this is bbc news, the headlines. prince harry's spokesperson says he and meghan markle were involved in a �*near catastrophic car chase�* in new york on tuesday night. severe flooding in northern italy leaves at least 8 dead thousands are evacuated the formula one grand prix has been cancelled. a new climate report warns the world is likely to break a key temperature threshold in the next five years. the second leg of the champions league semifinal takes place tonight. between manchester city and real madrid. it starts injust tonight. between manchester city and real madrid. it starts in just under three hours�* time.

back to our may news over the course of the last few hours. prince harry's spokesman says he, his wife meghan and her mother were involved in a "near catastrophic car chase" while being followed by photographers after an event in new york. a statement says the pursuit lasted more than two hours and resulted in "multiple near collisions "last night, the duke and duchess of sussex and ms ragland were involved in a near catastrophic car chase at the hands of a ring of highly aggressive paparazzi. this relentless pursuit, lasting over two hours, resulted in multiple near collisions involving other drivers on the road, pedestrians and two nypd officers." these pictures have just come in a warning there's flashing photography. they show prince harry and meghan leaving the gala in new york. on leaving the gala in new york. tuesday night. thoss recently on tuesday night. those pictures are recently ended and we have also been hearing in the last little while new york's mayor, eric adams. he has

been asked about the incident from journalist. let's have a listen to what he told reporters. he say anything involving the paparazzi chase involving prince harry, we all know the history of that family here. what can you tell about that to new yorkers? it is clear that the press and the paparazzi they want to get the right shot, they want to get the right story, but public safety must always be at the forefront. the briefing i received, two of our officers could have been injured, new york city is different from a small town somewhere. you shouldn't be speeding anywhere, but this is a densely populated city. i don't think there are many of us who don't recall how his mum died, and it would be horrific to lose an innocent bystander

during a incident like this, so i thought that was reckless and irresponsible. i'm going to be brief. i'm going to be briefed later today. i would find it hard to believe that there was a two hour high—speed chase. that i would find hard to believe, but we will find out the exact duration of it. a ten minute chase is extremely dangerous in new york city. we have a lot of people using our streets, and any type of high—speed chase that involves something of that nature is inappropriate. police do it under limited circumstances, but to do it because you want to get the right shot can turn out to be a place where people can be harmed in a real way.

that was new york's mayor as he was speaking there just in the last few seconds. we have had the first real statement from the new york police department. on this incident. they said, they assisted the private security team protecting the duke and duchess of sussex, there were numerous photographers that made their transport challenging. that is their transport challenging. that is the where the used in the statement. the duke and duchess of sussex arrived at their destination and there were no reported collisions, injuries or arrests in regard in what happened. the only two or three sentences but i repeat that because we have been waiting for the last little while since the story broke to actually hear from the authorities. you heard there from the mayor talking about the high—speed chase. saying that he found it difficult to believe it went on for two hours. perhaps ten

minutes, but there we have the first statement from the new york police department saying, they assisted the private security team protecting the duke and duchess. there were numerous photographers that meet their transport challenging. that is their transport challenging. that is the word they used in terms of describing what happened with obviously have heard in terms of the duke's perspective, his spokesperson and how they have described it in the statement goes on, the duke and duchess of sussex arrived at their destination, there were no reported collisions, summonses, injuries or arrests. so that the lead is there from nypd. we will see if they add to that in the coming minutes, we will see if there is more detail that they will supply but the duke and duchess's original statement referencing to nypd officers in their statement so we knew involvement in some capacity of new york's police. so that the latest from the nypd. lets speak now to ken wharfe

who has been a bodyguard to princes harry and william from 1986 and became princess diana's personal protection officer in 1988. thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. what do you make of the details we have heard so far over the last couple of hours? i details we have heard so far over the last couple of hours?- the last couple of hours? i think what's interesting _ the last couple of hours? i think what's interesting here - the last couple of hours? i think what's interesting here is - the last couple of hours? i think what's interesting here is that i the last couple of hours? i think i what's interesting here is that the mayor they are talking about, a two hour near catastrophic chase through the streets of new york. i think thatis the streets of new york. i think that is probably highly unlikely in the fact that it was near catastrophic, i'm not sure what that means. the great thing is that no one was injured and harry and his wife, the duchess, are safely somewhere now. i think that one thing that comes to mind with me is the paparazzi, albeit they can be a nuisance, in my experience over many years working with his mother. the fact is they don't go out to kill people. all they want is a photograph. and then we talk here

about his private security. the private security, whoever it is should be in a position to try and deal with the situation and to head off at speed, is not the issue. is not the problem. it does not resolve problem. i can understand it and harry himself, as we know is currently in legal action with the police because he wants please security when he comes into the uk. because he knows how we work. we know how boreal protection works and one thing i can say, for my experience of the 16 years and working in production the one thing you don't do is start this hit and run chase in an attempt to lose them because that never works. we witnessed this in paris at the sad death of his mother. exactly the same thing happened, although it was a slight difference there of course of course the driver was three or four times over the drink—drive limit the point here is you have to find a way of calming the storm. we talk here about private security. given the circumstances, what

arrangements, recon, what was the intelligence that this team had gathered in the event that something like this happen, where do we go and how to stop it. there's no point of just running around in the streets of new york hoping that they will disappear because they will not. it seems to be that there is a brick perhaps with the new york police department but it all comes down to the level of security that is actually afforded to harry and his wife in america. it is something that actually he has been banging on about. the whole point is, as i said, the paparazzi don't kill people. they should have been some arrangements where even after a five or ten minute period to look at somewhere, how we can stop this by going to a safe house. i had mentioned that safe house. it should be part of the security team prospect operation in the event of something like this. just by way of example, when excellent mandela, way back now, a similar situation developed where there so much press involvement, so many people that the actual plan was that nestle in

della, and the prince of wales ended up della, and the prince of wales ended up at the police station as a place of safety. —— nelson mandela. this to me did not exist so for me in the planning process was part of the problem here. not the pursuing paparazzi. as a set in the beginning, a nuisance yes, but actually killing people, know that is not their game. if to find a way of controlling them and this seems to be out of control. the of controlling them and this seems to be out of control.— to be out of control. the thing is he oint to be out of control. the thing is he point to _ to be out of control. the thing is he point to the _ to be out of control. the thing is he point to the various - to be out of control. the thing is he point to the various failings l he point to the various failings perhaps from the prince's security operation here, but he and his statement points to come and i will use the phrase, he talks about a ring of highly aggressive paparazzi. that is a problem is and it? we know he has had a huge problem with the paparazzi and he has talked on it multiple times in recent interviews and years. i multiple times in recent interviews and ears. , and years. i can understand his oint of and years. i can understand his point of view — and years. i can understand his point of view and _ and years. i can understand his point of view and he _ and years. i can understand his point of view and he has - and years. i can understand his point of view and he has talked and years. i can understand his. point of view and he has talked in similar vanes about the paparazzi here and he has gone on at some length on the pursuit of his mother by the paparazzi. i only base my

experience on what i witnessed both in this country and abroad and working in america. and they seem to be the same the world over. but if they got a chance, if they see an opportunity to see a picture that no one else has been they will take it. but in that process, it will be aggressive. but somewhere you have to find a way of actually dealing with it. but as a say, i am not siding with the media but i think in this particular case, it seems to be a lack of protection management that allowed this journey to get out of control. in allowed this “ourney to get out of control. , ., . ., , control. in terms of prince harry, of course — control. in terms of prince harry, of course he _ control. in terms of prince harry, of course he has _ control. in terms of prince harry, of course he has moved - control. in terms of prince harry, of course he has moved from - control. in terms of prince harry, of course he has moved from the j control. in terms of prince harry, i of course he has moved from the uk to la because of all of the concerns he has. do you think, given what we have seen here, whatever has actually happened here, there will need to be a fundamental rethink, a look at everything in regards to security in the united states, not just here where he has focused some of those arguments, court cases. but how things operate in the us as

well? i how things operate in the us as well? ~' ., well? i think the government, the met olice well? i think the government, the met police have _ well? i think the government, the met police have been _ well? i think the government, the met police have been clear - well? i think the government, the met police have been clear on - well? i think the government, the j met police have been clear on this that his security is not the responsibility of the united kingdom. he has chosen with his wife, the duchess to live in america. so does arguable that the actual response ability rests with the americans. so i don't think it is the responsibility in any way now that the metropolitan police or the united kingdom's government should afford protection to harry. my view is of course the best protection he could receive would be that of royal protection but working on a foreign land for an indefinite period just does not work. so yes, he does have a problem in the problem with a private security company is, they don't have the expertise or the context of the security clearance to work within restricted areas. whether they have that relationship with the new york police department or in a late remains to be seen but the part of good protection is when having the contacts in the relationship with all the security

agencies that will give you the best security. that is why government ministers in this country are afforded protection, received the very best protection possible in the world because on what i have just said, we have here a rather shattered protection in my view where they don't have those contacts. they don't have that information. to enable such a journey like this to happen. and i sort of predicted something like this some months ago because unless you deal with it properly, this will happen again. it is you deal with it properly, this will happen again-— happen again. it is part of the problem. _ happen again. it is part of the problem, given _ happen again. it is part of the problem, given all— happen again. it is part of the problem, given all of- happen again. it is part of the problem, given all of his - problem, given all of his difficulties with different sections of the royal family, difficulties with different sections of the royalfamily, potentially here photographers, paparazzi are looking at prince harry, wherever he is and thinking he is now fair game. whatever changes happen over recent years, perhaps are no longer in play? years, perhaps are no longer in .la ? , years, perhaps are no longer in .la 7 , ., years, perhaps are no longer in -la 7 , ., , years, perhaps are no longer in play? use the word they are fair came, play? use the word they are fair game. he's _ play? use the word they are fair game. he's fair _ play? use the word they are fair game, he's fair game _ play? use the word they are fair game, he's fair game because l play? use the word they are fairl game, he's fair game because he play? use the word they are fair. game, he's fair game because he is play? use the word they are fair- game, he's fair game because he is a news item. because of all of what

has happened recently and continues to happen. that is the story line. that is the news that sells their pictures to newspapers. globally, internationally. and harry knows this. it is difficult for him because he will remain that story until his journey is resolved in america and decides what he wants to do with the royal family back here in the united kingdom. he will remain that story, he is a prince on the loose and there is the story and the paparazzi are there being guaranteed huge amounts of money for their story, the picture that no one else has. so the high—speed way of actually trying to find this out and there is a democracy in america, there's democracy here. you cannot stop people taking photographs. it is a way of actually how you manage and i think harry has to become a part of his management to solve his problem. part of his management to solve his roblem. . ~ part of his management to solve his roblem. ., ~' ,, part of his management to solve his roblem. . ~' ,, part of his management to solve his roblem. ., ~ i. . part of his management to solve his roblem. ., ~ . ., problem. thank you so much, can for our time problem. thank you so much, can for your time and — problem. thank you so much, can for your time and for _ problem. thank you so much, can for your time and for speaking _ problem. thank you so much, can for your time and for speaking to - problem. thank you so much, can for your time and for speaking to us - your time and for speaking to us on bbc news. worthjust reminding

your time and for speaking to us on bbc news. worth just reminding you of the statements we have had in the last couple of hours first from prince harry and i will return to that statement we have just had from the new york police department in a moment or two but let's start with the duke of sussex and what they put out a little earlier in the day. that statement issued by them saying... that was the statement from the duke of sussex. let me just repeat what we have just heard from the new york police department in the last few minutes because they issued a statement saying...

that, the latest statements in terms of the detail that we know about, the pictures and the various reaction we have had in new york. so we will keep an eye on that if there is more, we will return to that story. let's return to the news we heard about in the last 30 minutes or so. one of the top scores in the english premier league has been banned from football for eight months after he admitted breaching petty rules. ivan toney broke gambling regulations more than 200 times and has also been fined about $60,000 by the sports governing body. he is one of great for its real star players and scored 20 times this season. let's get more on this breaking development, and

dismisses at the bbc sport centre and that is a massive blow for the club and for the player himself who has had an absolutely standout season. ., �* ., , ., ., season. you're right. he has had a brilliant season, _ season. you're right. he has had a brilliant season, ivan _ season. you're right. he has had a brilliant season, ivan toney - season. you're right. he has had a brilliant season, ivan toney but. brilliant season, ivan toney but that as you say is a very significant punishment. an eight month banned from football. it is worth reminding you of the background to all of this. it was the end of last year when ivan toney was charged with 262 alleged breaches of the fa's betting rules alleged to have taken place between 2016 and 2021 when he represented four different clubs, scunthorpe, we peterborough and brantford where he has gone on to enjoy so much recent success. the charges revolved around the fa's betting rules which banned players from betting on games or sharing privileged information for the purposes of betting. we know that at the start of this year he admitted to many of the offences,

but he contested some of the others and fa have said they withdrew 30 of their initial charges, but he admitted to the remaining 232 charges. as you say he has not been suspended from all football and football related activity for eight months. and fined £50,000. that band rules him out for the rest of this year. he will not be able to return until the 17th of january, 202a. that is obviously a huge blow to the player. he has had a fantastic season with brentford, scoring 20 goals with him and that warned him a kernerfor goals with him and that warned him a kerner for the goals with him and that warned him a kernerfor the english international team earned his debut back in march and his goals have been crucial in helping brentford up into ninth place in the premier league at the moment. they have issued a brief statement saying, they note the decision of the commission but they will wait to see the written reasons before offering any comment. but as

a say, ivan toney banned from football for eight months and what is a very significant punishment. from what you have just said from the club statements, they are leaving open the possibility of some sort of appeal. this leaving open the possibility of some sort of appeal. $5 i leaving open the possibility of some sort of appeal-— sort of appeal. as i say, only that ve brief sort of appeal. as i say, only that very brief statement _ sort of appeal. as i say, only that very brief statement from - very brief statement from brentford. they say they want to see the written reasons before making further comments up at the moment there has only been a very brief statement issued outlining the terms of the punishment, the written reasons will come later on. and both fa and brentford say they will not offer a further comment until those britain reasons are made. but as i say, an eight month band, a significant punishment and a huge blow for ivan toney. find significant punishment and a huge blow for ivan toney.— blow for ivan toney. and for itrentford- _ blow for ivan toney. and for brentford. thank— blow for ivan toney. and for brentford. thank you - blow for ivan toney. and for brentford. thank you for - blow for ivan toney. and for| brentford. thank you for the blow for ivan toney. and for - brentford. thank you for the latest on that breaking story. landlords would be banned from evicting tenants with no justification, as part of a long promised overhaul of the private rental sector in england. a new law to be tabled in parliament would abolish no—fault evictions, and end bans on tenants claiming benefits. the government says the changes will benefit 11 million tenants.

but labour is warning the private rented sector, increasingly resembles the "wild west," and it's far from clear that ministers can deliver on their promises. oiur political correspondent, jonathan blake, has the story.... what you doing? renting is a way of life for anthony. the former police officer and his beloved cats are living in their third property in four years. he says the uncertainty that comes with being a tenant can be a strain. i don't believe there is security in the rent. i have always been a bit conscious of the rent, it always goes up, it never goes down. it is always going up and sometimes it can be 100, £200. it's always massive insecurity about how much it's going to go up by and whether you can afford it. the government's long promised changes are designed to bring more

who have the security of knowing that they — who have the security of knowing that they cannot be evicted from their— that they cannot be evicted from their home on a rogue landlord. it their home on a rogue landlord. [11 also their home on a rogue landlord. also aims to their home on a rogue landlord. it also aims to apply a decent housing standard and to make it legal for landlords to ban outright tenets on benefits or those with children and allow ease evictions for anti—social behaviour and tenants in arrears. but landlord the like detail. i think landlords will be nervous on a situation where they have an ongoing tennessee and landlords will have to go to court. so inevitably all landlords will leave the markets —— some and we could have a bigger problem around rental supply. labour are backin: problem around rental supply. labour are backing these _ problem around rental supply. labour are backing these plans _ problem around rental supply. labour are backing these plans but _ problem around rental supply. labour are backing these plans but argued i are backing these plans but argued the bigger issue is a lack of new homes being built. yes the bigger issue is a lack of new homes being built.— homes being built. yes it's all riaht for homes being built. yes it's all right for renters _ homes being built. yes it's all right for renters i'm _

homes being built. yes it's all right for renters i'm signed i homes being built. yes it's allj right for renters i'm signed up homes being built. yes it's all. right for renters i'm signed up for that, security for renters, it's important, but if we don't get to roll up our sleeves and get to grips with the house building that is desperately needed, those rents will remain high. so you could make more security in the rental accommodation, but the rentals will come down. accommodation, but the rentals will come down-— accommodation, but the rentals will come down. ., , , ., come down. housing campaigners have broadly welcome _ come down. housing campaigners have broadly welcome changes, _ come down. housing campaigners have broadly welcome changes, but - come down. housing campaigners have broadly welcome changes, but warned l broadly welcome changes, but warned against leaving loopholes in the new laws that could still see renters unfairly affected. the right to request a pet is another promised change but four years since the government first pledge to ban no—fault evictions, the promised improvements to the private rental sector for entity and millions like her cannot come soon enough. funding to cap single bus fares at £2 outside london, in many parts of england, is to be extended again. the government says there'll also be more money to support and improve services over the next two years. campaigners have welcomed the news, but the industry says more needs to be done, to prevent further cuts to bus services. here's our transport

correspondent, katy austin. millions of people rely on buses to get to work, go to the shops and see family and friends, but britain's network has been shrinking for years and the pandemic dealt another blow. more routes have been lost and passenger numbers are still lower than they used to be. the government has already provided about £2 billion to try and keep services running and since january it has paid for single bus fares to be capped at £2 in many parts of england. i've become familiar with the £2 fare. i believe before that probably paid anything between £3 and £5 to get to where i was trying to get to. really helps me to save some money. that was all due to finish at the end ofjune. now £200 million will be put towards keeping the £2 fare

until the end of october and a cap of £2.50 for a further year. buses right across the country, fare caps really help, especially on longerjourneys where they are perhaps commuting from town to town over some distance. those capping fares really helps people with the cost of living. the industry predicted one in seven services in england could have been axed if financial support stopped altogether. today £300 million was also announced to help protect at—risk services and towards improvements. the industry said this would not save every route from closure. we have been very clear with the government that it would cost around about £250 million a year to protect the level of service currently operational across the country at the moment. the government has accepted our evidence but chosen not to deliver quite that level of funding so we need to work with what we have got and what my members will be doing today is sitting down

with their partners and local authorities across the country and making sure that we apply the money that is available to deliver the best possible service to our passengers. operators say rising costs combined with fewer people using buses present challenges but this gives them more confidence about the journey ahead. the second leg of the champions league semi final is taking place in manchester this evening but is this simply a football match it is beautifully balanced, the second leg. 1—1 after the first leg. the winter, they know who they are taking on, enter malan winning the other semifinal and of course it is a huge battle of the titans. not just the two teams but the two

managers. you pep guardiola going against the man who has won the champions league a record amount of times. a huge amount at stake for these two sides, these two managers. a real battle for the players, but technically as well. in the managers have been talking. maybe one of the most important games, we cannot deny that. the competition, for the arrival, for many things but as i said, to the players it is a huge opportunity and enjoy the moment. it is players it is a huge opportunity and enjoy the moment.— enjoy the moment. it is not only a roblem enjoy the moment. it is not only a problem of _ enjoy the moment. it is not only a problem of quality, _ enjoy the moment. it is not only a problem of quality, this _ enjoy the moment. it is not only a problem of quality, this kind - enjoy the moment. it is not only a problem of quality, this kind of i problem of quality, this kind of game _ problem of quality, this kind of game when you reach a semifinal that is also _ game when you reach a semifinal that is also a _ game when you reach a semifinal that is also a problem of personality, character— is also a problem of personality, character that, mentality, that you are able _ character that, mentality, that you are able to — character that, mentality, that you are able to show on the pitch. it is not only— are able to show on the pitch. it is not only a — are able to show on the pitch. it is not only a problem of quality. that will be a massive _ not only a problem of quality. trust will be a massive game. that semifinal do to kick off and the next couple of hours. that is just about it for me. we will have the

latest on that prince harry story and the latest on that crucial climate report we had early in the day. all of that here in the next few minutes. for me that's it, see you next time. bye—bye. hello. for some of us, today has been a sunny day. for others, not so much. let me show you what it looked like injersey. a bit of cloud in the sky, some high cloud and a little bit of lower fairweather cloud. but broadly speaking, blue skies and some sunshine. further north in the highlands, the cloud wars, highlands, the cloud was, a thickening and some rain was working its way. and this is the satellite picture from earlier on. you can see this area of cloud working its way, particularly into parts of scotland. and then behind me there is more cloud waiting in the wings in the atlantic. so through tonight, across scotland's extensive cloud cover, some bits and pieces of rain and drizzle, particularly up towards the north—west. elsewhere, northern ireland, england and wales seeing a mix of patchy cloud, some clear spells, perhaps the odd mist or fog patch. and it's going to be a little bit milder than it has been over

the last couple of nights, certainly in most places. so into tomorrow, a gray and slightly damp start across scotland. and then we'll see our next weather front pushing in from the west. that will introduce cloud and some splashes of rain into northern ireland and western scotland. some of that rain could actually turn quite heavy for a time for england and wales — some spells of sunshine, but from dorset, the midlands, lincolnshire, yorkshire, eastwards we have the chance for the odd sharp shower. but just to the west of that showery zone, parts of the south west midlands and south east wales could well see highs of 20 degrees. and more broadly we're looking at temperatures between 1a and 18 degrees. so if you do get yourself into some sunshine, that won't feel too bad. now into friday, this frontal system continues to journey southwards and eastwards and if anything is likely to pop up as it gets down into england and wales, so we could see some heavier bursts of rain for a time. certainly the chance for some hefty showers. further north, though, northern england, northern ireland, scotland seeing a slice of sunshine before more cloud rolls its way back in from the north—west. again, though, in the sunniest

spots, it will feel relatively warm highs of around 18 degrees into the weekend. split fortunes for england and wales, some sunshine, albeit with an easterly breeze, making it feel chilly for some north sea coasts. northern ireland and scotland closer to this frontal system, bringing more cloud and bringing some outbreaks of rain, particularly in the north and the north—west of scotland, northern ireland too, edinburgh, not doing too badly further south and east. and in manchester some spells of sunshine and highs of 20 degrees. and further south again, a lot of dry weather, some sunny spells and temperatures up to around 20.

at six — the duke and duchess of sussex were involved in a two—hour paparzzi car chase in new york, says their spokesperson. they said a pursuit last night after prince harry and meghan left an awards ceremony had been near catastrophic. new york's mayor says two police officers could have been injured. ido i do not think there is many of us who didn't recall how his mum died. it would be horrific to lose innocent bystanders during a chase like this. , ., .., like this. they have called the incident challenging _ like this. they have called the incident challenging but i like this. they have called the incident challenging but said i like this. they have called the i incident challenging but said there had been no arrests. also on the programme... landlords are to be banned

from evicting tenants for no reason as the private rental sector in england is overhauled.