many of our books and the baskets, we had beautiful wicker baskets — they had to be all thrown away. the uk has lost its place as a leader on climate change issues, according to a government watchdog. and just stop oil protesters briefly disrupt the second ashes test — with the wicketkeeper taking matters into his own hands. coming up on bbc news... bayern munich�*s pursuit of england captain harry kane could produce a second bid — more than the £70 million they reportedly first offered spurs for their striker. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. reports that the country's biggest water supplier, thames water, could be on the brink of collapse have prompted the government to say it is prepared

for a "range of scenarios." thames water, which serves 15 million people, has been under pressure over its performance, including spills of sewage, and is reportedly struggling with £14 billion of debt. this lunchtime, the company said it is working "constructively" with shareholders to secure the new funding needed to support its turnaround. here's our business correspondent emma simpson. thames correspondent emma simpson. water is the bigger company thames water is the biggest water company in the country, serving 15 million customers in london and the thames valley. underfire million customers in london and the thames valley. under fire for leaks, dumping raw sewage in rivers, a complex privately owned business thatis complex privately owned business that is now under financial pressure as well. ., , ., , , as well. the main problem is the com an as well. the main problem is the company has _ as well. the main problem is the company has nearly _ as well. the main problem is the company has nearly £14 - as well. the main problem is the company has nearly £14 billion i as well. the main problem is the i company has nearly £14 billion of debt, so it has a substantial interest bill to pay every year and the interest bill is currently going up, because interest rates are going up. some of its interest payments

are relative to inflation, which is very high and at the same time, having to spend over £1 billion a yearin having to spend over £1 billion a year in infrastructure, water mains, stopping leakage and that is a regulatory review coming up which means it will probably have to invest even more.— means it will probably have to invest even more. . , ~ ., , invest even more. thames water needs to raise money — invest even more. thames water needs to raise money from — invest even more. thames water needs to raise money from somewhere, - invest even more. thames water needs to raise money from somewhere, but i to raise money from somewhere, but if it cannot get it the government is looking at options. we if it cannot get it the government is looking at options.— is looking at options. we need to make sure _ is looking at options. we need to make sure thames _ is looking at options. we need to make sure thames water - is looking at options. we need to make sure thames water is - is looking at options. we need to make sure thames water is an . is looking at options. we need to - make sure thames water is an entity survives _ make sure thames water is an entity survives. there is a lot of work the government— survives. there is a lot of work the government is trying to do with resolving — government is trying to do with resolving sewage. up until now, the regulator— resolving sewage. up until now, the regulator has been focused on keeping — regulator has been focused on keeping consumer bills down but a lot of— keeping consumer bills down but a lot of infrastructure work needs to take place — lot of infrastructure work needs to take place and we need that entity to survive — take place and we need that entity to survive and continue going. in a statement. _ to survive and continue going. in a statement, thames _ to survive and continue going. in —. statement, thames water says it is working constructively with its shareholders in relation to its funding needs. the regulator is being kept fully informed on the progress of its turnaround. the ceo sarah bentley was leading it, but she resigned yesterday with

immediate effect, adding to concerns. it immediate effect, adding to concern— immediate effect, adding to concerns. , . ., , ., concerns. it is an absolute scandal, what has happened. _ concerns. it is an absolute scandal, what has happened. huge - concerns. it is an absolute scandal, | what has happened. huge dividends paid out, huge debts taken on, customer bills rocketing, sewage being dumped into our rivers. so the government has got to come forward and explain what are they going to do to sort this out? the and explain what are they going to do to sort this out?— do to sort this out? the financial resilience of _ do to sort this out? the financial resilience of this _ do to sort this out? the financial resilience of this whole - do to sort this out? the financial resilience of this whole industry | resilience of this whole industry may be tested, given the scale of investment now needed. br; may be tested, given the scale of investment now needed. by 2050 the environment — investment now needed. by 2050 the environment agency _ investment now needed. by 2050 the environment agency and _ investment now needed. by 2050 the environment agency and the - investment now needed. by 2050 the environment agency and the water. environment agency and the water companies believe that about 50 billion needs to be invested to get sewage overflows down to an acceptable level. you are talking about very large sums of money to restore and enable our water infrastructure and are sewage infrastructure and are sewage infrastructure to be fit for purpose. infrastructure to be fit for purpose-— infrastructure to be fit for --urose. �* . ., ,, , purpose. but whatever happens, thames water _ purpose. but whatever happens, thames water will _ purpose. but whatever happens, thames water will continue - purpose. but whatever happens, thames water will continue to i purpose. but whatever happens, i thames water will continue to flow to customers. in the longer term, though, higher bills for all consumers is in the works.

emma simpson, bbc news. let's go to our corresspondent damian grammaticas. this issue has just been raised in the commons, are we any closer to knowing what is going on? we any closer to knowing what is auoin on? , we any closer to knowing what is aoian on? , we any closer to knowing what is aoain on? , , , going on? only in the broadest terms, going on? only in the broadest terms. but _ going on? only in the broadest terms, but it _ going on? only in the broadest terms, but it is _ going on? only in the broadest terms, but it is shaping - going on? only in the broadest terms, but it is shaping up - going on? only in the broadest terms, but it is shaping up to l going on? only in the broadest. terms, but it is shaping up to be a political issue for the government. it was raised as an urgent question in the commons by the labour party. rebecca powell then spoke for the government and she said work was going on behind the scenes, she said, in order to ensure that customers would not be impacted and that there would be a process in place, she said, if necessary to move to the next stage. what she means by that is if thames water ended up with serious problems with its financing. earlier we had the business secretary and she was asked how concerned she was. she said, i

am very concerned and it is a commercially sensitive situation and we are looking at what we can do. but serious questions, the resilience of this firm, the of other firms, resilience of this firm, the of otherfirms, the resilience of this firm, the of other firms, the effect on pension funds and the lib dems are pushing to save the water industry needs to be reshaped and the ownership of companies to be treated more as public goods. companies to be treated more as public geode— companies to be treated more as public goods. thank you, damian grammaticas _ public goods. thank you, damian grammaticas there. _ protests and unrest erupted in the region around paris overnight after police shot dead a 17—year—old who failed to stop when ordered to by traffic police. the teenager, named as nael m, died from bullet wounds to the chest — he is the second person in france to have been killed in a police shooting at a traffic stop this year. 31 people were arrested during the demonstrations, and 24 police injured. hugh schofield reports from paris — his report contains images of the incident moments before the shooting. riots again in the paris banlieus. the troubled suburbs.

disaffected youth taking it out on private property and symbols of the state, police responding with tear gas. it's happened before when there's a grievance against the police, like now. and now, it's a big one. two officers stopped a yellow car for a control. there was a discussion and one officer pointed his weapon at the driver named as 17—year—old nahel. then the car moved off and the officer fired. a few seconds later, the car veered off the road, the driver fatally shot. translation: for the shooting to be legal, l the police officer had to be in danger. this was not the case, since it was clearly seen in the video that the police officers are on the side of the car and not in front of the vehicle. the government is very aware how situations like this can trigger prolonged disturbances, like in the weeks of rioting that followed the deaths of two youths in 2005.

translation: yesterday we dispatched 1200 - police and gendarmes to maintain public order. i would like to thank the police, gendarmes and firefighters who responded to the many rubbish bin fires. and to tell you that i am obviously calling for calm. i am calling for the judicial investigation to be completed as quickly as possible. comments clearly designed to calm nerves. president macron has said the shooting was inexplicable and inexcusable. translation: first of all, i i want to express the emotion of the entire nation at what has happened and the death of a young man, and to give his family our solidarity and the affection of the nation. but nahel�*s mother has called for a march in nanterre tomorrow, a revolt, she said, on behalf of her son. and tonight there'll be police reinforcements out on patrol. there's a distinct fear this tragic episode is farfrom over. hugh schofield, bbc news, paris. our paris correspondent lucy williamson joins us now.

just bring us up today with the latest? . , , ., latest? the french president and vafious latest? the french president and various ministers _ latest? the french president and various ministers have _ latest? the french president and various ministers have all - latest? the french president and various ministers have all been l latest? the french president and l various ministers have all been out calling for calm here. i think there is a real awareness in the government of how easily the situation could spiral. you heard in that report, when young people die at the hands of the police in the paris suburbs can quickly turn into rioting, rage against the state. what is provoking some of the anger this time, the accusation that the police lied about what happened. yesterday there were police sources telling french media that the young man in question, nahel, drove his car into offices before he was shot. the video that has emerged contradicts that narrative and it is adding to the sense of anger. it is striking that the interior minister, normally the first one to stand up in defence of the police, has also been critical, describing those

images as extremely shocking. in the meantime, the mother of nahel has also been expressing herfeelings in also been expressing herfeelings in a video on social media. she said, he was still a child, he was my life, he was everything to me. lucy, thank you — life, he was everything to me. lucy, thank you our _ life, he was everything to me. lucy, thank you. our corresspondent, - life, he was everything to me. lucy, thank you. our corresspondent, lucy williamson. in ukraine, at least ten people, including three children, have died in a russian missile attack that destroyed a pizza restaurant in the eastern city of kramatorsk. more than 50 others were injured and rescuers are searching the rubble for survivors. kramatorsk is under ukrainian control, but is close to russian—occupied parts of the country. ina in a moment we will speak to sarah rainsford on the whereabouts of the man who led the rebellion in russia at the weekend. our correspondent mayeni jones joins us from kyiv. can you give us more details of this

attack in kramatorsk? the can you give us more details of this attack in kramatorsk?— attack in kramatorsk? the rescue o aeration attack in kramatorsk? the rescue operation after _ attack in kramatorsk? the rescue operation after the _ attack in kramatorsk? the rescue operation after the attack - attack in kramatorsk? the rescue operation after the attack is - attack in kramatorsk? the rescue operation after the attack is still. operation after the attack is still ongoing. it happened at a busy time in a popular part of the city, where families go. amongst the dead unfortunately with three teenage girls, twins, as well as another child. emergency services believe some people may be under the rubble. they were able to get seven people alive out overnight. president zelensky condemned the attack in his nightly address. he sent his condolences to affected families and this was further evidence russia needed to be prosecuted that russia is targeting civilians. fighting is ongoing not too far from where this attack took place and there has been an stability in russia over the weekend many people say the timing of this attack is particularly interesting, year after another city was targeted, cremen chuck, and 22 people killed when missiles were launched on a shopping centre.

our eastern europe correspondent rainsford joins us form the polish capital warsaw. that is right, it looks like another horrible show of strength by russia against ukraine. this comes after a time when russia has looked like a very weak state and vladimir putin had looked weak after this mutiny against him at the weekend. now days later there are indications that the man behind the mutiny, is not only still free, but possible he might be backin still free, but possible he might be back in russia. yesterday president lukashenko of belarus that he was in that country and we had seen flight tracker data which had shown his private jet had landed there yesterday morning but yesterday evening, at the same plane left belarus and flew to russia. first it was moscow and then to yevgeny

prigozhin's hometown, saint petersburg. we haven't heard from yevgeny prigozhin himself for some time now. in fact, since monday when he put out an audio recording and answering some questions. many of them still remain very, very open, including exactly what his plans are and what is happening to his wagner group on the ground, there is mercenaries that have been fighting in ukraine fora mercenaries that have been fighting in ukraine for a very long time now. 0k, in ukraine for a very long time now. ok, sarah rainsford in warsaw, thank you. the oscar—winning actor kevin spacey has appeared in court in london, accused of sexual offences against four men between 2001 and 2013. the hollywood star, who is 63, denies all 12 charges against him, including sexual assault and indecent assault. our correspondent helena wilkinson is outside southwark crown court. just tell us what happened in court this morning?— just tell us what happened in court this morning? kevin spacey arrived

re this morning? kevin spacey arrived pretty early — this morning? kevin spacey arrived pretty early at _ this morning? kevin spacey arrived pretty early at southwark _ this morning? kevin spacey arrived pretty early at southwark crown - pretty early at southwark crown court to a lot of media, who were waiting for him. this has attracted already, a huge amount of media interest around the world as he made his way to the entrance of southwark crown court. he paused, smiled and waved at those who were waiting outside. when he was inside the courtroom, he was in the dock and was asked to stand. the court clerk asked him, ah you kevin spacey fowler, that is his full name. to which he replied, i am. he is facing 12 sexual offence charges against four male complainants between 2001 and 2013. one of those charges carries a maximum punishment of life imprisonment. thejury this morning at southwark crown court, they were selected and sworn in and the judge said to them, i am sure the defendant would be gratified to know many of you know his name or have

seen his films, that doesn't preclude you from sitting on this jury. kevin spacey denies all charges against him and the jury has been told they have to return on friday when the prosecution will open the case and the trial is expected to last for weeks. thank ou ve expected to last for weeks. thank you very much. — expected to last for weeks. thank you very much, helena. _ 700,000 children in england at school today will be in buildings that are unsafe or ageing — so much so that in some there is a real risk of a collapse causing injury or even death. a national audit office report says the money being spent on maintenance repair and rebuilding is well short of what is actually needed. our education correspondent hazel shearing reports. that one's still on the list to do. every year at kingsley stjohn's primary school in cheshire, headteacher racheljones�*s to do list gets longer. here you can see they're going to need replacing because there's a significant amount

of moisture lost and heating lost. this victorian building has an ageing heating system and thick stone walls, posing real challenges. in the autumn term what we had in here was condensation because we're trying to delay putting the heating on. the condensation turned so bad we actually got mould growing on many of our books and the baskets. we had beautiful wicker baskets. they had to be all thrown away. rachel wants to spend cash on teaching resources rather than repairs, which means she's having to find creative solutions to wear and tear. one little boy took the gaffer tape all around school and found things that he could fix, to help things to stay with us a little bit longer so we don't have to replace them. my budget is completely stretched. my priority will always be the outcomes for the children, so i have to prioritise based on that, really. do i buy a pot of paint or do i lose a teaching assistant? the government has said ideally £7 billion a year is needed for replacing and repairing school

buildings, but only 2.3 billion a year has been spent since 2016. a report published today says 1200 schools in england need major rebuilding or refurbishment. that is the ma'or rebuilding or refurbishment. that is the major structural— rebuilding or refurbishment. that is the major structural repairs - rebuilding or refurbishment. that is the major structural repairs that - the major structural repairs that are needed and perhaps in some cases knocking down buildings. it will differ case by case. the department for education says it has been significantly investing in transforming schools, and it's up to those who run schools to manage their maintenance. as rachel prepares for another cold autumn term, she knows some things can only be put off for so long. hazel shearing, bbc news. our top story this afternoon. fears that the biggest water supplier in the country could be on the brink of collapse. the

government says it is prepared for a range of scenarios. and the fraudsters advertising on social media to help learners cheat in their driving tests. coming up on bbc news. after winning queens to regain the world number one ranking, carlos alcaraz is rewarded with the top seed for wimbledon next week, while iga swiatek will be the women's number one. in an unusually critical report, the government's climate watchdog says the uk has lost its position as an international leader on action to slow global warming. the climate change committee describes the recent approval of a new coal mine as �*nonsense' and says it's "markedly" less confident than a year ago that the uk will reach its targets for cutting carbon emissions. the government says it is committed to its carbon targets. here's our climate editor justin rowlatt with more.

thanks, reeta. this is a highly critical report by the climate change committee. it described government efforts to scale up climate action as "worryingly slow". it said the decision to build the uk's first new deep coal mine in 30 years in cumbria, government backing for a new oilfield off the coast of scotland, as well as plans to expand seven out of the ten major uk airports, were amongst the reasons it says the uk has lost its global leadership on climate issues. you talk the talk, but you don't walk the walk, was the message today. well, the sad thing is that the government having really led the world in net zero, in the policies that it's put forward and the very important success of the glasgow meeting, has now lost that leadership because it isn't delivering. and that's the issue. it's to deliver what it has committed itself to nationally

and internationally. the uk needs to do more to persuade us all to make our homes more energy efficient, supporting efforts to insulate homes and to install heat pumps, a low carbon electric heating system. just look how the uk lags behind the rest of europe on the number of heat pumps installed. at the same time, the climate change committee report said more needs to be done to speed up the switch to renewables and the decarbonisation of heavy industry. and that's not all. we need to speed up peatland restoration and to plant more trees. the government has ambitious targets for planting trees, but as this graph shows, the number of trees actually planted has fallen in the last couple of decades. the government, meanwhile, says it has met all its carbon cutting targets to date. it highlights the challenge of delivering on the most ambitious climate strategy, i think pretty much in the world. we've met all our carbon

budgets to date. we're confident of doing so in future. but it is extremely ambitious. and the committee is right, it's its job to challenge us on areas where we need to go further and faster. and challenge the government, it has. it says it needs to see much more pace and urgency if the government is going to deliver on its legally binding climate committments. reeta. police are warning that an increase in the use of artificial intelligence to create realistic child sexual abuse material is making it more difficult to protect real victims of abuse. the concerns have been raised after a bbc investigation which found paedophiles are using al to create and sell child sexual abuse material online. the government's intelligence, security and cyber agency, gchq, has described the issue as �*an emerging threat�* and says that tackling it is a priority. angus crawford's report contains some disturbing details.

since ai generated images became possible, there has been this huge flood. octavia is a journalist who spent months researching this world where paedophiles use al to create and share images of child abuse. the volume is just huge, so people will say, "oh, we will aim to do at least 1000 images a month." they've got thousands of followers, some of these people. but then it does get... we didn't pay to subscribe, and we didn't view any illegal material, but we could see the comments and hashtags. it's notjust very young girls. it's often, yeah, talking about toddlers and just the most awful stuff. you know, this one we obviously couldn't read out. but, you know, ijust didn't even know words like that existed. it's really shocking. yeah. and often using the word "rape". the images are created using stable diffusion, and they're so lifelike police now

fear they won't be able to tell the difference between these and real ones. to identify where it is, where a actual child, wherever it is in the world, is being abused, as opposed to an artificial or synthetic child. extra demand, then, can mean that it's more difficult for us to be identify where is it where a child absolutely needs needs to be safeguarded. patreon exists... our investigation found this content being marketed using accounts on one of tech's biggest success stories, patreon, a subscription service designed to allow artists and creators to make money out of their work. your subscribers pay a fee every month, and there are often tiers. so you might pay £3 a month and you get all the clothed images. and then the tiers go up and up and up, where you might pay even more and you get all the graphic images, 18 plus images, you pay even

more and you get the chance to request your own styles or how a child looks. patreon told us, "we have a zero tolerance policy. creators on patreon cannot fund content dedicated to sexual themes involving minors. the increase in al generated harmful content is real and distressing. we have identified and removed increasing amounts of this content." stability ai, the company that helped create the tech that makes these images possible, told us they "strictly prohibit any misuse for illegal or immoral purposes across our platforms." and they "strongly support law enforcement efforts against those who misuse our products." young girl, flat chest. ai generated. ai offers great benefits, but it comes with real dangers too. angus crawford, bbc news. so again, just to get across, so again, just to get across, this isjust typical.

this isjust typical. fraudsters offering to help learners cheat in their driving tests are advertising their services widely on social media. the driver and vehicle standards agency says reports of people impersonating others in tests have more than trebled in the past five years. social media companies say such adverts violate their guidelines. chi chi izundu has more. learning to drive is a nerve—wracking experience that most of us will have to go through. sorry. i braked you there. yeah. what was coming towards us? blind spot? yeah. it has been years since i learned to drive and janet is going to see what i can remember.—

drive and janet is going to see what i can remember. every time you leave around roundabout _ i can remember. every time you leave around roundabout it _ i can remember. every time you leave around roundabout it is _ i can remember. every time you leave around roundabout it is a _ i can remember. every time you leave around roundabout it is a left - i can remember. every time you leave around roundabout it is a left turn. - around roundabout it is a left turn. i am really sorry!— i am really sorry! learning to drive is not cheap _ i am really sorry! learning to drive is not cheap and _ i am really sorry! learning to drive is not cheap and can _ i am really sorry! learning to drive is not cheap and can be _ i am really sorry! learning to drive is not cheap and can be time - is not cheap and can be time consuming. and in some parts of the country, there's a six month waiting list to get a test. and in some parts of the country, there's a six month waiting disaster. it's causing huge problems. but now it's, "when am i going to get another test?" "how long have i got to wait?" you know, six months, if you're 17, seems like an awfully long time. and that long time could be helping fuel illegal services, which claim to offer genuine driving licences, potentially without ever getting behind a wheel. we found hundreds of adverts for illegal services across facebook, instagram and tik tok. we are here to help you get your full dvla driver's licence in ten days, without doing any test or exam. text us for more details.

iam i am tempted to call it. hello, i saw your facebook page about getting a driving licence. yes saw your facebook page about getting a driving licence.— a driving licence. yes we can get ou a uk a driving licence. yes we can get you a uk drivers _ a driving licence. yes we can get you a uk drivers licence. - a driving licence. yes we can get you a uk drivers licence. how. a driving licence. yes we can get i you a uk drivers licence. how much is it? £720. we got in touch with a man offering to help people cheat on their theory test, and sent an undercover journalist to meet him. this is how much he charges. to cheat the theory test. he even told us how he does it. he feeds answers to the test using an earpiece. after the meeting, we called the number we had for the man. the person that answered went by the same name,

but denied knowing anything. these other men, caught here on cctv, have been convicted for another common type of driving test fraud — impersonation. they've been paid to take a test on behalf of someone else, something authorities say is on the rise. the dvsa says incidents have more than trebled. this is a hidden problem. and we also know from our investigations that there is more going on. so we don't know the true scale of it. the social media platforms are vast and these people are very clever and move the adverts around and change them frequently. just move the adverts around and change them frequently.— them frequently. just held it there. brilliant, well— them frequently. just held it there. brilliant, well done. _ them frequently. just held it there. brilliant, well done. you _ them frequently. just held it there. brilliant, well done. you have - them frequently. just held it there. brilliant, well done. you have to i brilliant, well done. you have to watch out for the people not watching out for you.- watch out for the people not watching out for you. that is a crucial lesson _ watching out for you. that is a crucial lesson you _ watching out for you. that is a crucial lesson you learn - watching out for you. that is a crucial lesson you learn when | crucial lesson you learn when learning to drive. authorities are concerned that getting on the road before

being tested to the right standards could lead to serious accidents or even fatalities. chi chi izundu, bbc news. the ashes series between england and australia's men has resumed and it's been an eventful morning. play was briefly interrupted by protesters at lord's, three people were arrested. australia lead the series 1—0. and the context of this match is yesterday's report which heavily criticised cricket's record on inclusion. joe wilson reports. here are 11 men to play for england in a sport failing to achieve representation, in a room which exudes cricket's tradition. however it feels here, lords is part of a wider, changing world. early in the morning session of the second ashes test, there was a delay. just stop oil on the field and then escorted off it with the assistance of england's wicketkeeper. security is supposed

to prevent this. and so to the particular concerns of cricket where there's a fingertip difference between caught or not. australia's usman khawaja survived here. david warner experimented. that's a risky shot. the ball fell safely. even in the intensity of this occasion, it's important to retain a sense of humour. england chose to bowl first, which meant they expected to take wickets. instead, australia batted with a growing sense of conviction, rather like the first test when things were just beyond england. david warner on 20. there was a catch which should have been taken. the sense of humour was being stretched. watching david warnerfind his range and his confidence and exert himself on the match was basically the last thing england wanted to see. but khawaja made an error. a first ashes wicket forjosh tongue. always time for a surprise.

australia 73 for one.