hello and welcome. one of the world's biggest car markers , ford, has warned the uk government that pushing back a ban on sales of new petrol and diesel cars to 2030 would undermine business certainty. it comes after the bbc revealed that the prime minister rishi sunak is considering a major shift on key climate action policies. the chair of car manufacturing giant ford uk, has hit out — criticising the goverment�*s annoucement. the uk 2030 target is a vital catalyst to accelerate ford into a cleaner future. "our business needs three things from the uk government — ambition, commitment and consistency. a relaxation of 2030 would undermine all three." here is mike hawes, chief executive of the society of motor manufacturers and traders.

as you would expect, a great deal of concern. the industry has invested billions in this transition and a lot of it has gone into the uk already, the government has backed that. you have seen them invest in the tata battery factory in somerset, mini production in cowley, electric vehicle for commercial vehicle production in ellesmere port. so we've got mixed messaging when you're investing in there. if you want to attract and continue that investment, you need a strong market. we want to see what is being said, because at the moment we are getting this mixed message about what is it that the government wants. i'll tell you, if you want to achieve net zero, you have to decarbonise road transport. this morning home secretary suella braverman backed the prime minister for making "difficult decisions"

on net zero and putting "household costs first". the prime minister is taking an approach of pragmatism and proportionality when it comes to delivering our net zero commitments. it's right that he assesses the issue as a whole, taking into account people's bank balances, livelihoods, the way they are living their lives and the cost of living challenges that many families around the country are facing. and ultimately, we are not going to save the country by bankrupting the british people. the opposition labour party have condemned the proposed changes by the government. the shadow chief secretary to the treasury darrenjones was speaking to the bbc this morning. most importantly, this is more risk for the british economy and british business. these targets are important so that british businesses know how to invest in their workforce and their factories. the government has been signing off hundreds of millions of pounds of taxpayer subsidy to help businesses get ready for these long haul changes and now rishi sunak is u turning via leaks and midnight statements from the bunker of downing street. that is not how you run a country. let's now speak to caroline lucas,

the green party mp for brighton. what the green party mp for brighton. is your reaction t| possible what is your reaction to this possible changing of this date? it is more thanjust changing a date, is more than just changing a date, of course. it is totally undermining business confidence in the uk. suella braverman and rishi sunak have got it exactly the wrong way round. precisely the way to bankrupt people and make life worse for them during a cost of living crisis is by not shifting to a greener economy. we know fossil fuels are far more expensive than renewable alternatives. so by pushing away the date when, for example, we would have warmer homes and more home efficiency, what rishi sunak is doing is making people pay more for their electricity than they need to. the point here is, the proposals he is announcing are economically illiterate. they not even going to work electorally, i think, because

there are people in his own party urging him not to do this. then you have a business voice, people like the society of motor manufacturers, where normally we don't see eye to eye, we are on the same page as the saying it is bad for the economy and is for the environment.— is for the environment. electric cars are more _ is for the environment. electric cars are more expensive - is for the environment. electric cars are more expensive at - is for the environment. electric cars are more expensive at the j cars are more expensive at the moment so it will be more difficult for those on low incomes to purchase an electric vehicle on diesel and petrol cars are to be stopped being sold, new ones, at least by 2030, at the moment is the date? the? sold, new ones, at least by 2030, at the moment is the date?— the moment is the date? they are more expensive _ the moment is the date? they are more expensive right _ the moment is the date? they are more expensive right now - the moment is the date? they are more expensive right now but - the moment is the date? they are more expensive right now but if i the moment is the date? they are| more expensive right now but if we want to stimulate a second—hand market in electric vehicle so the price comes down, the way you do thatis price comes down, the way you do that is by sticking to ambitious targets. you are more generous in enabling people to make that transition, more finance for scrapping schemes and so forth, so people can make that transition. but the cars are cheaper to run, cause

far less pollution and air quality is better and they are better for the environment. they are economic, as well as environmental gains if the governmentjust listens to ford, for heaven sake, or the society of motor manufacturers who are saying to him, keep the climate ambition, it is good forjobs, good for the economy and good for the environment as well. i economy and good for the environment as well. , ,,.,, economy and good for the environment aswell. , , , ., as well. i suppose people are appealing _ as well. i suppose people are appealing to _ as well. i suppose people are appealing to the _ as well. i suppose people are appealing to the electorate . as well. i suppose people are i appealing to the electorate now as well. i suppose people are - appealing to the electorate now with an election possibly a year away and suella braverman said they don't want to bankrupt people? that suella braverman said they don't want to bankrupt people? that is why i said she has — want to bankrupt people? that is why i said she has it _ want to bankrupt people? that is why i said she has it exactly _ want to bankrupt people? that is why i said she has it exactly the _ want to bankrupt people? that is why i said she has it exactly the wrong - i said she has it exactly the wrong way round. we bankrupt people by leaving them dependent on costly fossil fuels when we know the renewable alternatives are cheaper. the problem i suppose is, for all governments who want to be voted back in, when they look at short—term pain for people, long term pain, which ever way round it is, those people they want to vote for them, so they want to come up with policies that will win them

those votes, and that is what they are looking at here? if those votes, and that is what they are looking at here?— are looking at here? if they are lookin: are looking at here? if they are looking at _ are looking at here? if they are looking at it. — are looking at here? if they are looking at it, they _ are looking at here? if they are looking at it, they are - are looking at here? if they are looking at it, they are totally i looking at it, they are totally misinterpreting it. we know the vast majority of the british people want us to move in this direction and we know it is going to be cheaper for people if we move now. we have tory mps who represent red wool constituencies like simon clarke, who has absolutely said his constituents want to go in this direction. i think rishi sunak is completely misleading the public mood. of course, there needs to be support for people in that transition, but if the government does that and helps people make the transition it is cheaper for people to heat their homes, run their cars on how public transport. it is a real win—win and it is frankly boneheaded of the government to be looking in the opposite direction. caroline lucas, thank you for joining us from brighton.

some breaking news we're getting reports that separatist armenian forces in nagorno—karabakh have agreed a ceasefire proposed by russian peacekeepers. it comes after suffering a series of battlefield setbacks at the hands of the azerbaijani army. azerbaijan's military offensive in nagorno—karabakh is continuing for a second day as it tries to take full control of the disputed territory. thousands of people have been evacuated from villages near the front line. russia's ministry of defence have released this video and says around 2000 people have been made to safety. moscow has said it has offered humanitarian and medical assistance. this video filmed in the capital of the nagorno—karabakh region, shows smoke rising. the sound of shelling could also be heard in the distance. although it isn't clear which side is firing. armenia's government has warned of large scale in the country. the demonstrators say they were angered

by the government's handling of the situation in nagorno—karabakh. so, before we go any further, a quick explainer about how we got here. nagorno—karabakh, which lies in the mountainous south caucasus region, is at the heart of one of the world's longest—running conflicts. the territory is recognised internationally as part of azerbaijan but large areas of it have been controlled by ethnic armenians for three decades. azerbaijan and armenia fought a bloody war over the territory in the late 19805 and early 1990s. russia, which prevously oversaw both countries as part of the ussr, has previously sent peacekeepers. but fears of fresh violence came when azerbaijan mounted an effective blockade of a vital route into the enclave in december 2022. 0ur correspondent rayhan demytrie is in tbilisi and gave her assessment of what's been happening in nagorno—karabakh.

there has been a lot of calls from the international community, from western leaders, from the united states calling azerbaijan to stop what they call local anti—terror measures to disarm armenian armed forces, which azerbaijan claims dislocated in its breakaway of the nagorno—karabakh territory. this is the second day and the fighting has continued overnight. thousands of people, several thousand people who live close to the front line, they have been evacuated from those villages. many thousands, of course, spent this night in the basements and bomb shelters without electricity and in really difficult conditions. azerbaijan says it is waiting for the local authorities in nagorno—karabakh, which it describes as regime, waiting for them to

surrender and lay down their arms. this morning we heard that the local authorities in nagorno—karabakh, the security council meeting and what was said was there isn't adequate, as they said, international reaction to what is happening in nagorno—karabakh and therefore they will be taking countermeasures. it is not known what is meant by countermeasures because if we are talking about military power, of course, azerbaijan holds an upper hand. it is using high—tech, as they say, high precision weapons and so far, according to the azerbaijan defence ministry, they have taken control of 60 combat positions of the armenian forces. this conflict has rumbled _ the armenian forces. this conflict has rumbled on _ the armenian forces. this conflict has rumbled on for _ the armenian forces. this conflict has rumbled on for decades, - the armenian forces. this conflict has rumbled on for decades, why| the armenian forces. this conflict - has rumbled on for decades, why has it flared up now? it

has rumbled on for decades, why has it flared op now?— it flared up now? it has been brewin: it flared up now? it has been brewing for _ it flared up now? it has been brewing for some _ it flared up now? it has been brewing for some time. - it flared up now? it has been| brewing for some time. three it flared up now? it has been - brewing for some time. three years ago there was a full—scale will between armenia and azerbaijan. as azerbaijan regained most of the territory around this enclave, though. when russia brokered the ceasefire and russia dispatched its own peace keepers to nagorno—karabakh, to ensure the safety of ethnic armenians living there. it has flared up now because it looks like azerbaijan just made a decision to establish full control over this territory, despite all the efforts that have been made internationally over the peace talks with armenia. and what armenia wanted was some kind of guarantees for safety and security of ethnic armenians living in nagorno—karabakh. armenians living in nagorno-karabakh. armenians living in naaorno-karabakh. ., , ., nagorno-karabakh. russia had been a media, had peacekeepers— nagorno-karabakh. russia had been a media, had peacekeepers in _ nagorno-karabakh. russia had been a media, had peacekeepers in the - media, had peacekeepers in the region, what is their role right now? ., ., , ., ., ,

now? their role at is to have been diminished- _ now? their role at is to have been diminished. it — now? their role at is to have been diminished. it is _ now? their role at is to have been diminished. it is also _ now? their role at is to have been diminished. it is also partly - now? their role at is to have been diminished. it is also partly due i now? their role at is to have been j diminished. it is also partly due to drifts between armenia and russia itself. in the past several weeks we have seen quite critical comments coming from the armenian leadership against russia. they are saying russia is not really fulfilling its duties and overnight we have heard from a top government official in armenia saying that russia should take responsibility. it has its peacekeepers and they have to put effort to stop this military offensive by azerbaijan. breaking news coming in from the crown prosecution service who say they have authorised a charge of murder to be brought against the metropolitan police officer over the death of chris cabot on the 6th of september 2022. death of chris cabot on the 6th of september2022. he death of chris cabot on the 6th of september 2022. he was hit by a single bullet in streatham hill in south london. the police officer hasn't been named at this stage but

understand it will appear at westminster magistrates tomorrow. the family of chris kaba had given a statement saying he was very loved by his family and friends and had a bright future ahead of him but his life was cut short. 0ur bright future ahead of him but his life was cut short. our family and wider community must seekjustice wider community must seek justice for wider community must seekjustice for him. we welcome this charging decision which could not have come too soon. let's bring in a home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford. reminders of the background of this?- sandford. reminders of the background of this? sandford. reminders of the backiround of this? , , ., background of this? yes, chris kaba was travelling _ background of this? yes, chris kaba was travelling in _ background of this? yes, chris kaba was travelling in a _ background of this? yes, chris kaba was travelling in a car— background of this? yes, chris kaba was travelling in a car in _ background of this? yes, chris kaba was travelling in a car in the - was travelling in a car in the streatham hill area of south london on september the 5th last year. he was hit by a single bullet fired from a police officer's gun and died on the 6th of september. it was a hugely controversial incident. it prompted quite widespread protests in london, concerns about possible excessive use of force. the independent 0ffice excessive use of force. the independent office for police conduct had conducted a detailed investigation, which ended in march

this year. and then the result of that investigation have been with the crown prosecution service. after obviously quite lengthy consideration, if you look at the timetable involved, the crown prosecution service has now authorised that a police officer could be charged with the murder of chris kaba. that police officer was told today, as were chris kaba's family. the police officer will appear at westminster magistrates�* court tomorrow, having been charged with murdering chris kaba. as you said, he has not been named at this stage. it is normal in almost all murder cases that the person accused is named at the moment they are charged, but for unspecified legal reasons at the moment, that police officer is not being named at the moment. but he will have to appear in court tomorrow charged with murder and as you said, the family have very much welcomed that

charging decision, as have the organised inquest has been working with the family and the solicitors working with the family. they have been pushing quite hard, that they should be the decision made by the prosecution service and now that police officer has been charged with murder. ., ., ,, police officer has been charged with murder. ., ., ~' , ., around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let�*s look at some other stories making news. the former mayor of london, ken livingstone, has been diagnosed with alzheimer�*s disease. the 78—year—old was a prominent figure in london politics for more than four decades from the 19705, earning the nickname red ken for his left—wing policies. in a statement, his family said he was being "well cared for" and was now living a "private life". millions of low—income households will receive the next instalment of cost—of—living payments between 31st october and 19th november.

eight million people on means—tested benefits, such as universal credit, will receive £300 directly, without the need to make a claim. it is the second of three instalments that will eventually total £900. two good samaritans who stopped robbers stealing jewellery worth £100,000one—hundred—thousand pounds from an elderly woman are being asked to contact police. the pair stepped in to help the woman, aged in her 805, after two men took a suitcase containing the jewellery from her car in ken5ington, 5outh—west london, at around 5pm on august 19th. staying in the uk, the office for national statistics has announced that uk inflation dropped slightly in the year to august. the rate fell to 5ix—point—5even percent compared to six—point—eight percent injuly. the drop, which was not expected by most analysts, seems to have been triggered by falls in hotel and air fare costs. it�*s the lowest rate since february of last year. the chancellorjeremy hunt welcomed the news. the path to lowering inflation is never easy,

because it doesn�*t happen in a straight line. but if you look at the overall picture since it peaked last autumn, it is now down 40% and that says the plan is working. even at 6.7%, that is a lot of pain for ordinary familie5 who are seeing their shopping bill5 go up, theirfuel prices go up and that is why it is essential we continue to stick to that plan, deliver the prime minister�*s pledge and the bank of england�*s target, get it right down to 2%. our business reporter, peter ruddick thinks the figures will be a relief for the governement. there will be some 5ighs of relief in downing street. with inflation we are looking at one month�*s figures compared with the exact month a year earlier. last august, petrol and diesel co5ts fell slightly and we know they ticked up a bit this august. given the expectation and how important fuel and energy costs have been in the headline inflation rate

around the world, the expectation was there would be a blip, if you like, headline inflation in the uk would go up slightly in august. instead, we had the reverse and a slight ea5ing. i think there are three key things the 0ns, who put the stats together point to — the restaurant and hotel prices, mainly due to accommodation, cheap overnight accommodation. a smaller rise in food and drink prices than there was last august and this fall in airfares you have mentioned. in august, usually 5ee5 airfares and plane ticket prices go up. all of those things probably a reflection that the economy is starting to suffer slightly, perhaps the bank of england�*s interest rate rises are starting to have an impact. and also i think probably a slight changing of what is important in the headline inflation rate. not so much fuel and petrol and diesel perhaps in these figures, but food really crucial for people.

peter, what a lot of people want to know, what could the5e figures do when it comes to interest rates, what impact will they have with the bank of england meeting tomorrow and expectations they could go up further? the expectation was we would have this 15th rise in a row tomorrow lunchtime going from 5.25% to 5.5%. but these figures were a surprise, but the bank of england will have seen these figures and will be a surprise potentially to some of them too. perhaps they will be pause for thought in threadneedle street ahead of the decision tomorrow. we are still likely to get this raise, according to some economies. but for people like me who like digging through the minutes of the bank of england�*s meetings and seeing what they are thinking, there will be some signs of argument and disagreement now about whether we should be pausing the5e rate hikes sooner rather than later. but we will know for sure

tomorrow lunchtime. king charles begins a three—day state visit to france today. the trip was postponed in march because of protests in paris against planned pension reform5. during the trip, the king will become the first british monarch to address both houses of the french parliament. some of his speech is expected to be in french. live now to afua hagan, journalist and royal commentatorwhat can how significant is this visit, what impact could king charles have? it is a very significant visit because it is his first over5ea5 diplomatic trip, if he will post coronation. thi5 visit was postponed from march when he was supposed to go to france and germany. but those prote5t when he was supposed to go to france and germany. but those protest in france meant they decided to postpone that part of the trip so it po5tpone that part of the trip so it has been rescheduled from today until friday. we can expect the usual pomp and circumstance, a

spectacular ceremony will take place at the arc de triomphe at the tomb of the unknown soldier. you have written�*s red arrows to do a fly—past and they will be a banquet tonight in the hall of mirrors. they really are rolling out the red carpet for king charles iii but also there will be discussions on biodiversity, on climate change and subjects king charles is very passionate about. it is all about using the power of self diplomacy and all about can charles iii making his mark on the world stage, if you will. bill his mark on the world stage, if you will. ~ ., ,., ,., his mark on the world stage, if you will. ~ ., ., will. all about soft power, what ioes on will. all about soft power, what goes on behind-the-scenes? i will. all about soft power, what. goes on behind-the-scenes? what will. all about soft power, what - goes on behind-the-scenes? what are goes on behind—the—scenes? what are king charles be hoping he can point to directly out of this visit and say, this is what we achieved? those discussions — say, this is what we achieved? those discussions about _ say, this is what we achieved? those discussions about biodiversity - say, this is what we achieved? turn discussions about biodiversity and climate change will be very important to him. he wants to

impress on emmanuel macron how important those things are, how important those things are, how important their work around that continues. 0bviously, important their work around that continues. obviously, as the unelected head of state, he has to stay a political party does have these discussions behind—the—scenes to make it known how important these topics are and how much he wants to impress that country still work on them. it is something he has to do further afield as well. it is interesting his first visit post coronation wouldn�*t be too one of the realms, to a country in the commonwealth, but two our closest neighbour and also this brexit era we are living in, it is important that prince charles maintains those links with our close neighbour so we can still have those conversations. we are still part of europe in some ways, even though we are not part of the eu. it is important we still maintain those strong links. hosp maintain those strong links. how im ortant maintain those strong links. how important is _ maintain those strong links. how important is it — maintain those strong links. how important is it for— maintain those strong links. how important is it for france as well?

we know president macron spoke very warmly of queen elizabeth when she died, there is a very close connection historically between the two countries, what did the french people make of the british monarchy, will they be paying much interest to this? g, will they be paying much interest to this? �* ., ., will they be paying much interest to this? ., ., , . this? a lot of people in the centre of paris are _ this? a lot of people in the centre of paris are saying _ this? a lot of people in the centre of paris are saying a _ this? a lot of people in the centre of paris are saying a lot _ this? a lot of people in the centre of paris are saying a lot of- this? a lot of people in the centre of paris are saying a lot of people | of paris are saying a lot of people were interested in this visit. queen elizabeth ii has so well revered, visited 12 or 13 times in her life and she was hugely popular. she was set apart as a mnemonic and a lot of the goodwill queen elizabeth ii had hasn�*t necessarily passed down to king charles iii. a lot of people still see him as queen elizabeth ii's still see him as queen elizabeth ii�*s sun, so this is his chance to put his stamp on the monarchy and put his stamp on the monarchy and put his stamp on the monarchy and put his stamp on his time in france. he is a fluent french speaker, he will be addressing the two houses of

the senate and will probably speak to them in french and that will probably impress people. he has some work to do to be seen in the same light as queen elizabeth ii. that will not happen immediately, it might take a few more visits before he has the same level of popularity and that same level of love and adoration that queen elizabeth ii had. . ~ adoration that queen elizabeth ii had. ., ,, , ., , . adoration that queen elizabeth ii had. . ~' , . ., had. 0k, thank you very much for takini us had. 0k, thank you very much for taking us through _ had. 0k, thank you very much for taking us through that _ had. 0k, thank you very much for taking us through that in - had. 0k, thank you very much for taking us through that in that - had. 0k, thank you very much for. taking us through that in that state visit expected to start in an hour or so. we will bring you all of the latest pictures from that visit when king charles arrives in france. let�*s go back to the breaking news we brought you a few moments ago. the crown prosecution service is to bring murder charges and the police officer responsible the death of chris kaba last year. the police officer, who hasn�*t been named will formally be charged on thursday.

chris kaba was hit by a single bulletin streatham hill in london. his family has said he was very loved by his family and friends, he had a bright future ahead of him but his life was cut short. the community and wider community must seejustice for chris. community and wider community must see justice for chris. more on that coming up but stay with on bbc news. hello. it has been a windy and for some thoroughly soggy few days. especially across the hills of cumbria and gwyneth, where half a month of rainfall in little over a day. there will be more in the way of rain over the next few days but more downpours, variable amounts of rain and sunshine in between. for some, strong winds. the wettest and windiest conditions tied in with this cold front moving its way eastwards across england and wales. it is not one coherent band of rain, the rain may be on and off as it

comes through but still some very heavy bursts across southern counties of england, the midlands, east anglia and eventually the south—east. it will be living a lot of surface water and spray around on the roads as we head into the evening rush—hour. gusts in the south—east of a0 to 50 miles an hour. better end of the day in the north and west of england and wales. a bit more sunshine. showers across scotland, northern ireland with wetter weather in the south island is on the strongest of the winds may be gusting 50, 60 miles an hour and making it feel fresh. temperatures this afternoon and evening, up on where they where this money. evening rush—hour, not pleasant, in east anglia and the south—east. it clears away the tomorrow morning. more rain to the north and west of scotland in between, lighter winds. clear skies and a cooler start tomorrow. four or 5 degrees in some rural areas but bright and sunny for the most part.

a few showers around the east coast of england and wales. scotland and northern ireland, a greater chance of outbreaks of rain, initially north and west, pushing south and eastwards in the strong to gale false winds. that will make it feel cool here and indeed for all of us, cooler than we have been used to. through the night into friday, area of low pressure that has been governing think still there to the north—east of scotland. strongest of the winds to north and west scotland, northern ireland and the blustery day here with frequent showers. showers and western parts of england and wales, elsewhere dry and bright with some sunshine bit on the cool side to begin with and a cool day all in all. showers will blossom more widely in the afternoon and some of them on the heavy side. on saturday morning, clear and cool. there could be a touch of frost in the sheltered areas of scottish glens. cloud increasing later and wet and windy weather on sunday.

this is bbc news, the headlines. one of the world�*s biggest car makers, ford, has warned the uk government that pushing back a ban on sales of new petrol and diesel cars would undermine business certainty. there are reports of a ceasfire in azerbaijan�*s operation in nagorno—karabakh where it�*s been trying to take full control of the disputed territory. and king charles and queen camilla are to visit paris and bordeaux as part of a three—day state

visit to france. the world health organization says more than 400 migrants are among those who lost their lives in last week�*s devastating floods in eastern libya. thousands of african and middle eastern migrants are temporarily based there. many are hoping to reach europe. 0ur correspondent anna foster has this update from libya. these comments i think add to some of the confusion in a way. it sounds strange to say that but some of the confusion in terms of how many people have been affected by this disaster in derna. because it is correct, there are all kinds of different people living in libya at the moment — economic migrants from different places, people potentially hoping to travel on to europe for a better life. people from different parts of africa.

but what we find it hard to know at this