this is bbc news, i'm clive myrie. the headlines... a black british charity campaigner, who was asked at a royal reception "where are you really from?" says her treatment amounted to racist abuse. no matter how uncomfortable it is for people to accept, i am very clear that i experienced racism in an environment that i should have felt safe in. racism in an environment that 23 racism in an environment that ambulances with pa more than 11,000 ambulances are getting stuck every week in long queues outside a&e departments in england, the highest number, since records began.

she deteriorated mentally really quickly. and that is a direct result of how poorly she was because of how long she had been left. house prices fall by 1.4%, the biggest monthly dip for nearly two and a half years. and making history — stephanie frappart prepares to become the first woman to referee at a men's world cup, in the game between costa rica and germany. hello there. a charity boss who's black, and was repeatedly asked where she came from at a buckingham palace reception, says she felt abused by the encounter. ngozi fulani, who's british, and a founder of sistah space, which works to support abused women, likened the conversation with lady susan hussey, to "an interrogation". lady susan, who's 83, is godmother to the prince of wales,

and has now resigned from the royal household. the palace described her remarks as "unacceptable and deeply regrettable". here's our royal correspondent, sarah campbell. ngozi fulani, standing next to the queen consort, with her back to the camera, was at buckingham palace in her role as a prominent campaigner helping women and families affected by domestic abuse. minutes after arriving, she was approached by a palace aide, lady susan hussey. when she approached me, one of the first things she did was to take my locks and move it out of the way. no conversation at first, and then she says, "i just want to see your name badge." ms fulani, a british national, then says she was repeatedly and aggressively questioned. "i'm from here, i was born here." "yeah, but where are you really from 7 " "i am really from here." "yeah, but, 0k, ican see

that this is going to be a bit of a challenge." she said, "what is your nationality?" and i said, "lady, iam born here, iam british." i was thinking that would be the end of it, but no. lady susan hussey, here in the blue, who was a lady in waiting to queen elizabeth for six decades, stepped aside from her honorary role yesterday. a palace statement said the individual concerned expressed her profound apologies for what happened. are you clear in your mind that what happened was a racist incident? i am very clear, right, no matter how uncomfortable it is for other people to accept, i am very clear that i experienced racism in an environment that i should have felt safe in, and we need to address that. the row overshadowed the arrival in the united states of the prince and princess of wales. the focus was supposed to be on environmental issues,

but instead, before they landed, the spokesperson was compelled to make the royal couple's position clear, that racism has no place in our society. buckingham palace said in a statement that it had reached out to ngozi fulani. today she says she is still waiting for direct contact to be made. nobody has reached out to us directly from the palace. we would look forward to a conversation, because this can't be, "i'm sorry" and move on. netflix has released a trailer for a six—part docuseries, in which prince harry and wife meghan discuss their lives. they've both cited racism, as one of the reasons for the acrimonious split with the royal household, almost three years ago. why did you want to - make this documentary?

no—one sees what's happening behind closed doors. a bit of an appetiser there. let's talk to bonnie greer, an author, playwright, and columnist for the new european newspaper. as ever, great to see you, thanks forjoining us. as ever, great to see you, thanks forjoining ve— as ever, great to see you, thanks forjoining us. good to see you too. when ou forjoining us. good to see you too. when you first _ forjoining us. good to see you too. when you first heard, _ forjoining us. good to see you too. when you first heard, and - forjoining us. good to see you too. when you first heard, and i - forjoining us. good to see you too. when you first heard, and i saw- forjoining us. good to see you too. when you first heard, and i saw on | when you first heard, and i saw on social media the conversation pop up that ngozi fulani said she had with lady susan, what went through your mind? , ., ., �* , mind? first of all, it's unacceptable. - mind? first of all, it's unacceptable. come l mind? first of all, it's i unacceptable. come on, mind? first of all, it's - unacceptable. come on, this is mind? first of all, it's _ unacceptable. come on, this is the 21st—century, but it doesn't seem to be in the royal household. and what the king has to do— i've been a patron of one of his charities, the guys not a racist, william isn't

either — but what they are is they are incompetent and that they need to clean out their household. charles in particular has had some very competent people involved in his charities, working with these charities, and he needs to get those people in and get some of his late mum's retainers out, because he can't afford to let this go on because it's absurd. and as far as lady susan hussey is concerned, people are going — she's trending, she's 83— this whole awareness of racism as we understand it today began in this country in a very strong way 50—60 years ago. she was in her 20s so she would've known about this. it's just that the royal household is in a cocoon, a pop, and that bubble needs to be burst so the royal family can enter the 21st century or they'll be in a lot of

trouble. ., _ �*, trouble. the king would say he's acted swiftly _ trouble. the king would say he's acted swiftly and _ trouble. the king would say he's acted swiftly and the _ trouble. the king would say he's acted swiftly and the royal - acted swiftly and the royal household made it clear that lady susan would not be carrying out any official duties any more — and yet he's getting criticism for that, do you think the criticism is fair, or do you think he was unfair in behaving the way he did in response to what happened?— behaving the way he did in response to what happened? well, you know and i know, as to what happened? well, you know and i know. as a — to what happened? well, you know and i know. as a bbc _ to what happened? well, you know and i know, as a bbc journalist, this - i know, as a bbcjournalist, this family is surrounded by a firewall of people whose entire lives are dedicated to actually keeping these people out of the real world, and i'm talking about the world of the royal family. i'm talking about the world of the royalfamily. they've i'm talking about the world of the royal family. they've got to decide whether they want to be in it or not. there are all kinds of risks for them, not. there are all kinds of risks forthem, but not. there are all kinds of risks for them, but some of these people, particularly the ones around the late queen who are elderly people now, they don't need to be around charles, they're older than he is. so i think he needs to bring in some of the people who've worked with him

in his charities who understand the communities, understand the issues — bring them on board to work with he and william to organise this dust modernise this organisation or they'll lose it. and people like susan hussey, it'sjust as unacceptable and even kind of gross to talk about it that anyone would say something like that. she's gone but i think he needs to do a clear out. they have the world victoria metal for people who help the household — the king needs to get out dust give out a bunch of those and get out some of those people. a, and get out some of those people. a lot of people are pointing out to notjust lot of people are pointing out to not just the language lot of people are pointing out to notjust the language used by lady susan and what ngozi fulani says is the interrogation, it's the fact that she apparently touched her hair — to move her hair out of the way so that she could see her name tag, without asking, crossing that

boundary into her personal space. a lot of people find that as shocking as the words that were actually used. ~ , ., as the words that were actually used. ~ , ., used. well, in some parts of america. _ used. well, in some parts of america, that _ used. well, in some parts of america, that would've - used. well, in some parts of america, that would've been used. well, in some parts of - america, that would've been even considered an assault, to touch a person's body and do something like that. so she's lucky she wasn't there in those parts of america. susan hussey is gone, and she goes back to the country where she lives in her country estate. the bigger problem is the fact that the retainers around the royal family, and a lot of them have been with the late queen. the king needs to ask them to move on and he needs to bring on a younger, more diverse group of people whom he knows because they work with his charities, bring them in and make a new royal household as fast as he can. this is hisjob, and this is william'sjob. if they can. this is hisjob, and this is william's job. if they want to hold

onto the institution, they must do that because this kind of behaviour is not acceptable and i don't think it's any sense of us trying to discuss lady susan hussey because that's who she is. the deeper problem is the institution, and the institution has to be changed. you have an obe _ institution has to be changed. you have an 0be from prince charles, and you talked about him not being a racist. what was your experience with the household? i’zfe racist. what was your experience with the household?— racist. what was your experience with the household? i've never run into the household, _ with the household? i've never run into the household, but _ with the household? i've never run into the household, but i _ with the household? i've never run into the household, but i can - into the household, but i can imagine, because the household — people who have been faithfully working with their family for generations and it goes all the way back, theirjob is to protect this family. and i was sure they are living in their own world, i don't want to put any of them down because they live in their own world, but that world doesn't include a lot of people like you and me, clive. this

woman for some reason touches another person, which is a very dangerous thing to do, then insults her and refuses — it's too horrible to talk about — she's gone but there's a deeper problem. and i think what the king should do in relation to the young lady this was done to is break precedent and write her a note, and just say simply, "i'm terribly sorry, my son and i can't believe this happened to you, i'm so sorry, but you have tea with us? ? " the king is capable of doing that, i've met him a couple times, and when you begin to act like a human being— that's all people are asking for. human being- that's all people are askin: for. �* ., ., ., ., seniorfigures in the nhs,

are warning that pressures on england's ambulance service, are reaching breaking point. new figures show waiting times outside hospitals worsened last month, with more than 11,000 ambulance crews a week — or one in seven — stuck in queues of at least an hour outside a&e. the government insists more funding has been made available to free up beds, allowing ambulances to drop off patients more quickly. our health correspondent, jim reed, has the story. just a few months ago, mary lynn was up, about and mobile. then she had a fall at her home in southampton. it took an ambulance more than seven hours to reach her, when it should have taken three at most. the doctors had said not to move her off the floor in case she'd damaged any bones or anything like that. and when they did eventually arrive, she was really poorly, and i thought i was going to lose her. when she got to hospital, mary lynn had to wait in the ambulance before she could be moved into a&e. she's now recovering, but that day has taken its toll. she deteriorated mentally,

and that is a direct result of how poorly she was because of how long she'd been left. you can see now the 23 ambulances with patients... this has been a problem across much of the country. hospital backlogs mean often there's not enough room for ambulances to unload sick patients. when they get to a&e, paramedics should be able to deliver patients in under 15 minutes, but more othan 11,000 crews a week in england are now stuck outside for an hour or more, with other scotland, wales and northern ireland facing similar pressure. it's such a frustrating place to be in, and you almost feel powerless as a professional, because you want to do your best for your patients, and you're working on a system that is not letting you do that. in england, it's now taking more than an hour, on average, to respond to someone with a stroke or possible heart attack. in some cases, it's much longer.

85—year—old kula had to wait 1a hours for paramedics after breaking her hip in cornwall. it's not really a state that anybody should be left in for that length of time, because you don't know what complications it could lead to. but when paramedics tried to drop her at hospital, there was another wait, this time for 26 hours, in the back of an ambulance, before she could be admitted. i cannot fault the ambulance crews, the paramedics, the nurses or doctors at all in any of this. this is a whole—system failure. it's just really traumatic for her. and to see a family member like that, it'sjust horrid, absolutely horrible. the government says there is extra funding to pay for more staff and free up hospital beds. a full emergency care plan is due in the new year. but with winter coming, along with strike action involving some nurses and ambulance services, hospital bosses are warning of difficult times ahead. jim reed, bbc news.

what's going on in qatar? let's get more from my colleague who's in doha. welcome everyone to doha, we are closing up on completing the line—up for the knockout stages of the competition. let's start with belgium, ranked second in the world going into this tournament, one of the favourites — they are out, they will not progress, whilst morocco and croatia will go into the knockout stages in group f. they finished russia against russia... they've been pretty lackluster and they were again tonight against croatia, despite knowing that a win was necessary to get through to the final 16. and croatia over those

finalists in 2018, they've got the point they need to progress and will now face the winners of group v, which right now is spain in the last 16. so the big news that belgium is out — but we saw so much excitement and the other game that's just finished here in doha as well, because it's morocco that one 2—1. i don't think anyone would've predicted that at the start of the tournament, it's only the second time morocco have reached the last 16, the last time was in 1986. the 100th goal of the world cup for canada that was scored in that match was actually an own goal from morocco, but look at the pictures of them celebrating, theirfans were ecstatic as well. there's a small silver lining for canada — they will automatically qualify for the next world cup in 2026 because they are the co—hosts, with the us and mexico. and there's been quite a lot of praise for canada at this

tournament and some of the football that they've played here has been great to watch. so we can look ahead to some of thursday's other games, we will see japan take on spain and germany go into their match against costa rica. bottom of the group, they are also staring at possible elimination, which would be very embarrassing and humiliating for them if that happened. but one of them if that happened. but one of the reasons we are watching that match very closely as we are seeing history being made with an all—female referee trio taking charge for the first time in a men's world cup match. the referee is from france and became the first female official at the tournament when she was named as the fourth official for mexico in paul and's game last tuesday. she spoke to us ahead of flying to qatar and said it was great to see so many female referees at the men's world cup. the great to see so many female referees

at the men's world cup.— at the men's world cup. the world cu is the at the men's world cup. the world cup is the most — at the men's world cup. the world cup is the most important - cup is the most important competition in the world, not only in football. so we know there's a lot of experience. there's always pressure in the matches, and also when you are a woman, there's more pressure because you're always new. i was always welcomed in the stadium, so i feel like i never —— like another referee inside the pitch. like another referee inside the itch. , ., ., , , like another referee inside the itch. , ., ., , pitch. georgia rooney is a grassroots _ pitch. georgia rooney is a grassroots referee - pitch. georgia rooney is a grassroots referee in - pitch. georgia rooney is a grassroots referee in the l pitch. georgia rooney is a l grassroots referee in the uk pitch. georgia rooney is a - grassroots referee in the uk who mentors girls who want to follow in her footsteps. mentors girls who want to follow in herfootsteps. george, lovely to have you with us, i wonder how you feel about this moment this evening, and the girls you've trained as well to see stephanie and two others, the trio taking to the field tonight and in control of this world cup match? it's great, she's a complete inspiration, and it's great she's refereeing men's football as well because it shows that women don't

have to restrict themselves to the women's game if they don't want to come and they can also reach that level so it's amazing to see. georgia, this is one of the lead stories in france today — she is an absolute icon in france and around the world, so much praise coming her way. what does it mean, do you think, for young girls to watch this match tonight, millions will be watching around the world, and see that she's the one in charge blowing the whistle? it’s that she's the one in charge blowing the whistle?— the whistle? it's amazing, i think what young _ the whistle? it's amazing, i think what young people _ the whistle? it's amazing, i think what young people and _ the whistle? it's amazing, i think what young people and children i the whistle? it's amazing, i think. what young people and children see in the media goes into their minds and shapes what they think they can be for themselves. so it's more significant than a lot of people might realise. i went to the women's world cup myself in 2019 and was completely inspired by that tournament and wanted to get involved in the women's game somehow. and i saw the match officials were women and it made me wonder if i could do that. so

tonight is really significant and i can imagine a lot of young women and girls being inspired by it.— girls being inspired by it. georgia, ou work girls being inspired by it. georgia, you work at— girls being inspired by it. georgia, you work at a _ girls being inspired by it. georgia, you work at a grassroots - girls being inspired by it. georgia, you work at a grassroots level, . girls being inspired by it. georgia, you work at a grassroots level, i l you work at a grassroots level, i spent quite a lot of my time on football sidelines watching grassroots and children's football as well. the refs get a really rough ride — how difficult is it for some of the young girls that you've trained and meant toward when they go into that situation where they get perhaps abuse from the sideline and even the players? it’s get perhaps abuse from the sideline and even the players?— and even the players? it's tough, it's a massive _ and even the players? it's tough, it's a massive shame _ and even the players? it's tough, it's a massive shame to - and even the players? it's tough, it's a massive shame to be - and even the players? it's tough, i it's a massive shame to be honest, i think any parent or spectators contributing to that sort of environment that isn't welcoming is just a massive barrier in football, and as he just pointed out referees have a really tough job anyways. referees are on a learning journey too, just like how players are growing all the time, it's the same for referees. so ideally what we

want is a situation where young referees feel encouraged and supported because they will carry on and only get better and better. and if it's not supported and encouraged, what happens is they drop out and you might be aware there's a national shortage of referees at the moment, so without a referee, it can't stomach gain can't happen. —— a gain can't happen. so that atmosphere has a big barrier. being a lioness is notjust inspirationalfor being a lioness is notjust inspirational for players, being a lioness is notjust inspirationalfor players, but being a lioness is notjust inspirational for players, but refs, as well, but if you could pinpoint one thing you'd like to see happen that would really encourage young girls to get involved in the game, what would it be?— girls to get involved in the game, what would it be? honestly the one thin is what would it be? honestly the one thing is the — what would it be? honestly the one thing is the culture _ what would it be? honestly the one thing is the culture and _ what would it be? honestly the one thing is the culture and the - thing is the culture and the atmosphere at the pitch, on a saturday or sunday morning, just shifting. 0bviously saturday or sunday morning, just shifting. obviously doesn't apply to everyone, there are some absolutely brilliant, amazing — it's the majority of people involved in

grassroots football that are great and supportive, but the minority are allowed. if we could hold those people to account and change the environment to make it more accessible and welcoming, i think that's the one thing i'd really like to see change. you're doing a fantasticjob, thanks so much for joining us. so make controversies here at this world cup pot let's leave lucy there in qatar and we will get more in the sports round later on. a man has been found guilty of murdering two women six months apart at a remote farm near st leonards in east sussex. hove crown court was told mark brown met the women — leah ware and alexandra morgan — through a sex work website. the body of ms ware has never been found. duncan kennedy reports. dog barking hello, it's the police. do you want to just go inside for us? when police arrested mark brown, they thought he'd killed one woman. it soon became clear that wasn't the case.

they discovered he had murdered not only alex morgan, but leah ware, as well — two young mothers who died six months apart. mark brown, a labourer, had met alex and leah on an adult website. he brought both women to these isolated farm buildings near hastings for sex. mark brown told the court that when he met alex morgan here at the farm, she slipped on a workshop floor, hit her head on the ground and died. he said he then panicked and didn't tell the authorities. when it came to leah ware, he said he had no idea where she went. 0n the day she died, security cameras caught alex morgan buying petrol en route to mark brown's farm. 28 minutes later, she's seen following brown's car into the farm, where shortly after, he killed her. he later burned her

body in this oil drum. when police searched his van, they found a prescription — it belonged to a second woman, leah ware. leah had also gone as a sex worker to mark brown's farm and later formed a relationship with him. but in may last year, she too disappeared. her body has never been found. to cover his tracks, police believe brown drowned leah's beloved dog lady in this pond at the farm. mark brown is an enigma, really, he is cold, he is heartless, he is ruthless, he is a narcissist, and i have no doubt, if we had not have caught mark brown, he may well have gone on to do something similar. after he was found guilty today, leah's family spoke through the police, condemning brown for not

revealing where leah's body is. essen revealing where leah's body is. even now, he revealing where leah's body is. even now. he won't _ revealing where leah's body is. even now, he won't allow— revealing where leah's body is. even now, he won't allow the _ revealing where leah's body is. even now, he won't allow the dignity of a proper— now, he won't allow the dignity of a proper burial. the feeling of loss is so _ proper burial. the feeling of loss is so hard — proper burial. the feeling of loss is so hard for us all to bear, we will forever _ is so hard for us all to bear, we will forever be missing piece in our lives _ will forever be missing piece in our lives. ' . , , �* ., lives. officers believe brown robabl lives. officers believe brown probably burned _ lives. officers believe brown probably burned leah's - lives. officers believe brown probably burned leah's body lives. officers believe brown i probably burned leah's body on lives. officers believe brown - probably burned leah's body on the same farm where he disposed of alex morgan. brown will be sentenced in january and could face a whole life prison term. the families of leah and alex have been left devastated. two women who, between them, leave behind five young children. duncan kennedy, bbc news, in hove. are seeking help battling what they

described as a ticking time bomb of debt. here's helen miller. david mcginley wants to give his children the best, but, increasingly, his family are struggling just to get by. are you borrowing to pay for basics like food? well, my wife's dad actually lent us money this week to get shopping for the kids. so we're not too bothered about us, but they didn't have sandwich stuff for school and stuff and teas this week. so her dad actually helped us out. but we're just desperate at times. david looks after two—year—old jack while his wife is working full—time in a care home. he also has a part—time job in the corner shop. i've got £7.43 on the electric, which is roughly two days. the family have a debt management plan to gradually pay back around £7,000 afterfalling behind on bills including energy and council tax. once you start falling behind, you know, luckily, we've got family who can lend us money,

help us out, but then we've got to pay them back. you're just for ever chasing a never—ending debt. it looks like even now, with christmas coming up, we have had to borrow money off 2—3 family members. we've not even gone out and started yet. how do you feel about christmas coming up? guilt — ifeel guilty. the charity citizens advice is warning that more and more people have less than zero left to spend at the end of the month. the average amount their debt clients have remaining after paying essential living costs is just 1p. it's heartbreaking, really. especially if you think about the clients that we've got coming in. a lot of them will be single parents, and they're really struggling to put food on the table and stuff like that. priority debts are things like rent and mortgage arrears, council tax arrears and energy arrears, and we're seeing substantial rises in all of them. so the people who are coming into us, they may not have as much

debt as maybe in the past, but those debts are the essentials that we all need to keep going. and again, push, push. good girl, well done, clever poppy! linda relies on her assistance dog poppy for help around the house, but she's not entitled to extra cost of living payments because of the type of disability benefit she receives. we're in a dilemma now of do we leave the heating off and manage the bills or do we turn the heating on and not pay the bills? so it's a bit of a dilemma. do you run a debt up or do you stay out of debt and stay cold? do you feel like it's inevitable that by the end of the winter you will be borrowing money? yes, yeah, i do feel it's inevitable. can i have my purse, please, poppy? thank you. and with more and more people struggling to find the cash to meet their basic needs, charities fear the rising cost of living will have long—term consequences — and leave many

more needing support. helen miller reporting for us there. here's a look at the weather with darren. it's been cold across much of the midlands today, parts of southern england as well, that fog will develop more widely to affect eastern wales and the west country. there will be some breaks in the cloud across other parts of england and wales, temperatures close to freezing. mild orfurther north in scotland and northern ireland, still some rain and northern parts of scotland but it should be dry here tomorrow. we may see some sunshine tomorrow, the fog will lift, it should brighten up from the east across the midlands and entered eastern england, a bit of sunshine here, and easterly breeze on the north sea coast. temperatures 7—9 c,

milder in the south because we have a breeze. it could be a bit of rain around here, should get some sunshine in northern ireland, a brighter day for scotland. england and wales seeing some sunshine and cloud, many places still dry, but probably a little bit colder. hello this is bbc news with clive myrie. the headlines... a black british charity

campaigner, who was asked at a royal reception "where are you really from?" says her treatment amounted to racist abuse. no matter how uncomfortable it is for other people to accept, i am very clear that i experienced racism in an environment that i should've felt safe in. more than 11,000 ambulances are getting stuck every week in long queues outside a&e departments in england, the highest number, since records began. house prices fell by 1.4%, the biggest — house prices fell by 1.4%, the biggest monthly dip for nearly two and a _ biggest monthly dip for nearly two and a half— biggest monthly dip for nearly two and a half years. and making history — stephanie frappart prepares to become the first woman to referee at a men's world cup, in the game between costa rica and germany. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's gavin. good evening.

we promise trauma earlier and it delivered. in qatar this afternoon — one the favourites coming into the tournament, belgium, are out... they drew 0—0 with croatia — and will be left to rue a series of shocking mrs towards the end.... the pressure was on knowing they needed a win to be sure of progression. and after coming off the bench, romelu lukaku had numerous opportunities to score, but pulled up short repeatedly. the final straw was this chance — the result means that croatia progress as runners for first time since 1986. they won 2—1 against canada, who had nothing to play for. hakim ziyech and youssef en—nesyri here, with the crucial goals,

and this evening — all eyes will be on germany — to see if they can get there, and set up a possible last 16 tie with morocco. they're without a win in the groups — but could still go through. group e leaders spain can also progress — theyjust need to just avoid defeat againstjapan to go through, but germany have to beat costa rica — and hope japan lose. ifjapan draw, it'll come down to goal difference — now we need to do what we need to do. it's about performing on the pitch, giving it 100%. this is our responsibility and we need to perform and deliver. away from the world cup — it's been a record breaking day for england's cricketers — on their first test back in pakistan after 17 years. they chose to bat first, and made it look very, very easy. zak crawley reached his century in record time. fellow opener ben duckett

also got past 100 — as did 0llie pope as england piled on the runs. still time for one more before the close — harry brook finishing the day unbeaten on 101 — england 506—1; at stumps — and becoming the first team to pass 500 runs, on the opening day of a test. a couple of falls every over and to start the day, a mad day but the big think we are talking about is the score, were not trying to score quickly from just looking and if the ball falls in the right area then we score quick and thankfully it was a quick outfield and we scored quickly today. british driverjamie chadwick will race in the indy nxt series in the united states for the andretti autosport team next year. the 24—year—old won her third w series title in october after the final three races were cancelled because

of funding issues. indy nxt is the second tier of the usa's open—wheel racing format indycar, which includes the indy 500 oval race. the barriers for me to get to formula 1 haven't changed since i was growing up. i know it's a physical challenge. i know it's a challenge for everyone. to get through the rounds you have to have success at every level. we need more women at the top level to encourage more girls into the sport and ultimately with that is going to completely change the culture and the dynamic of the sport so that it does feel less male dominated. it feels like a very inclusive sport, which i believe it is. jamie chadwick there with ambitions for formula 1. that's all the sport for now. hugh ferris will be back at 6:30pm with sportsday. plenty of world cup headlines as it seems to be every day at the moment. great drama. indeed. thank you for that. back to

our top story now. a black british charity campaigner who was repeatedly asked at a royal reception where she was from, has said it felt like she was being interrogated. ngozi fulani said the questions from the senior royal aide carried on in this way for about five minutes. lady susan hussey has resigned and apologised. let's speak now to jeffrey boakye. resigned and apologised. he's a lecturer and author and his latest book — "i heard what you said" — is about race and education. good to see you. thank you for being with us. when you heard this story, injury or social media feeds lit up. what did you think? i injury or social media feeds lit up. what did you think?— what did you think? i thought straightaway _ what did you think? i thought straightaway that _ what did you think? i thought straightaway that we - what did you think? i thought straightaway that we had - what did you think? i thought straightaway that we had an l what did you think? i thought - straightaway that we had an episode playing out that he spoke to certain groups of society in british society, having an entitlement and a level of privilege that actually speaks to a power that's been held for generations that is so pervasive that it means that they can actually challenge someone's lived experience and reality. the whole episode to me was emblematic of an institution

that has struggled to be inclusive, that has struggled to be inclusive, that continues to struggle to be inclusive, and has to be shown what that looks like and what that feels like for people on the receiving end. ,, ., like for people on the receiving end, ,, ., , like for people on the receiving end. ,, ., , ., ., end. should she have lost her “ob? that's a decision i end. should she have lost her “ob? that's a decision for i end. should she have lost her “ob? that's a decision for herself. h end. should she have lost herjob? that's a decision for herself. the . that's a decision for herself. the bigger question and the more personal question is how is that institution actually holding itself to account? every institution is moving through time in history. the monarchy is no exception. it needs to think about is actually moving in the right direction? is it being inclusive? is at recognising its own blind spots? for someone who is british, because she is british, to be challenged on her britishness in a place that she's been invited to speaks volumes about the level of racism that exists within our institutions and on a structural level in our society. you institutions and on a structural level in our society.— institutions and on a structural level in our society. you know what the defences. _ level in our society. you know what the defences, the _ level in our society. you know what the defences, the decision - level in our society. you know what the defences, the decision is - level in our society. you know what the defences, the decision is 83. i the defences, the decision is 83. she hasn't got a racist bone in her

body, she may have been a little bedskirt, but for her to be dragged through the mud. that she may have been a little correct. that through the mud. that she may have been a little correct.— been a little correct. that is deflection. _ been a little correct. that is deflection. the _ been a little correct. that is deflection. the idea - been a little correct. that is deflection. the idea that. been a little correct. that is - deflection. the idea that somebody is a little too old of an older generation, that takes accountability out of the situation. it is unfair to her to say that this is someone of an older generation. the reaction... issue here is that in that moment as far as i can work out committees for two individual! and the power paradigm is completely unbalanced. it felt like a safe space for her to enter. she was invited there and it played out that it wasn't just safe space for her, thatis it wasn't just safe space for her, that is so felt by so many. this is about rb creating safety for our "marginalised communities" i think thatis "marginalised communities" i think that is the bigger question here.

personal accountability must be held, and every institution needs to take the steps towards that. so that's probably how we ended up at this point. i’m that's probably how we ended up at this oint. �* ., ., this point. i'm reminded of that many henry _ this point. i'm reminded of that many henryjoke _ this point. i'm reminded of that many henryjoke where - this point. i'm reminded of that many henryjoke where he - this point. i'm reminded of that many henryjoke where he is i this point. i'm reminded of that i many henryjoke where he is accosted ljy many henryjoke where he is accosted by racists to say get back to where you came from and he says, what, dudley and birmingham? this you came from and he says, what, dudley and birmingham?— you came from and he says, what, dudley and birmingham? this is it. but he dudley and birmingham? this is it. iout he was — dudley and birmingham? this is it. but he was telling _ dudley and birmingham? this is it. but he was telling that _ dudley and birmingham? this is it. but he was telling that joke - dudley and birmingham? this is it. but he was telling that joke 20 i but he was telling thatjoke 20 years ago. and we are still having this discussion today. yep. years ago. and we are still having this discussion today.— this discussion today. yep. that's the tragedy _ this discussion today. yep. that's the tragedy of — this discussion today. yep. that's the tragedy of the _ this discussion today. yep. that's the tragedy of the situation. i the tragedy of the situation. really, this is fiendishly ludicrous because the only thing that stopped her from accepting the answer she was given to a question that she decided to ask was the colour of her skin. this is a question and a conversation about racism, racism that dates back to the 1600s. no one is that old, right? she wasn't around in 1661, so we are born into

a paradigm. the real thing we need to do now is to question what we have been born into, to question the institutions that are of the paradigm that we live in and ;;é: es to we beef“ otherwise we will still be having in 20 years' otherwise we will still be having you in 20 years' otherwise we will still be having you know, n 20 years' is otherwise we will still be having y inquisitive 20 years' is otherwise we will still be having y inquisitive 20 years' just she's an inquisitive woman. she just wanted to know where she came from. yeah, but there is inquisitive, there is curious and then there is actually not respecting someone's answer, not respecting someone's lived experience. she was told i'm from britain. that's actually the end of the conversation. to then push beyond that speaks more to a kind of entitlement felt by the lady to put her guest into a certain class of society according to her understanding, so she says, no, you are not british. because of the colour of your skin is the subtext there, therefore i need to understand what you are, which part of the world to come from. this takes us back to a very imperial

mindset. the british empire which we are all part of, i'm a product of the great british empire, was actually built on going around the world and placing people and explaining certain to me you know, colonies and so individuals that are british but are not white and british, they and some mindsets have to fit into particular parts of that colonial thinking. that is what happened and that is a really, really traumatic experience for anyone to go through a stop at jeffrey, thank you for that. thank you forjoining us. anna whitelock, is professor of the history of monarchy at city university of london, and director of the centre for the study of modern monarchy. hello to you. thank you for being with us. i was talking to the playwright and writer bonnie greer a little bit earlier saying that king charles has to clean house, all the courtiers, the potential hangers on

who where they're from the queens day, they have got to go, and we have got to have a modern monarchy. what are your thoughts on that. i think that certainly needs to be action and there needs to be seem to be action. this is clearly something thatis be action. this is clearly something that is unacceptable in any institution. all institutions across the land are having to implement and address equality, diversity, inclusivity, challenges, and this is absolutely unacceptable, and of course, it also comes in the wake of comments that meghan markle has made when she was speaking to 0prah when she was speaking to oprah winfrey last march about how she experienced racism within the royal household. we know of course that prince harry's book is coming out next year. there is a real sense of tension and anticipation about what to make to be said about megan's

treatment. this was after wind sextee. the is ie monarchy itself is criticised for not, particularly the queen, for not taking a stand in support of those individuals who were caught up in individuals who werecaught up in wind rush scandal and as head of the wind rush scandal and as head of the wind rush scandal and as head of the commonwealth, she might have done that. so there is a broader context for the monarchy here, but they say who spoke in an they say somebody who spoke in an entirely important way, but of course, someone who has been a close friend of the royalfamily course, someone who has been a close friend of the royal family for years, she was a constant companion of the late queen elizabeth ii. she is the godmother of prince william. i think what is striking to me is the fact that this lady would have been around the queen on so many occasions, and there was never a sense... should she not have learned how to speak, how to behave, what to say, what not to say. you know, that

she hadn't said this kind of thing before. i think it is about optics, i think you are right that in a way, i think you are right that in a way, i think prince charles or king charles as he now is is going to have to do more than simply restates the values that everybody would believe the report of he is going to have to be seem to introduce. i think actually more edi, if you like policies within the royal household. the royal house is still exempt from equalities legislation, in fact, so there are a big raft of things both in terms of personnel, process, but i think they need to be done now. 0therwise i think they need to be done now. otherwise this will really gather storm, and i think it's the last thing that king charles needs at the beginning of his reign. it’s beginning of his reign. it's interesting _ beginning of his reign. it's interesting that you say that the palace is exempt from edi legislation. would that be a beginning? i legislation. would that be a loeginning?_ legislation. would that be a beauinnin ? ~ ., , beginning? i think it would be. i really think— beginning? i think it would be. i really think it _ beginning? i think it would be. i really think it would. _ beginning? i think it would be. i really think it would. people i beginning? i think it would be. i i really think it would. people need to be seen to be held to the same

standards in workplaces are indeed anywhere as anyone else, and the idea that to literally buckingham palace may not have been a legislatively safe spaces crazy. 0f legislatively safe spaces crazy. of course the charity campaigner here was talking about feeling like, you know, she'd expected to go into a safe space and this kind of conversation is, this kind of interrogation took place there. she decided to there's no sense decisive action has been taken against her. there needs to be very clear and positive action from the king to signal that change is coming in this kind of attitude belongs, well, to another century, you know, and it's certainly not something that the

monarchy should be seen to be anywhere near and the 21st century. 0ne suspects that the palace probably made it clear that lady susan should step down. the suggestion that there needs to be more diversity and inclusion training, many of the people who lead to say that they are monarchists, some of them might argue that there's no need for that kind of thing, that that is, you know, part of the left—wing woke array that is just nonsense and we have an 83—year—old woman who is being pilloried for being indiscreet, and the situation has gone too far. what do you say to them? ! gone too far. what do you say to them? ~' ., ., . , , ., them? i think the monarchy itself of corus and the _ them? i think the monarchy itself of corus and the royal— them? i think the monarchy itself of corus and the royal family, - them? i think the monarchy itself of corus and the royal family, it - them? i think the monarchy itself of corus and the royal family, it is i corus and the royal family, it is founded on white inherited privilege. the monarchy is like that in all kinds of ways. the very least

it can do in terms of how it runs its households and the expectations of tas of that staff is absolutely committed to edi practices. as i say, the institute itself doesn't symbolise inclusivity in any kind of equality. in terms of its practices, it needs to be doing arguably even more. i'm sure she is personally devastated, but this wasn't an indiscretion, this wasn't, you know, something that slipped out. this was a line of interrogation and she felt she needed to get an answer because she needed to get an answer because she had a clear answer in her mind that this lady was not british, and until she got that admission, she wasn't going to stop. unfortunately, i don't think her age is any kind of justification here.—

professor from city university of london. thank you forjoining us. thank you. a representative of the former prime minister borisjohnson has confirmed a report in the daily telegraph that he intends to stand again as an mp at the next general election. mrjohnson has been on the backbenches since leaving number ten. he had indicated he would contest the uxbridge and south ruislip seat. so far, 11 conservative mps have announced that they will not stand for re—election. the leader of the snp at westminster has announced he will be stepping down from the role. ian blackford said he will not be seeking re—election at the party's annual meeting next week as now was the right time to find fresh leadership ahead of the next general election. he's held the post for five years. 0ur political correspondent is damian grammaticas. is this a surprise, ian blackford standing down? it’s is this a surprise, ian blackford standing down?— is this a surprise, ian blackford standing down? it's not exactly a surrise, standing down? it's not exactly a surprise. he _ standing down? it's not exactly a surprise, he had _ standing down? it's not exactly a surprise, he had indicated i standing down? it's not exactly a surprise, he had indicated not i standing down? it's not exactly a i surprise, he had indicated not even very long ago that he was hoping to

continue as the leader of those a0 plus snp! , he's a figure who would be recognisable to anyone who sort of pays attention to and watch as those weekly prime ministers question sessions where as leader of the snp, he was always able to stand up the snp, he was always able to stand up and have a couple of questions to the prime minister. there's been some sort of disquiet amongst some of those other snp partly about his general performance, partly about sort of specific issues including the handling of a sexual harassment claim or allegations against another snp earlier in the year mr blackford was criticised care and duty of care

some issues and reasons in the background, and it appears that essentially what has happened is that caucus of mps, that group of snp mps have indications that they want a new leader, and next week, at the agm, they would be prepared to vote for one, so mr blackford has announced that he is stepping down. sure, 0k, damien, thank you. in the last month, house prices have fallen at their fastest rate for two and a half years — that's according to new data from nationwide. the new figures show prices fell 1.a%, which was the largest month—on—month fall since june 2020. earlier i spoke to chief economist at nationwide, robert gardner. he told me much of the change was due to the fallout from the mini—budget, which caused a spike in long term interest rates leading to a big increase in mortgage rates. in the summer, for example, if you looked at the typical mortgage payment with mortgage rates where

they where, it came to around 30% or so of the average earners wage. now that same average earner in industries where they are now, you are looking at about a5% of that average take—home pay. so significant changes as a result of those increase in mortgage rates. it started to come down a bit now that markets have settled, but clearly a lot of momentum has been lost in the market, and many buyers wait on the sidelines before christmas to re—evaluate whether or not they will step into the market or not. discarded batteries in household rubbish are causing hundreds of fires a year, in bin lorries and waste facilities. councils across the uk are warning that dead batteries should be disposed of properly at recycling centres, and not in bins or the general recycling. part of the problem are so—called "hidden batteries," in things like phones, electric toothbrushes, toys and even musical greeting cards. here's our science correspondent, victoria gill. the first smoke is subtle.

but within minutes this smouldering pile is a majorfire. while no one was hurt, this aberdeenshire recycling facility was destroyed and the company says the most likely cause was a battery inside a discarded electrical device. we're using and disposing of more and more electrical items. and contained in many of those devices are lithium—ion batteries. more and more of the people are putting these devices in their general rubbish or they're mixing with them with their normal recycling and that causes a real problem for facilities like this, because they have a tendency once damaged to explode or ignite, and when you put them in your general rubbish or your recycling they're likely to be crushed, compacted, smashed, they might get wet and that can cause them to become damaged or to short—circuit, and then of course they're in the presence of lots of other flammable material like plastic and paper and card, and that can

lead to quite big fires. many particularly small electrical items are making their way into these facilities hidden in huge mixed piles of household rubbish. this cctv footage shows the danger. when they're crushed, lithium—ion batteries can heat up and explode. many of us have numerous small electrical devices like these in our homes, so if you want to dispose of them safely, how do you do it? well, there is a website where you can enter your postcode and find the nearest collection box that will take your device. the best thing to do is to bring it to your recycling centre and you can dispose of that safely with other small electrical items. but also supermarkets — a lot of supermarkets will have recycling points especially for batteries, so you can dispose of them there as well. waste campaigners and fire safety experts who've seen the dangers up close are calling for much clearer rules and government guidance on how to safely dispose of electrical devices, but the lesson here, they say, is never put electricals or batteries

in your household rubbish. victoria gill, bbc news. around 1a5,000 people live with parkinson's in the uk, and according one charity it's the fastest growing neurological condition in the world. for the past ten years a dedicated dance class for those with the condition, has been running in dorset. it's part of a research project, to see if the movement created by dancing, can help manage the symptoms of the disease. here's edward sault. spread those fingers as far and as wide as you can. boom. this dance class in bournemouth is a class with a difference. one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight. it is for people with parkinson's and their carers or loved ones such as robin and meg. it is therapeutic because there's not much available for parkinson's. and it is unique, this one. so, when you are with groups i of people that really have either the same or even may be more

complicated problems, - it is comfortable, _ you don't feel embarrassed. give me a nice big boom on this one, boom. so what are the benefits for those who come here? quite a common thing that people face when they have parkinson's is freezing or festination of their feet where their feet feel glued to the floor. by doing the weight transfers we do during class, and the rhythms of the marching and all those exercises, they are to give people tools to carry on with the rest of their day. we want as many people living with parkinson's as possible to dance because we know that it benefits them from their soul, from their mind to their body, as it does for everybody but specifically for people living with parkinson's who are living with this condition day in, day out. and that is something endorsed by those here today. i feel good. very good, yes. i always do, i always feel relaxed. yes, you get out what you put in. what you're trying to do - is get your posture and everything

is good as you can get having got parkinson's which is a damn i nuisance, to be honest. similar classes have sashayed their way to the new forest and dorchester too, proving that dance can be for everyone. edward sault, bbc south today, in bournemouth. time for a look at the weather. hello there. it's going to be getting a bit colder over the coming few days that we will see last fog around. today was a real mixture, particularly across england and wales, sunshine here in suffolk, for example, temperatures are 90 celsius this afternoon. underneath this gray mist and fog in 0xfordshire and also across many parts of the midlands, temperatures were only around a—5 celsius. more of that low cloud mist and fog. it's thickening up this evening and overnight, many to affect wales, the master —— west midlands in the west country. 0ther midlands in the west country. other parts of thing then and wales seen the cloud coming and going to my

temperatures will be close to freezing at times. somewhat milder in scotland and northern ireland, more of a southerly breeze. rain today, and a bit overnight in northern scotland. a drier day here tomorrow. some sunshine coming through in northern ireland, england and wales, that fog will tend to lift more readily. you should see brightest guys coming eastwards across the midlands affecting eastern england with one or two showers coming off the north sea as well. typical temperatures seven nine tanak celsius. still, for one more day in the far northwest of the uk. here we have got this weather frontier, not really making any further progress. everything of course getting blocked off by this big area of high pressure that extends its way across from scandinavia. we will see a mixture of cloud and sunshine for england and wales. a little more shower coming in to eastern parts of england, coming in off the north sea. should see a bit more sunshine across scotland away from the far northwest where we have got some dull, damp weather. and we should cease and brighter skies and northern ireland. temperatures beginning to slip away a little bit

so typically 7— eights celsius. a few more isobars on the chart for sunday, a stronger easterly wind. still in cold air, see you at a slightly stronger brand and it will feel a bit colder once again. we've got this mixture of some sunshine, some areas of cloud, a few showers coming in as well. many across eastern england, but if you will affect eastern scotland where they could be wintering us over the tops of the mountains. the wind is not particularly strong, it's going to be more noticeable, and because it's an easterly wind, it is not going to be particularly warm either. typical temperatures 6—7 celsius. when you factor in that easterly wind, it is going to feel a bit chillier than that, perhaps only feeling 2—3 celsius during sunday and particularly down those north sea coasts with the wind coming off the north sea. this is a summary really over what is to come. apart from a few showers we do still have a lot of dry weather around, and with those winds picking up as well, much last fog around the next few days,

temperatures will be dropping and it will be feeling a bit colder, particularly by sunday.

long queues outside hospitals — more than 11,000 people a week in england are waiting in ambulances outside a&e. we come in in the morning at nine o'clock, and we were queueing then, and there was no bed space at nine in the morning. you see the time come up on the call and it's hours ago and you think, "gosh, what are we going to turn up to?", and they're in a really bad state. we will be asking what can be done to improve things. also on the programme... the royal british visit is overshadowed as a charity boss is challenged over where she really comes from. the growing impact of drugs gangs on communities.

we hear from the parents fearful for their children.