talking about finding permanent accommodation for more than 8,000 afghan refugees. labour's governing body has voted to banjeremy corbyn from standing as a labour candidate at the next general election. the national executive committee voted 22 to 12 to approve a motion from sir keir starmer to prevent labour endorsing mr corbyn. there is no appeal within labour's process. let's get more on this with our political correspondent helen catt. this is going to potentially cause some divisions within the party, isn't it? ~ . , ., ., isn't it? we have seen some of that alread . isn't it? we have seen some of that already- this _ isn't it? we have seen some of that already. this was _ isn't it? we have seen some of that already. this was not _ isn't it? we have seen some of that already. this was not unexpected . isn't it? we have seen some of that l already. this was not unexpected and keir starmer has previously said very clearly thatjeremy corbyn would not be a labour party candidate at the next election and what the vote was was a way of

formalising that. it was a waiver keir starmer i think of trying to publicly draw the line between the party underjeremy corbyn�*s leadership and the party under his leadership and the party under his leadership —— it was a way for keir starmer. it was very clear that it was about electoral chances and that he felt that allowing jeremy corbyn to stand as a labour candidate next time would diminish the electoral chances of the party but as you referenced, jeremy corbyn still has a number of supporters in the labour party and that has been a pretty divisive in that regard, and the campaign group momentum, that backed jeremy corbyn�*s leadership, described this as a venal act from keir starmer, and jeremy corbyn himself talked about keir starmer denigrating the democratic foundations of the party. no response since the vote yet but we

wait to see what happens and islington north is wherejeremy corbyn is the mp and the local labour party there seem to be standing squarely behind him and they talked about rejecting what they talked about rejecting what they called the undue interference of the national executive committee. have we heard anything directly from a jeremy corbyn about this? flat a jeremy corbyn about this? not since the vote. _ a jeremy corbyn about this? iirrt since the vote. that only happened a couple of hours ago, but in advance of the vote he had accused keir starmer denigrating the democratic foundations of the party and we understand that he is considering standing as an independent at the next election in islington north where he has held the seat since 1983 and is sitting as an independent at the moment after he had the whip removed in the wake of a row over anti—semitism. he has won the seat there ten times and has a majority of more than 26,000 so we

wait to see if he will go on to do that. there is no appeals process here so in effect it looks like he is now blocked from standing for labour although there is a grey area as to what happens next and we will have to wait and see.— have to wait and see. helen, thanks for “oininu have to wait and see. helen, thanks forjoining us- _ the terrorism threat level in northern ireland has been raised from substantial to severe, meaning an attack is highly likely. the move follows a rise in dissident republican activity, including a gun attack last month on a senior police officer. 0ur ireland correspondent emma vardy is in belfast and has more on this. the main security threat in northern ireland is posed by violent dissident republicans. these are armed paramilitary groups who still exist and who take part in political violence, who want to try and force northern ireland to leave the uk. the terror threat level in northern ireland was, in fact, reduced last

year for the first time in 12 years, but it is now being raised again today to severe, meaning an attack is highly likely. m15 have taken this decision because of an increase in activity by violent dissident republicans. there are threats often that we don't hear about, but there was a notable incident last month when a senior detective, john caldwell, was shot multiple times by dissident republicans and that incident was linked to the new ira. that threat level is being raised by m15 today but, that said, it is still true these organisations are very much smaller than they once were and have been very much weakened by security services, by infiltration by m15 in recent years, but this is still a recognition of the danger they pose. a unique opera production, written and performed by a cast who have all experienced homelessness, has been

described as a "lifesaver". the project's aim was to inspire and empower the people taking part, to help them gain confidence and rebuild their lives. 0ur midlands correspondent navtej johal has the story. just about to go on. any nerves? no, i'm very confident, yeah. we're going to show them the best of what we can do. simon is about to walk on stage at one of the most prestigious concert halls in london. he will perform in front of hundreds of people who have bought a ticket to see him and dozens of others who all once felt invisible and ignored. the 58—year—old from nottingham reached this point from a tough start. can you show me where you used to sleep rough? yeah, i used to come down this way. when he was 16, simon became homeless after problems with his family.

sometimes i'd sleep in the toilet at night because it was warm. i felt so insecure. at times i'd feel like committing suicide. simon continued to have struggles into his adult life, but streetwise 0pera helped him turn things around. it's an opera company that works with people who have experienced homelessness. it's changed my life completely from head to toe, from within. i have friends which i've never had. i havejoy, peace, love. their latest project is a show with nine micro operas, all written and performed by people who have been homeless from across manchester, nottingham and london, culminating in a big performance at the queen elizabeth hall in london, accompanied by the bbc concert orchestra and the 16 choir. all of the performers share the experience of being homeless. a lot of our performers talk about how when they've experienced homelessness,

they feel unseen, they feel ignored, and this is an opportunity for their voices to be heard. so, this is it. they began working on this project a year ago, and it all comes together now. the performers are walking on stage. the bbc concert orchestra and hundreds of audience members await them. cheering and applause to everyone involved, that was absolutely magnificent. cheering how was that? absolutely fantastic. you know, itjust feels like i'm a real star. a standing ovation and a night they'll never forget. an extraordinary well done. navteonhal, bbc news. and if you'd like to hear the concert in full,

it's on bbc radio 3 tomorrow at 7.30pm. housing campaigners say the police often don't understand the law when it comes to protecting tenants from harassment or illegal eviction. the charity shelter says there's a big disparity between the number of cases being reported and the number of people convicted. the national police chiefs council says most private tenancy disputes are civil in nature, but that police should be contacted if there are criminal actions. jim connolly has more. ahmet, not his real name, was renting a room in a five bedroomed house and his landlord tried to illegally evict him. when he refused to leave, things took a violent turn for the worse, captured on cctv. shouting ahmet told us the attack, by people acting for his landlord, was part of a sustained period of harassment. i was so scared, i couldn't go out of the room, i always

stayed inside the room. i'd go to the toilet only at night, in the middle of the night. during the daytime, i used a bottle to urinate. because somebody is there outside, i was so scared they were going to attack me again. anything could happen to me at that time. the two people were given a police caution. his landlord didn't respond to our request for a comment. it's worth noting these attacks are not the norm. that said, over a four—year period citizens advice received around 16,000 calls relating to harassment and illegal eviction. there's concern that there's a big gap between that figure and the 101 convictions over the same period. researchers say many don't come forward because they are worried about the consequences of doing so. we've seen this a lot in our research. people just too frightened to speak out for fear of the consequences. one case stands out, a man so badly beaten that he ended up in hospital. he was too frightened to tell us his story because he was worried his landlord would come after him.

the housing charity shelter says not enough people are being held accountable. i think in the case of the police, they often don't know what to do. they may not even know what's legal and what isn't. i think they feel sometimes that incidents that happen in people's own homes are kind of private. daniela is waiting to move out of the room she lives in with her five children. she says her family have been constantly harassed by the person she rents from. so here he has put the plug inside the toilet. so you put your clothes... inside, yeah, in. he closed the gas, he's closed the water, speaking very, very bad with the children. the person she rented from didn't respond to our request for a comment. the ultimate owner of the property says it's been sublet without his knowledge. we asked the national police chiefs' council whether the police use powers available to them to protect tenants enough. it told us, "the vast majority of private tenants in disputes are civil in nature. where actions are clearly criminal, the police should be contacted."

for daniela, shejust hopes her new home will be more peacefulfor herfamily. i hope it's better for me, because here is very, very bad. jim connolly, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren. we are going to elect the new first minister is about to take place —— we are going back to scotland where the vote to elect the new first minister is about to take place. humza yousaf was elected yesterday as the new leader of the snp to replace nicola sturgeon. we had speeches from various party leaders and from himself. now we have the weather forecast.

what a difference a day makes, the colder air is going to get pushed away and we will see much higher tempjust by the away and we will see much higher temp just by the time we get to wednesday as we draw in milder air from the atlantic but out in the atlantic at the moment there is a lot of cloud so we are going to see some further rain with that and the cloud is continuing to bring some rain at the moment especially over northern and eastern areas by the end of the afternoon and where it will be quite chilly, actually, but out to the west temperature is picking up, especially northern ireland where we could have some late sunshine and some showers. the rain moves away this evening and it will become drier overnight with a bit of cloud around, rain returning to western scotland and the far south—west of england by the end of the night but a mild night, milder than last night, temperatures even in scotland will be above freezing, and heading into tomorrow, are generally cloudy sky, not much sunshine, rain coming back into scotland. the rain could turn

heavier in western scotland and especially wales and the south—west late in the day but it will be a much milder day with temperatures widely 111—15 are possibly even at 16. still some more wet weather around on wednesday. a mixture of sunshine and showers. most of the showers in england and wales, they'll turn more widespread, heavy with some hail and thunder. a few showers, though, for scotland and northern ireland and breezy across england and wales. but we're drawing in that milder air. this is where we're likely to find the highest temperatures on thursday, 16, maybe 17 across eastern parts of england. as we head overnight, though, we're going to find that area of low pressure tracking in. looks like the strongest winds are going to be across the channel into northern france. that's where they'll have more of an impact. but there's more rain to come. and given how wet it's been in some areas already this month, that could have an impact with the wetter weather more across southern parts

of england and wales, although turning wetter in northern ireland and a few showers in scotland as well. but maybe some sunshine, too. temperatures will be a little bit lower on friday, 12 or 13 degrees. but as we head into the weekend, those temperatures will continue to drop away day and night. but most of that wet weather should be moving away as well.

this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. our top stories... six people — three of them young children — have been killed in a school shooting in nashville, tennessee. police say the killer carefully planned the attack. another day of nationwide strikes and protests in france — with hundreds of thousands of people out to oppose president macron�*s pension reforms. britain's intelligence agency m15 increases the terror threat level in northern ireland from "substantial" to "severe", meaning an attack is considered highly likely. three gambling businesses owned by william hill are to pay a 19 million pound penalty for weak money—laundering controls.

we start in mexico — where at least 39 people have died the united states. the blaze broke out at an immigration facility in ciudad juarez — which is next to the stanton international bridge that links the city to el paso, texas. this was the scene outside the building overnight, with the emergency services in attendance. it's not year clear what caused the fire. many of the victims are thought to be migrants who had been arrested in the city the day before, with some reports suggesting they had been detained in locked rooms.

well, let's turn our attention to scotland and the scottish parliament where humza yousaf has just been elected as the new scottish first minister. . ~ elected as the new scottish first minister. ., ~ , ., ., ~ , ., minister. thank you. thank you. i will now call— minister. thank you. thank you. i will now call each _ minister. thank you. thank you. i will now call each of _ minister. thank you. thank you. i will now call each of the - minister. thank you. thank you. i will now call each of the party - will now call each of the party leaders — will now call each of the party leaders to respond and i now call douglas— leaders to respond and i now call douglas ross. leaders to respond and i now call douglas ross-— leaders to respond and i now call douglas ross-— leaders to respond and i now call douglas ross. thank you and can i beain b douglas ross. thank you and can i begin by recognising _ douglas ross. thank you and can i begin by recognising this - douglas ross. thank you and can i begin by recognising this historic l begin by recognising this historic moment? i want to congratulate humza yousaf personally on his election. i know what an honour it will be for him and how proud that will make his family watching here today. i also want to congratulate him as the first person of an ethnic minority to become first minister. with both the first first person of an ethnic minority to become first minister. with both the first minister first person of an ethnic minority to become first minister. with both

the first minister and first person of an ethnic minority to become first minister. with both the first minister and the first person of an ethnic minority to become first minister. with both the first minister and the prime minister representing the uk's diverse communities, it sends a strong, positive message to everyone that there are no barriers to what you can achieve in this country and i think that is something we can all be proud of. that is probably row the consensus is going to end but they are genuine and heartfelt. because i have to say, regrettably, the new first minister seems to be doing his best to imitate his predecessor. instead of setting out a platform to focus on scotland was my real priorities, humza yousaf has confirmed he wants to continue the constitutional conflict with the uk government, continuing to attempt to appeal to his divided party rather than the wider scottish public. the record player has changed but the tune remains the same. and i think history will look back and judge this to be a massive missed opportunity for our country. we on the side of the chamber always look to cooperate with the scottish

government when it is exclusively focused on tackling the big challenges that scotland faces and the tone that humza yousaf are set for his government in choosing to double down on his party's independence obsession suggests those moments may be few and far between so as a scottish conservative, we will hold humza yousaf to account when he strays away from the key challenges facing scotland today and we will always stand up in this parliament for the ideas and values that represent the real priorities of scottish people. i note that with the election of humza yousaf as leader we remain in the position that i am the only party leader that does not represent a seat in one of scotland's to larger cities and that gives the scottish conservatives additional responsibilities, to stand up for all of our villages, towns and cities to be a champion for rural scotland and to represent the whole country. i also note with humza yousaf�*s election to head up the snp i am now the only leader... we will leave the scottish parliament there. that is douglas

ross giving a speech in response to the election of humza yousaf as the new scottish first minister. he takes on the role at the age of 37, just a day after he was elected as the new leader of the scottish national party, of course scottish national party, of course scottish national party, of course scottish national party the biggest party in the scottish parliament. it's a very busy day in politics. right now the uk prime minister rishi sunak is taking questions from the liaison committee which is made of the of the powerful chairs of the select committee, so a super committee if you like, setting out a number of areas they want to question him on including the budget and the economy, migrants arriving on small boats and solving post—brexit trading arrangements for northern ireland. let's have a listen into what is happening right now. i would make the general— what is happening right now. i would make the general observation - what is happening right now. i would make the general observation as - make the general observation as well, i would not necessarily see it as a negative that our own stockpiles have been driven down from the simple fact that you think

of what those weapons are for, they are ultimately there to degrade and deter primarily russian aggression and they are being used to do exactly that. they are being used by the ukrainians so even though the stockpiles are lower, they are being used for the purpose they were intended and degrading the threat of adversary in the process. the constraint to supply chain capacity which is not something we alone face or are european which is not something we alone face orare european —— which is not something we alone face or are european —— like all our european partners face the same constraints and that is something we are all collectively grappling with but the money has been put in incrementally from the mod on top of the money for ukraine.— the money for ukraine. finally, my last question... _ the money for ukraine. finally, my last question... that _ the money for ukraine. finally, my last question... that is _ the money for ukraine. finally, my last question... that is bernard - last question... that is bernard jenkin there, conservative chair of the liaison committee opening that session and just before him we heard from rishi sunak, uk prime minister, that session expected to go on for perhaps one hour and a half, so we will leave it there and our

colleagues at westminster will monitor it and we all get analysis from then of the significant developments if you're watching in the uk we will do that extensively after half past three uk time, so in after half past three uk time, so in a little over 25 minutes from now. in the meantime, turning our attention to some of the other main news today and in mexico... where at least 39 people have died in a fire at a migrant centre near the border with the united states. the blaze broke out at an immigration facility in ciudad juarez — which is next to the stanton international bridge that links the city to el paso, texas. this was the scene outside the building overnight, with the emergency services in attendance. it's not year clear what caused the fire. many of the victims are thought to be migrants who had been arrested in the city the day before, with some reports suggesting they had been detained in locked rooms.

i spoke to david noriega, a journalist at vice news, covering latin america, migration and the us border — he gave me this update the really important thing to remember is the situation on the border, particularly on the southern side of the border, the mexican side, is the product of a years long effort of united states collaborating with mexico to prevent the entry of migrants into us territory where they can legally claim asylum. what this has resulted in is again a years long accumulation of migrant populations on, in border cities all along the mexican side of the line, juarez being one of the largest. the reason that one of these things happens in the first place is because of what has been pushed in terms of people into detention centres and intense relationships between migrant communities and mexican authorities acting essentially as proxies of the united states, and you have situations like this one we have large numbers of migrants crowding into a facility and when the fire breaks out it is almost inevitably

absolutely devastating. i am seeing a line coming in from the mexican president saying that the migrants that died in that fire, they were mostly from central america and venezuela, does that surprise you at all or is that the most likely location from where they would have begun theirjourneys? it is not surprising at all, given what the migrant flows have been recently, i'm curious to know and we will hope to find out where in central america the migrants were from, i guess nicaragua, which is where a lot of migrants have come from recently, and venezuela, it is worth noting people fleeing this country is in particular are fleeing the the us considers enemies, in another time they might have accepted these

people with open arms but under the current situation is sort of doing everything possible to push them back. with people being held in centres like this one, typically how long might they be staying there for? are we talking a matter of hours, days, weeks or longer? it varies tremendously because a lot of these policies are not particularly transparent or legible, i think you could say anywhere from days to indefinitely and depending on the circumstances and local authorities, what kind of pressure the united states is putting on mexican officials at that particular time, given their own political and policy aims. stateside it is not something that can be easily... not a question that can be answered systematically across the board. if we are seeing this bottleneck of people trying to migrate and these numbers are being detained at the border, what is it that is driving others behind them to still take the chance of making

the perilous journey when presumably reports of what is happening would reach them and the situations they are fleeing or trying to move away from must be so severe they are still willing to take that risk. you are asking honestly a question that is sort of the question that american policymakers typically refused to ask themselves. all of american border policy and immigration policy is based on the concept of deterrence and if you make crossing the border hard enough for migrants, then they will sort of collectively decide it is not worth making the trek and that is one of the most incorrect ideas out there. it is obvious because of the way

the numbers keep growing and with migrants willing to do things like traverse between colombia and panama, crowd into trucks and die in large numbers and keep coming, obviously us border policy does not represent a deterrent and yet us policymakers from both the democratic and republican party operate though that assumption was correct which is does not. why they keep coming, when i've spoken to migrants who make this kind ofjourney, the reason is simple, it is the conditions of life that they are facing in their home countries being intolerable, they are willing to go through all manner of suffering to improve their life for various reasons according to the country and the time and that has not stopped and i do not see it stopping anytime $0011. thank you very much for speaking to us here on bbc news. another day of co—ordinated, nationwide protests is under way in france — as unions continue to oppose president macron�*s pension reforms. over a million people took part in similar protests in the last week.

largely peaceful in paris at the moment from the singe or seeing that large numbers taking part in the process there with the pension reforms proposed to raise the state pension age, the age at which people can start drawing the state pension from 62 up to 64, the french president saying the current system is unsustainable and unaffordable in terms of the relative number of people working to the number of pensioners. 0ur paris correspondence hugh schofield told us more about the large crowds from where he was in central paris. it's all very good humored and veryjoyous. but that's been the hallmark of all the demonstrations so far. i mean, the people here feel confident because they feel

they have the backing of most of the population. they know that opinion polls show that, you know, a good two thirds of the population are against this bill. and even though these are quite clearly left wing demonstrations, it's the political left which is turning out. they know that the support for them and their cause is broader than that. so that's why these demonstrations have always been very kind of full of confidence. but as we know from last thursday and previously, that mood can darken later on when the main cortege breaks up and disperses. that's when all eyes will be on what happens next. and that's what the police are out to keep an eye for, because that's when last thursday... and certainly we saw these street battles between the black blocs, as they call them here, and police people willing from from the violent ultra left seeking to take on the police. the duke of sussex has returned to the royal courts ofjustice for the second day

of a high court hearing in london over multiple privacy claims brought against the publisher of the daily mail. prince harry is part of a group — along with sir eltonjohn and david furnish, bringing claims over allegations associated newspapers limited carried out or commissioned illegal or unlawful information—gathering. 0ur correspondentjon donnison is at the high court. what happened today in court so far? this is day two of four days of legal hearings here at the high court and there was certainly a lot more media interest here today than i was yesterday after prince harry surprised everyone by turning up in person and he was here again this morning, entering the court through the back entrance, wearing a pretty smart suit, carrying an umbrella in the rain and he, as you say, is one of several high—profile individuals that include sir eltonjohn and his partner as well as the actor are liz

hurley and sadie frost, and baroness doreen lawrence, daughter of —— mother of a murdered teenager stephen lawrence, all seeking to sue associated newspapers which runs the daily mail and also the mail on sunday, and what they say is those newspapers unlawfully obtained private information about them and reach their privacy. in terms of the specific details of the allegations, bargain cars and homes, listening to private telephone calls and phone hacking, paying police officials and obtaining medical and financial records, now, as i say, this is not actually the case itself, the judge here after hearing four days of argument will then retire to consider his decision and that decision will be set out in the next... supplicant weeks and will decide whether there is a case to answer. of course associated newspapers vehemently denies any

wrongdoing and they say these allegations are preposterous smears. how soon with the proceedings go on the next stage if indeed the judges decide that they are happy for it to proceed? figs decide that they are happy for it to roceed? �* , ,._ decide that they are happy for it to roceed? �* , ,., , ., decide that they are happy for it to roceed? �* , ,_ ., ., proceed? as i say, we are not expecting — proceed? as i say, we are not expecting a — proceed? as i say, we are not expecting a decision - proceed? as i say, we are not expecting a decision this - proceed? as i say, we are not| expecting a decision this week proceed? as i say, we are not. expecting a decision this week on whether it will proceed, the judge will retire and they will give a delayed decision if you like. then it will be a matter of time of preparing those cases and the really complex individual people wanting to sue but one would imagine that it could end up in the court later in the summer or certainly later this year. the summer or certainly later this ear. . ~' the summer or certainly later this ear. . ~ , ., y the summer or certainly later this ear. ., ~ i. , . the gambling firm william hill has received a record 19.2 million pound penalty after the uk

gambling commission found �*widespread and alarming' issues at the company. in one case, a customer was allowed to open a new account and spend 23 thousand pounds in 20 minutes, without any checks. our business correspondent theo leggett has this report. gamble responsibly with william hill... william hill likes to say it promotes responsible gambling, but today the regulator, the gambling commission, has found otherwise. it's accused the company of widespread and alarming failures which put vulnerable customers at risk. gambling itself has never been easier — you can bet on sports, or play poker, for example, at the click of a mouse or using an app on your phone. but there are meant to be checks and balances in place to protect those who might be at risk of gambling—related harm and prevent the industry from being exploited by criminals. it is these kinds of checks that william hill is being accused of not carrying out. one new customer, the commission says, opened an account and spent £23,000 injust 20 minutes

without any intervention from the company. another lost more than £45,000 before william hill gave them a call. and some customers placed very large deposits, but no inquiries were made about where exactly the money came from. the regulator says it is prepared to take tough action over failures like these. what we have seen in this review is completely unacceptable. william hill accept that. william hill accept they need to improve things, and they have done, so but we will not hesitate, if we need to take firm action, to do so again. we have since the beginning of last year suspended full licenses of operators. we have taken considerable action and will continue to do so. william hill was recently bought by 888 holdings. it said... the £19.2 million penalty is the largest gambling commission has ever imposed, but critics say it's nowhere near enough.

so 90% of the gambling industry's profits, when you take away the national lottery, come from 5% of customers who are either addicted or at risk from addiction. so the £19.2 million fine may sound a lot of money to you or i, but it is not very much compared to william hill's turnover. it is much cheaper for them to simply pay the fine and keep doing business as usual. the government is due to publish a long—delayed review of gambling laws within weeks. it is expected to call for major reforms, including more thorough checks on what gamblers can afford and tighter controls on advertising. but such measures are expected to be controversial and generate plenty of noise from the industry and its critics. police in the us investigating yesterday's mass shooting at a school in nashville say it was a carefully planned attack. 6 people were killed, including 3 children, when a former pupil broke into the school and opened fire. the attacker was 28 year old audrey hale who was shot dead at the scene —

police described her as a biological woman who'd been using male pronouns. nomia iqbal was in nashville for us this morning. it's just gone 7:30am this morning in nashville. so really early start. and police, of course, are still trying to piece together exactly what happened in the school behind me. we are expecting an update later this morning. as you can imagine, there is a huge media presence here. there always is when these shootings happen, because once again, america is coming to terms with the trauma of another mass shooting outside this religious school. people quietly reflect. it's a familiar grief, but one that no one gets used to. since we survived a mass shooting injuly. i have met with over 130 lawmakers. how is this still happening? how are our children still dying

and why are we failing them? children from nursery age up to 12 years old attend here, and like most schools in america, they actually practice how to deal with an active shooting. police say this was a carefully planned attack by the perpetrator, audrey heil. we've also determined there were maps drawn of the school in detail of surveillance, entry points, etc.. —— by the perpetrator, audrey hale. we've also determined there were maps drawn of the school in detail of surveillance, entry points, etc.. we know and believe that entry was gained through shooting through one of the doors. video footage shows the 28 year old driving to the school, shooting the glass to get in. and then stalking the halls with a gun. within 14 minutes of someone calling for help, haile was shot —— within 14 minutes of someone calling for help, hale was shot dead by police. by that point, three students aged nine and under were dead,

as well as three adults, including the head of the school. hale was a former student, but the motivation is unknown. after 19 children were killed in a school shooting in uvalde, texas, last year. president biden passed major gun safety legislation, which got bipartisan support. but he says this shooting is a reminder the law doesn't go far enough. we have to do more to stop gun violence. it's ripping our communities apart, ripping the soul of this nation, ripping at the very soul of the nation. police are examining a manifesto left by the assailant. but yet, once again, american families are learning that sending their children to school doesn't necessarily mean they're sending them to safety. it's probably near impossible for him to get exactly what he wants. last year, as i mentioned there in the report, he did pass this major gun safety legislation. it was pretty extraordinary because it was the first time that had happened in decades. and he got bipartisan support. and that was after the mass shooting in uvalde in texas, where, again, small children were killed. what he really, really wants is to ban assault rifles, the type of weapons used in this shooting, the type of weapons used in most mass shootings. but in order for that to happen,

he needs the republicans on board and they now control the house in congress. so it is looking pretty impossible for them to get on board because, remember, any kind of any further legislation when it comes to guns is interpreted by republicans as an infringement and an infringement upon what they say is the constitutional right for american people to own weapons. firefighters in eastern spain have been battling the country's first major wildfire of the year, which has destroyed more than 10,000 acres of forest in the valencia region. more than one thousand people have been moved out of their homes. prime minister pedro sanchez said the blaze was yet another example of how the climate emergency was affecting the country.

that return to the situation in france where protests continue for they are against the controversial plan to reform the french pensions from president macron with the key part of that to raise the retirement age from 62—64, the number of disruptions being brought about by bloc motorways, disruption to public transport and even a planned visit from the uk's king charles with a planned state visit due to happen last weekend and protesters, some angry about the proposals themselves, some are angry at the way the government forced the legislation through without a vote in the lower house of parliament using a special constitutional power. not yet clear if the president is prepared to water down or even pause the reforms and no

sign of the demonstrations being brought to a halt anytime soon either. this is bbc news and i was more for you injust few this is bbc news and i was more for you in just few minutes. hello there. what a difference a day make. today we've got much more cloud around, some rain, too. and it's still quite chilly for many parts of the country, but that colder air is going to get pushed away and we'll see much higher temperatures by the time we get to wednesday as we draw in some milderair from the atlantic. but out in the atlantic at the moment, there is a lot of cloud. so with that milder air, we're going to see some further rain. and this cloud is continuing to bring some rain at the moment, especially across northern and eastern areas by the end of the afternoon, where it's going to be quite chilly actually still. but out towards the west, temperatures beginning to pick up a bit, especially northern ireland, where we could see some light sunshine and a few sharp showers. today's rain does tend to move away this evening and it'll turn drier for a while overnight. still a fair bit of cloud around.

signs of rain returning to western scotland and the far south west of england by the end of the night. but a mild tonight, milder than it was last night. certainly across eastern parts of scotland and the northeast of england. temperatures even here will be comfortably above freezing heading into tomorrow. we're going to find generally cloudy skies, not much sunshine, but of rain coming back into scotland, over northern ireland and pushing eastwards across england and wales. the rain could turn a bit heavier in western scotland and particularly wales and the southwest later on in the day. but it's going to be a much milder day. a temp is widely14, 15, possibly even 16 degrees. so a mild today, but still some more wet weather around on wednesday. those weather fronts move away. this one's going to arrive in time for friday. but on thursday, we're left with a run of west to south—westerly winds and that's going to bring a mixture of sunshine and showers. most of the showers in england and wales, they'll turn more widespread, heavy with some hail and thunder. a few showers, though, for scotland and northern ireland and breezy across england and wales. but we're drawing in that milder air. this is where we're likely to find the highest temperatures on thursday, 16, maybe 17 across eastern parts of england. as we head overnight, though, we're going to find that area of low pressure tracking in.

looks like the strongest winds are going to be across the channel into northern france. that's where they'll have more of an impact. but there's more rain to come. and given how wet it's been in some areas already this month, that could have an impact with the wetter weather more across southern parts of england and wales, although turning wetter in northern ireland and a few showers in scotland as well. but maybe some sunshine, too. temperatures will be a little bit lower on friday, 12 or 13 degrees. but as we head into the weekend, those temperatures will continue to drop away day and night. but most of that wet weather should be moving away as well.

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this is a very powerful committee which is made up of all the chairs of the other committees who themselves are very powerful. they are questioning the prime minister on a range of topics including immigration and plans to resolve trade with northern ireland post—brexit. let's have a listen. it is absolutely the intention to build it to use _ is absolutely the intention to build it to use it — is absolutely the intention to build it to use it and _ is absolutely the intention to build it to use it and not _ is absolutely the intention to build it to use it and not terminate - is absolutely the intention to build it to use it and not terminate it? l it to use it and not terminate it? it it to use it and not terminate it? it should — it to use it and not terminate it? it should not— it to use it and not terminate it? it should not be _ it to use it and not terminate it? it should not be ambiguous. - it to use it and not terminate it? it should not be ambiguous. it. it to use it and not terminate it? i it should not be ambiguous. it goes back to the affordability and profile issue over the next couple of years and the aim is to deliver that station alongside the roll out to manchester and to take the time now to get the right deliverability for that particular section. this now to get the right deliverability for that particular section.- for that particular section. this is not the first _ for that particular section. this is not the first redesign _ for that particular section. this is not the first redesign of - for that particular section. this is not the first redesign of euston l not the first redesign of euston station — not the first redesign of euston station and _ not the first redesign of euston station and it _ not the first redesign of euston station and it was _ not the first redesign of euston station and it was done - not the first redesign of euston station and it was done a - not the first redesign of eustonl station and it was done a couple not the first redesign of euston - station and it was done a couple of

years— station and it was done a couple of years ago. — station and it was done a couple of years ago. so— station and it was done a couple of years ago. so why _ station and it was done a couple of years ago, so why did _ station and it was done a couple of years ago, so why did hsz - station and it was done a couple of years ago, so why did hsz not - station and it was done a couple of years ago, so why did hsz not geti station and it was done a couple ofl years ago, so why did hsz not get it i’ilht years ago, so why did hsz not get it right then? — years ago, so why did hsz not get it right then? i— years ago, so why did h52 not get it riaht then? .., ., years ago, so why did h52 not get it riaht then? ., ., , ., right then? i cannot answer that, unfortunately. — right then? i cannot answer that, unfortunately, because _ right then? i cannot answer that, unfortunately, because i- right then? i cannot answer that, unfortunately, because i was - right then? i cannot answer that, unfortunately, because i was not| unfortunately, because i was not responsible at the time but it is important that we get it right now and these things cost billions of pounds and they are important projects and we need to make sure we deliver value for the taxpayer and we are doing things that are going to actually be deliverable so it is reasonable that it is done properly now and that is what is happening. i'm not sure if it was looked in that much detail at the time, but there is no more detail and there is there is no more detail and there is the next stage of development. the current work going on at euston station, — current work going on at euston station, as— current work going on at euston station, as i_ current work going on at euston station, as i see _ current work going on at euston station, as i see every- current work going on at euston station, as i see every time - current work going on at euston station, as i see every time i. current work going on at euston i station, as i see every time i come in and _ station, as i see every time i come in and out, — station, as i see every time i come in and out, there— station, as i see every time i come in and out, there is— station, as i see every time i come in and out, there is a _ station, as i see every time i come in and out, there is a lot _ station, as i see every time i come in and out, there is a lot of- station, as i see every time i come in and out, there is a lot of work. in and out, there is a lot of work going _ in and out, there is a lot of work going on. — in and out, there is a lot of work going on. lrui— in and out, there is a lot of work going on, but that _ in and out, there is a lot of work going on, but that is _ in and out, there is a lot of work going on, but that is not - in and out, there is a lot of work going on, but that is not going l in and out, there is a lot of worki going on, but that is not going to be wasted? — going on, but that is not going to be wasted? i— going on, but that is not going to be wasted?— going on, but that is not going to be wasted? ., ., ., ,., be wasted? i would not imagine so. the transport _ be wasted? i would not imagine so. the transport secretary _ be wasted? i would not imagine so. the transport secretary is - be wasted? i would not imagine so. the transport secretary is busy - the transport secretary is busy doing so, making sure we get it

right, but the plans are there not just for euston station but phase one and then at the second phase and beyond. one and then at the second phase and be ond. . ~ one and then at the second phase and be ond. ., ,, i. one and then at the second phase and be ond. . ~' ,, ~ , beyond. thank you, prime minister. methan beyond. thank you, prime minister. meghan hillier. _ beyond. thank you, prime minister. meghan hillier. thank— beyond. thank you, prime minister. meghan hillier. thank you. - beyond. thank you, prime minister. meghan hillier. thank you. the - meghan hillier. thank you. the pubhc meghan hillier. thank you. the public accounts _ meghan hillier. thank you. the public accounts committee - meghan hillier. thank you. thej public accounts committee had meghan hillier. thank you. the l public accounts committee had a visit to _ public accounts committee had a visit to euston _ public accounts committee had a visit to euston station _ public accounts committee had a visit to euston station this - visit to euston station this morning. _ visit to euston station this morning, surreptitiously, i visit to euston station this . morning, surreptitiously, and visit to euston station this - morning, surreptitiously, and it reminds— morning, surreptitiously, and it reminds us— morning, surreptitiously, and it reminds us that _ morning, surreptitiously, and it reminds us that in _ morning, surreptitiously, and it reminds us that in october- morning, surreptitiously, and it reminds us that in october lastl morning, surreptitiously, and it - reminds us that in october last year the local— reminds us that in october last year the local growth _ reminds us that in october last year the local growth action _ reminds us that in october last year the local growth action plan - reminds us that in october last year the local growth action plan for - the local growth action plan for hsz. _ the local growth action plan for hsz, we — the local growth action plan for hsz, we were _ the local growth action plan for hsz, we were told, _ the local growth action plan for hsz, we were told, that- the local growth action plan for hsz, we were told, that the . hsz, we were told, that the government— hsz, we were told, that the government would - hsz, we were told, that the government would publish i hsz, we were told, that the . government would publish the hsz, we were told, that the - government would publish the action plan at _ government would publish the action plan at the _ government would publish the action plan at the end— government would publish the action plan at the end of— government would publish the action plan at the end of last _ government would publish the action plan at the end of last year, - government would publish the action plan at the end of last year, but - government would publish the action plan at the end of last year, but in i plan at the end of last year, but in march _ plan at the end of last year, but in march you — plan at the end of last year, but in march you made _ plan at the end of last year, but in march you made the _ plan at the end of last year, but in. march you made the announcement plan at the end of last year, but in - march you made the announcement that there will— march you made the announcement that there will he _ march you made the announcement that there will he a _ march you made the announcement that there will be a pause. _ march you made the announcement that there will be a pause. some _ march you made the announcement that there will be a pause. some of- march you made the announcement that there will be a pause. some of the - there will be a pause. some of the subcontractors— there will be a pause. some of the subcontractors have _ there will be a pause. some of the subcontractors have over- there will be a pause. some of the subcontractors have over 50% - there will be a pause. some of the subcontractors have over 50% of. subcontractors have over 50% of their— subcontractors have over 50% of their order— subcontractors have over 50% of their order book— subcontractors have over 50% of their order book at _ subcontractors have over 50% of their order book at euston - subcontractors have over 50% of. their order book at euston station and they— their order book at euston station and they have _ their order book at euston station and they have got _ their order book at euston station and they have got to _ their order book at euston station and they have got to now - their order book at euston station and they have got to now pause . and they have got to now pause dairy-macro _ and they have got to now pause dairy— macro two _ and they have got to now pause dairy— macro two years - and they have got to now pause dairy— macro two years so - and they have got to now pause dairy— macro two years so is - and they have got to now pause j dairy—macro two years so is this and they have got to now pause l dairy—macro two years so is this a way of— dairy—macro two years so is this a way of really _ dairy—macro two years so is this a way of really to _ dairy—macro two years so is this a way of really to help _ dairy—macro two years so is this a way of really to help the - dairy—macro two years so is this a. way of really to help the economy? -- pause _ way of really to help the economy? -- pause for— way of really to help the economy? -- pause fortwo— way of really to help the economy? —— pause for two years. _ way of really to help the economy? —— pause for two years. it - way of really to help the economy? —— pause for two years. [it is - way of really to help the economy? -- pause for two years.— -- pause for two years. it is a way of getting — -- pause for two years. it is a way of getting things _ -- pause for two years. it is a way of getting things right _ -- pause for two years. it is a way of getting things right for - -- pause for two years. it is a way of getting things right for the - of getting things right for the taxpayer and i think generally the

project is supporting 30,000 jobs and almost 3000 businesses, the bulk of which are smes and most of which are based in the uk, obviously, and it will also create a few thousand apprenticeships along the way, so as apprenticeships along the way, so as a project it is doing an enormous amount to support the economy, small businesses and apprenticeships and jobs more generally, but it is important that we get big infrastructure projects right and we take the time to get the right and thatis take the time to get the right and that is what is happening. the small businesses you _ that is what is happening. the small businesses you mention, _ that is what is happening. the small businesses you mention, they - that is what is happening. the small businesses you mention, they know| that is what is happening. the small. businesses you mention, they know it is worth— businesses you mention, they know it is worth their— businesses you mention, they know it is worth their time _ businesses you mention, they know it is worth their time putting _ businesses you mention, they know it is worth their time putting money- is worth their time putting money and effort — is worth their time putting money and effort in. _ is worth their time putting money and effort in, to— is worth their time putting money and effort in, to bid _ is worth their time putting money and effort in, to bid for— is worth their time putting money and effort in, to bid for these - and effort in, to bid for these contracts. _ and effort in, to bid for these contracts, but— and effort in, to bid for these contracts, but for— and effort in, to bid for these contracts, but for some - and effort in, to bid for these contracts, but for some of. and effort in, to bid for thesel contracts, but for some of the and effort in, to bid for these - contracts, but for some of the small businesses. — contracts, but for some of the small businesses. if— contracts, but for some of the small businesses, if they— contracts, but for some of the small businesses, if they lose _ contracts, but for some of the small businesses, if they lose that - contracts, but for some of the small businesses, if they lose that level . businesses, if they lose that level of order— businesses, if they lose that level of order but. _ businesses, if they lose that level of order but, they _ businesses, if they lose that level of order but, they will _ businesses, if they lose that level of order but, they will withdraw, i of order but, they will withdraw, and some — of order but, they will withdraw, and some staff— of order but, they will withdraw, and some staff have _ of order but, they will withdraw, and some staff have said - of order but, they will withdraw, and some staff have said there i of order but, they will withdraw, . and some staff have said there are 'obs and some staff have said there are jobs going — and some staff have said there are jobs going in— and some staff have said there are jobs going in canada _ and some staff have said there are jobs going in canada and _ and some staff have said there are jobs going in canada and dubai - and some staff have said there are| jobs going in canada and dubai and other— jobs going in canada and dubai and other parts— jobs going in canada and dubai and other parts of— jobs going in canada and dubai and other parts of the _ jobs going in canada and dubai and other parts of the world _ jobs going in canada and dubai and other parts of the world where - jobs going in canada and dubai and other parts of the world where the | other parts of the world where the companies — other parts of the world where the companies can _ other parts of the world where the companies can go _ other parts of the world where the companies can go and _ other parts of the world where the companies can go and work, - other parts of the world where the companies can go and work, so. other parts of the world where the . companies can go and work, so don't you think— companies can go and work, so don't you think the — companies can go and work, so don't you think the government _ companies can go and work, so don't you think the government is- companies can go and work, so don'tj you think the government is shooting itself in _ you think the government is shooting itself in the _ you think the government is shooting itself in the foot _ you think the government is shooting itself in the foot with _ you think the government is shooting itself in the foot with a _ you think the government is shooting itself in the foot with a delay- you think the government is shooting itself in the foot with a delay like - itself in the foot with a delay like this on— itself in the foot with a delay like this on top— itself in the foot with a delay like this on top of— itself in the foot with a delay like this on top of previous _ itself in the foot with a delay like this on top of previous delays - itself in the foot with a delay like i this on top of previous delays which

were admittedly— this on top of previous delays which were admittedly ones _ this on top of previous delays which were admittedly ones where - this on top of previous delays which were admittedly ones where you . this on top of previous delays which . were admittedly ones where you were not in _ were admittedly ones where you were not in the _ were admittedly ones where you were not in the driving _ were admittedly ones where you were not in the driving seat, _ were admittedly ones where you were not in the driving seat, but _ were admittedly ones where you were not in the driving seat, but it- not in the driving seat, but it suggests— not in the driving seat, but it suggests we _ not in the driving seat, but it suggests we cannot - not in the driving seat, but it suggests we cannot get - not in the driving seat, but it suggests we cannot get on . not in the driving seat, but it. suggests we cannot get on with delivering — suggests we cannot get on with delivering big _ suggests we cannot get on with delivering big infrastructure - delivering big infrastructure projects— delivering big infrastructure projects right _ delivering big infrastructure projects right up _ delivering big infrastructure projects right up it- delivering big infrastructure projects right up it is- delivering big infrastructure . projects right up it is important that we — projects right up it is important that we get— projects right up it is important that we get them _ projects right up it is important that we get them right - projects right up it is important that we get them right and - projects right up it is important that we get them right and dol projects right up it is important- that we get them right and do them properly _ that we get them right and do them properly. it— that we get them right and do them properly. it is — that we get them right and do them --roerl. , ., .,, that we get them right and do them --roerl. , ., that we get them right and do them n-roerl. , ., ., , properly. it is reasonable that they are auoin properly. it is reasonable that they are going to _ properly. it is reasonable that they are going to be _ properly. it is reasonable that they are going to be done _ properly. it is reasonable that they are going to be done on _ properly. it is reasonable that they are going to be done on budget. i properly. it is reasonable that they| are going to be done on budget. so pausing it for two years is about getting — pausing it for two years is about getting it — pausing it for two years is about getting it right? _ pausing it for two years is about getting it right? it— pausing it for two years is about getting it right? [it is— pausing it for two years is about getting it right?— pausing it for two years is about getting it right? it is making sure that we can _ getting it right? it is making sure that we can deliver _ getting it right? it is making sure that we can deliver it _ getting it right? it is making sure that we can deliver it on - getting it right? it is making sure that we can deliver it on budget, | that we can deliver it on budget, given the inflationary pressures, and 97% of businesses, small businesses, they are uk based, and almost 30,000 jobs. $5 businesses, they are uk based, and almost 30,000 jobs.— businesses, they are uk based, and almost 30,000 jobs. almost 30,000 “obs. as long as some of them do not — almost 30,000 jobs. as long as some of them do not go _ almost 30,000 jobs. as long as some of them do not go under _ almost 30,000 jobs. as long as some of them do not go under as _ almost 30,000 jobs. as long as some of them do not go under as a - almost 30,000 jobs. as long as some of them do not go under as a result i of them do not go under as a result of them do not go under as a result of the _ of them do not go under as a result of the pause — of them do not go under as a result of the pause-— of the pause. there is a massive investment. _ of the pause. there is a massive investment, tens _ of the pause. there is a massive investment, tens of _ of the pause. there is a massive investment, tens of billions - of the pause. there is a massive investment, tens of billions of i investment, tens of billions of pounds, supporting plenty ofjobs and businesses up and down the country. and businesses up and down the count . ., ., , ., ., , country. towards the end of the last labour government _ country. towards the end of the last labour government i _ country. towards the end of the last labour government i recall - country. towards the end of the last labour government i recall the - labour government i recall the carrier— labour government i recall the carrier build was delayed for two years— carrier build was delayed for two years for— carrier build was delayed for two years for an carrier build was delayed for two years foran in carrier build was delayed for two years for an in year saving of £150 million _ years for an in year saving of £150 million but — years for an in year saving of £150 million but it added £650 million to the cost _ million but it added £650 million to the cost of— million but it added £650 million to the cost of the programme, so have you done _

the cost of the programme, so have you done the same calculation is for this pause _ you done the same calculation is for this pause for euston station? the transort this pause for euston station? tue: transport secretary this pause for euston station? tt;e: transport secretary spoke this pause for euston station? tt9 transport secretary spoke about it at time in detail but it is the right thing, given the size of these projects, and the questions were right from harriet about the fiscal aspect and the plans and in light of the inflation we have been experiencing, it is right that we take the time to get these big infrastructure projects right and that we know they can be delivered properly and on budget and that is the right thing to do for the country and the taxpayer and we are cracking on with a £20 billion investment for old 0ak common to birmingham in the meantime which is a big investment, one of the biggest transport projects anywhere, and thatis transport projects anywhere, and that is being delivered, so we are focusing on this bit of it from old 0ak common to euston but do not forget that old 0ak common to birmingham is £20 billion investment phase one. you birmingham is £20 billion investment hase one. :, :, phase one. you did not give me the numbers? i— phase one. you did not give me the numbers? i do _ phase one. you did not give me the numbers? i do not— phase one. you did not give me the

numbers? i do not have _ phase one. you did not give me the numbers? i do not have them - phase one. you did not give me the numbers? i do not have them to . phase one. you did not give me the i numbers? i do not have them to hand but we will address _ numbers? i do not have them to hand but we will address them _ numbers? i do not have them to hand but we will address them nearer - numbers? i do not have them to hand but we will address them nearer the l but we will address them nearer the time. ~ :, , , but we will address them nearer the time. , ,:, but we will address them nearer the time. , :, but we will address them nearer the time. :, , time. maybe you can write to us with that. time. maybe you can write to us with that- stephen _ time. maybe you can write to us with that. stephen crabb. _ time. maybe you can write to us with that. stephen crabb. you _ time. maybe you can write to us with that. stephen crabb. you were - time. maybe you can write to us with that. stephen crabb. you were in - that. stephen crabb. you were in wales last _ that. stephen crabb. you were in wales last week _ that. stephen crabb. you were in wales last week and _ that. stephen crabb. you were in wales last week and you - that. stephen crabb. you were in wales last week and you were . that. stephen crabb. you were in - wales last week and you were talking about— wales last week and you were talking about investment in new green energy. — about investment in new green energy, so where do you sit in the discussion— energy, so where do you sit in the discussion with a view that says we need _ discussion with a view that says we need to— discussion with a view that says we need to attract this much investment into these _ need to attract this much investment into these green technologies whether it is floating offshore wind or hydrogen and get it scaled up or a view— or hydrogen and get it scaled up or a view that— or hydrogen and get it scaled up or a view that says we need to take the time and _ a view that says we need to take the time and spend more money upfront to build the _ time and spend more money upfront to build the industrial strategy and to build the industrial strategy and to build domestic capabilities and supply— build domestic capabilities and supply chains in the uk? i�*m build domestic capabilities and supply chains in the uk? i'm not sure i supply chains in the uk? i'm not sure i quite _ supply chains in the uk? i'm not sure i quite understand - supply chains in the uk? i'm not sure i quite understand the - sure i quite understand the difference but my general approach is that we need to do a mix of innovation investment, because of the government has a particular role to play when it comes to r and d and thatis to play when it comes to r and d and that is why our record and the r&d budget is important for our future growth, especially with the transition to net zero and creating

the jobs and companies of the future, so i think we have a big role to play and that is what we should be doing alongside making sure we have a workforce ready and also what is important, and what companies say, something the uk does, creating regulatory frameworks fourth things like contracts difference for offshore wind —— for things like. aviation fuel, floating offshore wind, those kind of things, so regulatory frameworks are critical for giving companies the confidence to invest and we need more private investment than we do public ultimately. attracting private capital more generally, there are opportunities to do that with the new institutions, the uk infrastructure bank being a great example, and the last bit of it is the overall business environment, and we talked about full expensing

for making big capital investments, knowing there is a tax regime that is supportive of that, that is also valuable, so they are the ingredients, freeports, areas where there are tax advantages but you need other ingredients as well. the crown estate is something you have had a _ crown estate is something you have had a lot _ crown estate is something you have had a lotto — crown estate is something you have had a lotto do _ crown estate is something you have had a lot to do with _ crown estate is something you have had a lot to do with in— crown estate is something you have had a lot to do with in one - crown estate is something you have had a lot to do with in one of- crown estate is something you have had a lot to do with in one of your. had a lot to do with in one of your previous— had a lot to do with in one of your previous roles _ had a lot to do with in one of your previous roles in _ had a lot to do with in one of your previous roles in government, - had a lot to do with in one of your. previous roles in government, they stand _ previous roles in government, they stand to _ previous roles in government, they stand to make _ previous roles in government, they stand to make enormous— previous roles in government, they stand to make enormous amountsl previous roles in government, they. stand to make enormous amounts of revenue _ stand to make enormous amounts of revenue if— stand to make enormous amounts of revenue if the — stand to make enormous amounts of revenue if the vision _ stand to make enormous amounts of revenue if the vision of _ stand to make enormous amounts of revenue if the vision of expanding. revenue if the vision of expanding floating _ revenue if the vision of expanding floating offshore _ revenue if the vision of expanding floating offshore wind _ revenue if the vision of expanding floating offshore wind comes - revenue if the vision of expanding. floating offshore wind comes about, so there _ floating offshore wind comes about, so there is— floating offshore wind comes about, so there is there _ floating offshore wind comes about, so there is there may— floating offshore wind comes about, so there is there may be _ floating offshore wind comes about, so there is there may be a _ floating offshore wind comes about, so there is there may be a role - so there is there may be a role rather— so there is there may be a role rather than _ so there is there may be a role rather than the _ so there is there may be a role rather than the money - so there is there may be a role - rather than the money disappearing into the _ rather than the money disappearing into the treasury— rather than the money disappearing into the treasury coffers, _ rather than the money disappearing into the treasury coffers, may- rather than the money disappearing into the treasury coffers, may be i into the treasury coffers, may be dedicating — into the treasury coffers, may be dedicating that _ into the treasury coffers, may be dedicating that to _ into the treasury coffers, may be dedicating that to invest - into the treasury coffers, may be dedicating that to invest say - into the treasury coffers, may be dedicating that to invest say in l into the treasury coffers, may bel dedicating that to invest say in uk port infrastructure _ dedicating that to invest say in uk port infrastructure and _ dedicating that to invest say in uk port infrastructure and making - dedicating that to invest say in uk. port infrastructure and making sure there _ port infrastructure and making sure there are _ port infrastructure and making sure there are companies _ port infrastructure and making sure there are companies investing - port infrastructure and making sure there are companies investing in i there are companies investing in home-grown _ there are companies investing in home—grown industries? - there are companies investing in home—grown industries? we - there are companies investing in home-grown industries?- home-grown industries? we are investinu home-grown industries? we are investing in _ home-grown industries? we are investing in a — home-grown industries? we are investing in a port _ home-grown industries? we are investing in a port infrastructure| investing in a port infrastructure and i announced the port infrastructure fund for offshore wind and that will help us as we do more manufacturing in the uk, having

port infrastructure that can handle the new size of the turbines and things and being able to export them, that is a critical part of that, 160, a couple of hundred million pounds, and one of those investments is in teesside but the chancellor also announced a similar fund for floating offshore wind which will be of interest in wales and people were excited about it when i was there last week. we can talk about industrial strategy but as a country we have a couple of very specific natural competitive advantages, carbon capture and storage in the north sea is a geological advantage we have that others do not, floating offshore wind is a capability we have developed more so than anywhere else in the world, huge export potential, so we are building on those strengths and its capital funding available for some of those improvements and where i was last week is benefiting from some of that, i think. week is benefiting from some of that, ithink-— that, ithink. great. upgrading caaci that, ithink. great. upgrading capacity and — that, ithink. great. upgrading capacity and all— that, ithink. great. upgrading capacity and all that _ that, ithink. great. upgrading capacity and all that kind - that, ithink. great. upgrading capacity and all that kind of.

that, ithink. great. upgrading . capacity and all that kind of thing, very complex, _ capacity and all that kind of thing, very complex, but _ capacity and all that kind of thing, very complex, but your— capacity and all that kind of thing, i very complex, but your predecessor but one _ very complex, but your predecessor but one appointed _ very complex, but your predecessor but one appointed a _ very complex, but your predecessor but one appointed a range - very complex, but your predecessor but one appointed a range of- but one appointed a range of champions _ but one appointed a range of champions within— but one appointed a range ofl champions within government but one appointed a range of- champions within government to laze together— champions within government to laze together strategies— champions within government to laze together strategies across _ champions within government to laze together strategies across whitehalll together strategies across whitehall and i understand _ together strategies across whitehall and i understand their— together strategies across whitehall and i understand theirjobs - together strategies across whitehall and i understand theirjobs have - and i understand theirjobs have come _ and i understand theirjobs have come to— and i understand theirjobs have come to an _ and i understand theirjobs have come to an end _ and i understand theirjobs have come to an end —— _ and i understand theirjobs have come to an end —— lace - and i understand theirjobs have. come to an end —— lace together. and i understand theirjobs have - come to an end —— lace together. who is responsible — come to an end —— lace together. who is responsible now— come to an end —— lace together. who is responsible now for— come to an end —— lace together. who is responsible now for driving - come to an end —— lace together. who is responsible now for driving with - is responsible now for driving with these _ is responsible now for driving with these strategies _ is responsible now for driving with these strategies to _ is responsible now for driving with these strategies to deliver - is responsible now for driving with these strategies to deliver on - is responsible now for driving with these strategies to deliver on the | these strategies to deliver on the green _ these strategies to deliver on the green energy— these strategies to deliver on the green energy vision? _ these strategies to deliver on the green energy vision? i— these strategies to deliver on the green energy vision?— these strategies to deliver on the green energy vision? i would say it de-ends green energy vision? i would say it depends on — green energy vision? i would say it depends on the — green energy vision? i would say it depends on the exact _ green energy vision? i would say it depends on the exact thing - green energy vision? i would say it depends on the exact thing that. green energy vision? i would say it| depends on the exact thing that you are talking about, but grant is doing a greatjob in the new department for energy security and net zero and we will talk about this more soon. but we are continuing to work with the energy champions that we have appointed in the past, jane was appointed on hydrogen and team on offshore wind, i think, and we have already delivered all of the recommendations of the person who was brought in to help launch of great british nuclear, so use the

expertise, and a lot of it requires in history cooperation but they will be finance components as well outlined by the chancellor but the changes we have made have really helped bring together and we will continue to work with the champions and external bodies. th continue to work with the champions and external bodies.— and external bodies. in terms of economic inactivity, _ and external bodies. in terms of economic inactivity, the - and external bodies. in terms of- economic inactivity, the government had a _ economic inactivity, the government had a lot— economic inactivity, the government had a lotto — economic inactivity, the government had a lotto say _ economic inactivity, the government had a lot to say about _ economic inactivity, the government had a lot to say about that _ economic inactivity, the government had a lot to say about that in - economic inactivity, the government had a lot to say about that in the - had a lot to say about that in the budget, — had a lot to say about that in the budget, and _ had a lot to say about that in the budget, and it _ had a lot to say about that in the budget, and it was _ had a lot to say about that in the budget, and it was not _ had a lot to say about that in the budget, and it was not clear- had a lot to say about that in the budget, and it was not clear to i had a lot to say about that in the i budget, and it was not clear to me what _ budget, and it was not clear to me what we _ budget, and it was not clear to me what we think. _ budget, and it was not clear to me what we think, what _ budget, and it was not clear to me what we think, what we _ budget, and it was not clear to me what we think, what we hope - budget, and it was not clear to me what we think, what we hope the i budget, and it was not clear to me . what we think, what we hope the nhs will be _ what we think, what we hope the nhs will be doing — what we think, what we hope the nhs will be doing differently— what we think, what we hope the nhs will be doing differently as _ what we think, what we hope the nhs will be doing differently as a - will be doing differently as a result, — will be doing differently as a result, so— will be doing differently as a result, so what _ will be doing differently as a result, so what would - will be doing differently as a result, so what would you i will be doing differently as a i result, so what would you like will be doing differently as a - result, so what would you like to see them — result, so what would you like to see them do— result, so what would you like to see them do differently- result, so what would you like to see them do differently to - result, so what would you like to see them do differently to tackle the british— see them do differently to tackle the british economic _ see them do differently to tackle the british economic gully- see them do differently to tackle i the british economic gully economic -- -- economic— the british economic gully economic —— —— economic inactivity— the british economic gully economic —— —— economic inactivity and - the british economic gully economic —— —— economic inactivity and the i —— —— economic inactivity and the number— —— —— economic inactivity and the number of— —— —— economic inactivity and the number of people _ —— —— economic inactivity and the number of people signed - —— —— economic inactivity and the number of people signed off- —— —— economic inactivity and the number of people signed off long term? _ number of people signed off long term? :, :, :, :, , term? there were a lot of details that were put _ term? there were a lot of details that were put out, _ term? there were a lot of details that were put out, about - term? there were a lot of details that were put out, about various | that were put out, about various conditions, and that was the main area of focus but that is broader

than one department. there is no single simple thing that will help solve the problem, there are lots of different aspects, but i was encouraged that the 0br said it was the biggest supply—side package that they had ever seen in terms of trying to tackle a problem like this and in terms of the impact it will have on the labour market, different initiatives whether on the outside but also on the welfare side, and otherwise. but also on the welfare side, and otherwise-— but also on the welfare side, and otherwise. :, , :, :, otherwise. there was one thing that was trailed in _ otherwise. there was one thing that was trailed in the _ otherwise. there was one thing that was trailed in the press _ otherwise. there was one thing that was trailed in the press leading - otherwise. there was one thing that was trailed in the press leading up | was trailed in the press leading up to the _ was trailed in the press leading up to the budget _ was trailed in the press leading up to the budget... i— was trailed in the press leading up to the budget... i do— was trailed in the press leading up to the budget. . ._ was trailed in the press leading up to the budget... i do not comment on the ress to the budget... i do not comment on the press speculation _ to the budget... i do not comment on the press speculation and _ to the budget... i do not comment on the press speculation and what - to the budget... i do not comment on the press speculation and what is - to the budget... i do not comment on the press speculation and what is in i the press speculation and what is in the press speculation and what is in the budget is what we are delivering but there is a broader point which the health secretary and the chancellor and others in the past have made, which can be helpful, to the mental health of people, and there has been talk about make sure thatis there has been talk about make sure that is acknowledged with guidance and that... i don't know the spec

lace and you are talking about but thatis lace and you are talking about but that is something people have spoken about in the past, i can assure the guidance captures that —— i don't know about the speculation you are talking about. but these are conversations... combination of our experts and on the well far too few —— welfare side. experts and on the well far too few -- welfare side.— experts and on the well far too few -- welfare side._ the i -- welfare side. thank you. the childcare _ -- welfare side. thank you. the childcare system _ -- welfare side. thank you. the childcare system is _ -- welfare side. thank you. the childcare system is in _ -- welfare side. thank you. the childcare system is in crisis, i -- welfare side. thank you. the i childcare system is in crisis, would you agree? — childcare system is in crisis, would you agree? i— childcare system is in crisis, would you agree?— you agree? i don't think i would. the announcements _ you agree? i don't think i would. the announcements in _ you agree? i don't think i would. the announcements in the i you agree? i don't think i would. l the announcements in the budget you agree? i don't think i would. i the announcements in the budget were warmly welcomed by the childcare sector for what they are going to do which is to increase the funding for child care as it is now but also expands the provision to cover some of the gaps in the existing system and to move into an internationally, quite a generous position relative to our peers on childcare, it's a very important area and something

the chancellor addressed very conference of lee in the budget. —— comprehensively. conference of lee in the budget. -- comprehensively.— conference of lee in the budget. -- comprehensively. parents spend 30% of their comprehensively. parents spend 3096 of their income _ comprehensively. parents spend 3096 of their income on _ comprehensively. parents spend 3096 of their income on childcare - comprehensively. parents spend 3096 of their income on childcare and i i of their income on childcare and i would _ of their income on childcare and i would say— of their income on childcare and i would say it— of their income on childcare and i would say it is— of their income on childcare and i would say it is in— of their income on childcare and i would say it is in crisis, _ of their income on childcare and i would say it is in crisis, and i of their income on childcare and i would say it is in crisis, and they| would say it is in crisis, and they are the _ would say it is in crisis, and they are the parents— would say it is in crisis, and they are the parents who _ would say it is in crisis, and they are the parents who can - would say it is in crisis, and they are the parents who can access i would say it is in crisis, and they. are the parents who can access it, and there — are the parents who can access it, and there are _ are the parents who can access it, and there are many— are the parents who can access it, and there are many who— are the parents who can access it, and there are many who can't, i are the parents who can access it, and there are many who can't, sol are the parents who can access it, i and there are many who can't, so can you explain— and there are many who can't, so can you explain given _ and there are many who can't, so can you explain given there _ and there are many who can't, so can you explain given there is— and there are many who can't, so can you explain given there is a _ and there are many who can't, so can you explain given there is a crisis, i you explain given there is a crisis, for many— you explain given there is a crisis, for many households, _ you explain given there is a crisis, for many households, i— you explain given there is a crisis, for many households, i think, - you explain given there is a crisis, i for many households, i think, why someone — for many households, i think, why someone with _ for many households, i think, why someone with a _ for many households, i think, why someone with a two—year—old - for many households, i think, why. someone with a two—year—old today will not _ someone with a two—year—old today will not benefit _ someone with a two—year—old today will not benefit from _ someone with a two—year—old today will not benefit from any _ someone with a two—year—old today will not benefit from any of - someone with a two—year—old today will not benefit from any of the - will not benefit from any of the additiomel— will not benefit from any of the additional funding _ will not benefit from any of the additional funding ever? - will not benefit from any of the additional funding ever? [it- will not benefit from any of the additional funding ever? [it is l will not benefit from any of the additional funding ever? it is clear that we have _ additional funding ever? it is clear that we have relative _ additional funding ever? it is clear that we have relative to _ additional funding ever? it is clear that we have relative to other - that we have relative to other countries more expensive childcare and you have taken steps to address that and one of the changes is on the ratios and that will help make sure there is the potential for more competitively provided childcare bringing us in line with others, but in terms of the rolled out of the extra provision, a couple of things,

they will be a rapid increase in the funding rate for the existing programmes, and that is happening relatively quickly, and the reason it takes time to roll out the substantive increase in provision is because it takes time to recruit more childminders and it is right that it more childminders and it is right thatitis more childminders and it is right that it is done and delivered properly and that is what is taking time. it properly and that is what is taking time. , , ., , ., properly and that is what is taking time. , , ., ,, ., time. it is helpful that you have mentioned _ time. it is helpful that you have mentioned workforce _ time. it is helpful that you have| mentioned workforce challenges because — mentioned workforce challenges because that _ mentioned workforce challenges because that is _ mentioned workforce challenges because that is one _ mentioned workforce challenges because that is one of— mentioned workforce challenges because that is one of the - mentioned workforce challenges because that is one of the big i because that is one of the big barriers — because that is one of the big barriers to— because that is one of the big barriers to actually— because that is one of the big barriers to actually delivering | barriers to actually delivering anything _ barriers to actually delivering anything about _ barriers to actually delivering anything about the _ barriers to actually delivering . anything about the government barriers to actually delivering - anything about the government is currently— anything about the government is currently promising _ anything about the government is currently promising and _ anything about the government is currently promising and you - currently promising and you mentioned _ currently promising and you mentioned ratios _ currently promising and you mentioned ratios and - currently promising and you mentioned ratios and we i currently promising and you i mentioned ratios and we know currently promising and you - mentioned ratios and we know many concerns— mentioned ratios and we know many concerns have — mentioned ratios and we know many concerns have been _ mentioned ratios and we know many concerns have been expressed - mentioned ratios and we know many concerns have been expressed that. concerns have been expressed that that witt— concerns have been expressed that that will significantly _ concerns have been expressed that that will significantly reduce - that will significantly reduce quality— that will significantly reduce quality and _ that will significantly reduce quality and many _ that will significantly reduce quality and many have - that will significantly reduce | quality and many have raised that will significantly reduce - quality and many have raised safety concerns _ quality and many have raised safety concerns especially _ quality and many have raised safety concerns especially those _ quality and many have raised safety concerns especially those who - quality and many have raised safety concerns especially those who losti concerns especially those who lost their child — concerns especially those who lost their child very— concerns especially those who lost their child very tragically _ concerns especially those who lost their child very tragically at - their child very tragically at nursery— their child very tragically at nursery and _ their child very tragically at nursery and are _ their child very tragically at nursery and are concerned i their child very tragically at - nursery and are concerned about the ratios _ nursery and are concerned about the ratios being — nursery and are concerned about the ratios being reduced. _ nursery and are concerned about the ratios being reduced. but _ nursery and are concerned about the ratios being reduced. but also - nursery and are concerned about the ratios being reduced. but also that l ratios being reduced. but also that is one _ ratios being reduced. but also that is one of— ratios being reduced. but also that is one of the — ratios being reduced. but also that is one of the only— ratios being reduced. but also that is one of the only measures - ratios being reduced. but also that is one of the only measures that l ratios being reduced. but also that i is one of the only measures that the government— is one of the only measures that the government has— is one of the only measures that the government has suggested - is one of the only measures that the government has suggested to - is one of the only measures that the . government has suggested to increase the workforce — government has suggested to increase the workforce and _ government has suggested to increase the workforce and the _ government has suggested to increase

the workforce and the other _ government has suggested to increase the workforce and the other one - government has suggested to increase the workforce and the other one is - the workforce and the other one is childminders — the workforce and the other one is childminders and _ the workforce and the other one is childminders and increasing - the workforce and the other one is childminders and increasing the i childminders and increasing the number— childminders and increasing the number of— childminders and increasing the number of them, _ childminders and increasing the number of them, so _ childminders and increasing the number of them, so can - childminders and increasing the number of them, so can you . childminders and increasing the - number of them, so can you explain why the _ number of them, so can you explain why the government _ number of them, so can you explain why the government has _ number of them, so can you explain why the government has chosen - number of them, so can you explain why the government has chosen to. why the government has chosen to -ive why the government has chosen to give a _ why the government has chosen to give a £600 — why the government has chosen to give a £600 bonus— why the government has chosen to give a £600 bonus if— why the government has chosen to give a £600 bonus if you _ why the government has chosen to give a £600 bonus if you sign - why the government has chosen to give a £600 bonus if you sign up . why the government has chosen to| give a £600 bonus if you sign up as an individual— give a £600 bonus if you sign up as an individual as _ give a £600 bonus if you sign up as an individual as a _ give a £600 bonus if you sign up as an individual as a childminder- give a £600 bonus if you sign up as an individual as a childminder but. an individual as a childminder but if you _ an individual as a childminder but if you go— an individual as a childminder but if you go through _ an individual as a childminder but if you go through one _ an individual as a childminder but if you go through one of- an individual as a childminder but if you go through one of the - an individual as a childminder but if you go through one of the six . if you go through one of the six private — if you go through one of the six private chitd _ if you go through one of the six private child agencies, - if you go through one of the six private child agencies, that - if you go through one of the six private child agencies, that you if you go through one of the six - private child agencies, that you get a £1200 _ private child agencies, that you get a £1200 bonus. _ private child agencies, that you get a £1200 bonus, a _ private child agencies, that you get a £1200 bonus, a double _ private child agencies, that you get a £1200 bonus, a double bonus? . private child agencies, that you get. a £1200 bonus, a double bonus? can you explain— a £1200 bonus, a double bonus? can you exotain the — a £1200 bonus, a double bonus? can you explain the logic? _ a £1200 bonus, a double bonus? can you explain the logic? this— a £1200 bonus, a double bonus? can you explain the logic?— you explain the logic? this has been desiuned in you explain the logic? this has been designed in consultation _ you explain the logic? this has been designed in consultation with - you explain the logic? this has been designed in consultation with the . designed in consultation with the sector to make sure that... igratith designed in consultation with the sector to make sure that... with six childcare agencies. _ sector to make sure that... with six childcare agencies. there _ sector to make sure that... with six childcare agencies. there are - sector to make sure that... with six childcare agencies. there are only l childcare agencies. there are only six and _ childcare agencies. there are only six and they— childcare agencies. there are only six and they are _ childcare agencies. there are only six and they are advertised - childcare agencies. there are only six and they are advertised on - childcare agencies. there are only six and they are advertised on thei six and they are advertised on the government— six and they are advertised on the government website. _ six and they are advertised on the government website. what - government website. what conversations _ government website. what conversations has - government website. what conversations has the - government website. what - conversations has the government government website. what _ conversations has the government had with these _ conversations has the government had with these agencies? _ conversations has the government had with these agencies? [— conversations has the government had with these agencies? [infill— conversations has the government had with these agencies?— with these agencies? i will happily write back to _ with these agencies? i will happily write back to you _ with these agencies? i will happily write back to you and _ with these agencies? i will happily write back to you and the - with these agencies? i will happily i write back to you and the committee on what conversations have been had and the rationale for that. fit and the rationale for that. of taxpayers money to get double the money— taxpayers money to get double the money for— taxpayers money to get double the money for signing _ taxpayers money to get double the money for signing up _ taxpayers money to get double the money for signing up with - taxpayers money to get double the money for signing up with private i money for signing up with private taxoayers? — money for signing up with private taxa ers? , ., .,

taxpayers? they are through intermediaries _ taxpayers? they are through intermediaries and _ taxpayers? they are through intermediaries and so - taxpayers? they are through intermediaries and so you i taxpayers? they are through i intermediaries and so you want taxpayers? they are through - intermediaries and so you want to make sure the policy is effective in bringing other people into the system. bringing other people into the s stem. ., ~ , system. nothing the prime minister would like to _ system. nothing the prime minister would like to declare? _ system. nothing the prime minister would like to declare? they - system. nothing the prime minister would like to declare? they have i system. nothing the prime ministeri would like to declare? they have all been declared _ would like to declare? they have all been declared in _ would like to declare? they have all been declared in the _ would like to declare? they have all been declared in the normal - would like to declare? they have all been declared in the normal way. i would like to declare? they have all. been declared in the normal way. but as you said, we are clean to roll it out as quickly as practical and one of the reasons you cannot do that overnight is because you need to improve the workforce and these are policies which are targeted at improving the supply of childminders so we can increase provision of childcare which is something everybody wants to see so it is a reasonable thing to do. you talked about ratios, and they are bringing them in line with the ones in scotland, i don't think it is that dramatic, and ultimately it is the minimum and people don't have to use it, they can choose to do something different, parents can make the choice and parents can have their views on this, but if we are going

to say we have childcare which is more expensive, and then we want to bring the cost down, one of the reasons is the ratio, that seems a reasonable thing to give people the choice of something different and thenit choice of something different and then it is up to them. most parents don't have the _ then it is up to them. most parents don't have the choice _ then it is up to them. most parents don't have the choice about - then it is up to them. most parents don't have the choice about the i don't have the choice about the ratios— don't have the choice about the ratios of— don't have the choice about the ratios of the _ don't have the choice about the ratios of the childcare - don't have the choice about the ratios of the childcare they i don't have the choice about the | ratios of the childcare they use, that is— ratios of the childcare they use, that is the — ratios of the childcare they use, that is the sector— ratios of the childcare they use, that is the sector that _ ratios of the childcare they use, that is the sector that chooses, | ratios of the childcare they use, i that is the sector that chooses, and most _ that is the sector that chooses, and most sectors — that is the sector that chooses, and most sectors say _ that is the sector that chooses, and most sectors say they _ that is the sector that chooses, and most sectors say they do _ that is the sector that chooses, and most sectors say they do not - that is the sector that chooses, and most sectors say they do not want. that is the sector that chooses, and. most sectors say they do not want to reduce _ most sectors say they do not want to reduce the _ most sectors say they do not want to reduce the ratios _ most sectors say they do not want to reduce the ratios because _ most sectors say they do not want to reduce the ratios because they- most sectors say they do not want to reduce the ratios because they do i reduce the ratios because they do not have — reduce the ratios because they do not have the _ reduce the ratios because they do not have the qualifications - reduce the ratios because they do not have the qualifications and i not have the qualifications and training — not have the qualifications and training in— not have the qualifications and training in place _ not have the qualifications and training in place to _ not have the qualifications and training in place to meet - not have the qualifications and training in place to meet the l training in place to meet the requirements _ training in place to meet the requirements we _ training in place to meet the requirements we have - training in place to meet the requirements we have in- training in place to meet the i requirements we have in scotland training in place to meet the - requirements we have in scotland so there _ requirements we have in scotland so there are _ requirements we have in scotland so there are concerns _ requirements we have in scotland so there are concerns about _ requirements we have in scotland so there are concerns about that - requirements we have in scotland so there are concerns about that but i. there are concerns about that but i also want — there are concerns about that but i also want to — there are concerns about that but i also want to ask _ there are concerns about that but i also want to ask you _ there are concerns about that but i also want to ask you about - also want to ask you about eligibility— also want to ask you about eligibility because - also want to ask you about eligibility because the i also want to ask you about i eligibility because the proposals fastly— eligibility because the proposals fastly grow— eligibility because the proposals fastly grow eligibility _ eligibility because the proposals fastly grow eligibility for - eligibility because the proposals fastly grow eligibility for the i fastly grow eligibility for the three — fastly grow eligibility for the three childcare _ fastly grow eligibility for the three childcare hours- fastly grow eligibility for the three childcare hours but. fastly grow eligibility for the i three childcare hours but four out of five _ three childcare hours but four out of five low — three childcare hours but four out of five low income _ three childcare hours but four out of five low income families - three childcare hours but four out of five low income families are i of five low income families are locked — of five low income families are locked out— of five low income families are locked out of— of five low income families are locked out of the _ of five low income families are locked out of the provision i of five low income families are locked out of the provision sol of five low income families are i locked out of the provision so can you exolain— locked out of the provision so can you exalain how— locked out of the provision so can you explain how that _ locked out of the provision so can you explain how that is— locked out of the provision so can you explain how that is going i locked out of the provision so can you explain how that is going to. you explain how that is going to help low— you explain how that is going to help low income _ you explain how that is going to help low income households - you explain how that is going to| help low income households but also increase the —

help low income households but also increase the workforce generally? i increase the workforce generally? they are not locked _ increase the workforce generally? they are not locked out. - increase the workforce generally? they are not locked out. it's - increase the workforce generally? they are not locked out. it's the l they are not locked out. it's the same eligibility that we already have. t, same eligibility that we already have. a, �* , a, same eligibility that we already have-_ this - same eligibility that we already have._ this is - same eligibility that we already have._ this is a - same eligibility that we already i have._ this is a policy have. no, it's not. this is a policy to support _ have. no, it's not. this is a policy to support peeple _ have. no, it's not. this is a policy to support people into _ have. no, it's not. this is a policy to support people into work. - have. no, it's not. this is a policy to support people into work. howi have. no, it's not. this is a policy. to support people into work. how do ou aet to support people into work. how do you get those _ to support people into work. how do you get those people _ to support people into work. how do you get those people into _ to support people into work. how do you get those people into work- to support people into work. how do you get those people into work if. you get those people into work if you get those people into work if you do _ you get those people into work if you do not — you get those people into work if you do not support _ you get those people into work if you do not support them - you get those people into work if you do not support them with - you do not support them with childcare? _ you do not support them with childcare?— you do not support them with childcare? , _ ~ you do not support them with childcare? , _ �* ., childcare? this policy, the obr have said, which they _ childcare? this policy, the obr have said, which they have _ childcare? this policy, the obr have said, which they have never- childcare? this policy, the obr have said, which they have never done . said, which they have never done before what a policy like this, they said is the single biggest contributor to the increase in the workforce that they have modelled, 110,000, the single largest contributor to that was this policy so our independent 0br has said that it will help improve labour supply and the inability is done in —— the eligibility is done in a similar way to the existing programme. with universal credit, people are not aware that 85% of childcare costs are reimbursed through universal

credit and the big call for people, that helps people with low incomes, but the big call was to change how the system works so instead of the reimbursement happening in arrears, it could happen in advance, and there was also a request to change there was also a request to change the caps that were applied and the chancellor's budget dealt with those things so the payment can be done in advance and the caps had been raised and these policies have all been welcomed by the childcare sector and other parent groups and that is because we will improve the supply of childcare and make it more affordable and lead to an increase in labour supply which is why it was warmly welcomed at the time. any warmly welcomed at the time. any chan . e is warmly welcomed at the time. any change is warmly welcomed but there are concerns — change is warmly welcomed but there are concerns expressed _ change is warmly welcomed but there are concerns expressed about - change is warmly welcomed but there are concerns expressed about the - are concerns expressed about the proposals — are concerns expressed about the proposals and _ are concerns expressed about the proposals and you _ are concerns expressed about the proposals and you must _ are concerns expressed about the proposals and you must be - are concerns expressed about the proposals and you must be aware| are concerns expressed about the . proposals and you must be aware of them, _ proposals and you must be aware of them, surely, — proposals and you must be aware of them, surely, the _ proposals and you must be aware of them, surely, the ratios— proposals and you must be aware of them, surely, the ratios will- proposals and you must be aware of them, surely, the ratios will reduce| them, surely, the ratios will reduce quality— them, surely, the ratios will reduce quality and — them, surely, the ratios will reduce quality and there _ them, surely, the ratios will reduce quality and there is _ them, surely, the ratios will reduce quality and there is a _ them, surely, the ratios will reduce quality and there is a crisis - them, surely, the ratios will reduce quality and there is a crisis in- them, surely, the ratios will reduce quality and there is a crisis in the l quality and there is a crisis in the workforce — quality and there is a crisis in the workforce with _ quality and there is a crisis in the workforce with 30% _ quality and there is a crisis in the workforce with 30% thinking - quality and there is a crisis in the.

workforce with 30% thinking about leaving _ workforce with 30% thinking about leaving and — workforce with 30% thinking about leaving and we _ workforce with 30% thinking about leaving and we have _ workforce with 30% thinking about leaving and we have heard - workforce with 30% thinking about leaving and we have heard stories| workforce with 30% thinking about l leaving and we have heard stories of people _ leaving and we have heard stories of people going — leaving and we have heard stories of people going to _ leaving and we have heard stories of people going to work— leaving and we have heard stories of people going to work in _ leaving and we have heard stories of people going to work in mcdonald'si people going to work in mcdonald's and asda _ people going to work in mcdonald's and asda because _ people going to work in mcdonald's and asda because they— people going to work in mcdonald's and asda because they pay- people going to work in mcdonald's and asda because they pay better, i people going to work in mcdonald's . and asda because they pay better, so increasing _ and asda because they pay better, so increasing the — and asda because they pay better, so increasing the ratios _ and asda because they pay better, so increasing the ratios without - increasing the ratios without putting _ increasing the ratios without pulling in _ increasing the ratios without putting in more _ increasing the ratios without putting in more money- increasing the ratios without putting in more money for. increasing the ratios without - putting in more money for training might— putting in more money for training might potentially— putting in more money for training might potentially have _ putting in more money for training might potentially have the - putting in more money for trainingl might potentially have the opposite effect _ might potentially have the opposite effect and _ might potentially have the opposite effect and one _ might potentially have the opposite effect and one of— might potentially have the opposite effect and one of the _ might potentially have the opposite effect and one of the missed - effect and one of the missed opportunities _ effect and one of the missed opportunities here _ effect and one of the missed opportunities here is- effect and one of the missed opportunities here is to - effect and one of the missed . opportunities here is to extend early— opportunities here is to extend early years— opportunities here is to extend early years education - opportunities here is to extend early years education to - opportunities here is to extend early years education to some i opportunities here is to extend i early years education to some of opportunities here is to extend - early years education to some of the poorest— early years education to some of the poorest households _ early years education to some of the poorest households and _ early years education to some of the poorest households and we - early years education to some of the poorest households and we also - early years education to some of the i poorest households and we also have a challenge _ poorest households and we also have a challenge with _ poorest households and we also have a challenge with training. _ poorest households and we also have a challenge with training. why- poorest households and we also have a challenge with training. why would| a challenge with training. why would you not— a challenge with training. why would you not allow — a challenge with training. why would you not allow a — a challenge with training. why would you not allow a training _ a challenge with training. why would you not allow a training nurse, - a challenge with training. why would you not allow a training nurse, for. you not allow a training nurse, for example. — you not allow a training nurse, for example. to — you not allow a training nurse, for example, to access _ you not allow a training nurse, for example, to access the _ you not allow a training nurse, for example, to access the three - example, to access the three childcare _ example, to access the three childcare hours? _ example, to access the three childcare hours?— example, to access the three childcare hours? there's a lot in there, childcare hours? there's a lot in there. but— childcare hours? there's a lot in there, but what _ childcare hours? there's a lot in there, but what was _ childcare hours? there's a lot in there, but what was missed - childcare hours? there's a lot in there, but what was missed in l childcare hours? there's a lot in l there, but what was missed in all childcare hours? there's a lot in - there, but what was missed in all of that, there has been a 30% increase in the funding rate for two—year—olds and that we will begin from september of this year and that incremental money going in for the hourly rate will be used by providers to make sure their teams

are paid properly and to invest in what they want and it was a 30% increase which was requested and warmly welcomed.— increase which was requested and warmly welcomed. thank you, prime minister. warmly welcomed. thank you, prime minister- a — warmly welcomed. thank you, prime minister- a very _ warmly welcomed. thank you, prime minister. a very big _ warmly welcomed. thank you, prime minister. a very big issue _ warmly welcomed. thank you, prime minister. a very big issue on - warmly welcomed. thank you, prime minister. a very big issue on the - minister. a very big issue on the petitions— minister. a very big issue on the petitions website so finally someone has given— petitions website so finally someone has given you something to do in his committee _ has given you something to do in his committee which so far has been very well behaved. we will now move on to well behaved. we will now move onto sn1all— well behaved. we will now move on to snrall boats _ well behaved. we will now move on to small boats and we will start with the equalities committee chair caroline — the equalities committee chair caroline nokes. the the equalities committee chair caroline nokes.— caroline nokes. the issue of children arriving _ caroline nokes. the issue of children arriving on - caroline nokes. the issue of children arriving on small. caroline nokes. the issue of - children arriving on small boats, should _ children arriving on small boats, should the — children arriving on small boats, should the children _ children arriving on small boats, should the children in _ children arriving on small boats, should the children in the - children arriving on small boats, should the children in the care . children arriving on small boats, | should the children in the care of the home — should the children in the care of the home office _ should the children in the care of the home office have _ should the children in the care of the home office have the - should the children in the care of the home office have the same. the home office have the same protections— the home office have the same protections under— the home office have the same protections under the _ the home office have the same protections under the children i the home office have the same . protections under the children act as those — protections under the children act as those in— protections under the children act as those in local _ protections under the children act as those in local authority- protections under the children act as those in local authority care? i as those in local authority care? first _ as those in local authority care? first of— as those in local authority care? first of all. _ as those in local authority care? first of all, myself _ as those in local authority care? first of all, myself and - as those in local authority care? first of all, myself and the - first of all, myself and the government takes the welfare of children incredibly seriously as a cause we should and when it comes to this policy is important that we are sensitive and that we get it right and there has been a lot of thought

that has into getting it right and we have a policy that does what we need it to do which is treat people with decency and humanely and safeguard the welfare of children but also achieves the objectives which we are trying to achieve which is the breaking of the cycle of the criminal gangs and to stop people coming here who should not be coming here and also some of them tragically dying on route including children and i think we have struck the right balance in those things. so there should not be equal protections— so there should not be equal protections under— so there should not be equal protections under the - so there should not be equal. protections under the children so there should not be equal- protections under the children act? you know— protections under the children act? you know better— protections under the children act? you know better than _ protections under the children act? you know better than me, - protections under the children act? you know better than me, i'm - protections under the children act? i you know better than me, i'm sure, but there are a set of very specific laws that we have around corporate parenting, with the home office and local authorities, and in all cases, the welfare of children is taken seriously and safeguarding is taken seriously and safeguarding is taken seriously and safeguarding is taken seriously and there are procedures in place to make sure children are looked after properly in all circumstances.—

looked after properly in all circumstances. , ., ., ., circumstances. the safeguarding of children is indeed _ circumstances. the safeguarding of children is indeed important- circumstances. the safeguarding of children is indeed important and i circumstances. the safeguarding of children is indeed important and a l children is indeed important and a recent— children is indeed important and a recent panel— children is indeed important and a recent panel was _ children is indeed important and a recent panel was set _ children is indeed important and a recent panel was set up _ children is indeed important and a recent panel was set up to - children is indeed important and a i recent panel was set up to safeguard children— recent panel was set up to safeguard children in— recent panel was set up to safeguard children in family _ recent panel was set up to safeguard children in family units _ recent panel was set up to safeguard children in family units who - recent panel was set up to safeguard children in family units who were - children in family units who were being _ children in family units who were being removed _ children in family units who were being removed from _ children in family units who were being removed from the - children in family units who were being removed from the uk - children in family units who were being removed from the uk and i children in family units who were - being removed from the uk and their role has _ being removed from the uk and their role has been — being removed from the uk and their role has been supplied _ being removed from the uk and their role has been supplied from - being removed from the uk and their role has been supplied from this - role has been supplied from this coming — role has been supplied from this coming friday— role has been supplied from this coming friday so _ role has been supplied from this coming friday so what _ role has been supplied from thisj coming friday so what measures role has been supplied from this - coming friday so what measures will be in place _ coming friday so what measures will be in place to— coming friday so what measures will be in place to safeguard _ coming friday so what measures will be in place to safeguard children - be in place to safeguard children who are — be in place to safeguard children who are being— be in place to safeguard children who are being removed - be in place to safeguard children who are being removed as- be in place to safeguard children who are being removed as part i be in place to safeguard childrenl who are being removed as part of be in place to safeguard children - who are being removed as part of the family— who are being removed as part of the family unit? — who are being removed as part of the famil unit? . who are being removed as part of the family unit?— family unit? children are not separated — family unit? children are not separated from _ family unit? children are not separated from families, - family unit? children are not| separated from families, they family unit? children are not - separated from families, they will be made sure that the facilities and accommodation for them is appropriate. accommodation for them is appr0priate-_ accommodation for them is auroriate. ., ., ., , appropriate. who has got oversight? it would be the _ appropriate. who has got oversight? it would be the home _ appropriate. who has got oversight? it would be the home office - appropriate. who has got oversight? it would be the home office in - appropriate. who has got oversight? it would be the home office in the l it would be the home office in the first instance in terms of when people arrive in the provision of those facilities. in people arrive in the provision of those facilities.— people arrive in the provision of those facilities. in 2011 the home office brought — those facilities. in 2011 the home office brought in _ those facilities. in 2011 the home office brought in a _ those facilities. in 2011 the home office brought in a panel- those facilities. in 2011 the home office brought in a panelto - those facilities. in 2011 the home i office brought in a panel to oversee the safeguarding... _ office brought in a panel to oversee the safeguarding... yes, _ office brought in a panel to oversee the safeguarding. . ._ the safeguarding... yes, the home office can do _ the safeguarding... yes, the home office can do that _ the safeguarding... yes, the home office can do that itself. _ the safeguarding... yes, the home office can do that itself. it - the safeguarding... yes, the home office can do that itself. it no - office can do that itself. it no loner office can do that itself. it no longer needs _ office can do that itself. it no longer needs the _ office can do that itself. it no longer needs the independent family returns _ longer needs the independent family returns panel— longer needs the independent family returns panel at— longer needs the independent family returns panel at all? _ longer needs the independent family returns panel at all? we _ longer needs the independent family returns panel at all?— returns panel at all? we have put in lace returns panel at all? we have put in place procedures — returns panel at all? we have put in place procedures and _ returns panel at all? we have put in place procedures and the _ returns panel at all? we have put in place procedures and the home - returns panel at all? we have put in l place procedures and the home office is capable of doing that.—

is capable of doing that. where will family groups. _ is capable of doing that. where will family groups, children _ is capable of doing that. where will family groups, children with - is capable of doing that. where will family groups, children with their. family groups, children with their parents _ family groups, children with their parents who— family groups, children with their parents who are _ family groups, children with their parents who are scheduled - family groups, children with their parents who are scheduled for. parents who are scheduled for removal, _ parents who are scheduled for removal, be _ parents who are scheduled for removal, be detained? - parents who are scheduled for removal, be detained? inappropriate accommodation _ removal, be detained? inappropriate accommodation and _ removal, be detained? inappropriate accommodation and they _ removal, be detained? inappropriate accommodation and they will- removal, be detained? inappropriate accommodation and they will not - removal, be detained? inappropriate accommodation and they will not be | accommodation and they will not be separated from their families. harper separated from their families. how much of the _ separated from their families. how much of the accommodation is available? _ much of the accommodation is available?— much of the accommodation is available? , ., ., available? there is a few thousand laces and available? there is a few thousand places and more _ available? there is a few thousand places and more is _ available? there is a few thousand places and more is being - available? there is a few thousand places and more is being built. - available? there is a few thousand | places and more is being built. part of the home office is working on the authorisation of the bill —— operability of the bill. by, authorisation of the bill -- operability of the bill. a few thousand — operability of the bill. a few thousand places? _ operability of the bill. a few thousand places? overall. l thousand places? overall. specifically _ thousand places? overall. specifically for _ thousand places? overall. specifically for families? l thousand places? overall. specifically for families? i | thousand places? overall. - specifically for families? i don't have an exact _ specifically for families? i don't have an exact number- specifically for families? i don't have an exact number but - specifically for families? i don't have an exact number but they| specifically for families? i don't . have an exact number but they will be accommodated specifically in accommodation that is appropriate for them and children will not be separated from families. but there will be powers _ separated from families. but there will be powers to _ separated from families. but there will be powers to detain _ separated from families. but there will be powers to detain children i will be powers to detain children with their— will be powers to detain children with their families? _ will be powers to detain children with their families? the- will be powers to detain children with their families? the intention ofthe with their families? the intention of the policy _ with their families? the intention of the policy is — with their families? the intention of the policy is not _ with their families? the intention of the policy is not to _ with their families? the intention of the policy is not to detain - of the policy is not to detain children but it is important that we do not inadvertently create a policy

that incentivises people to bring children who would not otherwise come here and that is why it is important that it applies equally to families because otherwise you increase the likelihood of people bringing children here and they make dangerous crossings and we would not want to see that, and policies must apply to families but it is right that we look at families differently as we do and they should be in accommodation which is appropriate for them and that family groups should not be separated and that is the right thing to do because otherwise you create an incentive for a criminal gang to tell people to bring a child with them when they otherwise would not do that, so that is not a good thing, we do not want to create a pull factor which means children are more likely to make this perilous journey. children are more likely to make this perilousjourney. we should not create a system which makes that more likely. iterate create a system which makes that more likely-— create a system which makes that more likel . ~ , ., ., . ., ., more likely. we should not create a s stem more likely. we should not create a system that — more likely. we should not create a system that makes _ more likely. we should not create a system that makes that _ more likely. we should not create a system that makes that more - more likely. we should not create a| system that makes that more likely, you are _ system that makes that more likely, you are right — system that makes that more likely, you are right im— system that makes that more likely, you are right. i'm interested - system that makes that more likely, you are right. i'm interested in- system that makes that more likely, you are right. i'm interested in the l you are right. i'm interested in the measures— you are right. i'm interested in the

measures put— you are right. i'm interested in the measures put in— you are right. i'm interested in the measures put in place _ you are right. i'm interested in the measures put in place to _ you are right. i'm interested in the measures put in place to assess. measures put in place to assess vulnerabilities _ measures put in place to assess vulnerabilities especially - measures put in place to assess vulnerabilities especially and . measures put in place to assess vulnerabilities especially and at| vulnerabilities especially and at those _ vulnerabilities especially and at those who— vulnerabilities especially and at those who have _ vulnerabilities especially and at those who have protected - those who have protected characteristics, _ those who have protected characteristics, so - those who have protected characteristics, so what . those who have protected - characteristics, so what measures those who have protected _ characteristics, so what measures to ascertain _ characteristics, so what measures to ascertain whether— characteristics, so what measures to ascertain whether women _ characteristics, so what measures to ascertain whether women are - characteristics, so what measures to . ascertain whether women are pregnant and whether— ascertain whether women are pregnant and whether people _ ascertain whether women are pregnant and whether people have _ ascertain whether women are pregnant and whether people have disabilities . and whether people have disabilities and whether people have disabilities and what _ and whether people have disabilities and what protections _ and whether people have disabilities and what protections they _ and whether people have disabilities and what protections they will - and whether people have disabilities and what protections they will be - and what protections they will be for lgbt— and what protections they will be for lgbt 0 — and what protections they will be for lgbt 0 people? _ and what protections they will be for lgbt 0 people? first- and what protections they will be for lgbt q people?— and what protections they will be for lgbt q people? first of all, age is the first thing, _ for lgbt q people? first of all, age is the first thing, the _ for lgbt q people? first of all, age is the first thing, the first _ for lgbt q people? first of all, age is the first thing, the first thing - is the first thing, the first thing is the first thing, the first thing is to make sure that we are able to ascertain who the children art who need the extra safeguarding and nationality and borders act —— the children are. this is the national age assessment board which consists of expert social workers who will conduct things like age assessment and referral and that is important but it is not easy and those things are complex but it is right that we get it right and be powers will enable us to do that even more properly than we do now. itittiiilii enable us to do that even more properly than we do now. will age

assessment _ properly than we do now. will age assessment to _ properly than we do now. will age assessment to be _ properly than we do now. will age assessment to be carried - properly than we do now. will age assessment to be carried out - properly than we do now. will age assessment to be carried out on l assessment to be carried out on older— assessment to be carried out on older people? _ assessment to be carried out on older people? we _ assessment to be carried out on older people?— assessment to be carried out on older people? assessment to be carried out on older neale? . ., ., ., older people? we have an initial way that we do age _ older people? we have an initial way that we do age assessments - older people? we have an initial way that we do age assessments that - older people? we have an initialwayj that we do age assessments that the supreme court said was lawful and the reforms aim to make it more comprehensive and robust from the outset and they will be expert social workers and we are also considering how scientific age assessment methods could widen the evidence available to decision—makers and there is a committee that it has also published a report very recently which the home office are considering. the home office are considering. the home office _ home office are considering. the home office at _ home office are considering. the home office at risk policy which was last updated — home office at risk policy which was last updated in _ home office at risk policy which was last updated in november— home office at risk policy which was last updated in november last- home office at risk policy which was last updated in november last yeari last updated in november last year considered — last updated in november last year considered that— last updated in november last year considered that anybody— last updated in november last year considered that anybody over - last updated in november last year considered that anybody over the l last updated in november last year. considered that anybody over the age of 70 would _ considered that anybody over the age of 70 would be — considered that anybody over the age of 70 would be at _ considered that anybody over the age of 70 would be at greater _ considered that anybody over the age of 70 would be at greater risk - considered that anybody over the age of 70 would be at greater risk if - of 70 would be at greater risk if they— of 70 would be at greater risk if they were — of 70 would be at greater risk if they were detained, _ of 70 would be at greater risk if they were detained, so - of 70 would be at greater risk if they were detained, so does . of 70 would be at greater risk if. they were detained, so does that mean _ they were detained, so does that mean people _ they were detained, so does that mean people over— they were detained, so does that mean people over 70 _ they were detained, so does that mean people over 70 will- they were detained, so does that mean people over 70 will be - they were detained, so does that - mean people over 70 will be excluded from the _ mean people over 70 will be excluded from the provisions _ mean people over 70 will be excluded from the provisions of— mean people over 70 will be excluded from the provisions of the _ mean people over 70 will be excluded from the provisions of the illegal - from the provisions of the illegal migration— from the provisions of the illegal migration bill— from the provisions of the illegal migration bill because _ from the provisions of the illegal migration bill because they- from the provisions of the illegali migration bill because they would from the provisions of the illegal - migration bill because they would be at greater— migration bill because they would be at greater risk— migration bill because they would be at greater risk if— migration bill because they would be at greater risk if they _ migration bill because they would be at greater risk if they were _ at greater risk if they were detained? _ at greater risk if they were detained? [— at greater risk if they were detained?— at greater risk if they were detained? ., ., , ., detained? i have not seen that re ort, detained? i have not seen that report. so _ detained? i have not seen that report. so l — detained? i have not seen that report, so i cannot _ detained? i have not seen that report, so i cannot comment, |

detained? i have not seen thatj report, so i cannot comment, i apologise. report, so i cannot comment, i apologise-— apologise. thank you. final question. — apologise. thank you. final question. i— apologise. thank you. final question, i have _ apologise. thank you. final question, i have been - apologise. thank you. final. question, i have been greatly exercised _ question, i have been greatly exercised about— question, i have been greatly exercised about how - question, i have been greatly exercised about how we - question, i have been greatly exercised about how we are i question, i have been greatly- exercised about how we are going to afford _ exercised about how we are going to afford protection _ exercised about how we are going to afford protection to _ exercised about how we are going to afford protection to those _ exercised about how we are going to afford protection to those who - exercised about how we are going toj afford protection to those who might have been— afford protection to those who might have been eligible _ afford protection to those who might have been eligible under— afford protection to those who might have been eligible under the - have been eligible under the previous— have been eligible under the previous scheme _ have been eligible under the previous scheme or- have been eligible under the previous scheme or the - have been eligible under the . previous scheme or the afghan citizens— previous scheme or the afghan citizens settlement _ previous scheme or the afghan citizens settlement scheme, . previous scheme or the afghan - citizens settlement scheme, should they have _ citizens settlement scheme, should they have not — citizens settlement scheme, should they have not managed _ citizens settlement scheme, should they have not managed to - citizens settlement scheme, should they have not managed to leave - they have not managed to leave afghanistan _ they have not managed to leave afghanistan at _ they have not managed to leave afghanistan at the _ they have not managed to leave afghanistan at the time - they have not managed to leave afghanistan at the time of - they have not managed to leave afghanistan at the time of when they have not managed to leave - afghanistan at the time of when the scheme _ afghanistan at the time of when the scheme was — afghanistan at the time of when the scheme was in — afghanistan at the time of when the scheme was in full— afghanistan at the time of when the scheme was in full flow, _ afghanistan at the time of when the scheme was in full flow, so - afghanistan at the time of when the scheme was in full flow, so what - afghanistan at the time of when the | scheme was in full flow, so what are we going _ scheme was in full flow, so what are we going to — scheme was in full flow, so what are we going to do — scheme was in full flow, so what are we going to do to— scheme was in full flow, so what are we going to do to make _ scheme was in full flow, so what are we going to do to make sure - scheme was in full flow, so what are we going to do to make sure that. we going to do to make sure that those _ we going to do to make sure that those people _ we going to do to make sure that those people who _ we going to do to make sure that those people who may— we going to do to make sure that those people who may have - we going to do to make sure that. those people who may have assisted the uk _ those people who may have assisted the uk forces — those people who may have assisted the uk forces are _ those people who may have assisted the uk forces are not _ those people who may have assisted the uk forces are not going - those people who may have assisted the uk forces are not going to - those people who may have assisted the uk forces are not going to be - the uk forces are not going to be removed — the uk forces are not going to be removed to — the uk forces are not going to be removed to afghanistan - the uk forces are not going to be removed to afghanistan and - the uk forces are not going to be removed to afghanistan and how| the uk forces are not going to be - removed to afghanistan and how are we going _ removed to afghanistan and how are we going to — removed to afghanistan and how are we going to determine _ removed to afghanistan and how are we going to determine them - removed to afghanistan and how are we going to determine them shouldi we going to determine them should they arrive — we going to determine them should they arrive here _ we going to determine them should they arrive here by— we going to determine them should they arrive here by small _ we going to determine them should they arrive here by small boat - we going to determine them should they arrive here by small boat or. they arrive here by small boat or have _ they arrive here by small boat or have already _ they arrive here by small boat or have already arrived _ they arrive here by small boat or have already arrived here - they arrive here by small boat or have already arrived here by- they arrive here by small boat or. have already arrived here by small boat? _ i think we have already welcomed over 20,000 people across the two schemes we have specifically for those from afghanistan. i think

we... , ,, we... rishi sunak, the prime minister. _ we... rishi sunak, the prime minister, responding - we... rishi sunak, the prime minister, responding to - we... rishi sunak, the prime - minister, responding to questions from mps on the liaison committee laid made up of the chairs of other committees. we will have more analysis on that from later this afternoon. this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. our top stories... a deadly fire kills at least 39 people in a migrant processing centre on the us—mexico border. six people — three of them young children — have been killed in a school shooting in nashville, tennessee. police have seized guns at the home of the attacker, who died at the scene. another day of nationwide strikes and protests in france — with hundreds of thousands of people marching in opposition to president macron's pension reforms. britain's intelligence agency mi5 increases the terror threat level in northern ireland from �*substantial�* to �*severe' — meaning an attack is considered highly likely.

a billionaire's son, who fled to yemen hours after the death of a student in central london 15 years ago, admits to the bbc that he was involved in her death. hello, welcome to the programme. we start in mexico — where at least 39 people have died in a fire at a migrant centre near the border with the united states. the blaze broke out at an immigration facility in ciudad juarez — which is next to the stanton international bridge that links the city to el paso, texas. this was the scene outside the building overnight, with the emergency services in attendance. it's not year clear what caused the fire. many of the victims are thought to be migrants who had been arrested in the city the day before, with some reports suggesting they had been detained in locked rooms.

i spoke to david noriega, a journalist at vice news, covering latin america, migration and the us border — he gave me this update the really important thing to remember is that the situation on the border, particularly on the southern side of the border, on the mexico side of the border, is the product of a years long effort by the united states in collaboration with mexico to prevent the entry of migrants into us territory where they can legally claim asylum. what this has resulted in is, again, years long accumulation of migrant populations on the mexican side of the border in mexico, in border cities all along the mexico side of the line, juarez being obviously one of the largest. so the reason something like this could happen in the first place is because the us has been pushing these people consistently under both trump and biden to the mexico side, leading to overcrowded shelters, overcrowded detention centres, extremely tense relationships between migrant communities and mexican immigration authorities who are acting essentially as proxies of the united states. and you have situations like this one where you have large numbers of migrants crowded into crowded into a facility, and when a fire breaks out, it's almost inevitably absolutely devastating.

lopez obrador, saying that the migrants that died in that fire, the migrants who died in that fire were mostly from central america and venezuela. does that surprise you at all or is that the most likely location from where they would have begun theirjourneys? that's not surprising at all given what the migrant flows have been recently. that's not surprising at all given what the migrant flows have been recently. i'm curious to know and we'll hope to find out where in central america the migrants were from. my guess would be nicaragua. that's where a lot of central american migrants have been coming from recently, and venezuela. it's worth noting, too, that people fleeing those countries specifically are fleeing governments that the us considers enemies. conditions that the us... you know, in another time might have accepted these people with open arms. but under the current situation is sort

of doing everything possible to push them back. and with people being held in centres like this one, typically, how long might they be staying there for? are we talking a matter of hours, days, weeks or longer? it varies tremendously because a lot of these policies are not particularly transparent or legible. i think you could say anywhere from days to indefinitely, depending on the circumstances, depending on the local authorities, depending on what kinds of pressure the united states is putting on mexican officials at that particular time, given their own sort of political and policy aims stateside. it's not something that can be easily... it's not a question that can be answered sort of systematically across the board. and if we're seeing this bottleneck of people trying to migrate and these numbers being detained at the border, what is it that is driving others behind them to still take the chance of making that perilous journey when presumably reports of what's happened would reach them? the situations they are fleeing or trying to move away from must be so severe that

they're still willing let's ta ke let's take you straight to the situation in paris, these are live pictures from the streets of paris as another day of coordinated, nationwide protests are taking place across france. as unions continue to oppose president macron's pension reforms. over a million people took part in similar protests in the last week. things looked to have escalated in terms of the tension on the streets, we are now seeing riot police and you can see what appears to be perhaps smouldering embers of fires and resort tear gas as well. i'm joined now by our paris correspondent hugh schofield. who is on the streets of central paris. you'rejust who is on the streets of central paris. you're just seeing who is on the streets of central paris. you'rejust seeing images from elsewhere in paris where it looks like are turning perhaps a bit more fraught and a bit more unrest, how are things where you are? yes. how are things where you are? yes, absolutely. — how are things where you are? yes, absolutely. we _

how are things where you are? yes, absolutely, we are _ how are things where you are? yes, absolutely, we are near— how are things where you are? is: absolutely, we are near the end how are things where you are? tie: absolutely, we are near the end of the procession or the route and the last five minutes has turned a little tense, some argy—bargy out there on the main drag which is along there, we saw suddenly a movement of the crowd, running in our direction, and from the side road here, a big number of100 or more riot police suddenly moving their position, a couple of fires being started on the street and a couple of bangs, so chaotic stuff but when you're in the middle of it, suddenly the atmosphere can turn very tense and it seems to have calmed down a little bit but we are at the end of the march now and it is around this time that things have a tendency of going a bit wrong. yes, we are seeing images from elsewhere in central paris and it

looks as though riot police with shields were running down the street at one point. i suppose the nature of a protest like this as it can change as you say very quickly and from area to area may be relatively calm in one area and flaring up in another. is it clear what caused the change of mood? when you and i spoke an hour or two change of mood? when you and i spoke an hour ortwo ago, change of mood? when you and i spoke an hour or two ago, it seemed very peaceful with no hint of violence. it is but there are groups in the protesters that are famous black blocks with famous agitators, people from the very far extremes of the left who want to cause trouble and they are out there with the police often identifying them, they move en masse, they have very well developed techniques and they will start trouble. either by starting fires or smashing windows and the police were moving and we will have a ding—dong with a lot of provocation of the

police in order to get them to react excessively which is all filmed by the manyjournalists around and that is the sort of pattern you see over and over again, and is the sort of pattern you see over and overagain, and it is the sort of pattern you see over and over again, and it looks like it is beginning to... and it does not mean it will get out of control but it means we are in a blip of tension at the moment.— it means we are in a blip of tension at the moment. indeed, if president macron is aware _ at the moment. indeed, if president macron is aware of— at the moment. indeed, if president macron is aware of all— at the moment. indeed, if president macron is aware of all going - at the moment. indeed, if president macron is aware of all going on - macron is aware of all going on which one must presume he is, is there any suggestion that he may pause the planned reforms or consider watering them down has any statement been made to try to calm the situation? filo. statement been made to try to calm the situation?— the situation? no, there is no suggestion — the situation? no, there is no suggestion yet _ the situation? no, there is no suggestion yet that _ the situation? no, there is no suggestion yet that he - the situation? no, there is no suggestion yet that he is - the situation? no, there is no| suggestion yet that he is going the situation? no, there is no - suggestion yet that he is going to backtrack on the reform or at least the main part of it which is pushing back the police. the state patient that make pension age from 62 to 64, that make pension age from 62 to 64, thatis that make pension age from 62 to 64, that is part of what people here are

so angry about as there is no gesture from the president or government to understand it as an unpopular measure all they are prepared to meet the protesters half way, government's line in macron's line is this is following its route through parliament, it is before the constitutional council and in any case is a necessary law and as macron said a week ago, he accepts the unpopularity, he is not up for election so it is a good time to do this because it takes someone with guts to see through a law which is for the greater good of the country in the long run but which is recognised as unpopular now. all thatis recognised as unpopular now. all that is is a red rag to the protest is and that is why they are still out now. we will have to see how long this can go on for the cause one detects that with all sides being exasperated on this, you cannot go on forever and you cannot have days of action like this with strikers losing money, shopkeepers

fed up and the atmosphere turning very nasty, so there is a feeling in general that something will have to give quite soon. where the common ground will be, where the prospect will come from is difficult to see still. ., ., ., ~ , ., still. for the moment, thank you very much- _ still. for the moment, thank you very much- its — still. for the moment, thank you very much. as you _ still. for the moment, thank you very much. as you can _ still. for the moment, thank you very much. as you can see - still. for the moment, thank you very much. as you can see and i very much. as you can see and probably here, it looks as though tear gas is being used on the streets in those demonstrations, you hear those banks in the riot police with their shields towards the bottom of the screen and large numbers of people around them. i'm joined now by a member of the fench parliament, natalia pouzyreff, who belongs to emmanuel macron's political party, renaissance. what do you think your leader should do in response to what you're seeing on the streets notjust in paris but across france?

on the streets not 'ust in paris but across france?— across france? yes, the demonstration - across france? yes, the demonstration was - across france? yes, the demonstration was a . across france? yes, the demonstration was a bit across france? yes, the - demonstration was a bit more peaceful in paris and there has been a decrease in the amount of protesters but now it seems to deteriorate, it is often the case at the end of a demonstration and of course it is a concern for the government, for the members of parliament and we want to deal with the situation by renewing the social dialogue. that is very important that we start again, working with the trade unions and we try to find out some solutions to count down the pot —— back to calm down the population and of course this pension reform is unpopular because nobody wants to see the retirement age increase, although it is really necessary to balance the budget, so we have to come to an agreement, we

have a few weeks before they are given the way ahead to the reform knowing if it will be approved and not and so we should benefit the three weeks that is coming and hopefully we want the demonstration to protest that might demonstrators to protest that might demonstrators to protest that might demonstrators to protest and respect the calm, and not protesters violent acts. {lilia not protesters violent acts. ok, some people — not protesters violent acts. ok, some people are _ not protesters violent acts. ok, some people are on _ not protesters violent acts. 0k, some people are on the streets because they are angry about the planned reforms and the raising of the pension age, others are on the street because they are angry about the way this has been pushed through using that constitutional mechanism that bypasses a vote in the lower house of the french parliament. do you think that was a mistake to push it through that way instead of

trying to convince lawmakers and politicians through dialogue to get on the side and back it in a vote in the parliament?— on the side and back it in a vote in the parliament? indeed, the method could have been _ the parliament? indeed, the method could have been different. _ the parliament? indeed, the method could have been different. in - the parliament? indeed, the method could have been different. in the - could have been different. in the parliament, we would have prepared to have gone through a normal voting procedure but you know if we have faced a negative vote, voting, the situation would not have been easier for the parliament because then we would have had to put again the bill on the table because this is a necessity and we have really to make sure we can afford for our pension scheme. you know we have what we call a regime by repetition which

means the people who are actually working, that are paying for the pension years, and if we want the system to be sustainable, we have to plan very far ahead how to balance it. , ., ., plan very far ahead how to balance it. ok, you mentioned the importance of dialotue it. ok, you mentioned the importance of dialogue with _ it. ok, you mentioned the importance of dialogue with those _ it. ok, you mentioned the importance of dialogue with those who _ it. ok, you mentioned the importance of dialogue with those who oppose . of dialogue with those who oppose the plans. would it be timely for the plans. would it be timely for the president to hit pause on this to show that he is listening in a meaningful way to those who have concerns or angry about the plans? i concerns or angry about the plans? i think at the moment, the concerns or angry about the plans? i think at the moment, the protesters become a bit irrational so holding a pole in this situation and because it is obviously a very unpopular reform, raising the retirement age, i do not think it would be a

solution. i do not think it would be a solution-— i do not think it would be a solution. ., . ., ., . solution. how much longer can france continue with — solution. how much longer can france continue with these _ solution. how much longer can france continue with these protests - solution. how much longer can france continue with these protests and - continue with these protests and continue with these protests and continue being able to function? because there are shortages at some petrol stations now because of strike action at the oil refineries, there have been motorways blockaded. there must come a point where if the protest do not subside, that there has to be some give and some sort of compromise, doesn't there? so has to be some give and some sort of compromise, doesn't there?- compromise, doesn't there? so far, the official demonstration, - compromise, doesn't there? so far, the official demonstration, the - compromise, doesn't there? so far, the official demonstration, the onesi the official demonstration, the ones which are authorised and regulated, and that are led by the trade unions have been happening with respect of the law and i think it demonstrates

that the trade unions are rather reasonable. that is why i insist on the fact that we have to talk, increase the talks with them, and find a common solution within a few weeks we have before the constitutional consultation renders its advice, so we have to work together. its advice, so we have to work together-— its advice, so we have to work totether. ., ,, , ., , . together. ok, thank you very much. from joining — together. ok, thank you very much. from joining us _ together. ok, thank you very much. from joining us your _ together. ok, thank you very much. from joining us your and _ together. ok, thank you very much. from joining us your and bbc- together. ok, thank you very much. from joining us your and bbc news. well, these are live pictures in the centre of paris. the unions estimate that i think it is something like half a million were on the streets of paris, almost half a million is the estimate from the union on this, the estimate from the union on this, the tenth day of action, and there of course are protests taking place

elsewhere and pockets of unrest and areas where riot police were using tear gas, it seemed, against the protesters with some people out on the streets in opposition to the reforms themselves and the plan to raise the pension age in france from 62 up to 64 and others angry about the manner in which it has been progressed in the sense that a constitutional measure was used to allow the president to go ahead and the prime minister to go ahead without a vote in the lower house of the french parliament, we will keep monitoring the situation in paris, we have our correspondence and camera crews there and you keep an eye on things if there are any significant developments, and update you right here on bbc news. in the meantime, to the us now...

police in the us investigating yesterday's mass shooting at a school in nashville say it was a carefully planned attack. 6 people were killed, including 3 children, when a former pupil broke into the school and opened fire. the attacker was 28 year old audrey hale who was shot dead at the scene — police described her as a biological woman who'd been using male pronouns. our correspondent nomia iqbal is in nashville for us. it's just gone 7:30am this morning in nashville. so really early start. and police, of course, are still trying to piece together exactly what happened in the school behind me. we are expecting an update later this morning. as you can imagine, there is a huge media presence here. there always is when these shootings happen, because once again, america is coming to terms with the trauma of another mass shooting. outside this religious school, people quietly reflect. it's a familiar grief, but one that no one gets used to.

since we survived a mass shooting injuly. i have met with over 130 lawmakers. how is this still happening? how are our children still dying and why are we failing them? children from nursery age up to 12 years old attend here, and like most schools in america, they actually practice how to deal with an active shooting. police say this was a carefully planned attack by the perpetrator, audrey hale. we've also determined there were maps drawn of the school in detail of surveillance, entry points, etc. we know and believe that entry was gained through shooting through one of the doors. video footage shows the 28 year old driving to the school, shooting the glass to get in. and then stalking the halls with a gun. within 14 minutes of someone calling for help, hale was shot dead by police. by that point, three students aged nine and under were dead, as well as three adults, including the head of the school.

hale was a former student, but the motivation is unknown. after 19 children were killed in a school shooting in uvalde, texas, last year, president biden passed major gun safety legislation, which got bipartisan support. but he says this shooting is a reminder the law doesn't go far enough. we have to do more to stop gun violence. it's ripping our communities apart, ripping the soul of this nation, ripping at the very soul of the nation. police are examining a manifesto left by the assailant. but yet, once again, american families are learning that sending their children to school doesn't necessarily mean they're sending them to safety. it's probably near impossible for him to get exactly what he wants. last year, as i mentioned there in the report, he did pass this major gun safety legislation. it was pretty extraordinary because it was the first time that had happened in decades. and he got bipartisan support. and that was after the mass shooting

in uvalde in texas, where, again, small children were killed. what he really, really wants is to ban assault rifles, the type of weapons used in this shooting, the type of weapons used in most mass shootings. but in order for that to happen, he needs the republicans on board and they now control the house in congress. so it is looking pretty impossible for them to get on board because, remember, any kind of any further legislation when it comes to guns is interpreted by republicans as an infringement and an infringement upon what they say is the constitutional right for american people to own weapons. snp leader humza yousaf has been voted in scotland was my youngest

first minister and first from an ethnic minority background. the 37-year-old _ ethnic minority background. the 37-year-old it — ethnic minority background. the 37—year—old it succeeds nicola sturgeon who tendered her resignation to the king after announcing her intention to stand down last month after more than eight years in the post. in down last month after more than eight years in the post.— eight years in the post. in this round of voting _ eight years in the post. in this round of voting in _ eight years in the post. in this round of voting in the - eight years in the post. in this| round of voting in the selection eight years in the post. in this . round of voting in the selection of the parliament's nominee as first minister, the number of votes cast for each candidate is as follows, alex cole hamilton, four, douglas ross, 31, anna sarwar, 22, hamza yusuf, 71. as an overall majority has been reached, the candidate selected as the parliament's nominee for the position of first minister is humza yousaf.

lam iamjoined by i am joined by our scotland correspondent. it was, i suppose, i am joined by our scotland correspondent. it was, isuppose, a safe assumption that he was going to become first minister but this really does make it formally official now. yes, that is right, it was pretty much just a formality and we are standing outside the scottish parliament where that vote took place just a short time ago and it was expected that humza yousaf would be the new first minister of scotland, he is the sixth first minister and that the age of 37, he is also the youngest and also the first muslim first minister and is in his acceptance speech, he said it was an opportunity to steer the nation's course and it would be the honour and privilege of his life to do this, he got a standing ovation from his team, his msps in the snp

party and also from his party in the public gallery, including his three—year—old daughter, a rather touching moment, as she was waving down to her dad as he gave his speech, and he said he wanted to work with colleagues across the chamber and also with the uk government, and the scottish secretary alistairjack congratulated humza yousaf and said he hoped that humza yousaf would put aside his obsession with independence. humza yousaf talked about other things, he spoke about tackling child poverty and the nhs but he also said he would argue tirelessly for independence. humza yousaf talked about nicola sturgeon and john swinney, they were sitting in the back benches, which was quite strange to see after such a long time, but he said they had left a

significant legacy to build on and this will all continue tomorrow, he will be sworn in officially at the court of session tomorrow and at some point he will take a break meet the king and announces candidate, he has already announced his deputy first minister and that there will be more announcements to come. many thanks indeed. let's return to the situation in france and we can see the streets of paris where we are now hearing that police have arrested around 22 people during those demonstrations in the french capital. across france, protests taking place across the planned pension reforms from president macron to raise the pension age from 62 up to 64, continuing coverage of

that. thanks for watching, i will be backin that. thanks for watching, i will be back in just a few minutes, don't go away. hello there. what a difference a day make. today we've got much more cloud around, some rain, too. and it's still quite chilly for many parts of the country, but that colder air is going to get pushed away and we'll see much higher temperatures by the time we get to wednesday as we draw in some milderair from the atlantic. but out in the atlantic at the moment, there is a lot of cloud. so with that milder air, we're going to see some further rain. and this cloud is continuing to bring some rain at the moment, especially across northern and eastern areas by the end of the afternoon, where it's going to be quite chilly actually still. but out towards the west, temperatures beginning to pick up a bit, especially northern ireland, where we could see some

light sunshine and a few sharp showers. today's rain does tend to move away this evening and it'll turn drier for a while overnight. still a fair bit of cloud around. signs of rain returning to western scotland and the far south west of england by the end of the night. but a mild tonight, milder than it was last night. certainly across eastern parts of scotland and the northeast of england. temperatures even here will be comfortably above freezing heading into tomorrow. we're going to find generally cloudy skies, not much sunshine, but of rain coming back into scotland, over northern ireland and pushing eastwards across england and wales. the rain could turn a bit heavier in western scotland and particularly wales and the southwest later on in the day. but it's going to be a much milder day. a temp is widely14,15, possibly even 16 degrees. so a mild today, but still some more wet weather around on wednesday. those weather fronts move away. this one's going to arrive in time for friday. but on thursday, we're left with a run of west to south—westerly winds and that's going to bring a mixture of sunshine and showers. most of the showers in england and wales, they'll turn more widespread, heavy with some hail and thunder. a few showers, though, for scotland and northern ireland and breezy across england and wales. but we're drawing in that milder air. this is where we're likely to find the highest temperatures

on thursday, 16, maybe 17 across eastern parts of england. as we head overnight, though, we're going to find that area of low pressure tracking in. looks like the strongest winds are going to be across the channel into northern france. that's where they'll have more of an impact. but there's more rain to come. and given how wet it's been in some areas already this month, that could have an impact with the wetter weather more across southern parts of england and wales, although turning wetter in northern ireland and a few showers in scotland as well. but maybe some sunshine, too. temperatures will be a little bit lower on friday, 12 or 13 degrees. but as we head into the weekend, those temperatures will continue to drop away day and night. but most of that wet weather should be moving away as well.

this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. our top stories: a deadly fire at a migrant facility at the border between mexico and the us has killed 39 people. mexico's president said the detainees learned they were about to be deported and set their mattresses a blaze in protest. authorities in the us say they're examining a manifesto left by the shooter who killed three children and three adults at a school in nashville, tennessee. britain's intelligence agency mi5 increases the terror threat level in northern ireland from �*substantial�* to �*severe' — meaning an attack is now judged as "highly likely." another day of nationwide strikes and protests in france — with hundreds of thousands of people out to oppose president

macron's pension reforms. the uk government has announced a new package to move afghans into new accommodation. johnny mercer made the announcement earlier today. the uk will the announcement earlier today. the: uk will allow those the announcement earlier today. tt9 uk will allow those who the announcement earlier today. tt9: uk will allow those who stay the announcement earlier today. tt9 uk will allow those who stay here who have come to and legal rights. there are veterans who have kept them safe in afghanistan and its duty we have cut to the macro —— we

have in communities up and down the country. trained staff including liaison officers and dwp coach workers and charities will be based on hotels to provide advice to afghans including information on how to rent in the private sector, help to find jobs and english—language training. in addition we will publish guidance forfamilies on what addition we will publish guidance for families on what support is available and how to access it. we are announcing 35 winning pounds of new funding to enable local authorities to provide increased support for afghan households to move from hotels into settled accommodation across england and the local authority housing fund will also be expanded by £250 million with the majority of the additional funding being used to house afghans currently in the bridging accommodation and the rest used to

ease existing homelessness pressures. these measures represent a generous offer and in return for this we do expect families to help themselves. whilst the government realises our significant responsibilities to this cohort, there is a responsibility upon this group to take the opportunities that are offered under the schemes and integrate into uk society. where an offer of accommodation can be made and is turned down, another will now not be forthcoming. the and is turned down, another will now not be forthcoming.— not be forthcoming. the president of the international _ not be forthcoming. the president of the international olympic _ not be forthcoming. the president ofj the international olympic committee has defended plans to allow russian and belarusian athletes back into international competition as neutrals. thomas bach said allowing their participation �*works' despite the ongoing war. he also said a decision on the two countries participation in next year's olympics would be made at an appropriate time.

i'm joined now by our sports correspondent alex capstick. this is a controversial decision? lot of people were hoping that thomas back the icc president would give a definite decision —— thomas bach the ioc president. but he has kicked it down the line. when pressed on when this would be he will not be any more specific, is when the conditions are right is when the conditions are right is when he would make the decision on the paris olympics, but individual athletes from bellow —— belarus and russia will be able to take part as long as they are invited and they will need to meet very strict conditions, they will compete as independent neutral athletes, and they will have to wear no colour which might represent the country they are from, either russia or belarus. there will be no music and

no anthems and any state officials will not be allowed to be accredited for any of those sports events and although the paralympics was not mentioned, it opens up the possibilities for them to be to take part in qualifying events stop the decision is still to come but at least they can get the required olympic qualification criteria if possible. in olympic qualification criteria if ossible. ,., olympic qualification criteria if ossible. , , olympic qualification criteria if ossible. , possible. in some spots this has already happened _ possible. in some spots this has already happened where - possible. in some spots this has| already happened where russian possible. in some spots this has - already happened where russian and belarusian athletes have been able to compete as neutrals but this has ended up in a boycott from some other countries?— ended up in a boycott from some other countries? only ukraine and a few others have _ other countries? only ukraine and a few others have mentioned - other countries? only ukraine and a few others have mentioned the - other countries? only ukraine and a| few others have mentioned the word boycott and there was a meeting a few weeks ago initiated by the uk government which involved 30 other countries and they pledged the ongoing support for the ban on russia and belarus from international sporting events and specifically the olympic games. they

wanted the ioc to come up with a detailed version of what the neutrality model would look like which i guess is what they have done today although they have not gone as far as mention, that will be a place for the paris olympics. they did not talk about a boycott so although ukraine will still be very unhappy about this because the ioc have not continued recommending a ban on those athletes from belarus and russia, the prospect of a boycott from ukraine is still very much alive, i guess, and with a few other countries possibly supporting them, but we are not there yet. we are not there until the ioc make the decision on paris next year. alex, thanks for— decision on paris next year. alex, thanks forjoining _ decision on paris next year. alex, thanks forjoining us. _ israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has effectively backed down on his plans to increase the power of politicians overjudges — after a nationwide strike and countrywide protests. he said he had decided to pause the passage of the bill through parliament —

to, as he put it, allow time for dialogue. but — he hasn't abandoned his plans — the legislation will be debated in the knesset in about a month's time. some 80,000 people are estimated to have joined this protest against the reforms, injerusalem. while this was happening, strike action closed israel's main airport, ben gurion, and affected transport and several other sectors. there were also demonstrations in tel aviv — police used water cannon to disperse a group which they said were blocking a main highway. there are reports that stun grenades were also fired by the security forces. but there were also a smaller number of protestors on the streets backing mr netanyahu's proposed changes to the judiciary, like these injerusalem. i'm joined now by ayala panievsky,

from molad, the centre for the renewal of israeli democracy, which describes itself as a progressive, non—partisan independent research institute and think—tank. thanks forjoining us. do you think the play—test will now come down or even stop given the legislation has been paused? —— the protest. it is been paused? -- the protest. it is important — been paused? -- the protest. it is important to _ been paused? -- the protest. it is important to know _ been paused? —— the protest. it 3 important to know that at the moment the legislation will not pass, does not mean that it will not come up in the future, and that in the committee that currently negotiates or is supposed to negotiate in an hour with the opposition representatives, there are people who said only this week that our national tv, that democracy does not need a checks and balances, so i would say that the chances of getting any compromise around these things are pretty slim and i would not hold my hopes are very high. i'm pretty sure that the protests will continue even if the representatives of the opposition will find it

useful to continue negotiating because in these protests that were spontaneous yesterday but in fact had been going on for about 12 weeks now, so we have had hundreds of thousands of protesters opposing this initiative for a few months, sometimes protesting a few times per week, we have had strikes and our airport being shut, and in this case the protesters are leading and not the protesters are leading and not the representatives, basically, in parliament, so even if the representatives go into the negotiations and reach what they would think is a good compromise, i can't see the protests ending now because people are very angry and people do not trust netanyahu's promises and to be fair there is no reason to believe that this initiative will die now. this goes

to a real split — initiative will die now. this goes to a real split right _ initiative will die now. this goes to a real split right through - initiative will die now. this goes to a real split right through the| to a real split right through the heart of israeli society because there are those who feel that the government, the most right—wing government, the most right—wing government in the history of israel, is trying to take the country socially and are far more conservative direction but there are those who are more socially conservative who feel that is the opposite of what the supreme court is doing, and that it is striking down laws and take in a more liberal and more permissive direction which they do not agree with? it is more than just they do not agree with? it is more thanjust a they do not agree with? it is more than just a set of reforms, this is a real division within israeli society and that is far harder to solve? it society and that is far harder to solve? , :, :, society and that is far harder to solve? , . ., ., , solve? it is far harder to serve. it is far bigger _ solve? it is far harder to serve. it is far bigger than _ solve? it is far harder to serve. it is far bigger than benjamin - is far bigger than benjamin netanyahu but i would challenge the attempt to prevent the few present things in a symmetrical manner because when netanyahu and his government which is indeed the most far right government we have ever

had and includes people who have been persona non grata in yisrael until a few years ago. —— in israel. this government is leading an initiative which is not popular amongst the people so when the initiative started all the polling initiative started all the polling in israel showed that even netanyahu voters are not that interested in curbing the power of the courts to monitor the government. this is not the platform on which the parties rang in the elections. they were talking about the cost of living and all kinds of other plans they had for the israeli people but when they got into office they started promoting and advancing this reform and there are a few different reasons why and the first is that those leading the government would want this to pass but this is not necessarily what the crowds and audiences are looking for. iterate

necessarily what the crowds and audiences are looking for. we may have to get _ audiences are looking for. we may have to get into _ audiences are looking for. we may have to get into those _ audiences are looking for. we may have to get into those many - audiences are looking for. we may i have to get into those many reasons in our next discussion but i'm afraid we are out of time. thanks forjoining us. thank you very much forjoining us. thank you very much for your time. the terror threat level in northern ireland has been raised from substantial to severe, meaning an attack is highly likely. the move follows a rise in dissident republican activity, including a gun attack last month on a senior police officer. our ireland correspondent emma vardy has more on this from belfast. the main security threat in northern ireland is posed by violent dissident republicans. these are armed paramilitary groups who still exist and who take part in political violence, who want to try and force northern ireland to leave the uk. the terror threat level in northern ireland was, in fact, reduced last year for the first time in 12 years, but it is now being raised again today to severe, meaning an attack is highly likely. mi5 have taken this decision because of an increase in activity by violent dissident republicans. there are threats often

that we don't hear about, but there was a notable incident last month when a senior detective, john caldwell, was shot multiple times by dissident republicans and that incident was linked to the new ira. that threat level is being raised by mi5 today but, that said, it is still true these organisations are very much smaller than they once were and have been very much weakened by security services, by infiltration by mi5 in recent years, but this is still a recognition of the danger they pose. a billionaire's son, who fled to yemen hours after the death of a student in central london 15 years ago, has admitted his involvement to the bbc. after disappearing following a night out with friends, the body of 23—year—old martine vik magnussen was discovered under rubble in a basement.

farouk abdulhak was identified as the prime suspect and is still the subject of an international arrest warrant. for a new documentary about the case, he spoke for the first time to the bbc�*s nawal—al—macaffee. it was meant to be a student night out. we were just listening to music, borrowing each other�*s clothes, just, i don't know, having fun before the night out. celebrating the end of exams in one of mayfair�*s exclusive clubs. maddox was the place to go on a thursday. so it was obvious that we were going there. a celebration turned tragedy when their friend, 23—year—old norwegian student martine vik magnussen, was killed. her body was found underneath rubble in a london apartment block basement. her family were flown to london to identify her body. i knew that this was the last time i was going to see her, so i stayed on for five minutes. saying goodbye.

the prime suspect was her college friend farouk abdulhak, the son of a yemeni billionaire. within hours of her death, he had fled the scene. his lawyers insisted he was innocent of murder. he fled to yemen, a country with no extradition treaty with the uk. it has been 15 years since martine's killing and no one has heard from him since. for a new documentary with bbc arabic and current affairs, i made renewed efforts to find farouk abdulhak. after months of searching for him, i secured his personal number and finally made a breakthrough. he's on it. look. for a new documentary with bbc arabic and current affairs, i made renewed efforts to find farouk abdulhak. after months of searching for him, i secured his personal number and finally made a breakthrough. he's on it. look. ifound his profile on an instant messaging app. he's typing, he's typing. my main goal was to find answers for martine's family. because of the unusual

circumstances around this case, and that abdulhak has never spoken before, i was granted special permission to secretly record our conversations, so long as he knew who i was, as finding the truth about the case is in the public interest. our conversations continued for months and then, finally, a confession. in an extraordinary series of messages, he claims martine's death was a sex accident gone wrong and that he had taken a lot of cocaine. when i asked him about moving her body, he said he didn't remember. good to see you. i went to oslo to share my findings and secret voice recordings with martine's father. i don't know what answers they want to hear. nothing is going to bring their daughter back. odd petter wanted his main question answered — does farouk ever intend to return to uk soil and facejustice? but what about coming back? it is too cold there, i don't like the weather.

i'm mad, i'm angry. i mean, i was furious, so i can only imagine how you feel. i'm furious. that's the word, yes. i'm going to get him, one way or the other. odd petter has been campaigning forjustice for martine since her death in 2008. i will continue for the rest of my life. and i'm going to succeed. a father's unwavering pursuit forjustice for his child. nawal al maghafi, bbc news. back to the situation in paris where protests are taking place, this is the tenth day of mass protests over controversial pension reforms which have been put forward by the french president emmanuel macron, wanting to raise the pension age in france from 62 up to 64. some people are on

the streets angry about proposals and others about the way it is being pushed through and it was done with a mechanism which avoided a vote with the lower house of the french parliament. the latest is that 22 people have been arrested today during those demonstrations and you can see a line of riot police with riot shields and in front of them some of the tens of thousands of demonstrators. you protests are taking place in paris and also across the rest of france —— the protests. they have been some fires lit on the streets of the french capital and also the use of tear gas by riot police against demonstrators. no sign of a resolution and no sign of the president or the prime minister backing down and no sign of the demonstrators backing down so that is the situation as it stands this

tuesday. plenty going on in the business world and now we can get the very latest. three gambling firms owned by william hill are to pay penalties of £19.2 million, that's $24 milion, for failing to protect consumers. the company, a subsidiary of the gibraltar—based 888 holdings, was found by the uk's gambling commission to have allowed customers to bet big sums of money without proper checks. it says it seriously considered suspending the company's licence. earlier i spoke to dr carolyn downs, a gambling industry specialist at lancaster university. she told me about how gambling regulations often present challenges and opportunities for the industry. regulatory frameworks vary widely across the globe and in parts

of the usa sports betting remains illegal although since 2018 the american market has liberalised and that has provided a big opportunity for gambling companies to expand into america, and for american firms like caesar's entertainment, to expand by building on the expertise of european organisations. we have got a very big market in gambling but also gambling based on lot of overseas countries and online gambling can be based anywhere, so cyprus, malta, gibraltar, they are real centres where gambling companies are based so they can take advantage of lower tax rates. in terms of regulations that makes gambling a bit difficult to manage so if you have a company based in gibraltar, and they are selling gambling products in the usa or the uk, we have got three different regulatory frameworks

potentially in play here. the trade war between the us and china continues to rumbles on, one of the beneficiaries could be mexico. increasingly, us multinationals are moving their operations closer to home. as a result, cities in northern mexico are seeing a manufacturing boom. our north america business correspondent samira hussain, reports from monterrey, mexico. dawn breaks over monterrey and the city rumbles into life. geopolitical tensions thousands of miles away are birthing a manufacturing revival here. welcome to mexico's industrial heartland. early morning shift at one of the many factories as more companies nearshore, that is, bring production closer to home — mexico has seen a surge in manufacturing. these are the workers driving the state's economic boom.

one company, plastiexports, recently built this 13,000 square metre facility to meet the meteoric demand for manufacturing. it makes things like shelving for refrigerators and lids for washing machines. this is one of five plants and the company has plans for more. our company, in the last five years, we basically doubled our size. we expect in the next two years to double our size again. so, where are all these customers coming from? china. this state of nuevo leon has been one of mexico's manufacturing hubs for decades. now that it's become just so difficult to make goods in china to sell to america, there has been an explosion of new customers coming to nuevo leon. nearly 35,000 trucks go between the us and mexico each day. last year, trade between the two countries was more than $660 billion, almost a 20% increase from the year before.

and it's notjust mexican factories making goods for chinese companies. now, two chinese firms are building this massive industrial park here, but they don't like scrutiny... for weeks, we've been trying to speak with someone here. is there a way for us to get permission to film inside? so my producer and i have decided to drop by to see what we can find out. it turns out, not much. we won't be able to come in now? no. all the new business also means newjobs. a good problem to have, but the rapid expansion is testing the city's capacity. so we have more or less 100,000 new immigrants that come to the metro area of monterrey, nuevo leon, each year, which is not an organic way to grow. and we are struggling somewhat to accommodate all these people. this rapid expansion is changing the makeup of the state

and the country's position in global economics. if this pace of growth continues, mexico could even overtake china as the world's factory. samira hussain, bbc news, monterrey, mexico. that is one to keep a close eye on. now do some other stories. cars that run on e—fuel in the eu are to be exempt from a ban on the sale of combustion engine vehicles after 2035. the european commission made the announcement today, following weeks of rows with germany over the proposed law. e—fuels, which are made using captured co2 emissions and low—carbon hydrogen, are not yet produced at scale, but are seen by some carmakers as a route to prolonging the use of combustion engines. china's e—commerce company alibaba is to separate into six independent companies to boost its share value. the immediate effect of the news was to lift the share price by 6.7% in new york pre—market trading. each unit, reports alibaba, will be

led by a separate chief executive and will raise its own capital. in china, beijing has asked apple to strengthen its data security in the country over personal data concerns. this all comes as apple's ceo — tim cook — visits the country and tries to re—affirm the tech giant's investment to the chinese market. let's not forget the us is considering banning chinese firm tiktok over similar security concerns. more than 130,000 civil servants in the uk have voted to go on strike next month over pay, pensions and job security. the pcs union said its members voted to take action on the 28th of april, to increase the pressure on the government and were "not backing down". the government said their demands for a 10% pay rise would be unaffordable.

that is it for now. you are up—to—date on your business news. see you soon. hello there. what a difference a day makes. today we've got much more cloud around, some rain, too. and it's still quite chilly for many parts of the country, but that colder air is going to get pushed away and we'll see much higher temperatures by the time we get to wednesday as we draw in some milderair from the atlantic. but out in the atlantic at the moment, there is a lot of cloud. so with that milder air, we're going to see some further rain. and this cloud is continuing to bring some rain at the moment, especially across northern and eastern areas by the end of the afternoon, where it's going to be quite chilly actually still. but out towards the west, temperatures beginning to pick up a bit, especially northern ireland, where we could see some late sunshine and a few sharp showers. today's rain does tend to move away this evening and it'll turn drier for a while overnight. still a fair bit of cloud around.

signs of rain returning to western scotland and the far south west of england by the end of the night. but a mild tonight, milder than it was last night. certainly across eastern parts of scotland and the northeast of england. temperatures even here will be comfortably above freezing. heading into tomorrow, we're going to find generally cloudy skies, not much sunshine. bit of rain coming back into scotland, over northern ireland and pushing eastwards across england and wales. the rain could turn a bit heavier in western scotland and particularly wales and the southwest later on in the day. but it's going to be a much milder day. temperatures widely14, 15, possibly even 16 degrees. so a mild today, but still some more wet weather around on wednesday. those weather fronts move away. this one's going to arrive in time for friday. but on thursday, we're left with a run of west to south—westerly winds and that's going to bring a mixture of sunshine and showers. most of the showers in england and wales, they'll turn more widespread, heavy with some hail and thunder. a few showers, though, for scotland and northern ireland and breezy across england and wales. but we're drawing in that milder air. this is where we're likely to find the highest temperatures on thursday, 16, maybe 17

across eastern parts of england. as we head overnight, though, we're going to find that area of low pressure tracking in. looks like the strongest winds are going to be across the channel into northern france. that's where they'll have more of an impact. but there's more rain to come. and given how wet it's been in some areas already this month, that could have an impact, with the wetter weather more across southern parts of england and wales, although turning wetter in northern ireland and a few showers in scotland as well. but maybe some sunshine, too. temperatures will be a little bit lower on friday, 12 or 13 degrees. but as we head into the weekend, those temperatures will continue to drop away day and night. but most of that wet weather should be moving away as well.

this is bbc news. welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm jane hill. our top stories: another day of nationwide strikes and protests in france, with hundreds of thousands of people marching in opposition to president macron's pension reforms. a deadly fire kills at least 39 people in a migrant processing centre on the us—mexico border. six people — three of them young children — have been killed in a school shooting in nashville, tennessee. police have seized guns at the home of the attacker, who died at the scene. britain's intelligence agency mi5 increases the terror threat level in northern ireland from "substantial" to "severe", meaning an attack is considered highly likely.