this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. a senior government official in ukraine says up to 13,000 members of their armed forces have been killed since the start of the russian invasion. the german government will pay a monthly gas bill for households and businesses this december to help with higher energy costs. whistle—blowers at one of england's worst performing hospital trusts say say a climate of fear among staff is putting patients at risk. the opposition labour party in the uk holds the parliamentary seat of chester with an increased share of the vote in rishi sunak�*s first by—election test as prime minister. a night of high drama in qatar. four—time winners germany go out at the group stage for a second world cup in a row.

and sir eltonjohn will headline glastonbury festival next summer in what may be his last ever uk gig. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. a senior official in ukraine has said thousands of the country's troops and significant numbers of civilians have been killed since the russian invasion began in february. in a ukrainian television interview, presidential adviser mykhailo podolyak said up to 13,000 ukrainian soldiers have been killed since the start of russia's invasion, but that has not been confirmed by ukraine's military. the bbc�*s russian service has established that at at least 9,300 russian soldiers of all ranks have

been killed in the conflict, but estimates suggest it could be as high as 18,000. neither ukraine nor russia tend to release figures for casualties. last month, the most senior us general, mark milley, said around 100,000 russian and 100,000 ukrainian soldiers had been killed or wounded since the start of the war. vincent mcaviney reports. in newly liberated kherson, ukrainian servicemen patrol near apartment blocks badly damaged by russian shelling. the residents, who spent much of this year under russian occupation, are thankful to see their countrymen. but the scale of the sacrifice made to repel the russian invaders hasn't been made clear. updates on casualty figures are rare. injune, mykhailo podolyak, a senior ukrainian official, who advises president zelensky, said between 100 and 200 ukrainian soldiers were dying daily.

now, he says, between 10,000 and 13,000 ukrainian troops have died in the conflict. these figures have not been confirmed by the country's military. however, last month, the most senior us general, mark milley, said around 100,000 russian and 100,000 ukrainian soldiers had been killed or injured since the start of the war. it may take many years for the true death tolls on both sides to come to light, but in a sign of how depleted russia's armoury is, these fragments of soviet—made x—55 cruise missiles, designed for nuclear use but stripped of their warheads, were found in ukraine's two western regions. meanwhile, in washington, dc, president biden is currently hosting

president macron on a state visit. both leaders made it clear they were unwavering in their support for the ukrainians�* fight. president macron and i have resolved that we are going to continue working together to hold russia accountable for their actions and to mitigate the global impacts of putin's war on the rest of the world. let me tell you that we will never urge the ukrainians to make a compromise which will not be acceptable for them. we have to respect the ukrainians to decide the moment and the conditions in which they will negotiate about their territory and future. thousands of miles away, on the front lines of this conflict, ukrainians willjust be hoping whatever the scale of their countrymen�*s sacrifice truly is, it is enough for this war to be over soon. vincent mcaviney, bbc news. 0ur correspondent in kyivjessica parker explained the significance of this information a little earlier.

this figure of 13,000 troops killed, now it is rare to hear those kind of figures from ukraine, and it is after ursula von der leyen, a very senior eu figure, said, in error, in a video message on wednesday, that 100,000 ukrainian troops had been killed. she may have been referring to figures given last month by the united states, where they said around 100,000, although of course nobody knows, around 100,000 troops on both sides have been killed or injured, so clearly a different type of figure there. but she clarified, ursula von der leyen, that error, but it seems this is at least in part a response to that. there is always reluctance, i think, from countries to give away casualty figures, potentially for a variety of reasons, whether it can eat into

morale, and you don't want to give that information to your enemy either. here in the uk, a bbc investigation has uncovered what insiders have the university hospitals birmingham trust, known as uhb, is huge, one of the largest in the uk, with four big hospitals serving over two million patients a year. for the population of birmingham and across the west midlands, this trust pretty much is the nhs. but it is also struggling, rated "requires improvement" — the third of four possible rankings. it came last but one on an analysis of nhs trusts in england. the problems at that the trust have been known about for years. back in 2017, the trust commissioned

an internal report into 20 deaths in the haematology department of queen elizabeth hospital in birmingham. newsnight has obtained a copy of the report. while it acknowledges that there are many areas of good practice, it criticises the lack of ownership of patients and a lack of communication on patient care amongst senior clinicians. "from the haematology perspective and the notes reviewed, it was obvious that this was not happening," the report concludes. in essence, patients were dying — in some cases, without receiving any treatment at all. newsnight has discovered that the doctor who wrote it, who investigated those patient deaths, was so concerned by what he saw was a lack of seriousness about patient safety that he eventually resigned from the trust and, indeed, from the nhs altogether. we've traced him here to athens, where he is working as a senior consultant haematologist. there was definitely a lack of safe

patient care and a lack of ownership of the patient, a lack of looking after the patient the way they should look after these patients in a very detailed way, in detailed management. and those patients all died — that's why you looked at them. exactly. should they have died? could they have been saved? they could be saved. certainly, when you don't have an action done, then you don't really know the outcome. that is a sentiment we have heard from other clinicians, that they were just not being listened to when they raised concerns about safety. and there is evidence that patient safety at the trust has been compromised. in medical terms, a never event is an incident which should never happen if proper safety procedures are correctly implemented. in the year from the 1st of april 2020, uhb had 12 never events, the highest of any trust in england.

throughout this investigation, we have heard the same thing time and time again — clinicians telling us they feared that if they raised safety concerns, then management would take action against them, perhaps even end their careers. it was, we were told, the wholesale intimidation of the staff into silence. i and other consultants raised concerns about patient safety, and we realised if you do, then you will get punished quite quickly and quite harshly. so they will make all kinds of spurious investigations, and they will try to intimidate you that way. why did you decide to leave, rather than continue to fight? because i think there was no end to this fight and they were trying, as they did with other colleagues, to completely sort of ruin your career. following a freedom of information request, the trust revealed that, in the last decade, it had referred 26 of its doctors, to the general medical council for professional conduct or standards investigations.

in not a single case did the gmc take any further action against the doctors concerned. the trust told the bbc, "we take patient safety very seriously." they said they had a high reporting culture of incidents to ensure appropriate accountability and, vitally, learning. 0n those so—called never events, they said, "all patient safety concerns and incidents are rigorously investigated to prevent harm to our patients." david grossman, bbc news. and viewers in the uk can watch more on that investigation on bbc iplayer. the action continues today at the qatar world cup with the last day of the group stage. let's cross to john watson, who's in doha. yes, joanna, many thanks. we saw another shock at this world cup, germany are out, exiting the group stage of a second consecutive world

cup, failing to reach the knockouts, which seems unthinkable for a national team that has produced so much consistency and so many big results on the biggest stage of all, only brazil have won more times than germany. they had to beat costa rica to stand any chance of progressing, which they did, but it was japan's victory over spain which saw them crash out. there was debate over a controversial moment, the ball was cut back forjapan to score. the girl was initially ruled out before being overturned, some of the pictures seem to show the ball hadn't completely crossed the line. that came six minutes into the second half, and despite germany coming from behind in the other game to beat costa rica, that goal means that japan and to beat costa rica, that goal means thatjapan and spain go through, much to the disappointment of

germany and theirfans. much to the disappointment of germany and their fans. let's get more on today's games. five—time champions brazil and cristiano ronaldo's portugal are back in action. they both have won all their games so far and have already booked their place in the knockout stage. all eyes will be on the other group h match, ghana versus uruguay. cast your minds back to the 2010 world cup when luis suarez was sent off, denying ghana a clear goal—scoring opportunity, which would have sent them through to the semifinals for the first time, it would have been the first time an african team had reached that stage of the tournament, so you can imagine it is going to be a hugely charged match when those two play once again. well, we can speak to salim kikeke of the bbc language services, great to speak to you, it would be some story, wouldn't it, if ghana could go through alongside senegal and

morocco? it would be the first time in world cup history we saw three african nations reaching the knockout stage. african nations reaching the knockout staue. ~ , , , ., knockout stage. absolutely, john, talkinu knockout stage. absolutely, john, talking about _ knockout stage. absolutely, john, talking about the _ knockout stage. absolutely, john, talking about the uruguay-ghanal talking about the uruguay—ghana game, _ talking about the uruguay—ghana game, if— talking about the uruguay—ghana game, if you didn't know anything about_ game, if you didn't know anything about these two nations, you would think_ about these two nations, you would think it _ about these two nations, you would think it is _ about these two nations, you would think it is a — about these two nations, you would think it is a script from hollywood, but it— think it is a script from hollywood, but it actually happened, and fans across _ but it actually happened, and fans across the — but it actually happened, and fans across the continent have been waiting — across the continent have been waiting for this moment for 12 long years _ waiting for this moment for 12 long years so _ waiting for this moment for 12 long years. so not only ghana, ghana could _ years. so not only ghana, ghana could potentially go through by a draw. _ could potentially go through by a draw. but — could potentially go through by a draw, but they feel like they need a win to _ draw, but they feel like they need a win to what — draw, but they feel like they need a win to what the fans call sweet revenge — win to what the fans call sweet revenge against uruguay, which stopped — revenge against uruguay, which stopped ghana in south africa progressing to the semifinals for the first— progressing to the semifinals for the first time. now, it is indeed going _ the first time. now, it is indeed going to — the first time. now, it is indeed going to be history if ghana go through. — going to be history if ghana go through, and africa for the first time _ through, and africa for the first time will— through, and africa for the first time will have three teams into the knockout _ time will have three teams into the

knockout stage. looking back, in 2018. _ knockout stage. looking back, in 2018, when all the five african tearns — 2018, when all the five african teams were knocked out in the first round, _ teams were knocked out in the first round, didn't make it into the knockout _ round, didn't make it into the knockout stage, it is a huge progress _ knockout stage, it is a huge progress in african football, and africans — progress in african football, and africans across the continent will be very _ africans across the continent will be very excited by the prospect of having _ be very excited by the prospect of having three teams. of course, cameroon _ having three teams. of course, cameroon might sneak in, depending onthe— cameroon might sneak in, depending on the result they did, they need to beat brazii— on the result they did, they need to beat brazil by 2—0 and hope they result— beat brazil by 2—0 and hope they result between switzerland and serbia — result between switzerland and serbia favours them. so potentially africa _ serbia favours them. so potentially africa could have four teams, but at this point, _ africa could have four teams, but at this point, it — africa could have four teams, but at this point, it feels like ghana might— this point, it feels like ghana mightjust make it three teams into the last— mightjust make it three teams into the last 16 — mightjust make it three teams into the last 16 of the world cup finals here the last16 of the world cup finals here in— the last 16 of the world cup finals here in doha. the last 16 of the world cup finals here in doha-— the last 16 of the world cup finals here in doha. and quickly, the fact that luis suarez _ here in doha. and quickly, the fact that luis suarez refused _ here in doha. and quickly, the fact that luis suarez refused to - that luis suarez refused to apologise for that incident back in 2010 when he faced the media on the eve of this match, it certainly adds extra excitement and extra spice to

the occasion. extra excitement and extra spice to the occasion-— the occasion. absolutely, it adds to the occasion. absolutely, it adds to the drama of— the occasion. absolutely, it adds to the drama of this _ the occasion. absolutely, it adds to the drama of this hollywood - the occasion. absolutely, it adds to the drama of this hollywood script, | the drama of this hollywood script, which _ the drama of this hollywood script, which is _ the drama of this hollywood script, which is actually unfolding in front of our— which is actually unfolding in front of our eyes. he refused to apologise for his— of our eyes. he refused to apologise for his actions, and he suggested putting _ for his actions, and he suggested putting the blame on azerbaijan, who missed _ putting the blame on azerbaijan, who missed the _ putting the blame on azerbaijan, who missed the subsequent penalty that was awarded after he committed that foul. was awarded after he committed that foui~ -- _ was awarded after he committed that foul. —— asamoah gyan. and a captain who leads _ foul. —— asamoah gyan. and a captain who leads the — foul. —— asamoah gyan. and a captain who leads the side today is the only remaining _ who leads the side today is the only remaining player in the ghana squad who was— remaining player in the ghana squad who was there in 2010, so we wouldn't _ who was there in 2010, so we wouldn't have much difficulty telling — wouldn't have much difficulty telling his team—mates of how important this game is for ghana and africa _ important this game is for ghana and africa. it— important this game is for ghana and africa. , ., ., ., africa. it is indeed, what a moment for the africa. it is indeed, what a moment forthe players. _ africa. it is indeed, what a moment for the players, and _ africa. it is indeed, what a moment for the players, and of _ africa. it is indeed, what a moment for the players, and of course - africa. it is indeed, what a moment for the players, and of course what| for the players, and of course what a moment as well for luis suarez, who will be back in the spotlight. great to speak to you, salim kikeke,

many thanks, looking ahead to that game, ghana against uruguay. a reminder of the other matches, south korea take on portugal, who have already qualified, and then cameroon, who as we heard, still stand a chance of qualifying, they go stand a chance of qualifying, they 9° up stand a chance of qualifying, they go up against brazil, who are already sure of their place in the last 16. and serbia take on switzerland, serbia behind switzerland, serbia behind switzerland in that group, switzerland in that group, switzerland will progress if they win. just a sense, joanna, of what is at play, and nothing can be assured in this world cup so far, with so many upsets. belgium, ranked second, joining germany in exiting at the group stage. colour thank you very much, john. the prince and princess of wales's visit to the united states is their first big international appearance since the death of the queen. william and catherine are in boston to award their earthshot prize for innovative ideas to help the environment. but yesterday, a trailer for harry

and meghan's new netflix documentary was released, suggesting more personal claims coming from the duke and duchess of sussex, inflaming tensions in the royalfamily. 0ur royal correspondent daniela relph reports from boston. meeting the people of boston. it's what the prince and princess of wales had wanted to focus on this week. itjust hasn't been that easy. there have been plenty of distractions. "harry and meghan — a love story" is how it's been billed. the trailer for the six—part series on netflix, released right in the middle of william and catherine's trip to america. i had to do everything i could to protect my family. the teaser hints at personal revelations. when the stakes are this high, doesn't it make more sense to hear our story from us? it's got people talking here — as has the racism row back in london. we all got to work together, - we got to unite and stay together. doesn't matter — the black, white, spanish — doesn't matter. -

we all got to work. together and unite. for the trailer to come out, that was.... ..that, to me, is backstabbing. let everyone have their moment. and kate — catherine — and william, right now, the prince and princess of wales have their moment here in boston to make a change for the better. they've got around this city over the past two days, and it is the environment that remains a central theme of this visit. today, attention shifts to what was always planned as the main event of this trip to america, and the earthshot prize awards ceremony. of all prince william's public work, earthshot is now firmly established as one of his most important projects. get ready to join me and special guests for a unique event as we come together to celebrate those with the solutions to repair our planet. the five winners will be announced this evening — each one wins £1 million for their innovative environmental idea. as they head into the final day

of this trip, the prince and princess of wales will meet president biden, who'll also be in boston today. it's been a visit to america filled with some unexpected challenges. daniela relph, bbc news, boston. well, one of the things mentioned in that report was the earthshot prize. prince william will present £1 million to five environmental innovators at an award ceremony later today. the event marks the culmination of his visit to the united states. let's speak to ayo sokale, a chartered civil engineer with the environment agency. she's also involved in local sustainability projects. how important is this prize? what impact is it making? i how important is this prize? what impact is it making?— impact is it making? i think it is a very important — impact is it making? i think it is a very important price. _ impact is it making? i think it is a very important price. we - impact is it making? i think it is a very important price. we are - impact is it making? i think it is a i very important price. we are facing an extensional crisis, and this creates an incubator of great minds, given the right support and funding, to create something to find a solution to our current environmental challenges in the next decade. so that is really important right now. decade. so that is really important riaht now. ., , ., , .,

decade. so that is really important riaht now. ., , ., ., right now. can you explain how it works, right now. can you explain how it works. then? _ right now. can you explain how it works, then? people _ right now. can you explain how it works, then? people pitch - right now. can you explain how it works, then? people pitch ideas| right now. can you explain how it. works, then? people pitch ideas and get funding, basically? yes. works, then? people pitch ideas and get funding, basically?— get funding, basically? yes, you get a shortlist, there _ get funding, basically? yes, you get a shortlist, there are _ get funding, basically? yes, you get a shortlist, there are exemplary - a shortlist, there are exemplary ideas about how they can innovate in a way to give us clean air, better water, it has five main themes, and then the very best, out of the very best, five will be selected for a £1 million prize, which is huge, but also the right network support to drive the idea and make sure it is something that is, you know, scalable. and that is where we are going to get the benefits, scalable solutions that can be brought in a shorter timescale, cos usually innovation takes time, takes decades, and we don't have decades, so that is why this is really important. and then there is the other question, does the average person really engage in this

narrative? it does not diminish the importance of earthshot, just highlight that we are facing an existential crisis but there are more pertinent challenges for the everyday person at the moment. horse everyday person at the moment. how much difference _ everyday person at the moment. how much difference is technology making, then, in the fight against climate change? how much has it changed over the years? technology is auoin to changed over the years? technology is going to be. _ changed over the years? technology is going to be. i— changed over the years? technology is going to be, i think, _ changed over the years? technology is going to be, i think, the _ changed over the years? technology is going to be, i think, the key - is going to be, i think, the key driving force to get to a safe, sustainable future that doesn't just benefit a small minority but everyone globally. we already have this inequitable impact of climate change, so we're going to need a new way of solving that, and it is not something we currently have within our means, but it is something we can create, and technology might be a key driving vehicle for the future. if we look at great civilisations in history, how they have progressed and regressed, it is often driven by great technological leaps that get us to solve huge problems, and that seemed impossible

for those who lived in those times in history, so i think right now, there will also be technology, collaboration and working across different previously silo departs of technology to come together to solve this existential crisis. can technology to come together to solve this existential crisis.— this existential crisis. can you tell us what — this existential crisis. can you tell us what won _ this existential crisis. can you tell us what won last - this existential crisis. can you tell us what won last year - this existential crisis. can you tell us what won last year and this existential crisis. can you - tell us what won last year and what has happened with that? i am tell us what won last year and what has happened with that?— has happened with that? i am not familiar with _ has happened with that? i am not familiar with the _ has happened with that? i am not familiar with the prize _ has happened with that? i am not familiar with the prize winners - has happened with that? i am not i familiar with the prize winners from last year on a close basis. i am more familiar with the finalist this year and what they are aiming to propose. and i think that is very interesting. but what i really wanted to share today was almost, actually, how we can actually have a more nuanced perspective to sustainability that takes this in its stride, and it is something that is echoed in the prize finalist this year, those who understand that environmental challenges are a silo that involves social elements as well, really including communities and trying to solve problems that will help average people living their lives, and i think that is really pertinent, and we only have

to look at the stats from the joseph rowntree foundation, 14.5 million people in the uk in quite tough scenarios, in poverty, but solutions such as this will help us come up with great ways, not only to solve the environmental challenge, but come up with the disparity that comes over as a result as well, but also the disparity of those who face the challenges of climate change and face the environmental inequalities, so i climate justice face the environmental inequalities, so i climatejustice peace as face the environmental inequalities, so i climate justice peace as well. it is infectious hearing you speak, because you're clearly very passionate about this, is this what gets you out of bed every day, the thought of what change might be round the corner to make a material difference to our existence going forward? i difference to our existence going forward? ., ., difference to our existence going forward? . ,, ., ., forward? i mean, ithinki am a civil engineer, _ forward? i mean, ithinki am a civil engineer, and _ forward? i mean, ithinki am a civil engineer, and the - forward? i mean, ithinki am a civil engineer, and the heart i forward? i mean, ithinki am a civil engineer, and the heart of| civil engineer, and the heart of thatis civil engineer, and the heart of that is using the forces of nature for the good of everyone in a sustainable way. i get to have a day at work, protect a community from flooding, i come up with a solution

to benefit them and actually get the greatest scale benefits realised, thatis greatest scale benefits realised, that is incredible, that is a superhero thing that engineers get to do, so that is why i am so excited about this fantastic prize, but also what i do.— but also what i do. thank you so much forjoining _ but also what i do. thank you so much forjoining us. _ but also what i do. thank you so much forjoining us. thank - but also what i do. thank you so much forjoining us. thank you. | much for “oining us. thank you. thank much forjoining us. thank you. thank you _ much forjoining us. thank you. thank you very _ much forjoining us. thank you. thank you very much. - pop star sir eltonjohn is to headline the glastonbury festival next summer, playing what will be the last uk date of his farewell tour. the singer will top the bill on the pyramid stage on the sunday night of the festival and has promised a spectacular farewell. joining us is andrew trendell, news editor with the music magazine nme. welcome, thank you forjoining us, it seems he has never been invited before, how significant will it be as a last hurrah for him? morning, joanna. as a last hurrah for him? morning, joanna- no. _ as a last hurrah for him? morning, joanna- no. i— as a last hurrah for him? morning, joanna. no, ithink— as a last hurrah for him? morning, joanna. no, ithink it— as a last hurrah for him? morning, joanna. no, i think it was - as a last hurrah for him? morning, joanna. no, i think it was one - as a last hurrah for him? morning, joanna. no, i think it was one of. joanna. no, i think it was one of those peoples who was just for ever rumoured but never confirmed, so this is huge, this is going to be eltonjohn's last uk gig, and you

can feel it, you can feel the magic already, eltonjohn closing already, elton john closing glastonbury, already, eltonjohn closing glastonbury, it is going to be really special. it glastonbury, it is going to be really special.— glastonbury, it is going to be reall secial. , ., ., really special. it is not about when the think really special. it is not about when they think of _ really special. it is not about when they think of the _ really special. it is not about when they think of the line-up, - really special. it is not about when they think of the line-up, who - really special. it is not about when they think of the line-up, who is i they think of the line—up, who is going to appeal, who is going to mean tickets will sell, because they sell just like that anyway, mean tickets will sell, because they selljust like that anyway, don't they? selljust like that anyway, don't the ? ., , selljust like that anyway, don't the ? . , ., , ., they? yeah, they do, but then on the other side of— they? yeah, they do, but then on the other side of the _ they? yeah, they do, but then on the other side of the coin, _ they? yeah, they do, but then on the other side of the coin, glastonbury i other side of the coin, glastonbury has to live up to the fact that thousands upon thousands of people have bought tickets, and they need to meet demand, and they always do, so there are plenty of other rumours which we may or may not get into. but eltonjohn, final uk gig at glastonbury, it is going to be really something, especially as his last album, it has a lot of contemporary artists on its which was a nice way to cement his place in pop culture, notjust saying, i am a legacy act, i have shaved pop music as we know it, and closing glastonbury is a hell of a way to

prove that. i am sure we will see guests! he prove that. i am sure we will see auests! , , prove that. i am sure we will see auests! ,, , , ., prove that. i am sure we will see auests! , , ., ., guests! he says there is no more fittin: guests! he says there is no more fitting way _ guests! he says there is no more fitting way to _ guests! he says there is no more fitting way to say _ guests! he says there is no more fitting way to say goodbye - guests! he says there is no more fitting way to say goodbye to - guests! he says there is no more fitting way to say goodbye to my| fitting way to say goodbye to my british fans, billed as the end of his farewell tour, do you really think it will be? it is hard to imagine he willjust go off into a quiet retirement. i imagine he willjust go off into a quiet retirement.— quiet retirement. i don't think elton john _ quiet retirement. i don't think elton john will _ quiet retirement. i don't think elton john will ever _ quiet retirement. i don't think elton john will ever be - quiet retirement. i don't think elton john will ever be quiet! | quiet retirement. i don't think. elton john will ever be quiet! we eltonjohn will ever be quiet! we all know what elton was like. he has been very, very adamant about no longer touring for quite a long time, in terms of what it is doing to him physically, a man of his age. i do believe this will be his final tour, but as we saw with his last album, he is still very much involved in contemporary pop music, he has a really good pop podcast, which everyone should check out as well, which shows how engaged he is. i think you will keep making albums, i think you will keep making albums, ijust don't think i think you will keep making albums, i just don't think we will see him on the road any more, he keeps talking about spending time with his family, you think about how hard he toured in the 70s and 80s as well,

and it has really got to take it out of you, you know the towel —— toll. who else might be playing glastonbury?— who else might be playing glastonbury? who else might be playing glastonbu ? ., , . ., ., glastonbury? rumours! we are not auoin to glastonbury? rumours! we are not going to get _ glastonbury? rumours! we are not going to get the — glastonbury? rumours! we are not going to get the full _ glastonbury? rumours! we are not going to get the full line-up - glastonbury? rumours! we are not going to get the full line-up until. going to get the full line—up until the new year, as far as i am aware, but there are rumours that arctic monkeys, harry styles, taylor swift, guns and —— guns �*n' roses, roxy music for the legends slot, blur are on the road, the weeknd is working around that time, so it is going to be stacked line—up, i don't think anyone is going to be disappointed. thanks, andrew.

tomorrow is the un's international day of persons with disabilities. it's a project aimed at increasing awareness and accessibility for those people who have different needs and challenges. one of the areas where access is vital — and has been much criticised, particularly since the pandemic — is air travel. earlier this year, the civil aviation authority told airports they had to stop failing disabled passengers or risk facing legal action. now attention is starting to turn to airlines themselves. joining us live now is josh wintersgill who is the founder and director of able move ltd, which develops products to improve day—to—day living for wheelchair users. welcome, thank you very much for joining us first of all, just a point on this international day, how much of a difference today days like this make? it much of a difference today days like this make? , , ., ., , , this make? it brings huge awareness to the disability — this make? it brings huge awareness to the disability community, - this make? it brings huge awareness to the disability community, it - this make? it brings huge awareness to the disability community, it is - to the disability community, it is vital that we recognise and champion of all of the fantastic work that

individuals with disabilities, but also organisations, charities, governments et cetera that are trying to improve the lives of people with disabilities. i mentioned the issue on planes, it is a recurring issue that people with disabilities get left on planes and have to wait to be taken off, what is the problem? ids, have to wait to be taken off, what is the problem?— is the problem? a very good question- — is the problem? a very good question. we _ is the problem? a very good question. we know - is the problem? a very good question. we know that - is the problem? a very good question. we know that 2596 j is the problem? a very good i question. we know that 2596 of question. we know that 25% of wheelchair users rate their overall experience flying by air as good or very good, and a lot of the challenges generally are lack of communication or information, and the logistical and operational challenges that can be involved with bringing the likes of mobility aids to the cabin door, and it is really appalling, dc has probably been one the most atrocious years in terms of the most atrocious years in terms of the exposure of the damage and the implications that happen to wheelchair users, and what we're now

is trade associations bringing in a task force to address the challenges that are faced with wheelchairs being damaged, so they account for about 80% of global traffic, so it is hoped that this is going to implement some best practice for airlines to follow to help reduce some of the problems. but of course it is not regulatory changes, and it is regulatory changes that are actually needed more substantially globally to improve the problems that are going on at the moment. your business develops products to improve day—to—day living for wheelchair users. what makes the difference? the wheelchair users. what makes the difference? ' . ., wheelchair users. what makes the difference?— wheelchair users. what makes the difference? , . ., , , difference? the difference for us is that when passengers _ difference? the difference for us is that when passengers typically - difference? the difference for us is that when passengers typically flyl that when passengers typically fly from airports around the world, the idea is that airports should provide transferring equipment to help them get from their wheelchair onto an aircraft. the challenge is that some

airports how that equipment and others don't. 0ur airports how that equipment and others don't. our equipment enables a passenger to turn up to an airport with our equipment and use it to get onto the aircraft and back off the aircraft, when they arrive at their destination. so when we are travelling internationally, we get issues of language, cultural aspects, and that impacts the way in which people can sometimes be treated, and our products effectively help remove that anxiety and issues around moving and handling around the cabin. so we are making huge inroads in the way in which wheelchair users are experiencing air travel. what lead ou down experiencing air travel. what lead you down that _ experiencing air travel. what lead you down that path? _ experiencing air travel. what lead you down that path? yes, - experiencing air travel. what lead you down that path? yes, i - experiencing air travel. what lead you down that path? yes, i have. you down that path? yes, i have sinal you down that path? yes, i have spinal muscular _ you down that path? yes, i have spinal muscular atrophy, - you down that path? yes, i have spinal muscular atrophy, which i you down that path? yes, i have - spinal muscular atrophy, which means my muscles get weaker over time. i used to travel a lot as a child. as i got older, my condition has deteriorated, which has made air travel really inaccessible to me. i used to be able to walk onto the aircraft, then being carried onto the aircraft by my family, and now

having to be relying on the assistance staff to physically lift me out of my chair, onto an armchair and then into the aircraft. i had a really bad experience back in 2017, and i also watched a gentleman that was a really big chap, very, very heavy, and he had a worse experience than me, and i thought, i'm not the only one, and we can't continue this way, something has to change. i found the quickest way to make the biggest amount of impact was to create some products that people could purchase today and used to help them travel by air. that is what drove the change for me. that is fantastic. — what drove the change for me. that is fantastic, the _ what drove the change for me. that is fantastic, the direction that you decided to go in, having seen what was wrong. it was to give you great satisfaction to know that your work is making such a difference? that is what motivates _ is making such a difference? that is what motivates me _ is making such a difference? that is what motivates me to _ is making such a difference? that is what motivates me to get _ is making such a difference? that is what motivates me to get out - is making such a difference? that is what motivates me to get out of. is making such a difference? that is| what motivates me to get out of bed in the morning. knowing that you are making a real impact on peoples lives, giving them the ability to go

and travel, when without our equipment they may not choose to travel at all. i want to reiterate the point with challenges around mobility aids, you mentioned at the beginning that the airports today, particularly in the uk, are monitored by the caa, and going forward, what we should see some time next year is that they are in plummeting a framework to monitor airline performance around accessibility. that is going through accessibility. that is going through a consultancy, a consultation, at the moment. i hope that will actually drive future innovation for the airlines to increase the way in which they communicate and share information with the airports, to hopefully improve the experience. 0ne hopefully improve the experience. one final thing for me is that more globally, airports have a real challenge in terms of accessibility, and what we are seeing is improvements are coming in. airports

have launched an accreditation programme, which is to provide a continuous path of improvements for airports, to a level of what they are doing in accessibility more internationally. these problems are not going to go away. they are going to continue. i would not be surprised if we see more people still stuck on planes. but i think when we actually look at what is going on in the global landscape, i think there are big improvements being made. butjust not at the pace at which we owe the disability community wanted to go, that is the real challenge.— real challenge. thank you so much for “oinini real challenge. thank you so much forjoining us- _ a group of british mps have travelled to taiwan for a five—day visit which includes meetings with president tsai ing—wen and other senior government officials. the trip comes as relations between the uk and mainland china are strained with prime minister rishi sunak suggesting the "golden era" of diplomacy between beijing and london are over. china claims sovereignty over taiwan which broke away following the chinese civil war in 1949.

the head of the foreign affairs select committee, alicia kearns, said taiwan was not alone in the world and vowed that the british parliament would remain committed to supporting its democratic partner. there is no question that taiwan matters. and although we are separated by many continents, the reality is that 30% of global world trade goes through the south china sea, and the reality is that the world's technological heart is, essentially, increasingly becoming taiwan, when you look at semiconductors and their importance within the global economy. so i think the message is very clearly that taiwan has friends, and taiwan does not stand alone. but we must all do everything we can to prevent any descent into conflict. but, yes, taiwan has friends that will stand by them. 0ur correspondent kate silver sent this report to put the trip in more context. so, this multi—day visit by british parliamentarians to taiwan has been nothing short of controversial. towards the end of it,

we have heard in a press conference from the chair of the uk's foreign affairs committee, alicia kearns. she has said that the conversation was wide—ranging and deep. they talked about everything from wind farms and semiconductors to cyber threats and military cooperation. as you can imagine, it is military cooperation of people are most interested in. she said, for instance, quite firmly and directly that taiwan has friends who will stand by them. and she said that if need be, the uk would support taiwan, militarily, to protect its democracy. she said a number of times, for instance, the uk has a role and a duty to support democracy is in the indo—pacific region. she did reiterate, though, that she hoped it would not come to that. as i mentioned, beyond the military angle, she said, for instance, she talked about economic collaboration. wind farms, biotechnologies, semiconductors. she called on xijinping to vaccinate his population. she said he had a moral duty to improve on this front.

she also talked about the uk's policy of robust pragmatism, as the way they should be dealing with china. that is pragmatically that they need to continue to have china as an important trading partner, but that they should be more robust than they have been in previous times, and really look at this relationship, and make sure that it is equally mutually beneficial. now, this is part of something of a fact—finding operation, the parliamentary committee is not the government itself, it is a group of mps that scrutinise the government. she says this is about looking forward to what the future of the uk relationship should be with the indo—pacific. as you can imagine, this visit has well and truly drawn the ire of beijing. we heard in a statement from trhe chinese embassy, for instance, calling it a gross interference in china's internal affairs, and saying it was a flagrant violation of china's one—china principle, which is, of course, this concept that china claims taiwan as part of its own territory. taiwan fiercely rejecting this. we also heard as part of the statement that the embassy there was say they threatened

a forceful response to anything that undermines china's interests. a by—election in chester has seen labour hold the city of chester seat with an increased share of the vote. it's a blow to rishi sunak in his first by—election test as prime minister. the contest was triggered by the resignation of christian matheson. samantha dixon, a local councillor in the city, increased labour's majority to nearly 11,000 and secured labour's best ever result in the seat. the newly elected mp samantha dixon was joined by deputy leader of the labour party angela rayner a short while ago — here's what she had to say. the reaction is, obviously, were very pleased with the result. you know, this is the worst defeat for the conservative since 1832. it was very clear when we were going on the doorstep that people are genuinely really concerned about the cost of living. that came up time and time again. they're angry with the conservatives who have crashed the economy, the sleaze that's engulfed them, the constant bickering the not being able to get britain moving again. everyone feels like it's

not a constant backlog and they're damaging our economy and their damaging people's prospects and the people of chester, the city of chester have given a huge message to the conservatives that they want change and they want a labour government. it is the time of year when thoughts turn to festive food. christmas dinner, big family meals, and eating out with friends but budgets are stretched — and new data out today predicts christmas dinner will cost a fifth more than last year. so our cost of living correspondent colletta smith has been looking for ways to eat well on a budget — and she's had some professional help from our colleagues at bbc food. i'm in birmingham for this road trip, and i'm delighted to say that, this time, i am not on my own. hello. sorry i'm late. that's all right. i've recruited an expert to help me. dr rupy aujla is a gp and professional chef, which is a relief, given my cooking ability.

dr rupy, we are hoping you will work your magic. by the end of today, concocted something delicious and affordable for us all to eat. hello, hello. sharon and cam work with a local charity used to feeding a lot of people. but they are thinking about their own cooking budgets, too. i am looking around and already thinking about the types of products you can cook with. there is an air fryer over here. that is one of the cheapest ways to cook at the moment. one of them, yeah. in terms of electricity. this is the worst offender in terms of electricity, but do you use the oven much, do you cook with the oven much? i do use the oven but i tend to pack it with lots of different ingredients and make the most use of it if you are going to be using the oven at all. but, today, we are going to be using a very simple recipe for the hob, chickpea and lentil curry. so i'm going to leave you to it. you are in very capable hands. who is going to be up with the chopping first? cam. cam, 0k! i am going to get you tojust halve the tomatoes.

that's all you need to do. and that is the maximum amount of cooking that you are going to be doing. everything else is going to be simply putting it into a pan. i'm just going to watch over here. you guys carry on. every christmas eve we do - a three—course sit—down meal for our service users. they have presents. there is a party, we have a dj, gospel singers. - wow. this might not be on your christmas menu, but, hopefully, it will be one of your street foods. this is nearly done. we are just going to add the frozen peas. i suppose availability is an issue, as well, isn't it, for somebody cooking on a shoestring budget? absolutely. so mixed frozen veg, peas. i tend to always have those in my freezer. and just adding them to anything. soups, stews, or even curries, as we are doing today. it is, again, another way of adding a little bit more nutrition on a budget. it's really aromatic, isn't it? meanwhile, iam hotfooting it across birmingham. supermarket cafes have become increasingly important to lots of communities. as warm spaces with long hours

and relatively cheap food, you can see the appeal. julie has worked in this store for more than 20 years. those two there are regulars. he is a regular. but there has been a big change in recent weeks. it is notjust pensioners coming in forfood or a cuppa. around about 3.30, 3.40, we have a mad rush with the mums coming in with kids. morrisons dished up 70,000 children's meals over the october half—term. they also gave free meals that month to anyone who said a special codeword. as a customer, you could come into morrisons' cafe and, at the till, ask for henry, so very discreet. and colleagues would serve you a jacket potato and beans for free. because they could do it discreetly, they felt like they could come and eat out, effectively, in a nice environment, and kind of remove the stigma around taking the meal for free. back in walsall, things are hotting up nicely. hello. it smells delicious. well, well, well.

that looks great. i can't take all the credit for it. with the once cheap ready meal now costing so much more, people are getting back to basic ingredients. now, people have to think about a whole other process. yeah, absolutely. i think looking at the brighter side, it is going to encourage more people to become confident in the kitchen. because it is out of need, out of necessity to think about ways in which we rely less on convenience foods and more on cooking from scratch, that is going to be cheaper and perhaps more nutritious in the long run. with full bellies and smiles all round, it's time for me to hit the road again. well, listen, thanks so much, that has been a really lovely afternoon. i've loved it. it was so much fun. and it is an issue that so many households are struggling with, isn't it? absolutely, and i think if we can give more people information about how they can make the maximum use of their appliances on budget and nutritiously, using some of the hacks we talked about today, we would will

be a bit better off. many consumers have been underwhelmed by 5g, with promises of lightning fast speeds. phones, phones, phones. they're such a constant in most people's lives now. it's difficult to imagine being without them. and coming up to christmas, a new handset is on lots of lists to santa, but also on those wishlists — some people might like to add better 5g. in glasgow, people really like their 5g. according to uswitch, across the country, about one—third of us now have a 5g—enabled phone, but here, it's closer to half. however, the same study found that one in six people think the tech behind 5g

has been overhyped. i don't think it's great. i don't notice a difference. ijust don't think it's great. sometimes if you are texting, it won't get through. i was trying to get hold of my mum, but i couldn't get her. i thought, i'lljust wait. most places are 46 and then the odd places you get 5g. l but not very much. when it works well, it's good. that's true. when it doesn't, it doesn't. 3g barely works sometimes. my girlfriend, she's got 5g on her phone, but there doesn't seem to be much of a difference in comparison to my 4g. if it came to the price was a big difference between 5g and 4g, then i'd probablyjust stay with 4g. most of the phones are going that way anyway. you know, the latest iphone comes with 56 as standard. so yeah, i think i will be going for 5g. yeah, definitely. let me show you what i mean. we've got two phones here. one is running on 5g, one is running on 4g. now, this is really unscientific.

they're different phones and they're also on different networks. but what you can see is that actually the 4g is a lot faster in this particular spot than the 5g. recent research suggests that, three years after it launched, a lot of the uk has little or no 5g coverage at all, and it's a similar picture around the world. in that three years we've had covid, which did impact on our ability to deploy that network, and the government's own research suggested that cost an additional £2 billion and added a year to our deployment schedules. this centre at the university of surrey started working on 5g ten years ago. this is the team's message to people frustrated with 5g. just be patient, because there are very interesting applications coming up that all gradually become 56 compliant. all of these systems. it's clear that the roll—out of 5g has had some problems, not only here in the uk but also around the world. mobile networks have got quite a lot of ground to cover before they can bring it to everyone, but they all insist that they're on track.

one of the biggest factors driving consumer uncertainty around 5g is price. like so many things, the cost—of—living crisis is making us think carefully about what we spend our money on. although 5g providers don't charge extra money for the service, it can eat up your data at a much faster rate each month. while the telecoms companies are betting on the billions they've ploughed into 5g paying off, they won't be relying on their sales this christmas to bring it all home just yet. zoe kleinman, bbc news. we've been talking a lot about the cost of christmas this morning. hannah miller's been visiting a christmas tree farm near wetherby in west yorkshire for us. there are about 35,000 christmas trees that go from this plantation every year into people's houses.

this will be the crunch weekend, where they find out if the expectation that people will spend less is in fact the reality. all of the research was pointing in the same direction. more than half of people say they are going to be working towards a strict budget this year. forfour in ten people, that means cutting back on the number of presence that they die. nearly a third of people say they will be buying cheaper food and. third of people say they will be buying cheaperfood and. and third of people say they will be buying cheaper food and. and the way that people pay is also changing. around 40% of 16—24 —year—olds say they will be using credit, including things like by now, pay later schemes. i spoke to people at manchester christmas market about how their habits are changing. we are cutting back and watching our pennies. she lives alone and i live alone. we've got to be careful what we spend money on. idistill]!

alone. we've got to be careful what we spend money on.— we spend money on. will you do an hini we spend money on. will you do anything differently? _ we spend money on. will you do anything differently? we - we spend money on. will you do anything differently? we try - we spend money on. will you do anything differently? we try to i we spend money on. will you do i anything differently? we try to buy thins anything differently? we try to buy things earlier. _ anything differently? we try to buy things earlier. we _ anything differently? we try to buy things earlier. we are _ anything differently? we try to buy things earlier. we are not - anything differently? we try to buy things earlier. we are not quite - things earlier. we are not quite donei _ things earlier. we are not quite done, but — things earlier. we are not quite done, but we are trying to get everything as early as possible. we miiht everything as early as possible. might cut everything as early as possible. - might cut back in certain areas, but we still want to enjoy the christmas experience. just we still want to en'oy the christmas exerience., , ., we still want to en'oy the christmas ”pence— experience. just more aware, moneywise- _ experience. just more aware, moneywise- i— experience. just more aware, moneywise. i got _ experience. just more aware, moneywise. i got three - experience. just more aware, moneywise. i got three kids, | experience. just more aware, - moneywise. i got three kids, wary of what i am moneywise. i got three kids, wary of what i am buying _ moneywise. i got three kids, wary of what i am buying for _ moneywise. i got three kids, wary of what i am buying for them. - moneywise. i got three kids, wary of what i am buying for them. instead i what i am buying for them. instead ofjust randomly going shopping every day, doing a bulk buy. i’m ofjust randomly going shopping every day, doing a bulk buy. i'm not doini every day, doing a bulk buy. i'm not doing presence _ every day, doing a bulk buy. i'm not doing presence this _ every day, doing a bulk buy. i'm not doing presence this year. _ every day, doing a bulk buy. i'm not doing presence this year. i - every day, doing a bulk buy. i'm not doing presence this year. i said - every day, doing a bulk buy. i'm not doing presence this year. i said we i doing presence this year. i said we are going — doing presence this year. i said we are going to— doing presence this year. i said we are going to spend time with each other _ are going to spend time with each other the — are going to spend time with each other. the only presence are going to be _ other. the only presence are going to be given — other. the only presence are going to be given to the grandkids. the rest of— to be given to the grandkids. the rest of us, — to be given to the grandkids. the rest of us, no presence, just time with— rest of us, no presence, just time with each— rest of us, no presence, just time with each other. iamjoined i am joined now byjames, who is part of the christmas tree plantation here. how have your costs changed over the cost of this year? we talk a lot about people wanting to spend less, but costs have gone

up to spend less, but costs have gone up as well. to spend less, but costs have gone up as well-— up as well. the import costs for christmas _ up as well. the import costs for christmas trees _ up as well. the import costs for christmas trees have _ up as well. the import costs for christmas trees have gone - up as well. the import costs for christmas trees have gone up i christmas trees have gone up massively. everything has gone on the increase, it is really big. xfour the increase, it is really big. your fertiliser and _ the increase, it is really big. your fertiliser and all _ the increase, it is really big. your fertiliser and all of _ the increase, it is really big. your fertiliser and all of those - the increase, it is really big. your fertiliser and all of those things? fertiliser, chemicals, diesel, fuel, everything has increased massively. and getting them to houses. how big a weekend is this? we and getting them to houses. how big a weekend is this?— a weekend is this? we are expecting a weekend is this? we are expecting a tremendous _ a weekend is this? we are expecting a tremendous weekend. _ a weekend is this? we are expecting a tremendous weekend. it _ a weekend is this? we are expecting a tremendous weekend. it is - a weekend is this? we are expecting a tremendous weekend. it is always| a tremendous weekend. it is always the big weekend for sales, massive. i would like to come over here and talk to harry, from consumer magazine which. you have done plenty of research about how habits are likely to change this year. people spending more in some cases, but getting less with that money, budgets are tight?— getting less with that money, budiietsaretiht? �* , , , budgets are tight? because everybody is havin: to budgets are tight? because everybody is having to look _ budgets are tight? because everybody is having to look for _ budgets are tight? because everybody is having to look for about _ budgets are tight? because everybody is having to look for about £1000 - is having to look for about £1000 extra just to pay for energy bills alone, people are cutting back on christmas spending. four in ten have told us they are going to be buying fewer christmas gifts. three and ten are cutting back on food under in costs. we are saying that in reduced

footfall in all of the shops. ierrui’hezit footfall in all of the shops. what can people _ footfall in all of the shops. what can people do. _ footfall in all of the shops. what can people do, when _ footfall in all of the shops. what can people do, when the - footfall in all of the shops. what can people do, when the budget is tight, how much are you worried about people over spending? the good news is that supermarket _ news is that supermarket alternatives on food are always highly rated in our blind taste tests. don't feel like you're missing out by going away from the big brands when you are doing your christmas shopping. also, if you're going to decorate one of these lovely trees and you keep the lights on for six hours every day, all the way through to february, it would cost just 56p. way through to february, it would costjust 56p. for that way through to february, it would cost just 56p. for that whole time on led. that is a positive thing. its, on led. that is a positive thing. a little bit of good news that a lot of people will be hoping for, if they do come out and buy a christmas tree. what areas of advice do you have for people if they are already worried about their costs? i know you have done some research about people not being able to afford bills. ., ., , ., bills. 2.2 million families have told us that _ bills. 2.2 million families have told us that they _ bills. 2.2 million families have told us that they had - bills. 2.2 million families have told us that they had to - bills. 2.2 million families have told us that they had to miss i bills. 2.2 million families have| told us that they had to miss a credit card bill, rent, mortgage

payments in the last month alone. we have heard that 18% of people are turning fridges and freezers to try to save money. that is just awful. there is not a single gift or gadget, or even christmas tree that is worth getting into debt this christmas, or giving your family food poisoning.— christmas, or giving your family food poisoning. thank you, lots of --eole food poisoning. thank you, lots of people will — food poisoning. thank you, lots of people will be _ food poisoning. thank you, lots of people will be hoping _ food poisoning. thank you, lots of people will be hoping to _ food poisoning. thank you, lots of people will be hoping to come - food poisoning. thank you, lots of. people will be hoping to come down here and pick up one of the christmas trees later this weekend. putting the lights on, turns out, is not as expensive as you might have feared. the american movie star will smith returns to cinemas in the us today, in his first majorfilm role since his infamous slap of chris rock at the oscars after the comedian made a joke about smith's wife. it was a moment that shocked millions around the world. so can he make a comeback? the bbc�*s tom brook has sent this report from new york. clamouring.

in recent days, will smith has been on the red carpet on a charm offensive promoting emancipation — an historical drama which tells of an escaped slave in 1860s america, who, after a terrifying ordeal, gained freedom. after being in industry purgatory for the last few months, smith is most definitely back in the spotlight. reporters asked him how he felt. so far, so good! will smith was for years one of hollywood's most bankable stars. the big question is, will his fans come out to see his new film? many were perplexed and disappointed by his 0scars night slap. will they be staying away as emancipation opens up in cinemas? what he did to chris rock for no reason was crazy. he's a good actor, and he a legend, but after what he did...mm—mm! the academy has banned smith from attending the oscars for ten years, but his new film could conceivably still bring him an acting nomination. critics have been praising his performance. it's quite a unique set of circumstances in oscar history that will smith is facing here. in a hypothetical situation

where he stayed in his seat after chris rock made a joke about his wife, i think that will smith would have a real shot at getting nominated for an oscar here. in light of everything that's happened, it's an uphill battle, but it's not an insurmountable one. i would not be afraid. will smith's film is inspired by a real man from the 1860s — peter, who'd been so badly beaten by his slave masters that a photograph of his scarred back helped fuel opposition to slavery. despite his 0scar night slap, will smith hopes his new film's message about the evils of racism gets through. i wanted to create something that was, you know, just a reminder of...the tragic ends that can come from that type of hate and brutality against one another. they break the bonds. hollywood is full of showbiz figures who've fallen and then been resurrected.

will smith's new film may help him in thatjourney, but his 0scar night slap was one of the most shocking moments in academy awards history — and it's likely to remain a prominent part of his legacy forever. but they never, never break me. tom brook, bbc news, new york. and sticking at the movies — indiana jones will return to the big screen in the summer — and fans have been offered a glimpse of what's to come. �*dial of destiny�* is set in the 1960s, during the height of the space race between the us and the soviet union. the trailer shows harrison ford once again reprising his role as the death—defying archaeologist. it comes more than 40 years after he first played him in �*raiders of the lost ark�*.

you are watching bbc news. hello, for one or two of my view where the fog is, it could linger all day long. a lot of it will lift, skies will brighten and, for some of you, more sunshine developing across the eastern part of the country. the fog was thickest in south—east england, the midlands, through to yorkshire. this is where it will stay grey as we started the afternoon. fog could linger. devon and cornwall, far west wales, brighter with some sunshine. cloud breaking up through eastern counties of england with some sunny spells. coasts of east anglia, kent and the channel islands, one or two showers. cloudier through scotland and northern ireland, brightness for a

view, mildest in the highlands. 11 or 12 degrees. 0nly view, mildest in the highlands. 11 or 12 degrees. only three or four celsius at the highest, where fog lingers in south—west wales and the midlands. that folk should clear and we have an easterly wind developing. partly clear skies. a touch of frost into saturday morning. the biggest exception will be part of scotland and northern ireland. the cloud to produce rain or drizzle. it is this area of high pressure that will dominate into the weekend, it will be exerting an easterly wind across the country. for saturday, that will actually bring some sunshine around. better chance of some sunny spells on saturday. a few showers to the english channel, more through eastern counties of england. cloudier stubble in the highlands and islands of scotland on the west of northern ireland with rain or drizzle. even with more sunshine around across the country on saturday, the easterly wind brings ever colder air. temperatures seven or 9 degrees for the vast majority. as we are going to sunday, the easterly wind strength and is even more. an added wind—chill and the return of a lot more cloud. the cloud is going to bring showers and

they will drive further westwards. when you see them over the hills, they could be with some sleet and wet snow mixed in with the rain. driest and sunniest in parts of scotland and northern ireland. 0nly scotland and northern ireland. only if you people see showers, many will be dry. temperature six or 7 degrees foremost. they will drop further next week. easterly wind replaced by north or north—easterly ones as pressure builds in greenland. with that, with falls from the sky could start to turn increasingly wintry. a mixture of sleet or snow. mainly in the form of showers at this stage, pinpointing exactly where it�*s very difficult. for next week, the trend is there. the temperatures drop in each of the four nations. nice where the sun is out, but cold when it isn�*t.

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11... whistleblowers at one of england�*s worst performing hospital trusts say a climate of fear among staff is putting patients at risk. rmt union leader mick lynch is hopeful of a government offer to end this month�*s rail strikes, ahead of a meeting with rail minister huw merriman. labour holds the parliamentary seat of chester with an increased share of the vote, in rishi sunak�*s first by—election test as prime minister. they are angry with the conservatives who have crashed the economy, there is sleaze that has engulfed them, the constant bickering, not being able to get britain moving again. a night of high drama in qatar. four—time winners germany go out at the group stage for a second world cup in a row. christmas dinner will be nearly 22% more expensive

this year than in 2021. and sir eltonjohn will headline glastonbury festival next summer, in what may be his last ever uk gig. a bbc investigation has uncovered what insiders have called a "culture of fear" among staff at one of england�*s worst performing nhs trusts. current and former staff at university hospitals birmingham say they fear being subjected to disciplinary action if they speak up about patient safety.

the investigation was conducted by newsnight and bbc west midlands. david grossman reports. the university hospitals birmingham trust, known as uhb, is huge — one of the largest in the uk, with four big hospitals serving over two million patients a year. for the population of birmingham and across the west midlands, this trust pretty much is the nhs. but it is also struggling, rated "requires improvement" — the third of four possible rankings. it came last but one on an analysis of nhs trusts in england. the problems at that the trust have been known about for years. back in 2017, the trust commissioned an internal report into 20 deaths in the haematology department of queen elizabeth hospital in birmingham. newsnight has obtained a copy of the report. while it acknowledges that there are many areas of good practice,

it criticises the lack of ownership of patients and a lack of communication on patient care amongst senior clinicians. "from the haematology perspective and the notes reviewed, it was obvious that this was not happening," the report concludes. in essence, patients were dying — in some cases, without receiving any treatment at all. newsnight has discovered that the doctor who wrote it, who investigated those patient deaths, was so concerned by what he saw was a lack of seriousness about patient safety that he eventually resigned from the trust and, indeed, from the nhs altogether. we�*ve traced him here to athens, where he is working as a senior consultant haematologist. there was definitely a lack of safe patient care and a lack of ownership of the patient, a lack of looking after the patient the way they should look after these patients in a very detailed way, in detailed management. and those patients all died —

that�*s why you looked at them. exactly. should they have died? could they have been saved? they could be saved. certainly, when you don�*t have an action done, then you don�*t really know the outcome. that is a sentiment we have heard from other clinicians, that they were just not being listened to when they raised concerns about safety. and there is evidence that patient safety at the trust has been compromised. in medical terms, a never event is an incident which should never happen if proper safety procedures are correctly implemented. in the year from the 1st of april 2020, uhb had 12 never events, the highest of any trust in england. throughout this investigation, we have heard the same thing time and time again — clinicians telling us they feared that if they raised safety concerns, then management would take action against them, perhaps even end their careers. it was, we were told, the wholesale intimidation of the staff into silence.

land other consultants raised concerns about patient safety, and we realised if you do, then you will get punished quite quickly and quite harshly. so they will make all kinds of spurious investigations, and they will try to intimidate you that way. why did you decide to leave, rather than continue to fight? because i think there was no end to this fight and they were trying, as they did with other colleagues, to completely sort of ruin your career. following a freedom of information request, the trust revealed that, in the last decade, it had referred 26 of its doctors, to the general medical council for professional conduct or standards investigations. in not a single case did the gmc take any further action against the doctors concerned. the trust told the bbc... "we take patient safety very seriously." they said they had a high reporting culture of incidents to ensure appropriate accountability

and, vitally, learning. 0n those so—called never events, they said, "all patient safety concerns and incidents are rigorously investigated to prevent harm to our patients." david grossman, bbc news. you can watch more on that investigation by newsnight on bbc iplayer. well, we can get more now from our correspondent david grossman who you heard there in that report. david, there in that report. just how badly is this trust performing? david, just how badly is this trust performing? ii david, just how badly is this trust performing?— david, just how badly is this trust ”erformin ? , , .,, ., performing? if this trust was doing really well. — performing? if this trust was doing really well, and _ performing? if this trust was doing really well, and people _ performing? if this trust was doing really well, and people were - really well, and people were complaining about plot —— not being listened to but you might take it one way, but there is no way you can describe this trust as performing well. the proportion of patients that receive the start of the cancer care before 62 days of an urgent referral, for example. the national

target is 85%, the national level is only 60% and that is headline news, it is so bad was stopping this trust, it is 38%. and there are other metrics we look at as well. including a staff survey. all staff —— all trusts have a staff survey on this one does badly on this issue of whether staff feel able to come forward and if they do, they can do withoutjeopardising their own career and if they will be listened to. those things are linked. everyone has told us to this investigation, if you do not listen to staff, they are not able to channel feedback through you and patient care suffers. you channel feedback through you and patient care suffers.— channel feedback through you and patient care suffers. you also look at something _ patient care suffers. you also look at something called _ patient care suffers. you also look at something called never- patient care suffers. you also look at something called never events | patient care suffers. you also look. at something called never events at the trust. could you explain what they are and what you found? we referred they are and what you found? - referred to them briefly in the report but essentially, they are the worst thing that would happen, something that should never happen,

you have got safety procedures in place to make sure they don�*t happen. an example would be the patient going into the operating theatre and the doctors amputating theatre and the doctors amputating the wrong leg, that is a never event, it should never happen. as we mentioned in the report, 12 never events happened in the year we were looking at. that was the highest of any trust in england. those figures are quite alarming. the chappie spoke to was in haematology, blood disorders, and we found that they were eight never events in the whole of england to do with giving a patient the wrong type of blood or tissue, incompatible blood or tissue, incompatible blood or tissue, eight and the whole of a shoot —— whole of england and four of them were in this one trust. and that suggests something was going badly wrong in that department. ierrui’hezit badly wrong in that department. what is the trust say? _ badly wrong in that department. what is the trust say? the _

badly wrong in that department. what is the trust say? the trust _ badly wrong in that department. what is the trust say? the trust davis - badly wrong in that department. what is the trust say? the trust davis a - is the trust say? the trust davis a statement — is the trust say? the trust davis a statement on _ is the trust say? the trust davis a statement on all _ is the trust say? the trust davis a statement on all of _ is the trust say? the trust davis a statement on all of this, - is the trust say? the trust davis a statement on all of this, they - is the trust say? the trust davis a | statement on all of this, they said some of the metrics are misleading and they managed to push the needle in the right direction on some of the key measures of patient care and on that issue of that central issue, intimidating staff into silence, they said they absolutely deny that and said we take patient safety very seriously and have a high reporting cultural incidents to ensure appropriate accountability and vital learning. all patient safety concerns and incidents are rigorously investigated. and this may be difficult for some colleagues.— may be difficult for some colleaiues. ., ,, , ., , colleagues. david, thank you very much. the rmt union leader is meeting rail minister huw merriman today. on his way to that meeting, mick lynch said the government would "hopefully put an offer on the table" to end rail strikes which he would have to "take back" to his members although he expected the offer to be "modest".

we have not had a structure in which we negotiate, they have never put on offer on the table, so hopefully, today all over the weekend, they will start to do that and we will take that back to the union and see what they come up with. i have a feeling it might be modest, that is the polite word. poultry might be another word. we will see how that goesin another word. we will see how that goes in the next two days. starting at half past eight women who attended a. it is definitely moving, it is different to the past six month but we have to see whether it is meaningful orjust window is meaningful or just window dressing, is meaningful orjust window dressing, as they say. a by—election in chester has seen labour hold the city of chester seat with an increased share of the vote. it�*s a blow to rishi sunak in his first by—election test as prime minister. the contest was triggered by the resignation of christian matheson. samantha dixon, a local councillor in the city, increased labour�*s majority to nearly 11,000 and secured labour�*s best

ever result in the seat. i think it�*s very decisive, i think it shows that voters in chester really are fed up with the government. i think they have turned to labour values and put crosses next to my name in significant numbers. a little earlier, the deputy leader of the labour party, angela rayner, joined the new labour mp samantha dixon. here�*s what she had to say. there is, obviously, were very pleased with the result. you know, this is the worst defeat for the conservative since 1832. it was very clear when we were going on the doorstep that people are genuinely really concerned about the cost of living. that came up time and time again. they�*re angry with the conservatives who have crashed the economy, the sleaze that�*s engulfed them, the constant bickering the not being able to get britain moving again. everyone feels like it�*s not a constant backlog and they�*re damaging our economy and their damaging people�*s

prospects and the people of chester, the city of chester have given a huge message to the conservatives that they want change and they want a labour government. john rentoul, the independent�*s cheif political commentator, joins us now for more. john, good to see you this morning. how significant a win is this for labour, given they already hold the seat? i labour, given they already hold the seat? ., �* ., ., ., ., seat? i don't want to rain on the apparatus _ seat? i don't want to rain on the apparatus of _ seat? i don't want to rain on the apparatus of it _ seat? i don't want to rain on the apparatus of it was _ seat? i don't want to rain on the apparatus of it was a _ seat? i don't want to rain on the apparatus of it was a good - seat? i don't want to rain on the l apparatus of it was a good result. congratulations to them. —— on their parade. you have to look at the numbers. a 14% swing, it looks very good, but if you look at the sort of swings that labour gets in by—elections before general elections, before the 1997 general election, labourwas elections, before the 1997 general election, labour was winning seats like this with swings of well over 20%. it is not enough to guarantee

that keir starmer is heading to number ten. that keir starmer is heading to number ten-— that keir starmer is heading to number ten. ., . ., ., , number ten. how much of a problem as a result like this _ number ten. how much of a problem as a result like this at _ number ten. how much of a problem as a result like this at this _ number ten. how much of a problem as a result like this at this point _ number ten. how much of a problem as a result like this at this point for- a result like this at this point for the conservatives? i a result like this at this point for the conservatives?— the conservatives? i think it is iood the conservatives? i think it is good news _ the conservatives? i think it is good news for _ the conservatives? i think it is good news for the _ the conservatives? i think it is l good news for the conservatives because for the past few weeks, they have been walking along west mr with long faces. there has been a lot of talk about conservative mps giving up talk about conservative mps giving up on the next election, leaving parliament and there is a widespread assumption that the conservatives are going to lose the next general election but i�*m afraid that is not backed up by this by—election. at best, this points to a hung parliament with labour forming a minority moment. —— government. at worst, it suggests the conservatives could come back with a reduced majority. could come back with a reduced ma'ori . ~ ., .,

majority. what have the conservatives _ majority. what have the conservatives been - majority. what have the l conservatives been doing majority. what have the - conservatives been doing any last few weeks in terms of clawing back some of some of their polling losses that they had seen happen in previous months?— that they had seen happen in previous months? they have been electin: previous months? they have been electing rishi _ previous months? they have been electing rishi sunak _ previous months? they have been electing rishi sunak as _ previous months? they have been electing rishi sunak as leader - electing rishi sunak as leader instead of liz truss. it has not done the much good in the national opinion polls. labour are still streets ahead in the national opinion polls, but it is a very important check on how well labour is really doing, to look at real votes in real bad boxes. —— ballot boxes and they ought to be doing better than this if they are on course to win a majority. nobody was expecting labour to win a majority in one go at the next general election but because the conservatives have been in such trouble, it has become assume that labour is heading for a majority government but i�*m afraid this suggest they are not. i government but i'm afraid this suggest they are not.- government but i'm afraid this suggest they are not. i am going to s-irin this suggest they are not. i am going to spring this on _ suggest they are not. i am going to spring this on ua _ suggest they are not. i am going to spring this on ua little _ suggest they are not. i am going to spring this on ua little bit, - suggest they are not. i am going to spring this on ua little bit, but - suggest they are not. i am going to spring this on ua little bit, but i - spring this on ua little bit, but i have just spotted on twitter on

sajid javid positive us account, he has published a letter saying that he has chosen not to stand as the next conservative —— the next general election. this is quite a big name, isn�*t it? we have heard a number of other conservatives already saying that they don�*t want to stand again and some of them are quite young. how significant is this? ., ., , ., ., this? savage arid is not all. -- ma be this? savage arid is not all. -- maybe he _ this? savage arid is not all. -- maybe he thinks _ this? savage arid is not all. -- maybe he thinks his _ this? savage arid is not all. -- | maybe he thinks his mysterious career is over being as he was not brought back by rishi sunak. and if you look at the numbers, maybe that is... easily 12, 13, 14, something like that, to announce they are standing down from it is not that much out of line with what you would

expect it —— and any other parliament. there are more labour mps saying they are standing down. i would not read too much into that. people will inevitably read a lot into it but i think if you look at the hard numbers of votes in chester, they don�*t necessarily suggest that the conservatives are going to lose the next general election. �* ., going to lose the next general election. . . , , . election. again, it depends which intel and analysis _ election. again, it depends which intel and analysis you _ election. again, it depends which intel and analysis you read. - election. again, it depends which intel and analysis you read. i- election. again, it depends which | intel and analysis you read. i have read various things already this morning. sajid javid has been a big name in the conservative party and has had —— held some big ministerial posts. it is quite a loss in terms of the experience you sort of taken away. of the experience you sort of taken awa . ~ , ,., y of the experience you sort of taken awa . ~ , ,., , ., of the experience you sort of taken away. absolutely and he was a leadership _ away. absolutely and he was a leadership candidate _ away. absolutely and he was a leadership candidate more - away. absolutely and he was a | leadership candidate more than away. absolutely and he was a - leadership candidate more than once. and of the sea had the highest ambitions. you can see him calculating that perhaps he was not going to have another big job. it

was rumoured briefly that liz truss considered him as her rescue chancellor when she ended up appointing jeremy hunt. i think that was possibly his last chance and he has alkylated that it is time to go and do something else. ierrui’hezit has alkylated that it is time to go and do something else.— has alkylated that it is time to go and do something else. what do you have to do to — and do something else. what do you have to do to be _ and do something else. what do you have to do to be rehabilitated - and do something else. what do you have to do to be rehabilitated when l have to do to be rehabilitated when you have been brought in for a very sloppy would have time as a rescue colleague and it doesn�*t happen? this is one comforting factor for rishi sunak. there are an awful lot of x ministers around and they are not happy. he tried to bring in as many as he could unbalance the factions. because of the turnover in

leadership, we have had three prime ministers this year, there are going to be a lot of former ministers on the backbenches and some of them are going to calculate that they are not going to calculate that they are not going to calculate that they are not going to get a betterjob again. but going to get a better 'ob again. but not all going to get a betterjob again. but not all of them will be problematic but some might choose to be for the government if they feel they are not up government if they feel they are not up for election, maybe they can speak more freely. i up for election, maybe they can speak more freely.— up for election, maybe they can speak more freely. i don't know how much of a problem _ speak more freely. i don't know how much of a problem sajid _ speak more freely. i don't know how much of a problem sajid javid - speak more freely. i don't know how much of a problem sajid javid is - much of a problem sajid javid is going to be for rishi sunak. they have a completed relationship in that rishi sunak was sajid javid a positive yes number two as chancellor. and the apprentice overtook the master. and i imagine he would not be human if he did not feel a bit sore about that but he has generally been extremely loyal. i would expect him to go on being

so. but you are right. it is going to undermine conservative morale and increase the sense regarding the next general election. let�*s increase the sense regarding the next general election.— increase the sense regarding the next general election. let's take a look at this _ next general election. let's take a look at this letter _ next general election. let's take a look at this letter once _ next general election. let's take a look at this letter once again. - look at this letter once again. sajid javid writing to the chairman of his conservative association. he is saying it is a decision he has wrestled with for some time. i very proud of what we have achieved for the district in parliament and in government. this will not mark the end of my activity know will it impact my duties on behalf of the constituency. making it clear that somebody else will. ..

constituency. making it clear that somebody else will... you will stand aside was. ., , somebody else will... you will stand aside was. t, , ,, somebody else will... you will stand aside was. ., , ,, ., , somebody else will... you will stand aside was. ., , ,, , somebody else will... you will stand aside was. ., , . , ., aside was. tory hq has set a deadline _ aside was. tory hq has set a deadline for _ aside was. tory hq has set a deadline for mps _ aside was. tory hq has set a deadline for mps to - aside was. tory hq has set a deadline for mps to indicate | aside was. tory hq has set a - deadline for mps to indicate whether they are planning to stand again, so they are planning to stand again, so they can get candidates in place in good time. sajid javid has obviously been influenced by that.— good time. sajid javid has obviously been influenced by that. always good to have ou been influenced by that. always good to have you on _ been influenced by that. always good to have you on the _ been influenced by that. always good to have you on the programme. - been influenced by that. always good | to have you on the programme. thank you. let�*s move on and talk about the football. a night of drama at the world cup in qatar has seen two european heavyweights knocked out of the tournament. a goalless draw against croatia meant belgium crashed out, while germany failed to progress beyond the group stages for the second world cup in a row. they won 4—2 against costa rica, but the victory wasn�*t enough to ensure their place in the final 16 because of an extraordinary comeback byjapan against spain. japan reach the round of 16! extraordinary elation and total despair.

the world cup deals in emotional extremes. this was a night when germany went out and japan went through, all by the margin of the skin on the ball. it says on the big screen now, "ball not out of play". that moment came injapan against spain, which for a while had looked straightforward. spain 1—0 up and in control. but in the second half it changed. japan dared disrupt the spanish passing, then made it 1—1. but to go throuthapan had to win, and the climb up the mountain they would have to go through a storm. and it�*s in for another! well, japan�*s players thought so. tanaka scored, but the celebrations stopped. for two minutes, var checked if the ball had stayed in play. japan hoped. goal! fifa say the curvature of the ball had kept it in. japan had won by a fraction.

what it meant in tokyo couldn�*t be measured. happy, happyjapan! germany against costa rica was overseen by female officials, a men�*s world cup first. a costa rica win would put germany and spain out. costa rica look to win it, and they might win it. it�*s in! and for a while this tiny nation dreamed. the germans did respond and won the game 4—2, but it wasn�*t enough. japan�*s win and spain�*s goal difference meant that for two world cups in a row germany fall at the group stage. the same round where belgium too were knocked out. for romelu lukaku, this was hard to watch. at 0—0 with croatia, he was thrown on as sub. lukaku! and missed chances. lukaku was half fit, part of belgium�*s golden generation that has been rusty here.

fortheir coach, it was his last game in charge. instead, through as group winners were morocco, who beat canada 2—1, and go through for the first time since 1986. nearly 40 years of waiting is why it all comes out at the end. today, one last round of group games will bring the highs and the hurt. joe lynskey, bbc news. we will get reaction to the exit of german women germany in a short while. but back to the announcement by sajid javid, saying he will not stand in the next general election. not the end of his involvement in politics, he says, but he will not be the bromsgrove mp any more.

let�*s get more from our deputy political editor, vicki young. we have had a trickle of conservative mps saying they will not stand at the next election. you do get these cycles where people stand by but the surprise has been that some of them have been people you might consider to be at the peak of their career. sajid javid of course has got a career behind him in many ways. he has been home secretary, chancellor and health secretary. not currently in government. he has not said much about why he has decided not to stand. some people might look at the majority and think i have no chance of winning at the next election. not the case with him, he has huge majority. it is over 20,000. hejust

mp says this is a decision he has been wrestling with for some time and has decided not to stand again. he says he will continue as an mp, working for his constituents and for the prime minister. it is working for his constituents and for the prime minister.— the prime minister. it is a couple of ears the prime minister. it is a couple of years away — the prime minister. it is a couple of years away potentially - the prime minister. it is a couple of years away potentially from i the prime minister. it is a couplel of years away potentially from the general election. it is what these outgoing mps choose to do without time on the backbenches that will be interesting to watch. that time on the backbenches that will be interesting to watch.— interesting to watch. that is right. some people _ interesting to watch. that is right. some people feel— interesting to watch. that is right. some people feel he _ interesting to watch. that is right. some people feel he might - interesting to watch. that is right. some people feel he might feel. interesting to watch. that is right. - some people feel he might feel some freedom not to go the cash toe the government line. we wait —— wait and see. sajid javid backed liz truss and has stood as a leadership candidate a couple of times unsuccessfully. he went against his friend rishi sunak by saying he felt rishi sunak was walking into a high tax trap and did not agree with his economic policies will did not get a job and a liz truss and does not have one under rishi sunak. he may

return to a career in banking. as for his career in government, i suppose as home secretary and after matt hancock resigned as health secretary, he took over that role and he famously had a falling out with dominic cummings, who was boris johnson because of us chief of staff. when he decided to become chancellor, they were told they will go to amalgamate the advisers and his advisers would be rolled into a downing street operation and refused to go long without. he resigned on a point of principle. many mps at the time for that was a brave thing to do and he got a lot of plaudits for doing that. but now, that parliamentary career at least in two years�* time will be over. you years' time will be over. you mentioned — years' time will be over. you mentioned there _ years' time will be over. you mentioned there have - years' time will be over. you mentioned there have already been others that are not understand.

ticks watches and analysts will be looking to see if there is an abnormal number —— politic watches. people have asked —— the considers are have asked for mps to declare whether they will stand or not. it is not a hard deadline l whether they will stand or not. it is not a hard deadline i think from conservative hq, theyjust want to give people who are coming into those seats time to prepare and to get their campaigns up and running and you do get the cycles in politics. when i government has been in power for politics. when i government has been in powerfor some time politics. when i government has been in power for some time and polls suggest they will not do as well next time around, people normally at the end of their careers will decide not to stand for a fifth, sixth, seventh time sometimes this one does feel a bit different. you have people who you might think have a future in politics, some young mps deciding it is not for them and they

are going to stand aside. but until we get the finalist, we will not know if it is a larger number than normal but this is one of the bigger names to decide they are leaving politics. names to decide they are leaving olitics. ., ., names to decide they are leaving olitics. e, ~' , ., , names to decide they are leaving olitics. ., ,, , ., , . christmas dinner will be nearly 22% more expensive this year than in 2021, according to new research for the bbc. the price of seven key items has risen by £5.36 over a year, with chipolatas — the crucial ingredient in pigs—in—blankets — seeing the steepestjump of 42.7%. let�*s have a look at some of the other items. the cost of a frozen turkey has risen by 21% since last year. a steeper rise for potatoes — up 32.9%. sprouts — they�*ve gone up too — but only by 7.5%. and balls of stuffing up too — by 11.6%. i�*m joined now by ruth taylor, who set up the money savvy mum blog to document how she got her young family out of debt and sharing

tips on how to budget. thank you forjoining us. it is an expensive time of year. hearing this will make a lot of cooks will have to feed a family scratch their head. it is quite worrying, coupled with everything else that has gone up in price. but there are things we can do to keep the cost of our food bill down. christmas time is difficult because we feel we should be doing things in a certain way. if you can let go of that, you can make huge savings. things like buying a chicken is of a turkey. a lot of people might say no, christmas is once a year, but you can save 20 colleges swapping over. —— 20 quid. i will be buying chicken this year. if you make everything from scratch,

you can save a huge amount that way. buying your potatoes and cooking them yourself, you can do it the night before, so you are not slaving in the kitchen on christmas morning. using supermarket loyalty schemes. and if you have been doing that throughout the year, you will have built up quite a big amount of points and you can use those to get discounts on your shopping at the moment. �* ., �* ., ., ., ., moment. and we don't have to have a creakin: moment. and we don't have to have a creaking table — moment. and we don't have to have a creaking table of _ moment. and we don't have to have a creaking table of food _ moment. and we don't have to have a creaking table of food necessarily. - creaking table of food necessarily. no, what i do is i plan what i am going to make because in previous years, i used to go out and see everybody loading up their trolleys and thinking, i am missing out on something, and shovelling everything into my trolley and it would end up into my trolley and it would end up in the bin because we don�*t eat that much, we are a family of four. i suggest making a plan what you want to eat and going out with your list and just picking the things on your list and ignore everyone else. they

might have huge families, whereas you don�*t. it might have huge families, whereas ou don't. , ., , might have huge families, whereas ou don't. , ., _ ., , might have huge families, whereas oudon't. , .,, , you don't. it is easy to be swayed by pictures _ you don't. it is easy to be swayed by pictures we — you don't. it is easy to be swayed by pictures we see _ you don't. it is easy to be swayed by pictures we see in _ you don't. it is easy to be swayedj by pictures we see in advertising, it is therefore that, to encourage us to buy it, but that idea that someone is having this perfect life with perfect food. yes someone is having this perfect life with perfect food.— with perfect food. yes and i have fallen for that _ with perfect food. yes and i have fallen for that before _ with perfect food. yes and i have fallen for that before and - with perfect food. yes and i have fallen for that before and i - with perfect food. yes and i have fallen for that before and i feel i fallen for that before and i feel like i have to do things a certain wayjust to like i have to do things a certain way just to have like i have to do things a certain wayjust to have a good christmas and on social media now, i have realised it is not the truth. it is put out there to make you spend more money and you should not feel if you are not doing those things, you will have a worse christmas than the rest of people. do what is right for you and yourfamily and ignore of people. do what is right for you and your family and ignore everyone else. at the minute, lots of us don�*t have any spare money to spend. you need to make your savings where you cannot field that —— feel bad about it.

sport now, let�*s get a a full roundup from the bbc sport centre. the group stages at the world cup come to an end today but there is still plenty of reflection needed on yesterday�*s drama as two top european nations, germany and belgium, were both knocked out of the tournament at the first exit. so let�*s speak to our reporter john watson who�*s in doha for us. in john watson who�*s in doha for us. the last hour, w update in the last hour, we have had an update about the controversial told that japan scored in their match against spain which ultimately saw germany going out, so what can you tell yes, we have fifa offering up an explanation as to how they came to that decision toward that goal, certainly in relation to what happened in the build—up to japan�*s winning goal against spain which as we know subsequently knocked germany out of the world cup. thea;r we know subsequently knocked germany out of the world cup.— out of the world cup. they said the coal line out of the world cup. they said the

goal line camera _ out of the world cup. they said the goal line camera was _ out of the world cup. they said the goal line camera was used, - out of the world cup. they said the goal line camera was used, the - goal line camera was used, the camera looking down the line that showed part of the ball was still over the line, albeit at the base of it, that was over the line, that was how they came to that decision. it wasn�*t hawk—eye which was used, they didn�*t need that camera they use the goal—line camera down the line showing that part of the ball was over the line so offering up some justification as to whether gold did stand. , ., , ., , ., , justification as to whether gold did stand. , e, , ., , ., , ., stand. john, in terms of germany and bel ium stand. john, in terms of germany and belgium going _ stand. john, in terms of germany and belgium going today, _ stand. john, in terms of germany and belgium going today, going _ stand. john, in terms of germany and belgium going today, going forward, | belgium going today, going forward, is there any sense of where these two powerhouses a football go here? well, it is interesting, i think questions will be asked of the germany head coach. when he was asked aboutjimmy busby going out of the world cup before they played costa rica yesterday, he laughed off suggestions that he would lose his job, he was pretty adamant, but then japan producing the victory over spain which saw them go out, he said it was a reboot within the squad, he says he will not resign despite the

disappointment of another early exit from the group stages of the second consecutive world cup. let�*s not forget they have a home euros to prepare for, something he was to focus on, and you wonder whether or not he will be given the time to oversee that reboot. void belgium, we saw roberto martinez, he departed, that will be his last match, as belgium went out of the group phase. a team ranked second coming into the world cup, so many talented players, that golden generation perhaps coming to an end of their cycle as they exit as well at the group stage, they will be looking for a new manager, but as things stand for germany, the manager remains in his position at the moment. i manager remains in his position at the moment-— manager remains in his position at the moment. . , . the moment. i am very much looking forward to the _ the moment. i am very much looking forward to the encounters _ the moment. i am very much looking forward to the encounters we - the moment. i am very much looking forward to the encounters we will. forward to the encounters we will see later on this afternoon when uruguay come up against ghana, there is plenty of grudge in this encounter, i think. is plenty of grudge in this encounter, ithink.- is plenty of grudge in this encounter, ithink. , encounter, i think. there is indeed, es, it encounter, i think. there is indeed, yes. it lives — encounter, i think. there is indeed, yes, it lives along _ encounter, i think. there is indeed, yes, it lives along in _ encounter, i think. there is indeed, yes, it lives along in the _ encounter, i think. there is indeed, yes, it lives along in the memory, i yes, it lives along in the memory, that moment back in 2010 when garner

on the cusp of the semifinal spot, if they had beaten uruguay, obviously lewis suarez, remember the handball incident denying ghana the goal, and uruguay progressed, denying an african nation the opportunity to reach the semifinals of a world cup for the very first time, luis suarez refusing to apologise on the eve of this encounter when they face each other again, which adds an extra dimension to leeds to get —— head—to—head again. will it be redemption for ghana, as they go up against uruguay later. ., ., ghana, as they go up against uruguay later. . «i , ., ghana, as they go up against uruguay later. . «i i. . away from the world cup, england�*s cricketers have continued their record—breaking start in their opening test in pakistan. after scoring runs galore yesterday, england added another 151 to their overnight total, bowled out for 657 — their highest total in asia, harry brook top scoring with 153. but after their success

with the bat, england are struggling with the ball. pakistan are yet to lose a wicket. they�*re currently 169—0. so, questions perhaps over that pitch. that is all the sport for me now. thank you very much. we are going to stay with the world cup now. this is the second world cup that germany have failed to get into the final 16. i�*m joined now by the german footballjournalist, marie schulte—bockum. what were you thinking, when you were watching it unfold? it what were you thinking, when you were watching it unfold?— were watching it unfold? it was a train wreck- _ were watching it unfold? it was a train wreck. germany _ were watching it unfold? it was a train wreck. germany considered | were watching it unfold? it was a i train wreck. germany considered for the 12th time. the last time they had a clean sheet was in 2016

against slovakia. you have to remember, this last game, although it wasn�*t in our hands, we saw costa rica previously took germany —— against us they look like a strong side but we know what happened. in some minutes, jimmy was thrown, in some minutes, jimmy was thrown, in some it wasn�*t. i think germany really lost it in that first game againstjapan where really lost it in that first game against japan where japan beat them with a lot of bundesliga players, and that was a decisive moment in his particular tournament. this and that was a decisive moment in his particular tournament.- his particular tournament. this is the second _ his particular tournament. this is the second time _ his particular tournament. this is the second time they _ his particular tournament. this is the second time they have i his particular tournament. this is the second time they have left i his particular tournament. this is the second time they have left at the second time they have left at the group stage, what does that say about what is happening within the national team, about the way that players are coming through different systems to get into that team? yes. systems to get into that team? yes, ou know, systems to get into that team? yes, you know. it — systems to get into that team? yes, you know. it is _ systems to get into that team? yes, you know, it is very _ systems to get into that team? is: you know, it is very concerning. 1 you know, it is very concerning. i was at the press conference four years ago where they talked about what had gone at the world cup, and it felt like the manager was on

trial, germany is a proud footballing nation and many questions were asked and now his former assistant coach who has won the champions league with bayern munich who makes the core of this team, now he�*s in the same position, and the dfb president already said today that he wouldn�*t... i and the dfb president already said today that he wouldn't. . .— and the dfb president already said today that he wouldn't. .. i think we have lost merry. _ today that he wouldn't. .. i think we have lost merry. 0h, _ today that he wouldn't. .. i think we have lost merry. 0h, she's - today that he wouldn't. .. i think we have lost merry. 0h, she's back i have lost merry. 0h, she�*s back again. oh, we missed the last bit of that, you froze and we can hear you. when this happens in england, of course, there is a huge sort of postmortem examination of it and manages are encouraged to leave and then they have to have everything, how does it work in germany? how much blame is attached to the manager? i much blame is attached to the manager?— much blame is attached to the manaier? . , . , . , manager? i mean, similar in germany, esterda , manager? i mean, similar in germany, yesterday. they — manager? i mean, similar in germany, yesterday. they won — manager? i mean, similar in germany, yesterday, they won the _ manager? i mean, similar in germany, yesterday, they won the world - manager? i mean, similar in germany, yesterday, they won the world cup i manager? i mean, similar in germany, yesterday, they won the world cup in i yesterday, they won the world cup in 2014 and that manager criticised the

coach on tv and asked questions that great, attitude, the last 5% that are needed, and four years ago when germany went out early, there was a national press conference with the then coach and the director of the german football association and i was at that press conference in munich and it felt like he was on trial, you know, it was a really stern atmosphere and i think the next few days, a lot will happen, you know, yesterday, thomas mueller, hero of the german national team, he hinted he may retire after the world cup, manuel noi is also 35 years old now so they will be a lot of change and transition. but there was the british german national who is a rising star and had a great season at bayern munich and other great talents. there is some hope for the

future. ~ ., talents. there is some hope for the future. a, �* ,, future. marie schulte-bockum, we a- reciate future. marie schulte-bockum, we appreciate you _ future. marie schulte-bockum, we appreciate you talking _ future. marie schulte-bockum, we appreciate you talking to _ future. marie schulte-bockum, we appreciate you talking to us, i future. marie schulte-bockum, we appreciate you talking to us, and l appreciate you talking to us, and not being too downcast about it, it is good to know there are some optimists —— optimism there about it. the prince and princess of wales are continuing their visit to the united states, with the trip again being overshadowed by events elsewhere. later today, william and catherine will award their earthshot prize for innovative ideas to help the environment. but a newly released trailer for harry and meghan�*s new netflix documentary suggests more claims embarrassing for the royal family are coming from the duke and duchess of sussex. 0ur royal correspondent daniela relph reports from boston. meeting the people of boston. it�*s what the prince and princess of wales had wanted to focus on this week. itjust hasn�*t been that easy. there have been plenty of distractions. "harry and meghan — a love story" is how it�*s been billed. the trailer for the six—part series on netflix, released right in the middle of william

and catherine�*s trip to america. i had to do everything i could to protect my family. the teaser hints at personal revelations. when the stakes were this high, doesn't it make more sense to hear our story from us? it�*s got people talking here — as has the racism row back in london. we all got to work together, i we got to unite and stay together. doesn't matter — the black, white, spanish — doesn't matter. - we all got to work. together and unite. for the trailer to come out, that was.... ..that, to me, is backstabbing. let everyone have their moment. and kate — catherine — and william, right now, the prince and princess of wales have their moment here in boston to make a change for the better. they�*ve got around this city over the past two days, and it is the environment that remains a central theme of this visit. today, attention shifts to what was always planned as the main event of this trip to america, and the earthshot prize awards ceremony. of all prince william�*s public work,

earthshot is now firmly established as one of his most important projects. get ready tojoin me and special guests for a unique event as we come together to celebrate those with the solutions to repair our planet. the five winners will be announced this evening — each one wins £1 million for their innovative environmental idea. as they head into the final day of this trip, the prince and princess of wales will meet president biden, who�*ll also be in boston today. it�*s been a visit to america filled with some unexpected challenges. daniela relph, bbc news, boston. to ukraine now, and up to 13,000 ukrainian soldiers have been killed since the start of russia�*s invasion, according to an adviser to president zelensky. but that has not been confirmed by ukraine�*s military.

the russian death toll is estimated to be between 9,000 and 18,000. vincent mcaviney reports. in newly liberated kherson, ukrainian servicemen patrol near apartment blocks badly damaged by russian shelling. the residents, who spent much of this year under russian occupation, are thankful to see their countrymen. but the scale of the sacrifice made to repel the russian invaders hasn�*t been made clear. updates on casualty figures are rare. injune, mykhailo podolyak, a senior ukrainian official, who advises president zelensky, said between 100 and 200 ukrainian soldiers were dying daily. now, he says, between 10,000 and 13,000 ukrainian troops have died in the conflict. these figures have not been confirmed by the country�*s military. the bbc�*s russian service has established that at least 9300 russian soldiers have been killed since the invasion in february,

but the true death toll could be more than 18,600. however, last month, the most senior us general, mark milley, said around 100,000 russian and 100,000 ukrainian soldiers had been killed or injured since the start of the war. it may take many years for the true death tolls on both sides to come to light, but in a sign of how depleted russia�*s armoury is, these fragments of soviet—made x55 cruise missiles, designed for nuclear use but stripped of their warheads, were found in ukraine�*s two western regions. meanwhile, in washington, dc, president biden is currently hosting president macron on a state visit. both leaders made it clear they were unwavering in their support for the ukrainians�* fight. president macron and i have resolved that we are going to continue working together to hold russia accountable for their actions and to mitigate the global impacts of putin�*s war on the rest of the world. let me tell you that we will never urge the ukrainians to make

a compromise which will not be acceptable for them. we have to respect the ukrainians to decide the moment and the conditions in which they will negotiate about their territory and future. thousands of miles away on the front lines of this conflict, ukrainians willjust be hoping whatever the scale of their countrymen�*s sacrifice truly is, it is enough for this war to be over soon. bristol temple meads has become the first railway station in the uk to offer an audio guide to help blind and visually impaired passengers find their way around. the guide includes the sounds and smells of the station as well as directions. john maguire reports. the hustle and bustle of a busy mainline railway station is an assault on the senses. but what if, as you try to navigate your way around the platforms, the passengers and the people, you can hear everything, but see nothing? so if we start walking forward now,

we�*re walking past the gate line. i�*m trying to knock somebody over. sorry, apologies. we're going against the flow, as well, aren't we? we�*re against the flow of people coming off the train. 0h, there�*s a wonderful fur coat there that i�*ve just brushed against it. 0h, there�*s a post there. i think we go right round the post. so, to help people with impaired or no vision... we�*re coming up to the door. there's a sound of the echo. network rail has teamed up with the bristol sight loss council to create an audio guide, an audio map of bristol temple meads, available on a smartphone. 'the ticket barriers are white and gray branded. 'the left hand side of the ticket gate is for entering the station, 'and the right hand side is for exiting, so keep left 'as you go towards them.�* 'going through the gate... now it�*s telling us we�*re on platform three. and it�*s telling us to turn right, to go to the stairs of the subway. alan davis has helped

to write the guide. it includes details that a sighted person might not think of. 'you'll walk up a very tiny slope and you'll feel the floor surface 'change from rough to smooth.�* so we�*re looking for the tactile... alan and anila are putting the guide to the test — the ticket barriers, the coffee kiosks, the stairs. no, we�*re fine, thanks. thank you. like anything, a train station, for a totally blind person, is a frightening environment. flipping heck, i wish i�*d had this when i moved to bristol. it would have made so much of a difference to me, because it�*s all about confidence, it�*s all about knowing the environment you�*re going into. so, if you come across something you weren�*t expecting, if you�*ve heard it in advance, you obviously know about it. so therefore, you�*re taking some of the fear and anxiety away. so the sound changes even when there's a gap, and then when it closes up again. details include the station�*s changing sounds, and even its smells. and look, the sound here has changed. i can already smell the pasties.

yeah. and the temperature is changing as well. it's getting a bit warmer, which is nice. and the sound is very different down here now. there is an assistant service at stations. but the hope for this guide is that it will further increase the confidence and independence for a variety of passengers. for people who haven't had the confidence to travel on their own, people who have thought they can't travel on their own, people who are just scared to travel on their own, i think it's going to be life changing for lots and lots of visually impaired people, but it's also going to change things for other people who don't have confidence. the guide, the first in the uk, was born out of the station�*s major refurbishment. in some places the physical layout has been altered, and this is a way to let passengers with a visual impairment know what has changed. 'please be aware that there are large scaffolding towers 'on the platform after you have passed through the main ticket gate, 'approximately six feet away immediately in front of you.�* but now, the ambition is to roll it

out at other stations. we're now looking at paddington and looking at how we can develop, because if we can help people with visual impairments and visual problems get around paddington much better, that will be great for them and it'll be great for us. the audio guide goes live today, and will be adapted and improved with feedback, using the soundscape to create a map that can�*t be seen but can show the way. 'thank you for listening, and we wish you a very 'pleasant onward journey.�* john maguire, bbc news, bristol. christmas is one the most expensive times of the year. but this year, with the cost of living crisis, budgets are even more stretched than usual. 0ur reporter hannah miller is at a christmas tree farm near wetherby for us. plenty of action here today ahead of what is expected to be a really big weekend. christmas trees over there, getting ready to be shipped out to shops and into people�*s homes.

there are about 35,000 christmas trees that go from this plantation every year into people�*s houses. let�*s come over here and talk to george, the estate manager. you�*ve got about 500,000 trees here on this plantation. it takes a long time to grow them, doesn�*t it? how have the costs of things changed for you? this year they have gone up massively, everything from fertiliser, chemicals, fuel, diesel, it has all gone up. as you say, growing a christmas tree is quite a long term investment. ten years on the ground before it ends up in people�*s homes, typically. that has been a challenge. but we have tried to keep our costs to consumers down as best we possibly can. how important is this weekend for you in terms of business? massively important. this weekend is the one where the perception meets reality. so, we have sold about 25,000 trees out of this yard so far to wholesale customers. and there is no doubt that their perception is that there is going to be

suppressed customer demand for trees, so they are ordering fewer trees. when that meets reality this weekend, if the public actually show that is overly negative, then i think we are going to have a good time of things. if they don�*t, i think that spells trouble, not just for us but for the country as a whole. if you are not willing to buy a christmas tree at christmas, something things very seriously wrong. thank you very much. let�*s talk now to harry from the consumer magazine which. you have done research about habits and what are expected to be different this year. people, on average, have to find another £1000 tojust pay energy bills this year. of course, people are cutting back on christmas bills. that means former going ten people are saying they are buying fewer gifts, three and ten are saying they are going to buy less food or cheaper food. that means there is less footfall on the high street.

what is your advice to people worried about their budget this christmas? 2.2 million people have told us that they have had to miss credit card, mortgage or important rent payments because of this cost of living crisis. i would say that there is not a single gift or gadget, or even christmas tree that is worth going into debt for. so, cut back where you can. supermarkets do some fantastic christmas food that our blind taste tests say every year is better than some of the brands. shop around. when it comes to light in your christmas tree, that is a good news story. you don�*t have to worry about that because leds, you could have them on for six hours every day, all the way through to february and it would costjust 56p on average. that is a bit of light—hearted news to end on. it will be a relief to many people if they go out and buy their christmas tree this weekend. thinking about the cost of running it over the next few months. they will be hoping there will be lots of people coming out here over the next few days.

it will really be an indication of how people intend to spend this christmas. pop star sir eltonjohn is to headline the glastonbury festival next summer, playing the last uk date of his farewell tour. the singer will top the bill on the pyramid stage on the sunday night of the festival, and has promised a spectacular farewell. this is going to be eltonjohn for that last uk gig. you can feel the magic already. eltonjohn closing glastonbury, it is going to be really special. glastonbury nearly need to live up to the fact that

thousands of people have bought tickets and any to meet that demand and they always do so there are plenty of other rumours which we may or may not get into. but eltonjohn, final uk gig at glastonbury, that will really be something. especially when you consider his last album have a lot of contemporary artists of it, really nice way is to cement his place in pop culture, notjust a legacy act, he has shaped put music as we know it and closing glastonbury is one helluva way to prove it once again. let�*s ta ke let�*s take a look at the weather forecast now. for one or two of you whether fog is at the moment it could linger all day long but the lift will —— the fog left and for some of you much sunshine developing. the digger across the eastern part of the

country. towards linger in parts of the southwest midlands and into south—east wales. devon and cornwall, brighter, some sunshine, cloud breaking up through eastern counties of england with, but across the channel islands, one or two showers. a little brightness for a few, madness in the highlands, and highest whether fog lingers few, madness in the highlands, and highest whetherfog lingers in few, madness in the highlands, and highest whether fog lingers in the south—east wales and south—west midlands. the fog should clear tonight, initially went developing, partly clear skies, a touch of frost into there could be rain and drizzle. this area of high pressure will dominate into the weekend and it will be exerting an easterly wind across the country. for saturday, that will bring more sunshine around so a better chance of sunny spells on saturday. a few showers in the english channel, a few more in the

eastern counties of scotland in the west of northern ireland still with rain and drizzle. even with more sunshine around the country on saturday, the easterly wind is bringing ever colder air, temperature is around seven to 9 degrees for the vast majority. as we going strengthens more, add a winter chill and the return of more showers and will over the hills, they could be slate and wet snow mixed in with the rain. and sunny will be parts of western temperatures around six or 7 degrees for most. they will drop further north—easterly ones as pressure builds in greenland and with it what falls from the sky could wintry so a mixture, mainly in the form of showers. for next week, the form of showers. for next week, the trend is there, temperatures drop in each of the four nations.

mice in the sun is out but certainly cold —— nice

this is bbc news. the headlines... in the past hour, we have learnt that former chancellor sajid javid says he will not stand in the next general election. labour holds the parliamentary seat of chester with an increased share of the vote in rishi sunak�*s first by—election test as prime minister. they are angry with the conservatives who have crashed the economy, there is sleaze that has engulfed them, the constant bickering, not being able to get britain moving again. rmt union leader mick lynch is hopeful of a government offer to end this month�*s rail strikes, ahead of a meeting with the rail minister huw merriman. whistleblowers at one of england�*s worst performing hospital trusts say a climate of fear among staff is putting patients at risk.

christmas dinner will be nearly 22% more expensive this year than in 2021. a bbc study reveals the price of seven key items has risen by more than £5. a night of high drama in qatar — four—time winners germany go out at the group stage for a second world cup in a row. the former chancellor and home secretary sajid javid has announced he won�*t stand at the next general election. all conservative mps have been asked to confirm whether they will run again, and sajid javid says "it�*s been a decision i have wrestled with for some time". in his announcement on twitter he said... serving as the member of parliament for bromsgrove remains an incredible privilege, and i will continue to support the government

and the causes i believe in. he says his decision was accelerated by a tory party review, which is asking sitting mps to indicate now whether they would like to stand again. sajid javid previously served as home secretary under theresa may and in 2019 was promoted to chancellor by borisjohnson. i spoke to our deputy political editor, vicki young, shortly after mrjavid�*s announcement in the last hour. the surprise has been that some of these people standing down our people you would expect to be at the peak of their career. chloe smith, in the cabinet recently, saying she was going to stand down and others even younger than that. sajid javid has a career behind him in many ways. he has been home secretary,

chancellor and health secretary for not currently in government. he does not currently in government. he does not say much any letter about why he has decided not to stand. for some people, they might look at the majority they have in the seat and say i have no chance of winning at the next election, but not the case with him, he has a huge majority in the seat of bromsgrove, it is over 20,000. hejust simply the seat of bromsgrove, it is over 20,000. he just simply says this is a decision he has been wrestling with for some time and has decided not to stand again, says he will remain as an mp until the next election, working for his constituents and for the prime minister. it constituents and for the prime minister. , ., , ., , minister. it is a couple of years away potentially _ minister. it is a couple of years away potentially from - minister. it is a couple of years away potentially from the i minister. it is a couple of years i away potentially from the general election. it is what these outgoing mps choose to do with their time on the back benches that will be interesting to watch.- the back benches that will be interesting to watch. that's right. lots of people — interesting to watch. that's right. lots of people think— interesting to watch. that's right. lots of people think they - interesting to watch. that's right. lots of people think they may i interesting to watch. that's right. | lots of people think they may feel some freedom not to toe the government line that much, there is not much suggestion that will happen here but we will wait and see.

sajid javid backed liz truss and has stood as a leadership candidate a couple of times unsuccessfully. he went against his friend rishi sunak by saying he felt rishi sunak was walking into a high tax trap and did not agree with his economic policies will did not get a job and a liz truss and does not have one under rishi sunak. he may return to a career in banking. as for his career in government, i suppose as home secretary and after matt hancock resigned as health secretary, he took over that role and he famously had a falling out with dominic cummings, who was borisjohnson�*s chief of staff. when he decided to become chancellor, they were told they will go to amalgamate the advisers and his advisers would be rolled into a downing street operation and refused to go along with that. he resigned on a point of principle. many mps at the time for that was a brave thing to do

and he got a lot of plaudits for doing that. but now, that parliamentary career at least in two years�* time will be over. you mentioned there have already been others that are not understand. politics watchers and analysts will be looking to see if there is an abnormal number. the consservatives have asked for mps to declare whether they will stand or not. it is not a hard deadline i think from conservative hq, they just want to give people who are coming into those seats time to prepare and to get their campaigns up and running and you do get the cycles in politics. when a government has been in power for some time and polls suggest they will not do as well next time around, people normally at the end

of their careers will decide not to stand for a fifth, sixth, seventh time sometimes this one does feel a bit different. you have people who you might think have a future in politics, some young mps deciding it is not for them and they are going to stand aside. but until we get the final list, we will not know if it is a larger number than normal but this is one of the bigger names to decide they are leaving politics. let�*s speak to the former conservative culture minister for what is your reaction to this decision? i what is your reaction to this decision?— what is your reaction to this decision? . ,., , ,., ., decision? i am disappointed for the conservative _ decision? i am disappointed for the conservative party _ decision? i am disappointed for the conservative party because - decision? i am disappointed for the conservative party because i i decision? i am disappointed for the conservative party because i think. conservative party because i think he�*s a great talent by worked with him and it was a pleasure to work with him. he went on to do other

things, business secretary, work and pensions, it is hard to keep up with it” pensions, it is hard to keep up with it,, so he is a big beast and very experienced, having only coming in 2010. on the one hand, you could say this is a personal career choice. i was thinking, you had someone like nicky morgan retiring in the last election and she was still relatively young and had been a cabinet minister that i do think... he also had a successful business career before becoming an mp and he may want to return to that. but it does also indicate a trend that is happening with very young mps, high—profile mps, deciding to stand down and a lot of mps are taking a look at the polls and thinking about the prospects for the conservative party and deciding it is better to decide now and get out and wait and potentially spend some years in opposition. so

potentially spend some years in opposition-— potentially spend some years in opposition. so this is more than 'ust opposition. so this is more than just natural— opposition. so this is more than just natural turnover, _ opposition. so this is more than just natural turnover, is - opposition. so this is more than just natural turnover, is it? i opposition. so this is more than just naturalturnover, is it? i. just natural turnover, is it? i think there is an element of that but there are other elements at play. 0ne but there are other elements at play. one is but there are other elements at play. 0ne isjust a boring technical point, the tory party has asked everyone to make a decision by monday, so as was said in the resignation letter, it has forced him to make a decision. he has had to make a decision now rather than six—month before an election. there is also an element and some may raise their eyes at this but mps do have second jobs, mps on the backbenches, and the appointments commission which oversees the ability of x ministers to have roles outside parliament is becoming much tougher under its current chairman, eric pickles. it will become increasingly difficult for mps to have a second job while they are still in parliament. and this is pos speculation on my part, i would not like to achieve that his motives to this but some mps may be thinking, if i want to have a business career,

thatis if i want to have a business career, that is no longer going to be feasible along with staying as an mp and some people will say that is a good thing. and some people will say that is a good thing-— and some people will say that is a iood thin. ., . ., ,., good thing. you have written about the idea of the _ good thing. you have written about the idea of the tory _ good thing. you have written about the idea of the tory doumayrou, i the idea of the tory doumayrou, where perhaps the younger generation don�*t believe the conservative party is speaking to them —— doom loop. it was not me, it was in the times but i thought it was a very good point, it was pointed out that there are a lot of very senior conservative mps that are stuck in their ways and have entrenched views on things like europe and so on and a lot of younger mps,�*s elation on my part, but those under the age of 30 and have different social attitudes, you can walk into the tearoom in the house of commons and talk to these people whose views are slightly more right of centre on some issues and

think actually, what are the prospects for the tory party? i was involved in the campaign to modernise the conservative party. it may be that a lot of these mps are still thinking the party is dominated by senior mps and their views are somewhat out of date. yen; views are somewhat out of date. very briefl , views are somewhat out of date. very briefly. yesterday. — views are somewhat out of date. very briefly, yesterday, the deputy chairman said she did not think at hancock should stand at the next election. i hancock should stand at the next election. ., hancock should stand at the next election. ,, , ., , ., election. i think you should. i tweeted only _ election. i think you should. i tweeted only way _ election. i think you should. i tweeted only way he - election. i think you should. i tweeted only way he went i election. i think you should. i | tweeted only way he went into election. i think you should. i i tweeted only way he went into i'm a tweeted only way he went into i�*m a celebrity, i thought it was a masterful move. he celebrity, i thought it was a masterful move.— celebrity, i thought it was a masterful move. , celebrity, i thought it was a masterful move. . , , , , masterful move. he was supposed be workini. masterful move. he was supposed be working- his — masterful move. he was supposed be working. his instagram _ masterful move. he was supposed be working. his instagram account i masterful move. he was supposed be working. his instagram account is i working. his instagram account is full of praise. _ working. his instagram account is full of praise. mps _ working. his instagram account is full of praise. mps work— working. his instagram account is full of praise. mps work in - full of praise. mps work in different ways. i think he has played a blinder and the tory party would be foolish to force him out. 0k, thank you very much. sir keir starmer has said his party�*s victory in chester

demonstrates the public art, as he put it, fed up with the government. i think it�*s very decisive, i think it shows that voters in chester really are fed up with the government. i think they have turned to labour values and put crosses next to my name in significant numbers. a little earlier, the deputy leader of the labour party angela raynerjoined the new labour mp samantha dixon. here�*s what she had to say. there is, obviously, were very pleased with the result. you know, this is the worst defeat for the conservative since 1832. it was very clear when we were going on the doorstep that people are genuinely really concerned about the cost of living. that came up time and time again. they�*re angry with the conservatives who have crashed the economy, the sleaze that�*s engulfed them, the constant bickering the not being able to get britain moving again. everyone feels like it�*s not a constant backlog and they�*re damaging our economy and their damaging people�*s

prospects and the people of chester, the city of chester have given a huge message to the conservatives that they want change and they want a labour government. mike lynch of the rmt union has said the government would "hopefully put an offer on the table to end rail strikes". he made the comments on the way to a meeting with rail minister huw merriman. mr lynch said he would have to take back any offer to his members — although he expected the offer to be "modest". the rmt is carrying out two 48 hour strikes in december — on the 13th and 14th and 16th and 17th. it�*s part of a wave of industrial action across the country. members of the royal college of nurses are striking on the 15th and 20th december. and royal mail workers are on the strike for six dates in december. let�*s hear from mick lynch on his way into the meeting with the government this morning. we have not had a structure in which we negotiate, they have never put on offer on the table, so hopefully,

today all over the weekend, they will start to do that and we will take that back to the union and see what they come up with. i have a feeling it might be modest, that is the polite word. paltry might be another word. we will see how that goes in the next two days. starting at half past ten. it is definitely moving, it is different to the past six month but we have to see whether it is meaningful orjust window dressing, as they say. two boys aged 15 and 16 have been charged with the murders of two teenagers in london. they were stabbed to deathjust teenagers in london. they were stabbed to death just a mile apart on saturday. the teenagers will appear before bromley magistrates�* court a little later.

a quick reminder of the breaking news, sajid javid, who has held some very big ministerial posts, has decided not to stand as the bromsgrove mp in the next general election. you are watching bbc news. a bbc investigation has uncovered what insiders have called a "culture of fear" among staff at one of england�*s worst performing nhs trusts. current and former staff at university hospitals birmingham say they fear being subjected to disciplinary action if they speak up about patient safety. the investigation was conducted by newsnight and bbc west midlands. david grossman reports. the university hospitals birmingham trust, known as uhb, is huge — one of the largest in the uk, with four big hospitals serving over two million patients a year. for the population of birmingham and across the west midlands, this trust pretty much is the nhs. but it is also struggling, rated "requires improvement" —

the third of four possible rankings. it came last but one on an analysis of nhs trusts in england. the problems at that the trust have been known about for years. back in 2017, the trust commissioned an internal report into 20 deaths in the haematology department of queen elizabeth hospital in birmingham. newsnight has obtained a copy of the report. while it acknowledges that there are many areas of good practice, it criticises the lack of ownership of patients and a lack of communication on patient care amongst senior clinicians. "from the haematology perspective and the notes reviewed, it was obvious that this was not happening," the report concludes. in essence, patients were dying — in some cases, without receiving any treatment at all. newsnight has discovered that the doctor who wrote it, who investigated those patient deaths, was so concerned by what he saw

was a lack of seriousness about patient safety that he eventually resigned from the trust and, indeed, from the nhs altogether. we�*ve traced him here to athens, where he is working as a senior consultant haematologist. there was definitely a lack of safe patient care and a lack of ownership of the patient, a lack of looking after the patient the way they should look after these patients in a very detailed way, in detailed management. and those patients all died — that�*s why you looked at them. exactly. should they have died? could they have been saved? they could be saved. certainly, when you don�*t have an action done, then you don�*t really know the outcome. that is a sentiment we have heard from other clinicians, that they were just not being listened to when they raised concerns about safety. and there is evidence that patient safety at the trust has been compromised. in medical terms, a never event is an incident which should never

happen if proper safety procedures are correctly implemented. in the year from the 1st of april 2020, uhb had 12 never events, the highest of any trust in england. throughout this investigation, we have heard the same thing time and time again — clinicians telling us they feared that if they raised safety concerns, then management would take action against them, perhaps even end their careers. it was, we were told, the wholesale intimidation of the staff into silence. land other consultants raised concerns about patient safety, and we realised if you do, then you will get punished quite quickly and quite harshly. so they will make all kinds of spurious investigations, and they will try to intimidate you that way. why did you decide to leave, rather than continue to fight? because i think there was no end to this fight and they were trying, as they did with other colleagues, to completely sort of ruin your career.

following a freedom of information request, the trust revealed that, in the last decade, it had referred 26 of its doctors, to the general medical council for professional conduct or standards investigations. in not a single case did the gmc take any further action against the doctors concerned. the trust told the bbc... "we take patient safety very seriously." they said they had a high reporting culture of incidents to ensure appropriate accountability and, vitally, learning. 0n those so—called never events, they said, "all patient safety concerns and incidents are rigorously investigated to prevent harm to our patients." david grossman, bbc news. you can watch more on that investigation by newsnight on bbc iplayer. 0ur correspondent, david grossman, who you heard there in that report told me a little earlier about the state of the trust. if this trust was doing really well, and people were complaining

about not being listened to, you might take it one way, but there is no way you can describe this trust as performing well. the proportion of patients that receive the start of the cancer care before 62 days of an urgent referral, for example. the national target is 85%, the national level is only 60% and that is headline news, it is so bad was stopping this trust, it is 38%. and there are other metrics we look at as well. including a staff survey. all trusts have a staff survey on this one does badly on this issue of whether staff feel able to come forward and if they do, they can do withoutjeopardising their own career and if they will be listened to. those things are linked. everyone has told us to this investigation, if you do not listen to staff, they are not able to channel

feedback through you and patient care suffers. you also look at something called never events at the trust. could you explain what they are and what you found? we referred to them briefly in the report but essentially, they are the worst thing that would happen, something that should never happen, you have got safety procedures in place to make sure they don�*t happen. an example would be the patient going into the operating theatre and the doctors amputating the wrong leg, that is a never event, it should never happen. as we mentioned in the report, 12 never events happened in the year we were looking at. that was the highest of any trust in england. those figures are quite alarming. the chap i spoke to was in haematology, blood disorders, and we found that they were eight never events in the whole of england to do with giving a patient the wrong type of blood or tissue,

incompatible blood or tissue, eight for the whole of england and four of them were in this one trust. and that suggests something was going badly wrong in that department. what does the trust say? the trust gave us a statement on all of this, they said some of the metrics are misleading and they managed to push the needle in the right direction on some of the key measures of patient care and on that issue of that central issue, intimidating staff into silence, they said they absolutely deny that and said we take patient safety very seriously and have a high reporting cultural incidents to ensure appropriate accountability and vital learning. all patient safety concerns and incidents are rigorously investigated. and this may be difficult

for some colleagues. sport and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. hello, good afternoon. after all the drama of yesterday in the world cup group stages, they draw to a close today and all eyes on two old falls you —— reunited for ghana take on uruguay in theirfinal you —— reunited for ghana take on uruguay in their final group match, theirfirst meeting uruguay in their final group match, their first meeting since their infamous 2010 quarterfinal that saw luis suarez sent off after stopping ghana from scoring with his hand. the subsequent penalty was missed and ghana went out of the tournament. luis suarez was asked if he felt sorry about the incident in a pre—match press conference yesterday on this was his response. it is not my fault. because i don�*t miss the penalty. you see the player

missed a penalty, he say, he do it the same in this situation, it is not my responsibility. and later tonight, group g drawing to a close with switzerland, cameroon and serbia all trying to join brazil in getting out of that group. a win will guarantee progress. but both serbia and cameroon must win to stand a chance of reaching the last 16. away from the world cup, england have continued their record—breaking star in their opening test in pakistan but it might not lead them to victory. they added another 151 to victory. they added another 151 to their overnight total, bowled out for 657 that is their highest total in asia. but after their success with the bat, they have struggled with the bat, they have struggled with the bat, they have struggled with the ball. pakistan yet to lose a wicket and have ended the day on 181 without loss at the end of day

two. for a third successive year, the chinese grand prix has been cancelled. the event in shanghai was due to return to the racing calendar for the first time in 2023 but it has been called off because of china�*s covid policies. and that is the sport from me for the moment. we are going to look at the world cup any minute but first of all, let�*s take a look at the reaction from prime minister rishi sunak to the decision by the bromsgrove mp and former home secretary not to stand for election in the next general election. rishi sunak says... sad to see my good friend rishi sunak stepping back from politics. he has been a proud champion of enterprise and opportunity. may the force be with

you. and we are informed that is because both men share a love of star wars! a night of drama at the world cup in qatar has seen two european heavyweights knocked out of the tournament. well, for more on that world cup drama we can now cross live to alex kay—jelski, editor—in—chief of the online football magazine the athletic football. thank you very much for talking to us. how big of an upset is it that they are out? i us. how big of an upset is it that they are out?— they are out? i think the belgian one in particular _ they are out? i think the belgian one in particular may _ they are out? i think the belgian one in particular may be - they are out? i think the belgian one in particular may be was i they are out? i think the belgian i one in particular may be was coming a little bit. ifeel quite sorry for the germans. they played pretty well across the three games and created loads of chances, drawing with spain and winning yesterday. they paid the price for a really bad 20 minutes in one match. price for a really bad 20 minutes in one match-— price for a really bad 20 minutes in one match. where did they... what are the fans — one match. where did they... what are the fans saying? _ one match. where did they... what are the fans saying? it _ one match. where did they... what are the fans saying? it is _ one match. where did they... what are the fans saying? it is a - one match. where did they... what are the fans saying? it is a second i are the fans saying? it is a second world cup going out at this point

for germany. they must have been hoping for better. is for germany. they must have been hoping for better.— hoping for better. is because they were. hoping for better. is because they were- they _ hoping for better. is because they were. they were _ hoping for better. is because they were. they were bottom - hoping for better. is because they were. they were bottom of i hoping for better. is because they were. they were bottom of the i hoping for better. is because they. were. they were bottom of the last world cup, losing in the last 16 of the euros, but that he was old and this is a team that is rebuilding a little bit. ithink this is a team that is rebuilding a little bit. i think they are ready for the next generation now. ifew players have been around a long time and we might not see them again. but it is germany, they are serial winners. they are devastated. last night, there was also more of a confusion than anything else. , they could not believe they would not claim that awfully and somehow were going home. claim that awfully and somehow were iioin home. �* claim that awfully and somehow were going home-— claim that awfully and somehow were iioin home. �* ., , , going home. belgium went out because of a ioalless going home. belgium went out because of a goalless draw _ going home. belgium went out because of a goalless draw against _ going home. belgium went out because of a goalless draw against croatia. i of a goalless draw against croatia. it was a damp squib. thea;r of a goalless draw against croatia. it was a damp squib.— of a goalless draw against croatia. it was a damp squib. they have been dreadful from — it was a damp squib. they have been dreadful from the _ it was a damp squib. they have been dreadful from the second _ it was a damp squib. they have been dreadful from the second they i it was a damp squib. they have been | dreadful from the second they turned up. they were poor. there has been all kinds of infighting... that is may be a strong word but issues behind the scenes in the camp, accusations that some of the players

are too old. i thing they had a great run in 2018, finishing third in the world cup but it was a step too far and they just were not in the world cup but it was a step too far and theyjust were not good enough. too far and they 'ust were not good enou . h. , too far and they 'ust were not good enou:h. , .., too far and they 'ust were not good enou:h. , ., too far and they 'ust were not good enou:h. , .. ., ., too far and they 'ust were not good enou:h. , ., ., ,., , enough. they can have no complaints. uru:ua enough. they can have no complaints. uruguay play — enough. they can have no complaints. uruguay play ghana — enough. they can have no complaints. uruguay play ghana tonight. _ enough. they can have no complaints. uruguay play ghana tonight. what i uruguay play ghana tonight. what sort of encounter do you think that will be? it sort of encounter do you think that will be? , , ., , will be? it depends on whether they left luis suarez _ will be? it depends on whether they left luis suarez on _ will be? it depends on whether they left luis suarez on the _ will be? it depends on whether they left luis suarez on the pitch, - left luis suarez on the pitch, whether he starts. there is so much tension from the game from years ago, when he got sent off and ghana missed the penalty, to go out at uruguay�*s expense and now anything back on the line again. 0nly uruguay�*s expense and now anything back on the line again. only one of these teams is going through. and i think it could be really, really tense. neverwrite think it could be really, really tense. never write off luis suarez. who knows what he might have a pay slave? ., ., who knows what he might have a pay slave? e, ~' ,, who knows what he might have a pay slave? ., ,, i. , . who knows what he might have a pay slave? e, ,, ,, , . ., slave? thank you very much for talkin: slave? thank you very much for talking to _ slave? thank you very much for talking to us. — slave? thank you very much for talking to us, alex. _ the fog mailing a full sum into the afternoon and we should see skies brightening compared with this

morning. showers through east anglia and in towards the channel islands. lots more cloud elsewhere. they can afford some light rain and drizzle in scotland. mildest conditions in scotland and northern ireland. in south—east wales, the midlands, somerset, gloucestershire, temperatures around three degrees. it will gradually clear this evening and partly clear skies, meaning it could be very cold. a touch of frost possible just about anywhere, the exception being north and west scotland. a fairly cloudy day to come, brightening up from the south and east. a lot more sunshine elsewhere across the country. but i few showers towards eastern districts and temperatures on the slide. it will feel even colder on sunday.

hello this is bbc news. the headlines... sajid javid announces he will stand down as an mp in the next general election. the former chancellor says it is a decision he has wrestled with for some time. labour holds chester with its best ever result in the seat , delivering a blow to rishi sunak in his first by—election test as prime minister. rmt union leader mick lynch is hopeful of a government offer to end this month�*s rail strikes ahead of a meeting with the rail minister huw merriman. doctors raise safety fears at birmingham hospitals. whistle—blowers tell the bbc a climate of fear among staff is putting patients at risk. christmas dinner will be nearly 22% more expensive this year than in 2021. a bbc study reveals the price of seven key items has risen by more than £5. and in qatar, four—time winners germany go out at the group stage for a second world cup in a row.

and japan score a controversial winner in another extraordinary comeback against spain. let�*s be clear, this was a good result for the labour party because what was clear was there was a choice, the labour party has been putting forward a positive plan for the future, how we stabilise and grow our economy so we were putting a positive choice to the electorate in chester. the government is worn out, tired, has crashed the economy, and the verdict was very, very clearly given. and i think that is a clearly given. and i think that is a clear message to the prime minister rishi sunak that people are fed up and they want a change and there is this strong sense now that the government has run out of road, run out of ideas, hasn�*t got a mandate and there is a time for change. here

in scotland — and there is a time for change. here in scotland there _ and there is a time for change. here in scotland there is _ and there is a time for change. here in scotland there is strong support for the snp although there are strong results for labour but also suggestions that there is a lead in favour of independence, how do you make gains well, in scotland we have been improving our position in the case i want to make in scotland is that we should have change in scotland but that should be changed within the united kingdom, a positive case for change, and that also, an incoming labour government would clearly have priorities which i think match when most people are in scotland, which is dealing with the gust of living crisis, dealing with our economy and getting it growing and i can show we have the rightjob is the right places and that scotland can thrive. brute right job is the right places and that scotland can thrive. we are doini that scotland can thrive. we are doing well _ that scotland can thrive. we are doing well in — that scotland can thrive. we are doing well in scotland, - that scotland can thrive. we are doing well in scotland, we i that scotland can thrive. we are i doing well in scotland, we continue to build our cased but it is a very positive case for change, not arguing for the status quo in scotland, change of scotland within change within the united kingdom.

a line of breaking news now. we are hearing from the united kingdom health security agency that a child has died at a primary school in west london. they are saying that specialists from the agency working with ealing council are providing support to stjohn�*s primary school following a case of strep a group a streptococcal infection. information has been shared with parents which can include sore throat, fever, minor skin infections. they can usually be treated with antibiotics but in rare cases are severe illness can occur and anyone with a high fever, severe muscle aches, pains in one area of the body, unexplained vomiting or diarrhoea should call

nhs 111 vomiting or diarrhoea should call nhs111 and should seek immediate medical help. this is a child who has died as a result of streptococcal infection a. it is the third death from strap a in the last few weeks. there was one in wales and one in surrey last month. to ukraine now, and up to 13,000 ukrainian soldiers have been killed since the start of russia�*s invasion, according to an adviser to president zelensky. but that has not been confirmed by ukraine�*s military. the russian death toll is estimated to be between nine and 18 thousand. vincent mcaviney reports. in newly liberated kherson, ukrainian servicemen patrol near apartment blocks badly damaged by russian shelling. the residents, who spent much of this year under russian occupation, are thankful to see their countrymen. but the scale of the sacrifice made to repel the russian invaders hasn�*t been made clear. updates on casualty figures are rare. injune, mykhailo podolyak, a senior ukrainian official, who advises

president zelensky, said between 100 and 200 ukrainian soldiers were dying daily. now, he says, between 10,000 and 13,000 ukrainian troops have died in the conflict. these figures have not been confirmed by the country�*s military. the bbc�*s russian service has established that at least 9300 russian soldiers have been killed since the invasion in february, but the true death toll could be more than 18,600. however, last month, the most senior us general, mark milley, said around 100,000 russian and 100,000 ukrainian soldiers had been killed or injured since the start of the war. it may take many years for the true death tolls on both sides to come to light, but in a sign of how depleted russia�*s armoury is, these fragments of soviet—made x55 cruise missiles, designed for nuclear use but stripped of their warheads, were found in ukraine�*s two western regions.

meanwhile, in washington, dc, president biden is currently hosting president macron on a state visit. both leaders made it clear they were unwavering in their support for the ukrainians�* fight. president macron and i have resolved that we are going to continue working together to hold russia accountable for their actions and to mitigate the global impacts of putin�*s war on the rest of the world. let me tell you that we will never urge the ukrainians to make a compromise which will not be acceptable for them. we have to respect the ukrainians to decide the moment and the conditions in which they will negotiate about their territory and future. thousands of miles away on the front lines of this conflict, ukrainians willjust be hoping whatever the scale of their countrymen�*s sacrifice truly is, it is enough for this war to be over soon. a group of british mps have travelled to taiwan for a five—day

visit which includes meetings with president tsai ing—wen and other senior government officials. the trip comes as relations between the uk and mainland china are strained with prime minister rishi sunak suggesting the �*golden era�* of diplomacy between beijing and london are over. china claims sovereignty over taiwan, which broke away following the chinese civil war in 1949. the head of the foreign affairs select committee, alicia kearns, said taiwan was not alone in the world despire increased belligerence from china and vowed that the british parliament would remain committed to supporting its democratic partner. there is no question that taiwan matters. and although we are separated by many continents, the reality is that 30% of global world trade goes through the south china sea, and the reality is that the world�*s technological heart is, essentially, increasingly becoming taiwan, when you look at semiconductors and their importance within the global economy. so i think the message is very clearly that taiwan has friends,

and taiwan does not stand alone. but we must all do everything we can to prevent any descent into conflict. but, yes, taiwan has friends that will stand by them. 0ur correspondent kate silver sent this report to put it�*s now three years since 5g technology was launched in the uk but many of us are still using older mobile phone handsets that aren�*t compatible. and for those who have upgraded, many consumers have been rather underwhelmed after promises of great connection and lightning fast speeds. our technology editor zoe kleinman reports. phones, phones, phones. they�*re such a constant in most people�*s lives now, it�*s difficult to imagine being without them. and coming up to christmas, a new handset is on lots of lists to santa. but also on those wishlists, some people might like to add better 5g. in glasgow, people really like their 5g. according to uswitch, across the country, about one—third

of us now have a 5g—enabled phone, but here, it�*s closer to half. however, the same study found that one in six people think the tech behind 5g has been overhyped. i don�*t think it�*s great. idon't notice a difference. ijust don�*t think it�*s great. sometimes if you are texting, it won�*t get through. i was trying to get hold of my mum, but i couldn�*t get her. i thought, i�*lljust wait. most places are 46 and then the odd places you get 5g. i but not very much. when it works well, it's good. that's true. when it doesn't, it doesn't. 3g barely works sometimes. my girlfriend, she�*s got 5g on her phone, but there doesn�*t seem to be much of a difference in comparison to my 4g. if it came to the price was a big difference between 5g and 4g, then i�*d probablyjust stay with 4g. most of the phones are going that way anyway. you know, the latest iphone comes with 56 as standard. so yeah, i think i will be going for 56. yeah, definitely. let me show you what i mean. we�*ve got two phones here. one is running on 56,

one is running on 4g. now, this is really unscientific. they�*re different phones and they�*re also on different networks. but what you can see is that actually the 4g is a lot faster in this particular spot than the 56. recent research suggests that, three years after it launched, a lot of the uk has little or no 56 coverage at all, and it�*s a similar picture around the world. in that three years we�*ve had covid, which did impact on our ability to deploy that network, and the government�*s own research suggested that cost an additional £2 billion and added a year to our deployment schedules. this centre at the university of surrey started working on 56 ten years ago. this is the team�*s message to people frustrated with 56. just be patient, because there are very interesting applications coming up that all gradually become 56 compliant. all of these systems. it�*s clear that the roll—out of 56 has had some problems,

not only here in the uk but also around the world. mobile networks have got quite a lot of ground to cover before they can bring it to everyone, but they all insist that they�*re on track. one of the biggest factors driving consumer uncertainty around 56 is price. like so many things, the cost—of—living crisis is making us think carefully about what we spend our money on. although 56 providers don�*t charge extra money for the service, it can eat up your data at a much faster rate each month. while the telecoms companies are betting on the billions they�*ve ploughed into 56 paying off, they won�*t be relying on their sales this christmas to bring it all home just yet. zoe kleinman, bbc news. bristol temple meads has become the first railway station in the uk to offer an audio guide to help blind and visually impaired passengers find their way around. the guide includes the sounds and smells of the station as well as directions.

john maguire reports. the hustle and bustle of a busy mainline railway station is an assault on the senses. but what if, as you try to navigate your way around the platforms, the passengers and the people, you can hear everything, but see nothing? so if we start walking forward now, we�*re walking past the gate line. i�*m trying to knock somebody over. sorry, apologies. we're going against the flow, as well, aren't we? we�*re against the flow of people coming off the train. 0h, there�*s a wonderful fur coat there that i�*ve just brushed against it. 0h, there�*s a post there. i think we go right round the post. so, to help people with impaired or no vision... we�*re coming up to the door. there's a sound of the echo. ..network rail has teamed up with the bristol sight loss council to create an audio guide, an audio map of bristol temple meads, available on a smartphone. 'the ticket barriers - are white and gray branded. |'the left hand side of the ticketj

gate is for entering the station, 'and the right hand side i is for exiting, so keep left 'as you go towards them.�* 'going through the gate... now it�*s telling us we�*re on platform three. going through the gate... now it�*s telling us we�*re on platform three. and it�*s telling us to turn right, to go to the stairs of the subway. alan davis has helped to write the guide. it includes details that a sighted person might not think of. 'you'll walk up a very tiny slope and you'll feel the floor surfacej 'change from rough to smooth.�* so we�*re looking for the tactile... alan and anila are putting the guide to the test — the ticket barriers, the coffee kiosks, the stairs. no, we�*re fine, thanks. thank you. like anything, a train station, for a totally blind person, is a frightening environment. flipping heck, i wish i�*d had this when i moved to bristol. it would have made so much of a difference to me, because it�*s all about confidence, it�*s all about knowing the environment you�*re going into. so, if you come across something you weren�*t expecting, if you�*ve heard it in advance, you obviously know about it.

so therefore, you�*re taking some of the fear and anxiety away. so the sound changes even when there's a gap, and then when it closes up again. details include the station�*s changing sounds, and even its smells. and look, the sound here has changed. i can already smell the pasties. yeah. and the temperature is changing as well. it's getting a bit warmer, which is nice. and the sound is very different down here now. there is an assistant service at stations. but the hope for this guide is that it will further increase the confidence and independence for a variety of passengers. for people who haven't had the confidence to travel on their own, people who have thought they can't travel on their own, people who are just scared to travel on their own, i think it's going to be life changing for lots and lots of visually impaired people, but it's also going to change things for other people who don't have confidence. the guide, the first in the uk, was born out of the station�*s major refurbishment. in some places the physical layout has been altered, and this is a way to let passengers with a visual

impairment know what has changed. 'please be aware that there j are large scaffolding towers 'on the platform after you have - passed through the main ticket gate, 'approximately six feet awayj immediately in front of you.�* but now, the ambition is to roll it out at other stations. we're now looking at paddington and looking at how we can develop, because if we can help people with visual impairments and visual problems get around paddington much better, that will be great for them and it'll be great for us. the audio guide goes live today, and will be adapted and improved with feedback, using the soundscape to create a map that can�*t be seen but can show the way. 'thank you for listening, and we wish you a very. 'pleasant onward journey.�* john maguire, bbc news, bristol. the headlines on bbc news...

sajid javid announces he will stand down as an mp in the next general election. the former chancellor says it is a decision he has �*wrestled with for some time.�* labour holds chester with its best ever result in the seat — delivering a blow to rishi sunak in his first by—election test as prime minister. rmt union leader mick lynch is hopeful of a government offer to end this month�*s rail strikes — ahead of a meeting with the rail minister huw merriman. christmas dinner will be nearly 22% more expensive this year than in 2021, according to new research for the bbc. the price of seven key items has risen by £5.36 over a year, with chipolatas — the crucial ingredient in pigs—in—blankets — seeing the steepestjump of 42.7%. let�*s have a look at some of the other increases. the cost of a frozen turkey has risen by 21% since last year. a steeper rise for potatoes — up 32.9%. sprouts — they�*ve gone up by 7.5%. meanwhile, stuffing balls up 11.6%.

earlier, i spoke to ruth taylor who started the money savvy mum blog to document her attempts to get her young family out of debt and to share budgeting tips. it is quite worrying, coupled with everything else that has gone up in price. but there are things we can do to keep the cost of ourfood bill down. christmas time is difficult because we feel we should be doing things in a certain way. if you can let go of that, then you can make huge savings. so, things like buying a chicken instead of a turkey. a lot of people might say no, i am not doing that, christmas is once a year, but you can save 20 quid just by swapping over. i have never bought a turkey, i will never buy a turkey. i will be buying chicken this year. if you make everything from scratch, you can save a huge amount that way. so, buying your potatoes, chopping them, cooking them yourself, you can do it the night before, so you are not slaving in the kitchen on christmas morning.

things like using supermarket loyalty schemes. and if you have been doing that throughout the year, you will have built up quite a big amount of points and you can use those to get discounts on your shopping at the moment. and we don�*t have to have a creaking table of food necessarily, do we? no, what i do is i plan what i am going to make, because in previous years i used to go out, see everybody loading up their trolleys and thinking, i am missing out on something, and shovelling everything into my trolley and it would end up in the bin because we are a family of four, we don�*t eat that much. so, i suggest making a plan what you want to eat and going out with your list and just picking the things on your list and ignore everybody else. they might have huge families, whereas you don�*t. it is also easy to be swayed by pictures we see in advertising, it is there for that, to encourage us to buy it. but that idea that someone is having

this perfect life with perfect food. yes, and i have fallen for that before and i feel like i have to do things a certain way, just to have a good christmas. and on social media now, i have realised it is not the truth, it is put out there to make you spend more money and you should not feel if you are not doing those things that you will have a worse christmas than the next person. do what is right for you and your family and ignore everything else because it is put out there to make you spend money. and at the minute, lots of us don�*t have any spare money to spend. you need to make your savings where you can, and not feel bad about it. rita taylor. christmas is one the most expensive times of the year.

but this year, with the cost of living crisis, budgets are even more stretched than usual. 0ur reporter hannah miller is at a christmas tree farm near wetherby for us. plenty of action here today ahead of what is expected to be a really big weekend. christmas trees over there, getting ready to be shipped out to shops and into people�*s homes. there are about 35,000 christmas trees that go from this plantation every year into people�*s houses. let�*s come over here and talk to george, the estate manager. you�*ve got about 500,000 trees here on this plantation. it takes a long time to grow them, doesn�*t it? how have the costs of things changed for you? this year they have gone up massively, everything from fertiliser, chemicals, fuel, diesel, it has all gone up. as you say, growing a christmas tree is quite a long term investment. ten years on the ground before it ends up in people�*s homes, typically. that has been a challenge. but we have tried to keep our

costs to consumers down as best we possibly can. how important is this weekend for you in terms of business? massively important. this weekend is the one where the perception meets reality. so, we have sold about 25,000 trees out of this yard so far to wholesale customers. and there is no doubt that their perception is that there is going to be suppressed customer demand for trees, so they are ordering fewer trees. when that meets reality this weekend, if the public actually show that is overly negative, then i think we are going to have a good time of things. if they don�*t, i think that spells trouble, not just for us but for the country as a whole. if you are not willing to buy a christmas tree at christmas, something is very seriously wrong. thank you very much. let�*s talk now to harry from the consumer magazine which. you have done research about habits and what are expected to be different this year. people, on average, have to find another £1,000 to just pay energy bills this year.

of course, people are cutting back on christmas bills. that means four in ten people are saying they are buying fewer gifts, three in ten are saying they are going to buy less food or cheaper food. that means there is less footfall on the high street. what is the advice to people worried about their budget this christmas? 2.2 million people have told us that they have had to miss credit card, mortgage or important rent payments because of this cost of living crisis. i would say that there is not a single gift or gadget, or even christmas tree that is worth going into debt for. so, cut back where you can. supermarkets do some fantastic christmas food that our blind taste tests say every year is better than some of the brands. shop around. when it comes to light in your christmas tree, that is a good news story. you don�*t have to worry about that because leds, you could have them on for six hours every day, all the way through to february and it would costjust 56p on average.

that is a bit of light—hearted news to end on. it will be a relief to many people if they go out and buy their christmas tree this weekend. thinking about the cost of running it over the next few months. they will be hoping there will be lots of people coming out here over the next few days. it will really be an indication of how people intend to spend this christmas. pop star sir eltonjohn is to headline the glastonbury festival next summer, playing the last uk date of his farewell tour. the singer will top the bill on the pyramid stage on the sunday night of the festival, and has promised a spectacular farewell. andrew trendell, news editor with the music magazine nme, elaborated for us on the reasons for all this excitement. i think elton was one of those people with prince who was forever rumoured but never confirmed but this is huge, this is going to be eltonjohn�*s last uk gig. and you

can feel it, you can feel the magic already, eltonjohn closing already, elton john closing glastonbury, already, eltonjohn closing glastonbury, it is going to be really special. living up to the fact that thousands and thousands of people have bought tickets and any to meet that demand and they always do, so there are plenty of other rumours for which we may or may not get into. but eltonjohn, final uk gig at glastonbury, it is going to really be something as well, especially as you can set his last album had a lot of contemporary artists on it which really kind of, was a really nice way to cement his place in pop culture, notjust saying, i am place in pop culture, notjust saying, iam notjust place in pop culture, notjust saying, i am notjust a legacy act, i have checked pop music as we know it, and closing glastonbury is one helluva way to that again. andrew from enemy _ helluva way to that again. andrew from enemy magazine. _ helluva way to that again. andrew from enemy magazine. rita i helluva way to that again. andrew from enemy magazine. rita will. helluva way to that again. andrew| from enemy magazine. rita will be here with the news at one in a moment but first let�*s take a look at the weather forecast with darren.

there will be sunshine around but perhaps a few showers coming in and thatis perhaps a few showers coming in and that is the sort of weather we have seen developing today across eastern parts of england some welcome sunshine in lincolnshire early on. we have the sort of temperatures, though, early this evening, and generally around 6 degrees for england and wales, milder in northern ireland and the western scotland with a southerly breeze but that southerly breezes lessening and instead it is the easterly that will start to take charge, bringing in some showers to eastern puzzling lead overnight, breaking the cloud up lead overnight, breaking the cloud up for england and wales, reducing the risk —— risk of some fog and increasing the risk of trust with temperatures close to freezing. colder and clearer in the south—east of scotland, a band of cloud, low misty weather hanging around into saturday in the north—west of scotland in particular with a bit of rain, the parts of scotland dry and bright with some sunshine, some

sunshine for england and wales, few showers coming into eastern parts of england, looks pretty cloudy in the south—east of england. it is on the chilly side with temperatures typically seven or 8 degrees for the first half of the weekend. that weather front is bringing some first half of the weekend. that weatherfront is bringing some rain in the far north—west, gets pushed away by the strengthening easterly wind which is still in the colder air and it wind which is still in the colder airand it will drop wind which is still in the colder air and it will drop the temperatures must again. so, again, with that image of some cloud, sunshine, and a few showers, mostly the showers rely been in the northern half of the uk with more cloud further south across england and wales. the easterly wind will be more noticeable, not a particularly strong wind but you will notice it and it will make it feel colder as well. these are the temperatures, they are dropping away on sunday so five to 7 degrees, when you factor in the strength of the easterly wind, those temperatures will feel quite a few degrees lower again. we stay in cold air really of the week ahead, and easterly wind to start the new week, bringing in a lot of cloud and then we get some sunshine

and it gets colder through the rest of the week as well. as the wind direction changes. we start with easterly wind and tuesday, wednesday, we are moving down into this went from the north. that brings colder air, some sunshine, some wintry showers mainly around coastal areas in the north.

today at one, the archbishop of canterbury, on a visit to ukraine, says there can be no peace until russia stops lying about its actions. justin welby was visibly moved after seeing towns near the capital, kyiv, where russian troops are said to have committed atrocities against civilians. there will be no peace until we stop lying. you've got to tell the truth, however painful. there can never be a way forward built on lies. we�*ll bring you all the latest from our correspondent in kyiv. also on the programme: labour comfortably holds the constituency of the city of chester in a by—election, with their best ever result in the seat. prince william is to meet us presidentjoe biden on the final day of his trip with the princess of wales to boston.