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. , ., innocent bystanders during a chase like this. , . u, like this. they have called the incident challenging _ like this. they have called the incident challenging but - like this. they have called the incident challenging but said i like this. they have called the - 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. catastrophic floods in northern italy leave eight people dead as scientists issue new warnings about global tempertures. fresh concerns about the future of british car manufacturing post—brexit as the government opens talks with the eu to try to resolve the issues. and the titanic as you've never seen it before — thanks to the incredible 3d mapping of the wreck. on bbc london: facing the highest rental costs in the country, will londoners benefit from the government's planned rental reforms? we'll hear from tenants and landlords. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the duke and duchess of sussex were involved in what their spokesperson is calling a near catastrophic car chase last night after they left an awards ceremony in new york. the pursuit is said to have lasted more than two hours and resulted

in "multiple near collisions" involving other drivers, pedestrians and two police officers. meghan�*s mother was also in the car with the couple. our north america correspondent, nada tawfik, reports. tuesday night in manhattan. the duke and duchess of sussex are filmed leaving an award ceremony in midtown, with meghan markle's mother, doria ragland, before the incident in question. earlier, meghan had been recognised for her global advocacy on behalf of women and girls, and honoured by the activist gloria steinem. it was the first time the couple appeared in public together since the duchess's absence at the king's coronation. awaiting them, a swarm of paparazzi and members of the public. the three of them were then escorted through the crowd into a black suv, followed by police. and not long after, they say they were chased. at one point, theyjumped into a yellow cab to lose the paparazzi,

in a statement on wednesday, a spokesperson for harry and meghan said last night, the duke and duchess of sussex were involved in a near catastrophic car chase at the hands of a ring of highly—aggressive paparazzi. this relentless pursuit lasted over two hours, resulted in multiple near collisions involving other drivers on the road, pedestrians and two nypd officers. while being a public figure comes with a level of interest from the public, it should never come at a cost of anyone's safety. new york's mayor eric adams offered this reaction. two of our officers could have been injured. new york city is different from a small town, you should not be speeding anywhere. this is a densely populated city. i do not think there is many of us who do not recall how his mum died, and it would be horrific to lose innocent bystanders

during a chase like this. harry has frequently voiced his fear that history could repeat itself, blaming the paparazzi for his mother, princess diana's death in 1997. there is the paparazzi on the scooter — there is the paparazzi on the scooter again. in the pair's netflix documentary, they are seen discussing how to avoid photographers camped out along the road. prince harry's statement is the latest action is taken to fight intrusion by the press. he is currently involved in multiple legal disputes with the british tabloids and cited harassment by the press is one of the reasons he moved to the united states in 2020. sophie, we now have heard from the nypd. they confirmed that their officers assisted the pair's private security. they described the incident as challenging, but said there were no reported collisions, injuries or arrests. the mayor saying that even if it was just a

ten minute car chase, because he was not able to confirm the duration, he said even that is extremely dangerous in new york. let's get more from our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. nick. put this in context for us. clearly something _ put this in context for us. clearly something happened. _ put this in context for us. clearly | something happened. something worrying and i am sure alarming if you are at the centre of it. i think the question is, was it really on the question is, was it really on the scale and of the seriousness as depicted in this perhaps rather vivid and breathless statement from the spokesman? in your catastrophic parties, relentless pursuit by a ring of paparazzi lasting for more than two hours. that does not appear to be substantiated by what we are starting to hear from the new york police department and from the mayor of new york, some of which we have just heard. they are talking and much more measured terms, though i stress, if you are at the centre of this, however long it lasted, it must have been alarming. some points to keep in mind— harry, as we know, has been deeply scarred by the death

of his late mother, pursued by paparazzi, killed in a car crash. he has had time and again, "i will protect my wife and my children. i must prevent history repeating itself." he has a very low threshold when it comes to misbehaviour by the media. one of the main reason is that he left the united kingdom was to get away from the attention he was receiving. ironically, of course, he has stepped into an environment in california where the paparazzi are, if anything, much more aggressive than they are in the united kingdom. he has also lost the official scotland yard protection. i think we must wait for more detail. nicholas, thank you. landlords will be banned from evicting tenants for no reason as part of a long—promised overhaul of the private rental sector in england. more than 11 million people live in rented accomodation — that's around one in five households. people renting will also be given the legal right to request a pet in their home which landlords must consider and cannot unreasonably refuse.

the government said the "once—in—a—generation" reforms would benefit tenants, but labour said it wasn't clear they would address the issues in what it called the "wild west" rental market. here's our political correspondent, alex forsyth. playing in the garden in the after school sunshine, amy and sam's family are settling into their new rented home. they've been here a few months, but they hadn't wanted to move. they were happy renting their last property for more than five years. then, unexpectedly, after a problem with a leaky roof, they were asked to move out. heartbroken. i didn't know what to say to my partner. you know, this is somewhere where my daughter was born, you know, where we'd moved in with my other daughter and she was four. we'd made a family home there. so it wasn't a case of, we'd have a 12 month tenancy now that had come to an end. we were there for the long term. it was the children, mostly. and they did find it hard, as well, the children. the littlest kept asking to go home. this one just didn't feel right.

we had a lot of memories in that house, and it was very upsetting just to be told, "oh, well, we want you out." today, the housing secretary, visiting a rental property in london, set out measures to improve tenants' rights, from ensuring homes meet a decent standard to requesting pets. it will be easier, he said, for landlords to evict anti—social tenants or those who don't pay rent, but they will no longer be able to ask people to leave for no reason. we're making sure that there are more people in the private rented sector who have the security of knowing that they cannot be evicted from their home on the basis of a rogue landlord trying to intimidate them. with demand for rentals soaring, available homes falling and rents rising, campaigners have said today's measures are a welcome first step, but won't solve all the challenges. the conservatives first promised a better dealfor renters in their 2019 manifesto. for years on, this is the government's plan. labour says it broadly supports the measures,

though it has questioned whether the government can fix what it has called the wild west rental market. meanwhile, some landlords have concerns. anthony has three rental properties in rugby. he agrees tenants shouldn't be evicted without reason, but despite reassurances from the government, he is concerned about his rights when it comes to repossessing his properties if he needs to support his family. if i don't have the potential to regain my property, then what do i do? i'm put into a position where i have to sell the houses. i don't want to do that, and i certainly don't want to do that to my tenants, because they're good tenants. i'm worried now that the law has been framed in a way that doesn't recognise people like me, and that will have an effect on the number of properties available in the future. back in greater manchester, sam and amy are happy with their current landlord, and while they welcome more protection for tenants, they still feel far from the security of

owning their own home. we try and save, don't we, but we can't save a deposit for a house. it's a lot of money. buying a house is just absolutely something that i don't think i'll ever be able to do. that is a whole other challenge. alex forsyth, bbc news. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, says local authorities in england will be allowed to build homes on green belt land, in some circumstances, if his party wins the next general election. he says a labour government would be determined to increase house—building, which would help more people become homeowners and boost the economy. our home editor, mark easton, has more details. mark. housing in england is a political balancing act. parties try to respond to both the national need for millions more affordable homes and local concerns about new development. this afternoon the labour leader, sir keir starmer, leaned decisively on the side of the developers. we choose the builders, not the blockers. the future, not the past.

renewal, not decline. we choose growth. not building on england's green belt is an article of faith for many conservatives, labour also happy to highlight the threat to green spaces in election literature. but now the party says the critical need for affordable homes means the green belt should no longer be a no—go zone for development. it was created to prevent urban sprawl, a barrier between settlements, and often the land itself is not particularly green or beautiful. a blogger today tweeted this picture of a petrol station in north london that is, yes, part of the green belt. just the kind of place the labour leader could be developed. he says that he wants to build on green belt. his housing spokesperson, lisa nandy, says you shouldn't be allowed to build on green belt. i think his position has changed slightly. the conservatives have accepted that england needs 300,000 additional homes every year, but that figure

hasn't been achieved by any political party since the 1970s. what's more, the government has abolished mandatory house—building targets for councils, making it almost certain that a manifesto pledge to hit the target by 2025 will be missed by some margin. mps of all parties have been known to oppose new housing developments in their constituencies because that's seen as a vote winner locally. but with homes becoming increasingly unaffordable, there is a growing part of the electorate who back mass house—building. with an election looming, the housing hot potato is about to get even hotter. the nurse accused of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder ten others has denied keeping confidential records at her house. lucy letby face cross—examination for the first time today. she denies attacking the babies were working on the neonatal unit at the chester

hospital between 2015 and 2016. the government has confirmed its in active talks with the eu to change the brexit deal for the car industry next year. it comes as the company which makes vauxhall cars warned its future in the uk was under threat. stellantis said it could no longer profitably meet brexit trade rules on where parts are sourced. other car makers have now echoed their concerns. but the prime minister rishi sunak insisted there are tangible benefits to brexit. at the moment, these are the key manufacturing sites for the uk car and van industry. but as manufacturing pivots towards electric vehicles, there is only one factory in sunderland producing batteries at the moment. our economics editor, faisal islam, reports. the strong message from one of the world's biggest car makers yesterday to renegotiate the brexit deal as their electric car exports were not going to qualify for the rules underpinning it. today the response from politicians, a video conference with the company, promises of talks with the eu,

but wider concerns about the overall approach as the rest of the world races to set up green industry factories. it's actions not words. i'm very happy to call that an industrial strategy. i'm very happy to call it a growth plan. but what it is doing is tackling the problem is that british businesses face. all i would say is watch this space. that sounded like a reference to an imminent decision byjaguar land rover�*s parent company, which is weighing up offers from britain and spain for a giant battery factory. jlr, though, said it shared concerns with the owner of vauxhall. last night the bbc revealed that stellantis had warned the government in a submission to a commons inquiry of this threat to our export business, and that the uk must consider its trading arrangements with europe. nissan's submission to mps on the same subject was more upbeat, suggesting there might be an opportunity for two battery gigafactories. however, it raised an entirely separate post—brexit problem,

a european plan to tax carbon intensive imports more, including from the uk, saying addressing this is vital to secure the future of the uk automotive industry, with some manufacturers already reconsidering the investment attractiveness of the uk as a base for their european operations. the uk has a very simple decision to make. either it supports the future of vehicle manufacturing in the uk, in which case it steps up and offers competitive incentives and competitive energy costs, or it decides it's not in vehicle manufacturing long—term, and it loses those 800,000 jobs associated with the industry. under the terms of the post—brexit trade deal, from january, 45% of the value of the parts of an electric car need to originate in the uk or the eu. but an electric car is built quite differently from a conventional car, so the bulk of the value is here in the battery drivetrain. this tends to come from the far eastern

predominantly china right now, and if that's to continue, these cars wouldn't qualify for the deal. those rules will tighten even more by 2027, meaning those exports of cars and vans to would face taxes or tariffs of 10—22%. what were the fine, arcane details of brexit negotiations from years ago are now becoming very real, and one of the biggest consequences of this stellantis morning is that it shows that big businesses —— of this stellantis warning is that it shows that big businesses are no longer shy about talking about the impact of these extra trade barriers. and that means political consequences too. the government is slowly trying to unpick some of those the opposition hinting at a broader renegotiation with europe. would you renegotiate? we're not going to re—enter the eu. we do need to improve that deal. so you would renegotiate? it comes up for renewal, and of course we want a closer

trading relationship, yes, we absolutely do. in the fierce global battle to build green industry, france's president macron was trying to tempt tesla's boss elon musk earlier this week. every advantage matters. faisal islam, bbc news. the time is 6:15. our top story this evening... the duke and duchess of sussex claim they were chased through new york by paparazzi for two hours after leaving an event last night. and i'll be live here, at the etihad stadium, where manchester city are about to take on real madrid, with a place in the champions league final on the line. and on bbc london: policing protests in the capital — the met faces further questions over how it policed the king's coronation.

there've been desperate scenes in northern italy today after 1a rivers burst their banks flooding 23 towns. at least eight people have died after parts of the emilia romagna region saw half a metre of rain injust 36 hours, that's half of what would fall in an average year. thousands of people have had to be moved from their homes and this weekend's formula one race, at imola, has been cancelled for safety reasons. well, the extreme weather comes as scientists warned today that the world will almost certainly experience its hottest year on record within the next five years and is likely to break a key temperature limit for the first time — passing the threshold of 1.5 degrees celsius above preindustrial levels by the end of 2027. here's our climate editor, justin rowlatt. remember last summer? temperatures in england breached a0 celsius for the first time,

driving wildfires and helping make 2022 the hottest year ever recorded in the uk. and we can expect even hotter weather worldwide in the coming years, according to the world meteorological organisation, the un's weather and climate body. rising temperatures thanks to global warming are one reason, but also seeing a change in a crucial weather system in the pacific ocean called el nino. for the last few years, winds blowing along the equator have been stronger than normal, pushing warmer water towards the coast of asia and helping deep, cold water well up on the coast of the americas. this phase is known as la nina, and is associated with below average global temperatures. we are now moving into the el nino phase, where winds are weaker which means warm water spreads across the pacific. now, that tends to increase global temperatures by about 0.2 celsius on average.

that does not sound much, but it makes it almost certain, a 98% chance according to the un's weather experts, that one year in the next five will be the hottest ever recorded, and it gives us a two in three chance, 66%, that global temperatures will exceed the 1.5 celsius global warming threshold between now and 2027. that's never happened before in terms of a yearly average global temperature, so we are heading into unprecedented territory, to temperatures we simply haven't experienced before, and the impact will be equally unprecedented. i'm frightened, i'm frightened, says this woman as she drives through floodwaters on an italian motorway. today's report comes as a number of people have been reported killed and several are missing after heavy rains caused extensive flooding in northern italy.

the grand prix circuit at imola has flooded, and this weekend's race has been cancelled. our changing climate will make this kind of intense rainfall more common in future, say climate scientists. justin rowlatt, bbc news. four years ago the then prime minister borisjohnson promised to build a0 new hospitals in england. it was a high profile election pledge. but the bbc has found that building work is yet to start on 33 of the a0 hospitals — with most of the hospital trusts, still waiting to start, saying they don't have clarity over funding. it's been suggested ministers underestimated how long the projects would take. here's our health correspondent, catherine burns. sandbags holding down a makeshift wooden roof. windows taped in place so they don't fall out. this might look like a derelict building, but it's actually a working nhs hospital. st helier hospital was part of a key

election pledge in 2019. we're starting a0 new hospitals as a result of the decisions taken by this government. in fact, it was one of a lucky few to get an instant green light, with the aim of being finished by 2025. six of the projects will start immediately. the rest of them will develop the plans. but what they're getting is the go—ahead. but the building work hasn't started yet. instead, staff have to deal with a long list of problems like this. it's supposed to be an intensive care unit, but there's an issue with ventilation, which means it can only be used as a storeroom. the hospital isn't watertight, so staff work around leaks. some areas are so unsafe they had to be entirely shut down. so you can't take us in this ward because it's been condemned? yeah, sadly, that's right. the floors have crumbled, the foundations have sunk, the windows are falling out. i'm frustrated on behalf of our patients that they can't receive health care in the sort

of facility that i would want my family to receive health care in. a question, too. what counts as a new hospital? the government says it is anything from a new building on a new site, to a significant alteration. there are a0 hospitals in england that have been promised new buildings or major refurbishments by 2030. we've asked them all for a progress report. the first question was about money. 31 told us they don't yet have the funding in place to begin the main building work, although many may have had some cash to get their projects going. more than three quarters — 33 — say they've not started the main construction. five are currently under way, leaving two that are finished and open to patients. both were in development before the new hospital programme started. but what about the 2030 deadline?

i think if the government doesn't act now, it will really struggle to meet that target. so it is crucial that we get a decision within weeks, frankly, on this, if we are going to be able to get anywhere near meeting that commitment. but today, a fresh promise from the government. we remain fully committed to those 40 hospitals from our manifesto and, indeed, we have already provided {3.9 billion worth of initial capital. in the meantime, st helier and other hospitals are pouring record amounts of money into basic maintenance, waiting for ministers to update them on when they'll get the cash to start their building work. catherine burns, bbc news. bre ntford brentford and england striker ivan toney has been banned from all football —related activity for eight months after he admitted to bridging fa betting rules more than 230

times. he was also fined £50,000 and warned about his future conduct. his suspension means he will not return to the pitch untiljanuary 202a. manchester city are hoping to keep their dream alive of winning the champions league for the first time — when they welcome real madrid to the etihad stadium tonight. it's the second leg of the semifinal which finished one all when they met in madrid last week. the stakes are very high. our sports editor, dan roan, is in manchester. yes, this mouthwatering tie is tantalisingly poised, in what feels like a defining fixture for manchester city. that drawer that they secured last week in madrid, i do think it makes them slight favourites, given that they have not lost here at home in european competition, would you believe, for five years now. but nothing can be taken for granted, can it? not against the undisputed masters of that competition, real madrid, a record 1a times they have won it, they are the reigning champions and

they are the reigning champions and they knocked city out at this stage of the competition last year. city have all of the momentum, they are about to be crowned premier league champions yet again. there is a real sense, i think, champions yet again. there is a real sense, ithink, that champions yet again. there is a real sense, i think, that this team is the best chance they have to date of finally securing the title that they covet above all others. despite their wealth and experience, it has proved beyond them until now. they will be confident, but the pressure will be confident, but the pressure will be confident, but the pressure will be on, because they know to be truly defined a great side, clubs need to win this competition. this is the titanic, _ need to win this competition. this is the titanic, as _ need to win this competition. this is the titanic, as she _ need to win this competition. this is the titanic, as she has never been seen before, thanks to a new mapping technology. the team behind it have created a full—sized scan of the ship, which sank in the north atlantic in 1912 with the loss of more than 1,500 lives. the wreck of the titanic lies in two main parts, here in this digital scan you can see the bow. and this image depicts the remains of the stern, smashed on the sea bed

surrounded by debris. our science editor rebecca morelle has been given an exclusive look. nearly a,000 metres down, in the murky depths of the atlantic — the titanic. but cameras can only ever show us tantalising snapshots, never the whole ship. now, a new scan has revealed the wreck as it's never been seen before. an exact full—sized replica. to appreciate its scale, we've superimposed it in the london stadium, where the olympics was held. the titanic was simply colossal, and this 3d scan reveals the wreck in its entirety. for the first time, we have an exact digital copy of the real thing. and what you see here is what's lying on the floor of the north atlantic ocean. not only can we get an idea of the ship's enormous size, this scan also gives us a close—up view of its smallest details. this is the boat deck. a gaping hole provides a glimpse inside, where the grand staircase once stood.

and here's what's left of the captain's bridge, covered in fragile stalactites of rust. remarkable details are emerging too, like this serial number on a propeller. the resolution is phenomenal, genuinely phenomenal. this will allow scientists, historians to reunderstand how the titanic came to be where it is. and it's also a snapshot in time. the titanic was scanned using submersibles. they took 700,000 images from every angle to build up an exact 3d reconstruction. the wreck is in two parts. the bow is still instantly recognisable, more than 100 years after it sank. 800 metres away, the stern, though, is a chaotic mess of metal. it collapsed as it corkscrewed into the sea floor. the titanic�*s been extensively

explored, but there are still fundamental questions. we really don't understand the character of the collision with the iceberg. we don't even know if she hit it along the starboard side, as shown in all the movies. she might have grounded on the iceberg. and this photogrammetry model is one of the first major steps to driving the titanic story toward evidence—based research and not speculation. the sea is eating away at the wreck and time is running out to find out what happened on that night in 1912 when more than 1,000 lives were lost. but the scan now freezes the wreck in time. the hope is titanic may yet give up its secrets. rebecca morelle, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. you have more on those floods in italy? yet another example of our changing climate, there has been six months worth of rain injust a couple climate, there has been six months worth of rain in just a couple of weeks. the latest rain is coming

from this cloud wrapped around storm minerva. that has now weakened, the rain has eased off, but there is more to come as we head into the weekend. at home we have seen cloud spilling down from the north, that has brought a bit of rain into northern parts of scotland. that could move a little bit further south overnight, pretending to peter out later on. probably a fair bit of cloud overnight. one two mist and fog patches. temperature sitting at around nine or may maybe 10 degrees. across northern ireland we should see some sunshine in the morning. quite grey across scotland. a bit of dampness in the morning. and then we have this line of rain moving on from the atlantic in the afternoon. ahead of that for england and wales, we will see the sunshine coming through. that will pop up the cloud, which will in turn lead to these showers, may be threatening some parts of the midlands and eastern england, the old one could be heavy. it could reach 20 degrees across herefordshire, worcestershire. not that exciting for this time of year, but it has been that sort of month.