayed rather chilly. more of the same to come over the next few days — often cloudy, some mist and murk. through the rest of today, where that low cloud continues to linger, temperatures will continue to struggle. we've seen a little bit of brightness here and there, lifting temperatures into double digits and some rain into northern ireland and northwest scotland. and some of that will continue overnight. the odd shower is possible down towards the southeast and then elsewhere, once again, some big areas of low cloud, some mist and fog, a few clear breaks allowing temperatures to drop down to freezing or even a touch below. if it stays cloudy where you are all night, well, you'll probably stay just a few degrees above freezing. into tomorrow, this rain, if anything, tending to retreat from northern parts,

some big areas of cloud, some mist and fog, limited spells of sunshine and top temperatures at best between 6—12 celsius.

now on bbc news, your questions answered. welcome to your questions answered. we'll be answering some of your questions on alzheimer's and in particular the new drug lecanemab, which slows the the progression of the early stage of the disease. you've been sending in your questions. with me is our medical editor, fergus walsh, and also i'm joined by dr susan kohlhaas, director of research at alzheimer's research uk. welcome at alzheimer's research uk. to you both. the phra

breakthrough welcome to you both. the phrase breakthrough is also —— often used and overused perhaps when it comes to medical trials and discoveries but people do seem very genuinely excited by this. explain why. tt is excited by this. explain why. it is im ortant excited by this. explain why. tt 3 important because although it's not a perfect drug, it only had a modest impact, but it did prove that alzheimer's can be slowed down. that's the first definitive proof we had. by targeting these rogue proteins in the brain called amyloid which can build up and cause degeneration. so it's exciting and i think we will get better drugs in future. ., ., think we will get better drugs in future. ,, ., ., future. susan, for you and the --eole future. susan, for you and the people who — future. susan, for you and the people who you _ future. susan, for you and the people who you represent i future. susan, for you and the people who you represent and j future. susan, for you and the i people who you represent and try to articulate how devastating alzheimer's is for people, what is their response in your response? today, seeing people out and about

and people having seen the media coverage — and people having seen the media coverage today, lots of people are stopping _ coverage today, lots of people are stopping me incredibly excited and hopeful— stopping me incredibly excited and hopeful that this breakthrough will lead to— hopeful that this breakthrough will lead to more breakthroughs down the line and _ lead to more breakthroughs down the line and lead to treatments that can be widely— line and lead to treatments that can be widely used across the world. as you say. _ be widely used across the world. as you say, alzheimer's disease is the number— you say, alzheimer's disease is the number one — you say, alzheimer's disease is the number one most feared condition in the uk _ number one most feared condition in the uk a _ number one most feared condition in the uk a lot— number one most feared condition in the uk. a lot of people think it's an inevitable part of ageing and i think— an inevitable part of ageing and i think this — an inevitable part of ageing and i think this result proves it's not. we can— think this result proves it's not. we can do— think this result proves it's not. we can do things about alzheimer disease _ we can do things about alzheimer disease through the research and that is— disease through the research and that is what we aim to do. 900,000 --eole that is what we aim to do. 900,000 people affected _ that is what we aim to do. 900,000 people affected by — that is what we aim to do. 900,000 people affected by alzheimer's i that is what we aim to do. 900,000 people affected by alzheimer's in i people affected by alzheimer's in the uk alone. this question is from alan from staffordshire, how should early symptoms be identified in order to get treatment at the right time? this needs to be given and it's a complicated seizure right at the start. , ., ,

it's a complicated seizure right at thestart. , . _y ,., ,., the start. yes. early symptoms of alzheimer's _ the start. yes. early symptoms of alzheimer's can _ the start. yes. early symptoms of alzheimer's can be _ the start. yes. early symptoms of alzheimer's can be varied. - the start. yes. early symptoms of alzheimer's can be varied. they i the start. yes. early symptoms of i alzheimer's can be varied. they tend to be _ alzheimer's can be varied. they tend to be around — alzheimer's can be varied. they tend to be around memory. so people forgetting — to be around memory. so people forgetting events or faces, repeating things over and over. misplacing things. disorientation, so getting lost and struggling to find where you are. confusion. some people _ find where you are. confusion. some people experience language and speaking issues. many people as well experience _ speaking issues. many people as well experience mood and behaviour. so a vast array— experience mood and behaviour. so a vast array -- — experience mood and behaviour. so a vast array —— of symptoms which will affect _ vast array —— of symptoms which will affect people differently. the important thing is is for people to be aware — important thing is is for people to be aware of that if they've got any concerns. — be aware of that if they've got any concerns. if— be aware of that if they've got any concerns, if you have concerns for yourself _ concerns, if you have concerns for yourself or— concerns, if you have concerns for yourself or a — concerns, if you have concerns for yourself or a family member, go and see your— yourself or a family member, go and see your gp— yourself or a family member, go and see your gp as a first port of call who will— see your gp as a first port of call who will hopefully be able to rule out other— who will hopefully be able to rule out other things that might be causing — out other things that might be causing those symptoms and then i think a _ causing those symptoms and then i think a lot — causing those symptoms and then i think a lot is happening in terms of how we _ think a lot is happening in terms of how we revolutionise and modernise

diagnosis _ how we revolutionise and modernise diagnosis in — how we revolutionise and modernise diagnosis in alzheimer's disease and other— diagnosis in alzheimer's disease and other dementias as well. we have ongoing _ other dementias as well. we have ongoing research programmes on that. just in _ ongoing research programmes on that. just in terms _ ongoing research programmes on that. just in terms of getting access to good quality diagnostics on this, how difficult is it?— how difficult is it? incredibly difficult at — how difficult is it? incredibly difficult at the _ how difficult is it? incredibly difficult at the moment. i how difficult is it? incredibly i difficult at the moment. nearly a million people are living with dementia in the uk. alzheimer's is the most common form. may be about two thirds have alzheimer's but only one or 2% of patients have the confirmatory diagnosis to show they have this amyloid marker in the brain and you need to have a special scan, a pet scan, oryou brain and you need to have a special scan, a pet scan, or you need to have some spinalfluid scan, a pet scan, or you need to have some spinal fluid taken through a lumbar puncture which is uncomfortable and people have said it's not really worth doing that because we have no treatments. well now potentially we do have a

treatment which may get licensed next year, is likely to be very expensive but if we are going to find out who's going to benefit and this is for early—stage patients, early—stage alzheimer's, at the moment there is nothing for those patients at all and if we are going to help them they need to be diagnosed quickly so we need to revolutionise the whole way in which we provide a dementia service. hoop we provide a dementia service. how difficult is it — we provide a dementia service. how difficult is it for _ we provide a dementia service. how difficult is it for the people who come to you to get those diagnoses by a gp and are they standardised tests which have been proved to work or is it still very unformed? there are standardised _ or is it still very unformed? there are standardised paper-based i or is it still very unformed? there are standardised paper—based tests people _ are standardised paper—based tests people can take to get diagnosis of dementia _ people can take to get diagnosis of dementia or dementia with probable alzheimer's disease. but i think the important _ alzheimer's disease. but i think the important thing to note is that there — important thing to note is that there is— important thing to note is that there is drug, lecanemab, works by lowering _ there is drug, lecanemab, works by lowering the amount of protein

build-up— lowering the amount of protein build—up in the brain called amyloid beta and _ build—up in the brain called amyloid beta and the issue is that in order to show— beta and the issue is that in order to show whether the drug will work or not— to show whether the drug will work or not it's — to show whether the drug will work or not it's important to know you have _ or not it's important to know you have that — or not it's important to know you have that protein in your brain. at the moment the only way we can do that is— the moment the only way we can do that is through taking spinal fluid or using — that is through taking spinal fluid or using very expensive pet scanning _ or using very expensive pet scanning. so revolutionising the way we diagnose alzheimer's through the roll-out _ we diagnose alzheimer's through the roll-out of— we diagnose alzheimer's through the roll—out of things like blood —based markers _ roll—out of things like blood —based markers so — roll—out of things like blood —based markers so rolling out blood tests across _ markers so rolling out blood tests across the — markers so rolling out blood tests across the nhs or even using new technologies that help us find those symptoms earlier through digital techniques and technologies would be very important. there is ongoing research — very important. there is ongoing research into all of that but this takes _ research into all of that but this takes time and it's going to require real effort— takes time and it's going to require real effort with governments,

research _ real effort with governments, research funders, charities, the nhs to make _ research funders, charities, the nhs to make sure that we reorganise services — to make sure that we reorganise services so — to make sure that we reorganise services so that we are prepared for an era _ services so that we are prepared for an era where we are treating dementia _ an era where we are treating dementia and the diseases that cause dementia _ dementia and the diseases that cause dementia |_ dementia and the diseases that cause dementia. ., dementia and the diseases that cause dementia. . ., .., ., dementia. i want to come to the im act dementia. i want to come to the impact on _ dementia. i want to come to the impact on people's _ dementia. i want to come to the impact on people's lives - dementia. i want to come to the impact on people's lives in i dementia. i want to come to the impact on people's lives in a i dementia. i want to come to the i impact on people's lives in a minute but let's pick up on something simon has sent us from canberra. does this drug is only assist with alzheimer's or with other forms of dementia as well? , ., , , or with other forms of dementia as well? , . , , ., well? this was tested and specifically _ well? this was tested and specifically tested - well? this was tested and specifically tested on i well? this was tested and i specifically tested on patients well? this was tested and - specifically tested on patients with early—stage alzheimer's. it's now also being tested in patients who are healthy, what we call asymptomatic, but may be at higher risk. so maybe in the future it could be given to people even before they start having symptoms. but the trials cost a huge amount of money so there are other drugs in the pipeline. i think the important thing is is that success breeds

success. we have seen that in cancer and other areas. 50 success. we have seen that in cancer and other areas.— and other areas. so it was only treated the _ and other areas. so it was only treated the early _ and other areas. so it was only treated the early stages i and other areas. so it was only treated the early stages so - and other areas. so it was only treated the early stages so we | and other areas. so it was only - treated the early stages so we don't know yet. but these analytes, do they happen in our summers or other forms of dementia?— forms of dementia? there is another ro . ue forms of dementia? there is another rogue protein — forms of dementia? there is another rogue protein and _ forms of dementia? there is another rogue protein and they _ forms of dementia? there is another rogue protein and they seem - forms of dementia? there is another rogue protein and they seem to - forms of dementia? there is another rogue protein and they seem to have this combination together and i think eventually we are going to see combination therapies that target different areas of the amyloid attack on the brain that look very promising in years to come and what susan said was if we can develop a blood test, a simple blood test, that can look for these markers so we can find people in their 40s or 50s who look like they are getting a build up of these because it can take 15 or 20 years of build—up before we get symptoms, then we really could be talking about taking

alzheimer's and taking it before it causes damage.— alzheimer's and taking it before it causes damage. let's go to another cuestion. a lot of people have family members diagnosed with family members. is it possible for my father to participate in any cynical trial? how do they locate the people in these trials because obviously if you have been diagnosed with something like alzheimer's you are probably going to want to try anything. probably going to want to try an hina. , probably going to want to try an hina. , , ., anything. absolutely. there are loads of opportunities - anything. absolutely. there are loads of opportunities to - anything. absolutely. there are loads of opportunities to take i anything. absolutely. there are i loads of opportunities to take part in research. i think it's really important _ in research. i think it's really important to say the only reason we are here _ important to say the only reason we are here now with this discovery is because _ are here now with this discovery is because people have volunteered their time because people have volunteered theirtime and because people have volunteered their time and research that i've looked — their time and research that i've looked at — their time and research that i've looked at the genetics of alzheimer's disease and the participants of this trial. 50 there

are loads — participants of this trial. 50 there are loads of ways to do that. the easiest_ are loads of ways to do that. the easiest way— are loads of ways to do that. the easiest way for anybody who is interested in taking part in dementia research, whether you have a diagnosis _ dementia research, whether you have a diagnosis or not, is tojoin a registry— a diagnosis or not, is tojoin a registry called john dementia research. if you google that. i am quite _ research. if you google that. i am quite happy to give the number of now _ quite happy to give the number of now. �* , ., quite happy to give the number of now. �* .. , ., ., quite happy to give the number of now. �* , ., ., now. because we have a was right around the _ now. because we have a was right around the world _ now. because we have a was right around the world on _ now. because we have a was right around the world on this, - now. because we have a was right around the world on this, and - now. because we have a was right i around the world on this, and some of these questions have come in from brazil for example, of these questions have come in from brazilfor example, and in brazil says can i volunteer to be part of these trials? are you the best point of contact in the uk or is there an international body?— of contact in the uk or is there an international body? within the uk john dementia — international body? within the uk john dementia research _ international body? within the uk john dementia research is - international body? within the uk john dementia research is the - international body? within the uk| john dementia research is the best contact _ john dementia research is the best contact. worldwide you would be looking _ contact. worldwide you would be looking to your local alzheimer's disease — looking to your local alzheimer's disease or— looking to your local alzheimer's disease or dementia charity and that is different _ disease or dementia charity and that is different for every country. that is different for every country. that is the _ is different for every country. that is the most — is different for every country. that is the most straightforward way. look— is the most straightforward way. look to — is the most straightforward way. look to your local organisation to

find out _ look to your local organisation to find out whether you can volunteer or any— find out whether you can volunteer or any of— find out whether you can volunteer or any of the positions, any doctor, if you _ or any of the positions, any doctor, if you are _ or any of the positions, any doctor, if you are keen to take part in research _ if you are keen to take part in research-— if you are keen to take part in research. ' :: :: :: :: :: , , ., research. 900,000 suffering from alzheimer's _ research. 900,000 suffering from alzheimer's in _ research. 900,000 suffering from alzheimer's in this _ research. 900,000 suffering from alzheimer's in this country. - research. 900,000 suffering from alzheimer's in this country. what i alzheimer's in this country. what about the global figure? i alzheimer's in this country. what about the global figure?- alzheimer's in this country. what about the global figure? i think the fiaure is 50 about the global figure? i think the figure is 50 million. _ about the global figure? i think the figure is 50 million. but _ about the global figure? i think the figure is 50 million. but set - about the global figure? i think the figure is 50 million. but set to - figure is 50 million. but set to rise exponentially in the next 20 to 30 is partly because of an ageing population. one thing on participants, i have sat with the participants, i have sat with the participants while they have received their infusion of this drug and really a tribute to them and all those involved in the trial because they have had these infusions every two weeks right through the pandemic. nothing stops them turning up pandemic. nothing stops them turning up every two weeks to have these

infusions. real dedication. and some getting a placebo. extraordinary selflessness of the people who took part and without them because so many trials do fail, but this one really does look like a winner. albeit it has a modest beneficial effect. �* ., ., ., , albeit it has a modest beneficial effect. ., ., ., , , ,, effect. and how onerous process processes _ effect. and how onerous process processes the — effect. and how onerous process processes the transfusions? - effect. and how onerous process processes the transfusions? not | processes the transfusions? not onerous when — processes the transfusions? fifrf onerous when you are receiving it. they were side effects, some brain swelling and some micro bleeds in the brain that two patients i sat with and followed and went to the homes, they didn't have any side effects and they are delighted to continue to receive it now because it's really important now that we see what happens after the 18 months of the trial. there is a slight indication that the benefits of lecanemab may extend well beyond the 18 months so we need to keep following them. that is another reason why this is very exciting.

another question from bob who says can somebody please explain to me what is the point of announcing this now when any treatment is years away? why not say research is ongoing instead of the headlines saying dementia breakthrough when it is nothing of the sort. i saying dementia breakthrough when it is nothing of the sort.— is nothing of the sort. i think this is nothing of the sort. i think this is a breakthrough. _ is nothing of the sort. i think this is a breakthrough. this _ is nothing of the sort. i think this is a breakthrough. this is - is nothing of the sort. i think this is a breakthrough. this is a - is a breakthrough. this is a definitive _ is a breakthrough. this is a definitive phase three of clinical trials _ definitive phase three of clinical trials the — definitive phase three of clinical trials. the company have announced they plan _ trials. the company have announced they plan to — trials. the company have announced they plan to apply for a license for it in various — they plan to apply for a license for it in various countries so that isn't — it in various countries so that isn't research to happen before that company— isn't research to happen before that company applies licence. one of the reasons— company applies licence. one of the reasons to _ company applies licence. one of the reasons to talk about this right now is because — reasons to talk about this right now is because we know that the nhs isn't ready— is because we know that the nhs isn't ready to deliver these treatments and it's really important to highlight treatments are likely coming _ to highlight treatments are likely coming and we need to get ready to deliver— coming and we need to get ready to deliver them as quickly as possible. so when _ deliver them as quickly as possible. so when they are licensed people can access— so when they are licensed people can access them as quickly as possible.

rather— access them as quickly as possible. rather than waiting even more. let�*s rather than waiting even more. let's move on a bit — rather than waiting even more. let's move on a bit because _ rather than waiting even more. let�*s move on a bit because obviously people who have got family history of this and who want to get involved as much as they can. one of the questions that comes up a lot is could this be a breakthrough drug which could lead to some sort of cure for alzheimer's by identifying the various proteins? could they be prevented from ever developing? i don't think you are is on the horizon. when you talk about curing cancer, we talk about beating cancer. but i think what this shows is success breeds success. research funding poured into cancer when we started having the first really successful drugs a0 or 50 years ago.

money has gone into a dementia research only a fraction of what has gone into cancer because they have been so many failures. but now we have success. companies and governments hopefully will put much more effort into it because they can see they will get returns and they can see they can help people. ads, can see they can help people. a question from clay who says what is the point of slowing down dementia, you are keeping many elderly people alive with little quality of life. i think one of the things about this trial is— think one of the things about this trial is they were treating people who had — trial is they were treating people who had very early stage or even the precursor— who had very early stage or even the precursor to — who had very early stage or even the precursor to that which is called miid _ precursor to that which is called mild cognitive impairment. the people — mild cognitive impairment. the peopie in— mild cognitive impairment. the people in this trial were relatively independent and it's about keeping more _ independent and it's about keeping more years of that independence. so for many— more years of that independence. so for many people who have a diagnosis of who— for many people who have a diagnosis of who may _ for many people who have a diagnosis of who may one day receive a diagnosis. _ of who may one day receive a diagnosis, having that longer time

of independence and more time with your family, of independence and more time with yourfamily, more of independence and more time with your family, more quality—of—life, will be _ your family, more quality—of—life, will be everything and i think that is really— will be everything and i think that is really important. this trial has shown— is really important. this trial has shown we — is really important. this trial has shown we have sloan cognitive decline — shown we have sloan cognitive decline. it's a modest effect but that is— decline. it's a modest effect but that is what you often expect with the first—generation treatment. but in order— the first—generation treatment. but in order to — the first—generation treatment. but in order to stop the disease or reverse — in order to stop the disease or reverse the disease you need to be able to _ reverse the disease you need to be able to slow at first so i think this— able to slow at first so i think this is— able to slow at first so i think this is a — able to slow at first so i think this is a really important step. a lot of this is a really important step. lot of people have been writing and saying having looked after and cared for people often people say having got alzheimer's later on they would rather be dead because there is no quality—of—life and the expense of this is going to be a big issue for health services right around the world. it health services right around the world. . health services right around the world. , ., ., , , , world. it is going to be expensive. these monoclonal— world. it is going to be expensive. these monoclonal antibodies, - world. it is going to be expensive. l these monoclonal antibodies, these matlab made proteins designed to target these rogue proteins are

expensive to create, probably likely to be tens of thousands of dollars per patient per year plus the cost of delivering it potentially every two weeks. i am so pleased that we have some good news to report here because i have met patients over the years who have a diagnosis of alzheimer's and people talk about memory but it's much more than that, it can rob people of their identity, their independence, thought processing, changes to their personality and eventually is a fatal condition. and we have had no good news, we've had failed trial of the field trial, to have something now which is moderately effective his brilliant news and it does give hope especially in the medium to long term that we are going to make real progress against dementia. abate real progress against dementia. are there other trials continuing at the

moment of a significant chance of success like this one? was this complete news to you or do you hear about the processes of various trials around the world? indie about the processes of various trials around the world? we have seen many _ trials around the world? we have seen many trials _ trials around the world? we have seen many trials tackling - trials around the world? we have seen many trials tackling the - trials around the world? we have i seen many trials tackling the same types _ seen many trials tackling the same types of— seen many trials tackling the same types of proteins over the years and we have _ types of proteins over the years and we have seen failure but we have seen _ we have seen failure but we have seen a _ we have seen failure but we have seen a trend towards some indication that the _ seen a trend towards some indication that the drugs might be working and it's really— that the drugs might be working and it's really playing around with can you treat — it's really playing around with can you treat early enough, can you treat _ you treat early enough, can you treat in— you treat early enough, can you treat in the _ you treat early enough, can you treat in the right conditions, can you remove _ treat in the right conditions, can you remove amyloid quickly and those are all— you remove amyloid quickly and those are all really important things. but the bigger picture, there are over 140 different treatments in clinical trials _ iao different treatments in clinical trials for— 140 different treatments in clinical trials for alzheimer's disease alone — trials for alzheimer's disease alone. the majority of them are not looking _ alone. the majority of them are not looking at _ alone. the majority of them are not looking at and the loads. we have seen _ looking at and the loads. we have seen massive government investment from charities to try and unlock the different—

from charities to try and unlock the different physiological and biological pathways that are involved in alzheimer's disease and we have _ involved in alzheimer's disease and we have seen an explosion of new pathways — we have seen an explosion of new pathways in the last five to ten years _ pathways in the last five to ten years alone. we've also seen an investment— years alone. we've also seen an investment in drug discovery and also other— investment in drug discovery and also other funders to try and get those _ also other funders to try and get those pathways into developing drugs for clinical— those pathways into developing drugs for clinical trials and what we hope to see _ for clinical trials and what we hope to see in _ for clinical trials and what we hope to see in the coming years is the proof— to see in the coming years is the proof of— to see in the coming years is the proof of that labour, more treatments that were for amyloid but also treatments that target other pathways and that is where i think we will— pathways and that is where i think we will start to see a real shift in how we _ we will start to see a real shift in how we treat the disease, when we start to _ how we treat the disease, when we start to think about combinations. what _ start to think about combinations. what is _ start to think about combinations. what is the timeframe, in terms of when it could be rolled out? i spoke to the manufacturers _ when it could be rolled out? i spoke to the manufacturers this _ when it could be rolled out? i spoke to the manufacturers this morning i to the manufacturers this morning and they said in the us they are hoping for approval may be in january, in the uk they are planning to submit for approval early next year and hope it may be approved in

the uk may be by september. it's a japanese company so they are looking for approval early there as well. so japan and the us may be the first countries but then also europe. of course this is a drug which will only be available in very developed health care systems that are well resourced. so always the fight will be to try and find drugs that i eventually appeal you could take that would be cheap and we are a long way from that. just that would be cheap and we are a long way from that.— that would be cheap and we are a long way from that. just to go back to the people _ long way from that. just to go back to the people at — long way from that. just to go back to the people at the _ long way from that. just to go back to the people at the moment - long way from that. just to go back to the people at the moment you i long way from that. just to go back i to the people at the moment you are living or caring for people with dementia, this is from judy, how can we find hope now after a dementia diagnosis? as a family we care for my mother with dementia and now my sister has the disease, it's devastating, she knows how destructive it is, she knows what impact it has, it so hard in terms

of coping with life and also little hope with the nhs on its knees. i completely understand and i think from the patients that i have spoken to who took part in this trial, they have taken great comfort from being part of something and part of the struggle to try to find treatments. i would urge people to consider taking part in trials where they can. foryounger people, taking part in trials where they can. for younger people, the people of our age i would say look after yourself because what is good for yourself because what is good for your heart is also good for your head so there are things we can all do to try... age is the number one risk factorfor dementia do to try... age is the number one risk factor for dementia but there are things we can all do in our 20s, 30s and a0s and 50s. stay healthy, not too much alcohol, don't smoke, stay fit. all of those things will help minimise our level of risk.

susan, how do you offer some sort of support and help the people who are facing a bleak few years ahead? this is why charities _ facing a bleak few years ahead? this is why charities like alzheimer is research — is why charities like alzheimer is research uk exists because we know that hope _ research uk exists because we know that hope will come through research. we have seen this breakthrough today and that is a step towards progress and it helps to provide — step towards progress and it helps to provide that hope but participation in research, as fergus said, _ participation in research, as fergus said. even— participation in research, as fergus said, even with a diagnosis of dementia _ said, even with a diagnosis of dementia there are things you can do are steps— dementia there are things you can do are steps you can take to help adiust — are steps you can take to help adjust your life to that like physical activity, exercise, adjust your life to that like physicalactivity, exercise, diet, getting — physicalactivity, exercise, diet, getting good sleep are all important factors _

getting good sleep are all important factors. but i hope that today's announcement gives people hope that we will— announcement gives people hope that we will have treatment soon but it is devastating to watch somebody go through— is devastating to watch somebody go through a _ is devastating to watch somebody go through a diagnosis and progression of dementia. and through a diagnosis and progression of dementia-— of dementia. and the life expectancy? _ of dementia. and the life expectancy? somebody i of dementia. and the life i expectancy? somebody who of dementia. and the life - expectancy? somebody who is diagnosed, we were talking to a daughter who has been caring for her father who was only 6a but first diagnosed when he was 52 so 12 years of a slow decline, but not a great deal of quality—of—life now. it’s of a slow decline, but not a great deal of quality-of-life now.- deal of quality-of-life now. it's a very individual— deal of quality-of-life now. it's a very individual disease. - deal of quality-of-life now. it's a very individual disease. every - very individual disease. every patient, every family that goes through experiencing this horrendous condition has their own uniquely awful experience. it's important, while you can, through try to ensure

what functions remain and what part of the person you love remains, to hold onto that because people have a diagnosis of dementia, they are still your brother, sister, husband, wife and as i've seen from people, even with quite moderate to advanced alzheimer's, there are times when people can still be creative, sing in choirs, and have moments where they really enjoy their life. but it is a very, very difficult diagnosis. i am not going to shy away from that. ,, ., .. , , i am not going to shy away from that. ,, ., , , i. ., that. susan, from the cases you have seen, is that. susan, from the cases you have seen. is this — that. susan, from the cases you have seen, is this something _ that. susan, from the cases you have seen, is this something that - that. susan, from the cases you have seen, is this something that can - seen, is this something that can last for years before death actually comes? it’s last for years before death actually comes? �* . , last for years before death actually comes? h , ., ., , last for years before death actually comes? v , ., .,, ~ last for years before death actually comes? 2 ,~ . , comes? it's very variable. we see some people _ comes? it's very variable. we see some people that _ comes? it's very variable. we see some people that last _ comes? it's very variable. we see some people that last for - comes? it's very variable. we see some people that last for many i comes? it's very variable. we see . some people that last for many years and others _ some people that last for many years and others have a quicker progression. that is one of the things— progression. that is one of the things we _ progression. that is one of the things we want to understand. one of

the factors— things we want to understand. one of the factors that influence whether somebody will progress quickly or not. somebody will progress quickly or not we _ somebody will progress quickly or not. we don't fully understand that at the _ not. we don't fully understand that at the moment. we not. we don't fully understand that at the moment.— not. we don't fully understand that at the moment. we have got through uuite a few at the moment. we have got through quite a few of— at the moment. we have got through quite a few of the _ at the moment. we have got through quite a few of the questions - at the moment. we have got through quite a few of the questions from - quite a few of the questions from our view is in the world but thank you for your time. interesting to hear that both of you are saying this is a significant movement in the right direction with the trials of this drug. thank you both for your time and thank you for sending in your questions. and thank you for watching.

hello there. many of us started today with some areas of low cloud, mist and fog and where that has lingered, temperatures have really been struggling and there's more of the same to come through the next few days. often cloudy, some areas of mist and fog, but equally a little bit of sunshine. this is the satellite picture from earlier on today. we've seen some sunny spells there in the north—west of wales. some northern parts of scotland have seen a little bit of sunshine, a few breaks in the cloud elsewhere. but where the cloud has lingered and it's stayed quite murky, it does still feel cold out there and it will remain so through the rest of the afternoon. four degrees there in newcastle. compare that with 11 in plymouth, belfast, stornoway, but some rain into the north—west of the uk, north—west scotland and northern ireland. some patchy rain will continue here overnight. there could be the odd shower in the south—east corner, most places largely dry, but again with large areas of low cloud, mist and fog. if you do keep clear skies overhead for any length of time, well, it could get cold enough for a touch of frost, generally a relatively chilly night, although nothing unusual for the time of year.

now it's this big area of high pressure centred across russia that dominates the weather for the start of december. it's blocking the progress of these frontal systems from the west. so they're not going to have a huge part in our weather story. some patchy rain for a time in northern ireland, maybe the far north—west of england and parts of scotland, but that will tend to ease away northwards. elsewhere some areas of mist and fog and low cloud, some of which will break to reveal a little bit of sunshine. some of that mist and murk will linger. and where it does, it's going to stay quite chilly. highest temperatures likely to be in the west, 12 degrees there for belfast and for stornoway. now into friday, more of the same really, but the breeze will start to pick up across the south and that will begin to break up the cloud a little bit more across the west midlands, wales, the south west of england. so a bit more sunshine here. conversely, with that strengthening breeze, for many places, it will feel just a little chillier. for the weekend we still have our big high centered over russia, another high beginning to build to the north—west of us. and there is of low pressure squashing in from the south. what does all that mean? well, it means the easterly wind will start to strengthen a little bit more. there will be some showers which

could be wintry over high ground. and then into next week, it looks like we're going to stick with a rather chilly feel. it could turn a little colder for many, though, mostly dry.

this is bbc news, i'm tim willcox. the headlines... a royal aide, who is prince william's godmother has apologised and resigned over comments made to a black british guest at a reception hosted by the queen consort. an historic breakthrough in the treatment of alzheimer's. a clinical trial finds a drug that can slow down progression of the early stages of the disease. this is so exciting because now we are getting the first results that are indicating that the drug is successfully treating the underlying cause. britain's failing railways — new figures show the highest number of cancellations since records began eight years ago. the government is to temporarily move hundreds of prisoners into police cells in a bid to reduce overcrowding injails in england and wales. china's former leaderjiang zemin, who steered the country through enormous transformation

from the late19805, has died at the age of 96. it's rashford! cheering and after beating wales, england now prepare to face senegal in the last 16 of the world cup. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. a royal aide has resigned after a black british charity boss was asked at a reception, hosted by the queen consort, which part of africa she was from. ngozi fulani said she was shocked by the remarks, which according to other people at the event were made by lady susan hussey. a former lady in waiting for the

late queen elizabeth. buckingham palace hasn't named her — but in a statement said the comments were unacceptable and deeply regrettable — and the individual responsible wanted to express her "profound apologies" for the hurt caused. we will be speaking to a royal correspondent in just we will be speaking to a royal correspondent injust a we will be speaking to a royal correspondent in just a few minutes. but all media outlets now certainly naming that the aide in question was lady susan hussey. let's go back to the other story before we speak to sean. it's been hailed as a momentous and historic breakthrough — a drug which, for the first time, seems to slow alzheimer's, the most common form of demenita. the drug — lecanemab — only works in the early stages of the disease and it does have serious side effects — but scientists believe it could herald a new era of treatment. our medical editor,

fergus walsh, reports. could you get the broccoli out of the fridge for me, please, love? yeah, 0k. david essam is 78 and has early stage alzheimer's. it's taken away his independence. he's now totally reliant on me or on other people around him. he used to be a joiner, but no longer remembers how to use his woodworking tools. i would have liked to have still been making my furniture, which i can't do. so i'm just going to show you the hippocampus. and that's where all our short—term memory is stored. and what you can see is that structure is very small and shrunken and replaced by fluid, because of the disease. alzheimer's gradually destroys key areas of the brain involved in memory and understanding. david is one of nearly 2,000 patients who took part in a major trial of a new drug, lecanemab. as normal, if you just

lift your arm up there for me... it involved having an infusion every two weeks. lecanemab didn't stop alzheimer's... i'lljust get you started here. ..but over 18 months, it slowed its progression by about a quarter. this is so exciting because now we're getting results, the first results that are indicating that the drug is successfully treating the underlying cause and is slowing down the symptoms of cognitive impairment, and also the behavioural symptoms associated with alzheimer's disease. in alzheimer's, progressive damage is inflicted on the brain by the build—up of a rogue protein called amyloid. lecanemab works by clearing amyloid from the brain. david and his wife cheryl can't be sure if the drug is making a difference, but they're delighted to have taken part in the trial. when we first began this two and a half years ago, we didn't necessarily think it would help us, but we felt

we were doing something and could help future generations. it's just a horrible, nasty thing. if somebody can slow it down and then eventually get it stopped altogether, you know, it'd be brilliant. at least half a million people across the uk are living with alzheimer's, by far the most common form of dementia. lecanemab is designed to help those in the early stages of the disease, but if it gets approved, that will still mean there'll be a huge demand for the drug. the manufacturer says it could be on the market next year. we're already talking with regulators here. we will be filing in early january. we would hope that this might be available from september time in the uk. you look good when you laugh, you look happy.

the drug has potential side effects such as brain swelling. but despite all the limitations, this is a significant moment in the fight against alzheimer's. you're watching bbc news, let's go back to our main story, a royal aid has resigned and apologised after asking a black guest at buckingham palace where she came from. we now know she's lady susan hussey and had been working informally because the queen consort camilla does not have official ladies in waiting but had been working with her. our royal correspondent sean coughlan is here. you hadn't named her the last time we spoke, she has been named. she's a very senior and trusted royal aid, isn't she, and has been over the last 60—70 years? she isn't she, and has been over the last 60-70 years?— isn't she, and has been over the last 60-70 years? she was lady in waitin: to

last 60-70 years? she was lady in waiting to queen _ last 60-70 years? she was lady in waiting to queen elizabeth. - last 60-70 years? she was lady in waiting to queen elizabeth. she's| waiting to queen elizabeth. she's now been... she's very much part and parcel of that world, if you've watched the crown you'll have seen her as a character. she's also godmother prince william. a few minutes ago, we heard from prince william's spokesperson, in boston, where they'll or ward their earth shot prize, they've expressed their own concern about this, that racism has no place in this. lady susan has stood down, so it's been quite a straight democrat strong statement, and a strong response. what straight democrat strong statement, and a strong response.— and a strong response. what exactly did she say to _ and a strong response. what exactly did she say to whom, _ and a strong response. what exactly did she say to whom, and _ and a strong response. what exactly did she say to whom, and how- did she say to whom, and how forcefully?— forcefully? the event was at a buckingham — forcefully? the event was at a buckingham palace _ forcefully? the event was at a buckingham palace event - forcefully? the event was at a - buckingham palace event yesterday, hosted by the queen consort camilla, for people campaigning against

violence against women, domestic abuse. of the 300 guests, one of whom was ngozi fulani, the head of a charity in london. this whom was ngozi fulani, the head of a charity in london.— whom was ngozi fulani, the head of a charity in london._ that's . charity in london. this lady. that's ri . ht, charity in london. this lady. that's riaht, her charity in london. this lady. that's right, her account _ charity in london. this lady. that's right, her account on _ charity in london. this lady. that's right, her account on twitter- charity in london. this lady. that's right, her account on twitter this i right, her account on twitter this morning said she had gone to enjoy this event and to endorse all the arguments about tackling violence against women — but in fact, she had this very awkward encounter with someone whom she didn't name initially but she called lady sh, and she said the questioning was about where she was from, and this charity boss was born in britain, works in london, is very much a part of working here, but it sounded from her account of the conversation, which was endorsed by eyewitnesses, that she was being asked about where she was really from. she said she worked in hackney and london, she was then asked about her origins in africa, which is something offence was taken out and people were taken

aback by, an eyewitness said this was an uncomfortable exchange. in the course of an encounter with hundreds of people... i the course of an encounter with hundreds of people. . .— the course of an encounter with hundreds of people... i think some --eole of hundreds of people... i think some people of different _ hundreds of people... i think some people of different generations - people of different generations might not understand the sensitivities about this, especially about a woman in her 80s whom i imagine would be the sort of person who would say she doesn't have any racist overtones and anything she says at all, but it is this complicated environment one is in now about the use of language. it would've been acceptable to ask in terms of her culture or heritage, or ancestry, it was just, terms of her culture or heritage, or ancestry, it wasjust, "where terms of her culture or heritage, or ancestry, it was just, "where you from?" that is what was so boldly offensive. it’s from?" that is what was so boldly offensive. �* , ., , from?" that is what was so boldly offensive. �*, ., . , ., offensive. it's also this concept of where you — offensive. it's also this concept of where you really _ offensive. it's also this concept of where you really from, _ offensive. it's also this concept of where you really from, there's . offensive. it's also this concept of. where you really from, there's some racism and that, if you are black british, are you really from here or somewhere else? that's where the

convocation arose in the conversation. we should also say that we offered lady susan to give her side of the conversation because the intention she had might not be what was taken from it. she's not written it back, buckingham palace hasn't wanted to say any more. it hasn't wanted to say any more. it has declined to identify her formally, even though people have been able to say who it was. it will open a debate, it's a very strong talking point, and i think it's about the language and phraseology, and the sense of belonging — clearly this woman was made to feel not to belong, and she wasn't properly part of society. belong, and she wasn't properly part of socie . �* ,., belong, and she wasn't properly part ofsocie .~ �*, ., ~ ., belong, and she wasn't properly part ofsocie .~ ~ ., ., of society. also, it's awkward for the ro al of society. also, it's awkward for the royal family _ of society. also, it's awkward for the royal family at _ of society. also, it's awkward for the royal family at the _ of society. also, it's awkward for the royal family at the moment i of society. also, it's awkward for| the royal family at the moment - of society. also, it's awkward for l the royalfamily at the moment - a the royal family at the moment — a netflix programme coming out in a few weeks' time made with the blessing and cooperation of harry and meghan who have made allegations about racist overtones about the

royal family. about racist overtones about the royalfamily. in about racist overtones about the royal family-— royal family. in a way, this couldn't — royal family. in a way, this couldn't have _ royal family. in a way, this couldn't have come - royal family. in a way, this couldn't have come at - royal family. in a way, this couldn't have come at a i royal family. in a way, this - couldn't have come at a worse time, because you'll have the documentary series starting next week on netflix from prince harry and meghan, and one of the narratives that will be very carefully scrutinised is, will they identify the person whom they say had made racist questions about their son? and i think this issue is something that has rather dogged the royal family, something that has rather dogged the royalfamily, it's an something that has rather dogged the royal family, it's an area of great sensitivity. how do they reflect modern, diverse britain? how do they use the language and find ways of representing a wide and inclusive society? i think this has been a fairly awful and anxious a moment when the headlines appear because it's right at the heart of the royal family, someone close in their inner circle. and i think that's why they've reacted so quickly and resolutely, to try and end the

story. resolutely, to try and end the sto . �* ~ ., resolutely, to try and end the sto .�* ~ ., story. and i think for somebody who's been _ story. and i think for somebody who's been so _ story. and i think for somebody who's been so closely _ story. and i think for somebody who's been so closely involved | story. and i think for somebody - who's been so closely involved with the royalfamily, i imagine she'll be mortified that she's been the centre of attention and bringing all of this into the four. thank you very much, sean. one in every 26 trains has been cancelled over the 12 months — the highest level since records began eight years ago. avanti west coast had the highest cancellation rate at 8%, according to the latest data. train companies say they are working to improve services. this afternoon, the transport secretary, mark harper, is meeting mayors from northern england to discuss what's going wrong on the railways. and in the past hour, there's been more bad news for rail passengers. the tssa union has announced its members working for network rail and a number of train operators will stage more industrial action in december as part of their long—running dispute over pay, jobs, and conditions. our transport correspondent katy austin reports. delays, crowds and cancellations

have become a fact of life for many rail passengers — and not only when there is a strike. commuters in manchester told us they were fed up. well, i had that random cancellation on friday and it wrecked my day. my train out of euston was just cancelled. that was it. and then all the trains after that were sold out. so i ended up getting on a train late in the evening. so you would like to think that that is an irregular occurrence, but it isn't. it's every day, i wake up and check the app and it is sort of, hit or miss whether it is going to run on that day, whether it's going to be on time. forjenna, getting from home in chester to herjob as an vet in greater manchester has become increasingly stressful. she says that delays and cancellations regular mean being late or having to pay for a taxi. so, what impact is this having on you and your life? i mean, everything. it's emotionally exhausting.

it's absolutely exhausting to constantly have to look at the train times every single day and hope beyond hope that i'm not going to be stranded anywhere. financially, it's a lot because you are coming to work to make money and then you spend literally more than your day's wage on getting home. and it's exhausting. in the year up to 12th november, 3.8% of britain's trains have been cancelled. that is the highest since these records began eight years ago. avanti west coast had the highest proportion of cancellations at 8%. govia thameslink which runs southern, thameslink, great northern and gatwick express, was second at 6.5%. next transpennine at 5.8%. a group of mayors want the government to intervene to help the situation in the north of england improve. if this was happening in london or the southeast, there would be uproar. so, the secretary of state is someone that could resolve this problem and find a solution.

so that is what we will be saying to him today. those stats include problems caused by infrastructure or weather, but not strike days or trains cancelled in advance. train companies have apologised for disruption. avanti and transpennine say they have had lots of staff off sick and a backlog of drivers training. govia thameslink said the long—term effect of the pandemic and staff sickness had affected its performance, plus other problems like severe weather. it said it had a plan to improve. avanti is still running a reduced timetable after drivers stopped offering to work overtime in the summer. it is gradually increasing services again and says its new timetable will not rely on overtime. transpennine also says not having a rest day working agreement in place with drivers gives it less flexibility with the rota. whatever the problems, passengers just want solutions to come down the track. katy austin, bbc news.

you're watching bbc news, or headlines... a royal aide, who is prince william's godmother has apologised and resigned over comments made to a black british guest at a reception hosted by the queen consort. an historic breakthrough in the treatment of alzheimer's. a clinical trial finds a drug that can slow down progression of the early stages of the disease. britain's failing railways — new figures show the highest number of cancellations since records began eight years ago. in the past hour, it's been announced that more than 10,000 ambulance workers have voted to strike across nine trusts in england and wales, in disputes over pay and poor staffing. the gmb union say its members working as paramedics, emergency care assistants, among other staff will walk out, increasing the threat of widespread industrial action in the nhs before christmas. postal workers at royal mail have begun a fresh a8—hour strike in a row over pay and conditions.

they are joining tens of thousands of other workers, including nurses, ambulance staff and railway workers walking out this winter as the cost of living crisis bites. earlier, our employment correspondent zoe conwayjoined us from one picket line in central london. behind me are some of the biggest unions in the country it nvolved in industrial action. there's the rmt, which represents railway workers, the cwu, which represents postal workers, there's the ucu, which represents colleges and universities, and the health union unison. now unison has just announced that paramedics in the five regions in england will be walking out and that could be before christmas. do strikes work? well, bt earlier this week announced a 15% pay increase for its lowest—paid workers, and that is following a strike by bt open reach employees. barristers have also called off their strike following a 15% pay increase.

the government says its number one economic priority is to combat inflation, so they are urging pay restraint. it's a difficult time ahead for the government and for private sector and employers. hsbc will close 11a bank branches across the uk from april next year. the bank said some outlets were serving fewer than 250 people a week — and the pandemic meant more customers than ever had switched to online banking. the ukrainian government says a new hotline for russian soldiers to surrender — is now getting 100 calls a day. by calling the hotline or entering details through messenger apps, russian troops can arrange the best way to surrender to ukrainian forces. it's called the "i want to live" project. our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse has been listening to some of the calls from russian soldiers. a ukrainian message

for russian soldiers. "what are you fighting for?" asks this propaganda video. at one point it offers cash for giving up weapons or machinery. before two numbers appear — ukraine's surrender hotline. from front line to phone line — this secretive operation takes place in kyiv. one call operator, who we've kept anonymous, says she gets up to 100 inquiries a day. there are different calls. they tend to happen more in the evening or nighttime. it's because, she says, it's the only time they're alone. we've been given some recordings and used actors to voice them. hello, this is the center for surrender into captivity.

hello, i was given this number and was told that this is how you can voluntarily surrender. i'm in kherson region. first, can you please go on telegram, find the "i want to live" chat bot and complete the questionnaire. i can't, they took our phones. ijust don't understand exactly what to do when ukrainians come. do i drop to my knees or what? when you're on the front line, call us right away. i'm not alone here. there's a group of people. they say here in russia, they will put us to jail for ten years. often it's part desperate, part frustrated or lost because they don't fully understand how the hotline works and whether it's notjust a set—up. once they're located, more instructions are given. we're not told what they are. we haven't been mobilised yet, but we are already here. - i will purposefully speak in a convoluted way. - when do i call? for more information and to save time, go to our telegram

channel called i want to live. so it's not fake? it's the only channel where all official information is posted about procedures and how things happen. you don't have to leave your phone number because it identifies you and we really recommend you having an old phone handset on you. ok, i'll take a closer look. thank you, goodbye. this is a big part of the information war. both sides need prisoners of war to free their own and quieten critics. for outnumbered ukraine, it's hoped this helpline will weaken their bigger opponent. james waterhouse, bbc news. the government has announced it is moving hundreds of prisoners into police cells temporarily, owing to pressure on the custody system in england and wales. justice minister damian hinds told the commons he was activating a scheme known as operation safeguard because of a backlog of outstanding court cases.

in recent months, we have experienced an acute and sudden increase in the prison population, in part due to the aftermath of the criminal bar association strike action over the summer which led to a significantly higher number of offenders on remand. with court hearings resume, we are seeing a surge in offenders coming through the criminaljustice system, facing capacity pleasure on adult male prisons in particular. the public rightly expect us to take the action necessary to hold offenders who have been sentenced by the courts. that is why i am announcing today that we have written to the national police chiefs council to request the temporary use of up to a00 police cells through an established protocol known as operation safeguard. this will provide the immediate additional capacity we need in the coming weeks to ensure the smooth running of the prison estate and to continue taking dangerous criminals off the streets. mr speaker, this is yet another crisis created by this shambolic tory government. it is hard to think of a more

damning indictment of this government's failure on law and order than the fact that they have now run out of cells to lock up criminals. but it is hardly surprising when under the tories, 10,000 prison places have been lost. foreign secretary james cleverly has been speaking at a nato summit in bucharest. he pledged more help for ukraine and to put more pressure on russia to bring the war to an end. we've been supporting ukraine throughout this conflict. we were one of the first western countries to supply military equipment, we've provided economic support and are now providing air defence support and energy support. we'll also be taking further action, sanctioning individuals involved with mobilisation, that conscription of russians to fight in the war in ukraine — i can't go into details about exactly what — but we will continue to support the ukrainians in the way that they need, and also to put

pressure on the russian regime to bring this war to a conclusion. our position has been that we support ukraine. we support ukraine and liberating itself from russian invasion. including crimea? so i don't think it is right for countries who are not putting their sons and daughters in the front line to defend themselves to start dictating to ukraine what should or should not be their military objectives. but what we do want is we want to see this war brought to a conclusion, but a conclusion which is legitimate, which is proper, and which is right for ukrainians rather than having something forced upon them by vladimir putin and russia. we will support them as they endeavour to free their country. james cleverly. former chinese president jiang zemin has died in shanghai at the age of 96. former chinese president jiang zemin has died in shanghai at the age of 96. he took power in the aftermath

of the tiananmen square crackdown, and led the world's most populous nation from 1989 to 2003 as china emerged as a powerhouse on the global stage. stephen mcdonell reports. jiang zemin will be remembered as china's leader when his country rejoined the global community, a time of opening up and high—speed growth. he was also known as a power broker, economic reformer, and something of an eccentric. gunfire after the bloody 1989 crackdown on protesters in and around tiananmen square, china was ostracised internationally. in the aftermath, jiang zemin was chosen as a compromise leader, in the hope he'd unify hardliners and more liberal elements. he prioritised market forces, giving china the highest level of per—capita growth of any major country. but political reforms were put to one side, and he has been criticised for the mass detention of falun gong practitioners, who were seen as a threat to the party.

he was at the helm for the hong kong handover, when china joined the world trade organization... bejing! and when it was awarded the 2008 summer olympics. whether it be playing ping—pong... he vocalises ..singing, orshowing off his hawaiian guitar skills, jiang zemin was a showman, in sharp contrast to the leaders who followed him. excited! too simple. sometimes naive. he famously gave hong kong journalists a public dressing down in english. and his images have become gifs and emojis, still flying around chinese social media, with a mixture of affection and hilarity. at a press conference with former us president bill clinton, there was debating and light—hearted banter.

it's hard to imagine this happening now. dictatorship? cbs news asked if he was running a developmental dictatorship. am i wrong? of course, this is big mistake. big mistake? of course. in his elderly years, there was still talk of him retaining a factional power base, as he survived rumour after rumour that he had passed away. yet his final public appearance in 2019 showed that evenjiang zemin had to slow down sometime. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. that is the theme for the start of december, things are set to turn colder after what has been quite a

mild but rather wet november. so yes, you can expect the temperatures to drop over the next couple of days, but with that we will see something a bit drier. speaking of cold weather, it's been quite cold today where you've been stuck under low cloud, mist and fog, some areas have struggled to get above freezing and we will see areas of loop cloud once again through tonight. rain for scotland and northern ireland, temperatures will stick just above freezing, but if the skies clear for any length of time you could see a touch of frost, so tomorrow morning eight mishmash of mist and merck, and low cloud. some of which will linger, certainly parts in england. six celsius in newcastle, sunshine in belfast can mean 12 degrees. a rather chilly feel starting to develop, but a lot of dry weather, just some bits and pieces of rain at times.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: a royal aide, who is prince william's godmother, has apologised and resigned over comments made to a black british guest at a reception hosted by the queen consort. an historic breakthrough in the treatment of alzheimer's. a clinical trial finds a drug that can slow down progression of the early stages of the disease. britain's failing railways. new figures show the highest number of cancellations since records began eight years ago. the government is to temporarily move hundreds of prisoners into police cells in a bid to reduce overcrowding injails in england and wales china's former leader, jiang zemin, who steered the country through enormous transformation from the late19805, has died at the age of 96. sport and let's get a full round up

from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. we're about to find out who willjoin france in qualifying from group d at the world cup in qatar. australia and denmark are playing each other. around ten minutes ago, a big goal for australia. matthew lecce scoring to give australia a lead that if they maintain they will be through as group runners—up. that was the goal that has happened in the game and these are live pictures from the coverage. there are just over 15 minutes to go. if australia hold on they will not only knock out denmark reached the semifinals of last years euros with a were beaten by england, they will go through themselves to they will go through themselves to the last 16 alongside france. now france made nine changes having one or both of their opening group matches to qualify for the last 16 with a game to spare. they are

currently training, trailing to tunisia. tunisia scoring just before australia did and at that point tunisia were going through with france. it would take a pretty hefty goal difference swing to restore their advantage over australia but as things stand we are still leading with 15 minutes to go. so the situation currently, france going through as group winners, australia with the same points going through as runners—up but there needs to be as runners—up but there needs to be a bit of a change in both games for anything to change. group c involving argentina, poland, mexico and saudi arabia, those games at 7pm tonight. as those eight teams battle for places in the last 16 of the world cup, england can start planning for senegal with the luxury of their position in the knockout stage secure. winning group b means they have an extra day to prepare

for sunday's match in qatar, the first of which they spent in recovery and on the yoga mat. the game against senegal offers them another chance to progress in a major tournament having made the semi finals at the world cup in 2018 and the final at last year's euros. and gareth southgate says those experiences have helped them get this far again. compared to russia i think there is a different— compared to russia i think there is a different mentality about the whole — a different mentality about the whole group. there is more belief and our— whole group. there is more belief and our objectives are different. in russia _ and our objectives are different. in russia we — and our objectives are different. in russia we were thinking about could we when _ russia we were thinking about could we when a _ russia we were thinking about could we when a knockout game but there is more _ we when a knockout game but there is more expectation now and a bit more confidence _ more expectation now and a bit more confidence and more experience of bil confidence and more experience of big matches. i don't know if we are ahead _ big matches. idon't know if we are ahead of— big matches. i don't know if we are ahead of where we were last summer but definitely we are pleased that the objective we set out to do, first— the objective we set out to do, first objective is achieved, the spirit — first objective is achieved, the spirit of— first objective is achieved, the spirit of the team is good and we have _ spirit of the team is good and we have most— spirit of the team is good and we have most of the group on this pitch which _ have most of the group on this pitch which is _ have most of the group on this pitch which is fabulous for the dynamic of the group —

which is fabulous for the dynamic of the group. and no yellow cards as well which — the group. and no yellow cards as well which is a really good position for us _ liam livingstone will make his test debut for england in their first match in the series against pakistan. the lancashire all rounder has been named in the team for a game which could well be delayed by a day because the tourists' squad has been affected by a virus. about 1a members of the party of players and coaches have been advised to rest at the hotel rather than attend training in rawalpindi. and talks between the two boards have taken place to consider postponing the start of the game, which will be england's first test in pakistan for 17 years. a decision's been promised before 2:30am our time. they have only been a handful of guys _ they have only been a handful of guys in _ they have only been a handful of guys in practice _ they have only been a handful of guys in practice today— they have only been a handful of guys in practice today but - they have only been a handful of| guys in practice today but today's practice _ guys in practice today but today's practice optional— guys in practice today but today's practice optional so _ guys in practice today but today's practice optional so not - guys in practice today but today's practice optional so not everyonej practice optional so not everyone that issue — practice optional so not everyone that issue is _ practice optional so not everyone that issue is saying _ practice optional so not everyone that issue is saying they - practice optional so not everyone that issue is saying they are - that issue is saying they are definitely— that issue is saying they are definitely ill. _ that issue is saying they are definitely ill. sometimes i that issue is saying they arel definitely ill. sometimes you that issue is saying they are - definitely ill. sometimes you go around — definitely ill. sometimes you go around the _ definitely ill. sometimes you go around the world _ definitely ill. sometimes you go around the world and _ definitely ill. sometimes you go around the world and you - definitely ill. sometimes you go around the world and you pick l definitely ill. sometimes you gol around the world and you pick up different— around the world and you pick up different viruses— around the world and you pick up different viruses you _ around the world and you pick up different viruses you have - around the world and you pick up different viruses you have not. different viruses you have not picked — different viruses you have not picked up _ different viruses you have not picked up before. _ different viruses you have not picked up before. you - different viruses you have not picked up before. you stay. different viruses you have not . picked up before. you stay tight different viruses you have not - picked up before. you stay tight as a group _ picked up before. you stay tight as a group in — picked up before. you stay tight as a group in the _ picked up before. you stay tight as a group in the team _ picked up before. you stay tight as a group in the team and _ picked up before. you stay tight as a group in the team and these - picked up before. you stay tight as l

a group in the team and these things can pass _ a group in the team and these things can pass around _ a group in the team and these things can pass around. we _ a group in the team and these things can pass around. we don't— a group in the team and these things can pass around. we don't think - a group in the team and these things can pass around. we don't think its l can pass around. we don't think its coronavirus — can pass around. we don't think its coronavirus of— can pass around. we don't think its coronavirus of food _ can pass around. we don't think its coronavirus of food —related. - can pass around. we don't think its coronavirus of food —related. we . can pass around. we don't think its. coronavirus of food —related. we are hoping _ coronavirus of food —related. we are hoping its— coronavirus of food —related. we are hoping it'siust — coronavirus of food —related. we are hoping it'siust a _ coronavirus of food —related. we are hoping it'sjust a 24—hour— coronavirus of food —related. we are hoping it's just a 24—hour bag - coronavirus of food —related. we are hoping it's just a 24—hour bag and i hoping it'sjust a 24—hour bag and everyone — hoping it'sjust a 24—hour bag and everyone feels _ hoping it'sjust a 24—hour bag and everyone feels fit _ hoping it'sjust a 24—hour bag and everyone feels fit and _ hoping it'sjust a 24—hour bag and everyone feels fit and ready - hoping it'sjust a 24—hour bag and everyone feels fit and ready to - hoping it'sjust a 24—hour bag and everyone feels fit and ready to go| everyone feels fit and ready to go tomorrow — that's all the sport for now. turning now to developments in yesterday's story on the census. a video by former ukip leader nigel farage, claiming that london, birmingham and manchester are "minority white" cities has been seen more than a million times on twitter. mr farage also alleged that the body that runs the census "wants to hide the true figure" from people in the future.

the office for national statistics figures — the office for national statistics figures out today showing that london. — figures out today showing that london, birmingham and manchester are all— london, birmingham and manchester are all now— london, birmingham and manchester are all now minority white cities. massive — are all now minority white cities. massive demographic change is taking place in _ massive demographic change is taking place in our— massive demographic change is taking place in our country. more significantly for the country as a whole. — significantly for the country as a whole. it— significantly for the country as a whole, it shows that only a6% now identify— whole, it shows that only a6% now identify as — whole, it shows that only a6% now identify as christians so there is a massive _ identify as christians so there is a massive change in the identity of this country that is taking place through— this country that is taking place through immigration. you might think it's a good _ through immigration. you might think it's a good thing or a bad thing but here is— it's a good thing or a bad thing but here is the — it's a good thing or a bad thing but here is the real point, the ons now say in _ here is the real point, the ons now say in future — here is the real point, the ons now say in future they will not ask of the nationality or birthplace of those — the nationality or birthplace of those taking part in this census. one in— those taking part in this census. one in six— those taking part in this census. one in six in england and we already born outside the uk. in future they want _ born outside the uk. in future they want to— born outside the uk. in future they want to hide the true figures from you _ want to hide the true figures from you that— want to hide the true figures from you that is— want to hide the true figures from you. that is the real stand from these _ you. that is the real stand from these numbers today. it's a scandal. here with an analysis of these claims is our head of statistics, robert cuffe.

he said one in six born outside the uk and we think it's about right but let's start with is london minority white? in let's start with is london minority white? ., ., ., ,, white? in a word, no. the ons say that statement _ white? in a word, no. the ons say that statement is _ white? in a word, no. the ons say that statement is misleading. - white? in a word, no. the ons say that statement is misleading. it. white? in a word, no. the ons say that statement is misleading. it is| that statement is misleading. it is true to say that for example in london white british people and more than half the population but once you add in the white french, americans, irish, once you add them in as you can see on this chart that darker blue bar in the middle goes from 37% being white british to 5a% being white. it's the same in manchester. it is true to say that when birmingham there is a a9% of people there that are white. so why people there that are white. so why people are no longer the majority in birmingham but is still the largest ethnic group overall in birmingham.

so what did he say about the future plans with the ons as well? this idea the ons _ plans with the ons as well? this idea the ons are _ plans with the ons as well? “in 3 idea the ons are not planning to ask this question any more, and want to hide the figures, the ons put out a statement this afternoon saying this claim is simply not true. the next censusis claim is simply not true. the next census is 2031 so no decisions have been taken yet but what's going to happen then. but they are saying they're going to update their instruments on farm bone publishing, the ethnicity of people in the uk. now there are technical questions about how you do that, do you add in births and deaths and data on where people come from in the tax system but how you do it. bud people come from in the tax system but how you do it.— but how you do it. and then the christianity _ but how you do it. and then the christianity no _ but how you do it. and then the christianity no longer _ but how you do it. and then the christianity no longer being - but how you do it. and then the christianity no longer being the | christianity no longer being the majority faith of the country, this was one of the headlines from that census report. that is right is it? that is absolutely true. or declaring themselves to be

christian. it's true but in the video he is laying that at the door of migration. we have a chart that shows the audience what's going on. you can see the top line and it's the falling number of people say their christian and the groups that are on the increase at the bottom of the faith and the biggest increase, people who say they have no faith. that is nearly a0% of people and almost mirrors the fall we are seeing in people who say they are christians. that is likely what's driving the changes. the falling number of people who say their christian, they are much larger than the increases we are seeing in the non—uk born population so the changes in faith are probably larger than the changes that are happening in the uk around the structure of the population or ethnicity and our demography but it's certainly not just driven by migration.- demography but it's certainly not just driven by migration. thank you very much- —

in afghanistan, an increasing number of restrictions are being imposed on women by the taliban government. in the past month, women have been banned from parks, gyms and swimming pools. girls are still barred from secondary schools in most of the country and women are restricted from working in some sectors. from kabul, yogita limaye reports. rare moments ofjoy in a country where so much is often bleak and sad. but the mothers of these children denied the right to be a part of the memories they're making. women aren't allowed in parks anymore. barred from the simple pleasure of a bit of fun with family and friends. this is only a male privilege now, one that many from the ruling taliban appear to enjoy, while they block half of the country's people from it. i'm not allowed inside the park.

this is the closest that i or any other woman can get to it. there are some who'd say that this move doesn't really impact most of the country, because at this point, having a fun evening out is a luxury that a majority of the people simply cannot afford. but that's not the point. it's about the symbolism of the move and what it tells us about the intent of the taliban. a few weeks ago, activist zarifa yakubi and three others were detained, another move that belies a hardening of the taliban's stance on women. there's more. this is badakhshan university in the north. female students weren't allowed to enter unless they wore a burqa. they have the opportunity... and this young student is now questioning what could come next. we're hiding her identity to protect her. every day when i wake up as a girl in afghanistan,

i have to hear a new news day by day. these limitations came first, and we are waiting just, we are waiting to hear, it might be tomorrow they say you cannot come out from your home and you have to stayjust to your home. not far away, the taliban's morality police. its vice and virtue ministry. another place afghan women are barred from. i asked the spokesman why they were clamping down on women. translation: in the past 15 months we gave our sisters l the opportunity to go to parks and other tourist places. unfortunately, they were not following islamic rules. about schools, you have to ask the ministry of education, but with regards freedom of speech, women can ask for their rights. women aren't able to raise a voice, are they? because those who have have been jailed, or their protests have been stopped. translation: in every country,

if a woman or man challenge - the orders of the state, they are stopped. in other countries, they have been killed. we have not done that. but if someone is raising their voice against the national interest, of course they will be silenced. the taliban's words don't scare some, like layla basseem. she's participated in multiple protests and recently set up this library for women, to counter the growing restrictions. translation: we are not afraid| of death or that the taliban might torture or threaten our families. we are scared of being omitted from society, and it's disappointing that the entire world is supporting the women of iran, but not the women of afghanistan. we feel broken and forgotten. half of the country's people uncertain about their future. trapped in the only nation in the world where teenage girls are barred from school.

yogita limaye, bbc news, kabul. uk health officials say there's been a 70% increase in the number of under five—year—olds being admitted to hospital with flu. cases are on the rise, and the uk health security agency says covid restrictions have meant very young children haven't had the chance to build up any natural immunity to the virus. parents are being urged to get two and three—year—olds vaccinated, as john maguire reports. rafa is a happy, healthy two—and—a—half—year—old who, along with so many children of his age, is obsessed by thomas the tank engine. but this was him just a month ago, critically ill in hospital with flu. and he had to be intubated, so he was put into a coma and put on a life support machine. and he was on that for a couple of days. his parents are both doctors, but even they were taken aback

with how seriously ill rafa became. it's every parent's worst nightmare. he was in a coma with a breathing tube, connected to a life support machine just to give him a chance to recover, have treatment and improve. and unfortunately, rafa, at that time, had not yet had his flu vaccination, so i think that was, yeah, a bit of a shock for us, really. rafa was born at the beginning of the first lockdown, and because of the subsequent covid restrictions, young children haven't been exposed to the normal winter spread of seasonal flu and so their natural immunity hasn't developed. the uk health security agency says cases are increasing rapidly, with more than 200 under—fives hospitalised. rafa has now been vaccinated and ben and anjali are urging other parents to do the same.

a lot of children being admitted with influenza and it's really taken over this winter. i think if there's any message that we send out, it's to parents of toddlers, do go and get your children vaccinated. so, so important. it was a terrifying time and they're extremely grateful for the care rafa received. amazing care, second to none, and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts. so, they say, make sure your children are protected from flu, a virus many may take for granted but should never be underestimated. john maguire, bbc news, bristol. the headlines on bbc news: a royal aide, who is prince william's godmother, has apologised and resigned over comments made to a black british guest at a reception hosted by the queen consort.

an historic breakthrough in the treatment of alzheimer's. a clinical trial finds a drug that can slow down progression of the early stages of the disease. britain's failing railways. new figures show the highest number of cancellations since records began eight years ago. it's a story of a friendship that has stood the test of time and distance. back in 1938, geoff banks from honiton began writing to his american pen pal, celesta byrne. as kevin hay, reports the pair have both turned 100 and their correspondence is still going strong. "dear geoff, many thanks for the souvenir edition of the daily express..." 100—year—old geoff banks reading one of the many letters he's received from his pen pal celesta. "much water has gone over the dam since we last exchanged letters..." their correspondence began in 1938

as part of an education project putting british and american students in contact. over the decades, the letters kept crossing the atlantic. i thought she was a very interesting person and she'd lead a quite interesting life, so we exchanged stories of our lives. they finally met in person when geoff visited new york in 2002. since then, pen and paper has given way to e—mail and now this... i hope you can hear me all right. ..their first ever video call. i can hear you now. it's nice to hear your voice. it seems a bit rude to butt in, but there is a question i need to ask. was there ever any romance? no. geoff laughs. no, it really wasn't. that's the joke of it. we were just friends. like people that live next door to one another. "0h, hi, johnny, how are you doing?" and you'd say few words and you'd both go to work.

you know? it was not glibbly—globbly stuff. so, having firmly ruled out any "glibbly—globbly stuff," the centenarian pen pals are planning to keep their long—running long—distance relationship going as long as possible. the actor will smith has been interviewed for the first time since the notorious incident at this year's oscars, where he slapped the host, comedian chris rock on stage. will stormed the stage at the hollywood award ceremony after chris rock made a joke about mr smith's wife jada's head. she has the hair loss condition alopecia. here he is speaking on the daily show with trevor noah. that was... that was a horrific night, as you can imagine. um... there are many nuances and complexities to it, you know?

but at the end of the day, ijust... i lost it, you know? and i guess what i would say... ..you just never know what somebody�*s going through. will smith speaking about the moment he slapped chris rock at the oscars. if you remember, he has been banned from attending the ceremony for ten years and also resigned from the academy which organises the oscars. chris rock hasn't commented on these latest words. one of france's most famous symbols, the baguette, has been awarded world heritage status. the humble breadstick has been at the heart of french culinary culture for more than a century. six billion baguettes are baked every year. unesco says the bread was out on its "intangible cultural heritage" list because it's "part of a daily ritual, and synonymous with sharing and conviviality".

i'm joined now by karen wright, a former great british bake off contestant. i don't know if you share your love of baguettes. emanuel macron has described it as 250 grams of magic and perfection. is that what you think? i and perfection. is that what you think? ., ~ . ., , and perfection. is that what you think? ., n ., , ., and perfection. is that what you think? ., n ., ., and perfection. is that what you think? ., n ., ., think? i do. actually, i am a bit of a francophile. _ think? i do. actually, i am a bit of a francophile. i— think? i do. actually, i am a bit of a francophile. i spent— think? i do. actually, i am a bit of a francophile. i spent a _ think? i do. actually, i am a bit of a francophile. i spent a lot - think? i do. actually, i am a bit of a francophile. i spent a lot of - think? i do. actually, i am a bit of a francophile. i spent a lot of my| a francophile. i spent a lot of my aduu a francophile. i spent a lot of my adult life working and living in france so i have eaten loads of baguettes. every day. elf} france so i have eaten loads of baguettes. every day.- france so i have eaten loads of baguettes. every day. 320 are made in france every _ baguettes. every day. 320 are made in france every second. _ baguettes. every day. 320 are made in france every second. absolutely. | in france every second. absolutely. you know the _ in france every second. absolutely. you know the village _ in france every second. absolutely. you know the village that _ in france every second. absolutely. you know the village that we - in france every second. absolutely. you know the village that we live, i you know the village that we live, we had a holiday home for 20 years and it was in a remote part but the

population in the village decreased such a lot but when we got the place backin such a lot but when we got the place back in 2002 they were to belong to reason the village to about 600 people. and it was fabulous. when we left after 20 years, we sold it, and both shops closed down. they used to have a bread van that he is to go out after the morning rush. everybody went to get the bread, the baguettes. the everybody went to get the bread, the ba . uettes. . everybody went to get the bread, the ba . uettes. , ., everybody went to get the bread, the bauuettes. , ., ~ , baguettes. the number of bakeries and fallen from _ baguettes. the number of bakeries and fallen from 55,019 _ baguettes. the number of bakeries and fallen from 55,019 70 - baguettes. the number of bakeries and fallen from 55,019 70 to - baguettes. the number of bakeries i and fallen from 55,019 70 to 35,000 now so there are still quite a few there. . . now so there are still quite a few there. , , ., _ ., now so there are still quite a few there. , , ., , , ., ., there. this is obviously going to hel the there. this is obviously going to help the humble _ there. this is obviously going to help the humble baguettes - there. this is obviously going to help the humble baguettes stayj there. this is obviously going to i help the humble baguettes stay in its righteous place. haifa help the humble baguettes stay in its righteous place.— its righteous place. how difficult are they to _ its righteous place. how difficult are they to make? _ its righteous place. how difficult are they to make? to _ its righteous place. how difficult are they to make? to do - its righteous place. how difficult are they to make? to do it - its righteous place. how difficult i are they to make? to do it properly ou are they to make? to do it properly you need- -- —

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put the roasting tray with some water into the bottom and that would create some steam for you. so there are a few basic principles but it's just flour, yeast and some salt. you have got to stick to those ingredient for it to be authentic french baguettes.— ingredient for it to be authentic french baguettes. should it always be a white simple _ french baguettes. should it always be a white simple baguette? i french baguettes. should it always be a white simple baguette? you i french baguettes. should it always i be a white simple baguette? you can flavour it with herbs or have a natural green one? the flavour it with herbs or have a natural green one? flavour it with herbs or have a natural ureen one? . , ., , , natural green one? the artisan shops in france use — natural green one? the artisan shops in france use different _ natural green one? the artisan shops in france use different grains - natural green one? the artisan shops in france use different grains and i in france use different grains and make different shapes but the authentic one, the one unesco has protest —— protected as the white simple baguette. our daughter spent a year in the localjunior school and it's so entrenched, the bread,

that they break down the children every day go out and play 20 minutes and they were given the slice of baguette suite. every day. so it's that big a part of everyday life over there. that big a part of everyday life over there-— that big a part of everyday life over there. ~ . , , , , over there. what surprised me is it's only been — over there. what surprised me is it's only been going _ over there. what surprised me is it's only been going for— over there. what surprised me is it's only been going for hundredl over there. what surprised me isj it's only been going for hundred i thought they had beating them since asterix! ., , , ., . �*, asterix! from my research it's sa in: asterix! from my research it's saying we _ asterix! from my research it's saying we are _ asterix! from my research it's saying we are not _ asterix! from my research it's saying we are not sure - asterix! from my research it's saying we are not sure but i asterix! from my research it's i saying we are not sure but some people think it was napoleon so he was back in the 1830s and he thought the soldiers would be able to carry that shape bread easier in the uniforms which makes sense because it's a bit like a rifle. that is one theory that it came from that. fir it's a bit like a rifle. that is one theory that it came from that. or on their bayonets! _ theory that it came from that. or on their bayonets! yes. _ theory that it came from that. or on their bayonets! yes. the _ theory that it came from that. or on their bayonets! yes. the other i theory that it came from that. or on their bayonets! yes. the other idea |

their bayonets! yes. the other idea is that it was _ their bayonets! yes. the other idea is that it was the _ their bayonets! yes. the other idea is that it was the parisian _ their bayonets! yes. the other idea is that it was the parisian manual i is that it was the parisian manual workers that used to take the bread to work to eat and if it was a different shape they needed a knife to cut it open and of course that promoted and whether one of violence on the streets so if you happened to have a knife to cut your lunch up and if you got in a brawl than you might end up inadvertently using the knife so they said let's make long thins ones you can break with your hand. we are running out of time. thank you very much for speaking to us. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. hello there. the weather is on the we head into the start of december after what has been a mild but wet november. the

start of december promises something drier but colder. it has felt quite cool today where we have been stuck in the low cloud and mist and fog. we have this big area of high pressure dominating the scene across pretty much all of northern europe, fending off these weather systems. what we had today is a lot of cloud and mist and fog. parts of southern scotland and northern england saw temperatures struggling to rise above freezing all day. through tonight we will see more of that low cloud and mist and fog developing. some rain into northern ireland in the western side of scotland. if sky is clear you could see a touch of frost but most places will stay a few degrees above freezing. into tomorrow, some patchy rain for a time across northern ireland and parts of scotland. england and wales mainly dry aside from the odd shower. but where we had missed in the morning some of that will be reluctant to clear. it could stick around for a good part of the day.

they will be some sunshine across southern england and wales and parts of northern ireland. that could lift temperatures of 12 degrees. if you get stuck in the low cloud it will remain rather chilly. a lot of missed and low cloud again on friday but perhaps a better chance of some sunshine through the midlands, wales and the south—west of england into northern ireland as well. again that will lift temperatures to around 11 degrees. into the weekend, saturday is likely to see some rain across parts of scotland and northern ireland. another weather system trying to work its way in but it's running up against that area of high pressure so not making huge amount of progress. england and we should stay pretty much dry but all of us in single digits by this stage. as we get into sunday we will see this area of high pressure to the north—west of us that will become a big weather feature but that starts to build its way down and will give us an easterly wind across the uk and make it feel chilly on sunday and make it feel chilly on sunday and they could be the odd wintry

shower of high ground. into next week, quite a lot of confidence in this, we will see something cold are coming down from the north, there is less confidence injust coming down from the north, there is less confidence in just exactly how cold it is going to get and also what that might bring us. but short —— in the short term something drier for the start of december and something called as well. —— colder.

this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines at 5pm... a royal aide, who is prince william's godmother, has apologised and resigned over comments made to a black british guest at a reception hosted by the queen consort. i think we need to see an acknowledgement from the very top of the breadth and depth of these problems, and i think we need to see the royal household push back against the narrative that's become so normalised in this country. ambulance workers in england and wales and eurostar security staff have announced strike action in the run up to christmas. postal workers at royal mail have begun a fresh a8—hour strike in a row over pay and conditions, hitting deliveries across the uk. hsbc bank says it will close 11a

more branches in the uk from april next year. and in the world cup, france already have a place in the top 16, but tunisia have just beaten them 1—0. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. a royal aide has resigned after a black british charity boss was asked at a reception, hosted by the queen consort, which part of africa she was from. ngozi fulani said she was shocked by the remarks, which according to other people at the event were made by lady susan hussey.

buckingham palace hasn't named her — but in a statement said the comments were unacceptable and deeply regrettable — and the individual responsible wanted to express her "profound apologies" for the hurt caused. ngozi fulani was with mandy reid at the palace, she is leader of the women's equality party and has been speaking to sarah campbell. i’m speaking to sarah campbell. i'm deel speaking to sarah campbell. i“n deeply disappointed that this happened at such an important event, but i think when it does is it signals, it signifies the account meghan cave and harry gave of their experiences, it's true. what's interesting is the queen consort made a very powerful speech at the reception, speaking about how one of the most important things to do is to believe survivors of domestic abuse or violence when they come forward and make complaints. and i feel that that principle applies

here too. meghan came forward, and what she believed? not really, there was push back, her account was questioned. and i think if that principle applies enough for the queen consort to include it in her speech, that should apply here too. so what would you like to see happen now? the lady in question has resigned and offered apologies. what else needs to be done? this resigned and offered apologies. what else needs to be done?— else needs to be done? this sister sace is else needs to be done? this sister space is probably _ else needs to be done? this sister space is probably with _ else needs to be done? this sister space is probably with survivors i space is probably with survivors from african heritage background. i think the household staff need to be taken on a similar training programme. i think that we need to see an acknowledgement from the very top of the breadth and depth of these problems, and i think we need to see the royal household push back against the narrative that's become

so normalised in this country, around who belongs here and who doesn't. they can go beyond signalling. when you live in a society that often puts you in a situation where your sense of belonging is questioned, your nationality, your right to be here as questioned, it does hurt. when you have those encounters, you never get used to it. and that's what this felt like. and it happened at an event we've been invited to, a very prestigious event that we had been invited to. and actually it really took the shine off the event. i'd rather be sitting here talking to you now about ending violence against women and girls, but we are having to have a conversation about institutional racism in the royal family instead. and that's the tragedy here. family instead. and that's the tragedy here-— family instead. and that's the traced here. �* . ., ., tragedy here. buckingham palace have issued a statement _ tragedy here. buckingham palace have issued a statement saying _

tragedy here. buckingham palace have issued a statement saying the - tragedy here. buckingham palace have issued a statement saying the person i issued a statement saying the person responsible has resigned from her duties and is deeply sorry for any hurt that might�*ve been cost. is that good enough? witnesses go now? i don't want her to step down, i want her to step up.— i don't want her to step down, i want her to step up. man to read their speaking — want her to step up. man to read their speaking to _ want her to step up. man to read their speaking to sarah _ want her to step up. man to read | their speaking to sarah campbell. our royal correspondent sean coughlan is here. just tell us more about what we know about what was said. this just tell us more about what we know about what was said.— about what was said. this is turning into uuite about what was said. this is turning into quite an _ about what was said. this is turning into quite an embarrassing - about what was said. this is turning | into quite an embarrassing incident. it began yesterday at buckingham palace, there was a reception for about 300 guests, and people were invited because they were involved invited because they were involved in campaigning against domestic violence and violence against women. one of those guests was ngozi fulani, whom we've heard from. what should've been a veryjoyous and glamourous occasion turned into a bit of a row. her accounts of a conversation with lady susan hussey was that she was asked... she said she'd been born in london, but the

line of question was about where were you really from, are you from africa? and there was clearly a great deal of awkwardness about this conversation, having overturns of race, and lacking awareness about diversity and inclusion, which is an area of great sensitivity to the royal family for they responded very quickly, reacting and making sure people know they don't approve of this. lady hussey has stood down and apologies have been delivered. but i think it's a very awkward moment for them about how this looks, it's about language and sensitivity to other people in an area in which the royalfamily has not other people in an area in which the royal family has not necessarily been at its strongest. now they'll been at its strongest. now they'll be under the microscope even more. we had a statement from the

spokesperson for the prince of wales, issuing the statement saying... that's the prince of wales's spokesman succulent lady hussey is the godfather, her godmother prince william, and it -- lady hussey is the godmother to prince william. _ -- lady hussey is the godmother to prince william. they _ -- lady hussey is the godmother to prince william. they are _ -- lady hussey is the godmother to prince william. they are in - -- lady hussey is the godmother to prince william. they are in boston i prince william. they are in boston to give an environmental award, lots of attention has been paid to whether they will overlap with the other royal couple, megan and harry, who will next week put out a netflix series —— meghan. lots of people will be asking about whether the concerns of meghan about prejudices of racism in the royalfamily concerns of meghan about prejudices of racism in the royal family could come about. this couldn't come at a worse time for them, really, the

prince and princess of wales are in boston in front of a global audience, this will be read in a american newspapers as well as here. they clearly thought better of this to respond, saying this language was unacceptable and regrettable, and trying to appear to be sympathetic. racism at the time of those concerns that were mentioned from harry and megan, when he said, "we are much very not a racist family," that's an area of great awkwardness for the royal family. great awkwardness for the royal famil . . great awkwardness for the royal famil. , .,, �*, great awkwardness for the royal famil. , .,, family. these accusations, it's been ut into family. these accusations, it's been put into the — family. these accusations, it's been put into the water _ family. these accusations, it's been put into the water there _ family. these accusations, it's been put into the water there was - family. these accusations, it's been put into the water there was a i put into the water there was a problem there, and i suppose they are keen for that to not be seen as the case. this was supposed to be a very positive and yesterday, showcasing the queen consort�*s fight

against domestic violence. now it's raised a talking point — these are just the headlines they don't want. sean, thank you very much indeed. more than 10,000 ambulance workers have voted to strike across nine trusts in england and wales, in disputes over pay and poor staffing, it's been annouced this afternoon. the gmb union say its members working as paramedics, emergency care assistants, among other staff will walk out, increasing the threat of widespread industrial action in the nhs before christmas. postal workers at royal mail have begun a fresh a8—hour strike in a row over pay and conditions. they are joining tens of thousands of other workers, including nurses, ambulance staff and railway workers walking out this winter as the cost of living crisis bites. earlier, our employment correspondent zoe conwayjoined us from one picket line in central london.

behind me are some of the biggest unions in the country it nvolved in industrial action. there's the rmt, which represents railway workers, the cwu, which represents postal workers, there's the ucu, which represents colleges and universities, and the health union unison. now unison has just announced that paramedics in the five regions in england will be walking out and that could be before christmas. do strikes work? well, bt earlier this week announced a 15% pay increase for its lowest—paid workers, and that is following a strike by bt open reach employees. barristers have also called off their strike following a 15% pay increase. the government says its number one economic priority is to combat inflation, so they are urging pay restraint. it's a difficult time ahead for the government and for private sector and employers.

let's speak to alan jones, who's the industrial correspondent at pa media. thanks very much for being with us. we are facing i suppose what some would call a wave of industrial action, or potential action, a winter of discontent if you like — is that inevitable at a time of high inflation, inflation running at 11% when workers want to keep pace with inflation? i when workers want to keep pace with inflation? ~ . when workers want to keep pace with inflation? ~' , ., , inflation? i think it is inevitable, and it's definitely _ inflation? i think it is inevitable, and it's definitely happening, i inflation? i think it is inevitable, | and it's definitely happening, we aren'tjust and it's definitely happening, we aren't just facing and it's definitely happening, we aren'tjust facing it. yesterday almost 200,000 workers were on strike, today very similar numbers. you've heard today that there will be some very big strikes in the national health service before christmas, nurses will be on picket lines, physiotherapists and midwives are voting every day now, 2—3 strikes are announced, it's building up. i don't use that phrase winter of discontent because it's a bit outdated, but we are at probably the

biggest outbreak of industrial action since the great one in 1979. is part of it a pent—up frustration from workers that they haven't had what they consider decent pay rises for a long period? especially over the covid pandemic period? i think that's exactly _ the covid pandemic period? i think that's exactly right. _ the covid pandemic period? i think that's exactly right. a _ the covid pandemic period? i think that's exactly right. a lot - the covid pandemic period? i think that's exactly right. a lot of - the covid pandemic period? i think that's exactly right. a lot of these | that's exactly right. a lot of these rail workers, that's exactly right. a lot of these railworkers, nurses, health workers, postal workers, railworkers, nurses, health workers, postalworkers, bus drivers all worked during the pandemic, and many of them have not had a pay rise for three years. so at the very least, they came through the worst of the pandemic expecting a pay rise, and some of them haven't had a pay rise, or if they have been given one, it's way below the rates of inflation, which is now virtually out of control. so that's what's driving a lot of these disputes, yes, it's pay but it shouldn't come as any great surprise these people came through the pandemic hailed as heroes, now they're having to stand

on picket lines. you heroes, now they're having to stand on picket lines.— on picket lines. you talked about the number _ on picket lines. you talked about the number of _ on picket lines. you talked about the number of disputes - on picket lines. you talked about the number of disputes there, i on picket lines. you talked about| the number of disputes there, are there many of them that you think could be resolved at all in the near future? . could be resolved at all in the near future? , ., , ., future? the big ones, the royal mail on, the future? the big ones, the royal mail on. the railway— future? the big ones, the royal mail on, the railway one, _ future? the big ones, the royal mail on, the railway one, the _ future? the big ones, the royal mail on, the railway one, the health i on, the railway one, the health workers do not look like they'll be resolved anytime soon at all. some of the private sector ones have been resolved, bt have made an improved offed her stomach offer which will certainly be accepted. so some of the disputes aren't being resolved, but the big ones are probably deadlocked and there's very little sign, certainly the ones that the government are involved in, that there'll be any breakthrough. from there'll be any breakthrough. from the government's _ there'll be any breakthrough. from the government's point _ there'll be any breakthrough. from the government's point of- there'll be any breakthrough. from the government's point of view, i suppose they don't want to fuel inflation, they want to be fair to workers, but they don't want to make inflation worse than it already is by out large pay rises.— inflation worse than it already is by out large pay rises. that's their argument. — by out large pay rises. that's their argument. they — by out large pay rises. that's their

argument, they can't _ by out large pay rises. that's their argument, they can't afford - by out large pay rises. that's their argument, they can't afford to i by out large pay rises. that's their| argument, they can't afford to give big pay rises, but it's not — unions aren't accepting that, workers aren't accepting that, workers aren't to blame for raging inflation, some of the unions have done lots of research suggesting its executive pay and company profits which are fuelling inflation. so there's no way on earth that any of there's no way on earth that any of the unions are saying that the workers should get a pay offer, way below the rate of inflation. but you're right, every time inflation goes up, it makes these disputes harder to resolve.— goes up, it makes these disputes harder to resolve. alan, thanks very much indeed- _ it's game on for england as they're through to the last 16 of the world cup — but game overfor wales, who lost 3—0 to them on tuesday. wales will leave qatar disappointed but proud, after their first world cup experience in 6a years. england will take on senegal on sunday, for a place let's go live to doha now and speak to lucy hockings.

as the group d table reorganises itself throughout the evening, let's bring you right up today because tunas you have actually beaten france 1—0 thanks to a goal, but if it still wasn't enough to see tunas you through to the last 16, going into the —— to an easy. they put on the reserve team and made nine starts to changes to their starting line—up. a french goal was disallowed, so the two new zealand fans are actually thrilled. —— tunisia.