i'm victoria valentine. the bbc is investigating a claim that the comedian russell brand exposed himself to a woman, before joking about the incident minutes later on his show on bbc radio 2. it's alleged to have happened in 2008, in los angeles. the woman did not work for the bbc, but was employed in the building where the presenter, who has denied any wrongdoing, recorded his show. graham satchell reports. russell brand is facing a series of sexual assault allegations including rape and emotional abuse. the latest is said to have happened in this building in los angeles in 2008 with the broadcaster was recording an episode of his radio 2 programme. a woman who the bbc is calling olivia says brand exposed himself to her in this bathroom. he then laughed about it minutes later on his

show with mat morgan. what made the bbc think _ show with mat morgan. what made the bbcthinkthat _ show with mat morgan. what made the bbc think that was _ the bbc think that was appropriate to go out like that? ijust don't understand why they did not investigate this much sooner given the raunchy, outrageous bits. in a raunchy, outrageous bits. in a statement. — raunchy, outrageous bits. in a statement, the _ raunchy, outrageous bits. in a statement, the bbc _ raunchy, outrageous bits. in a statement, the bbc said: russell brand's co— presenter at the time mat morgan has also issued a statement. he says: it is the russell brand show and here is your host — i am! the latest claims follow an investigation by the sunday times and a channel for�*s programme in which four women

allege they were sexually assaulted by russell brand between 2006 and 2013. he has denied the claims but has not responded to this latest allegation. one of the most influential media bosses in the world, rupert murdoch, is stepping down from his news and sports empire. the 92—year—old will be succeeded as chairman of news corporation and fox by his eldest son, lachlan murdoch. the company own hundreds of local, nationaland international media outlets, including the times, the sun, the wall street journal, fox news and fox entertainment. mr murdoch will become chairman emeritus of both firms in mid—november. our correspondentjohn sudworth has this update from outside newscorp headquarters in new york. from the first australian newspaper mr murdoch has built up newspaper mr murdoch has built up an extraordinary empire.

although at the age of 92 there has long been speculation about this moment there is a sense of shock not just from this moment there is a sense of shock notjust from his employees like those here at fox news but around the world because of the huge political, cultural and social influence he was able to wield for so many decades across are so many publications. in a statement sent to staff he described his son, lachlan, as a passionate and principled leader who will take the company into the future. his brand of right wing populist content as well as his revolutionising approach to the media industry made him a hero to some and the opposite to others. reinforced in recent years as a result of those scandals. the phone hacking scandal in the uk as well as those claims of a rigged election here in america for which fox news eventually had to settle for 800, almost 800 million us dollars. although mr murdoch

steps down formally from the post of chairman, he stays on in an advisory role and although this marks, undoubtedly, the beginning of the waning of his influence it will not be gone entirely. something hinted at by today's statement. "my companies are in robust health" he said, "and so am i." live now to media reporter dylan byers, founding partner and senior correspondent at news site, puck. dylan — hero or villain? how will rupert murdoch be characterised in the story of his own life? well, i think in the grand scheme of things and the grand scheme of things and the grand scheme of things and the grand scheme of history you have to say both. from a business perspective he was undoubtedly a transformational trigger. you can't look at the arc spending back 70 years from inheriting his father's paper in adelaide, australia, to the international

media baron that he has become today and the influence he has had on politics, culture and entertainment in the united states, the uk, around the world, and not see someone who is truly a sort of visionary, someone who will be remembered for an incredible business acumen and foresight. on the other hand, politically speaking, culturally speaking, that influences something that is by no means are celebrated certainly in the united states by many people. he has participated i think in the growing divisiveness of our politics. certainly in the sort of blurring of the lines of fact and fiction and he has certainly laid the groundwork for rise of president trump and i think that in all of this i think one of the great shakespearean tragedies here is that he himself is someone who is always a sort of plagues to the right—wing populist instincts. some who chased the dollar and prioritised the

dollar and prioritised the dollar above perhaps morals, but even here, i don't think, saw the sort of frankenstein —like scenario that was coming when he created the audience for president trump, when he created what basically defines the republican party in the united states today, and in many ways i think as he nears the end of his time, and he will stay on at the organisation for sure, but as he nears the end of his time and i think he looks back on what he has created and i don't think he feels aligned with all of it. . , . , of it. that is really interesting. - of it. that is really interesting. we i of it. that is really i interesting. we have of it. that is really _ interesting. we have elections coming up in the united states and here in the uk as well — broke big markets for this huge company. do you think it still has the king making cloud it once did?— once did? well, it is a very interesting _ once did? well, it is a very interesting question. - once did? well, it is a very interesting question. on i once did? well, it is a very. interesting question. on the one hand, look, there has been certainly in the united states arise of alternate sources. i

think politically the republican party itself has become so fractured that it has no—one voice that speaks for it and at the same time the business model, the influence of cable news and channel the vision generally, is on the wane. all of that said, nothing has taken over for fox news as the sort of pre—eminent voice on the right and so i think that it remains an extraordinarily influential megaphone, but if the 2016 election prove anything, and the 2020 election prove anything, it is that rupert murdoch and fox news by no means controlled but is going to happen among conservatives, among the republican party, and so a lot of this has sort of gotten away from them and they are holding onto it, again, for are holding onto it, again, for a profit, but, no, ithink political forces, a profit, but, no, ithink politicalforces, the a profit, but, no, ithink political forces, the force of donald trump, is going to be bigger than fox itself. fit, donald trump, is going to be bigger than fox itself.- bigger than fox itself. a very interesting — bigger than fox itself. a very interesting analysis - bigger than fox itself. a very interesting analysis there. i interesting analysis there.

thank you so much for your time and your thoughts. thank you. thank you. i have got a phenomenal story to tell you. an eight—year—old girl has become the first child in the uk to get a kidney transplant — without the need for a lifetime of drugs to stop her body rejecting the organ. aditi received both the kidney and stem cells from her mother, essentially reprogramming her body's immune system to accept the organ as her own. here's our medical editor, fergus walsh. aditi's health has been transformed by a double transplant thanks to her mum and a team at a hospital in london. she has an extremely rare genetic condition which weakened her immune system and met her kidneys were failing so doctors took an unusual approach. first, aditi had a bone marrow transplant using stem cells from her mum. this

rebuilds aditi's immune system. six months later she had a kidney transplant, again donated by her mother, and her immune system accepted the organ as her own. her immune deficiency _ organ as her own. her immune deficiency had _ organ as her own. her immune deficiency had to be _ organ as her own. her immune deficiency had to be correctedl deficiency had to be corrected ijy deficiency had to be corrected by having mum's bone marrow first and because aditi was able to engraft and accept her mum's bono that therefore meant that her body could then see her mum's kidney when it was transplanted as being part of her. ~ ., her. within weeks of the transoiant _ her. within weeks of the transplant aditi - her. within weeks of the transplant aditi was - her. within weeks of the l transplant aditi was taken her. within weeks of the - transplant aditi was taken of immunosuppression which means she does not risk the long—term side effects of these powerful drugs which usually have to be taken daily to prevent organ rejection. the family is delighted.— rejection. the family is deliahted. ., , delighted. so happy, actually. yes, i delighted. so happy, actually. yes. i given — delighted. so happy, actually. yes, i given the _ delighted. so happy, actually. yes, i given the blood - delighted. so happy, actually. yes, i given the blood cells i yes, i given the blood cells and the kidney, i am so happy. yes, of course. ifeel perfectly ok and i am so proud of her and she is amazing. she

is doing very fine each and every day. is doing very fine each and every day-— is doing very fine each and every day. and most of the su ort every day. and most of the suoport i — every day. and most of the support i would _ every day. and most of the support i would say - every day. and most of the support i would say is i every day. and most of the support i would say is fromj every day. and most of the i support i would say is from her side _ support i would say is from her side because if she was someone who wasn't— side because if she was someone who wasn't bogged down by the procedures or what she listens to indy— procedures or what she listens to indy board which has been difficult — to indy board which has been difficult for us, but she is the — difficult for us, but she is the one _ difficult for us, but she is the one who is actually more outgoing _ the one who is actually more outgoing-— outgoing. aditi is back at school and _ outgoing. aditi is back at school and her _ outgoing. aditi is back at school and her immune i outgoing. aditi is back at i school and her immune system and transplanted kidney are working normally. the procedure is unlikely to be widely used as the double transplant increased risks to the patient. fergus walsh, bbc news. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. mps have set the government nine of tests over its controversial new law on minimum service levels during rail strikes. the transport select committee says services should be at least as good as on previous strike days and safety must be

the primary consideration. unions strongly oppose the law, saying it's unworkable and could lead to workers being sacked. bee—killing pesticides are being found at wildlife—threatening levels in rivers around the country. campaigners say the presence of largely banned pesticides in more than1 in 10 of the rivers it analysed across the uk is hugely concerning. it's as the government's considering whether to allow emergency use of one of the chemicals for a fourth year running. councils should be given more power to decide the way local bus services are delivered, according to new report by the local government association and the urban transport group. they say making buses part ofjoined up transport networks would meet the needs of local communities and end a "spiral of decline" of services. you're live with bbc news. ukraine's president zelensky has arrived in canada on an unannounced visit to the country.

he was greeted by prime ministerjustin trudeau in ottawa for his first visit since russia's full—scale invasion last year. it comes after president biden announced a new $325 million aid package for ukraine from the united states, after meeting with mr zelensky at the white house. our correspondent helena humphreys has more details on what is and isn't included in the deal. it amounts to $325 million in weaponry, especially when it comes to air defence which president zelensky had been calling for. more ammunition as well — ammunition to be fired from those powerful himars rocket systems. more abrams tanks as well — abrams tanks which will be on the ground in ukraine, we now understand, from next week. specifically, though, it did not include those atacams longer—range missiles — remember, president zelensky have been calling for those, saying that they will be necessary, particularly with regards to efforts to retake any land in crimea.

well, president zelensky also spent time in washington appealing to the us congress for more assistance. lawmakers are divided over funding for ukraine. house speaker kevin mccarthy said he would not commit to putting a $24 billion aid package to a vote this year, shortly after meeting with zelensky. but speaking at us national archives, the president said continued support from the us was vital for the world. after ukraine, if we fall, half of europe would again be in danger of being in moscow's sphere of influence. but american investment in ukrainian security and global protection of freedom is working 100% — every cent. live now to alyssa demus who's an associate international

and defence researcher at think tank, the rand corporation. the research examines eurasian issues. the counter offensive is going on to the winter months and all that that brings. how much longer will the current aid last the ukrainians? thank you, victoria, last the ukrainians? thank you, victoria. i _ last the ukrainians? thank you, victoria, i really _ last the ukrainians? thank you, victoria, i really appreciate i victoria, i really appreciate it. it's a great question and a difficult one to answer. we've heard various account, but by all accounts, heard various account, but by allaccounts, in heard various account, but by all accounts, in a matter of weeks, maybe a short number of months — but certainly no longer than that. so it's vital, particularly within, and you mentioned prior to the rains and the freezing, that ukraine has all that it needs to make as much head way on the ground as possible. share to make as much head way on the ground as possible.— ground as possible. are you heartened _ ground as possible. are you heartened by _ ground as possible. are you heartened by what - ground as possible. are you heartened by what you're i ground as possible. are you i heartened by what you're seeing and hearing coming out of washington, or not? you and hearing coming out of washington, or not? you know, i think it's mixed _ washington, or not? you know, i think it's mixed signals. - washington, or not? you know, i think it's mixed signals. yes, i think it's mixed signals. yes, i'm heartened on the one hand.

i'm heartened on the one hand. i think watching what's happened with zelensky in congress and then later at the white house. it seems like those are opposing providing additional aid to ukraine really are a concentrated minority. certainly a vocal one at that, but definitely a small one. it seems like, and now again, it's difficult to know exactly, because a lot of meetings were closed door. so we don't know the exact nature of the discussions. but from reading the tea leaves, it really seems like those who may have been sceptical in the us congress may actually have been heartened by zelensky�*s comments. he spoke very plainly. he mentioned, for instance, that without further us aid to ukraine, that ukraine will lose the war, and he said that in no uncertain terms. now, the end of the us fiscal year is quickly approaching. what kind of impact do you

think a government shutdown, if that was to happen, would have on continued support for ukraine? i on continued support for ukraine?— on continued support for ukraine? ~' ., ., ukraine? i think it would have re ukraine? i think it would have pretty significant _ ukraine? i think it would have pretty significant effects. i i pretty significant effects. i mean, there's sort of two sides to that. the first side is the actual material effects. so you know, potential delay in deliveries — let's say of weapons or ammunition — to ukrainians, that are already scheduled to go. if for instance, the department of defence shuts down. and then, of course, the more psychological impacts. so effects so, let's say, morale, if ukrainians aren't getting the weapons, the equipment, the training that they need. and, of course, to the ukrainian people who are actively resisting the russian invasion. to you and your very hungry dog in the background, thank you very much for your time and your thoughts. thank you. thank you. brazil's supreme court will begin debating later on whether to decriminalise abortion in south america's biggest country.

currently, abortion is only allowed in three cases — that of rape, risk to the woman's life and when the foetus has an undeveloped brain. if the country's supreme court votes in favour, abortion would be decriminalised up to 12 weeks gestation. our south america correspondent katy watson reports from sao paulo. this woman had an abortion. she doesn't want to show her face, suchis doesn't want to show her face, such is the taboo around terminations in brazil. she shows me the scans revealing that the babe yes she was expecting had a rare condition that meant it wouldn't survive birth, and could have risked her life, too. therein began a painful process to access a right she thought would be a given. translation: i asked the doctor if my baby would survive, she told me. she said i had to wait until it was born. the nurse

that was with said that i would regret the decision in the future. ., ., , , ., future. through tears, she told them that _ future. through tears, she told them that the _ future. through tears, she told them that the decision - future. through tears, she told them that the decision was i them that the decision was hers, only it wasn't. there are only three cases in which abortion is allowed — rape, when the woman's live is at risk. or in the case when the baby's brain is undeveloped. paloma's case wasn't one of those. she was told with two supporting doctors, a judge would likely grant a termation. her doctor refused and it took six weeks to grant one, jumping through hurdles all the while. "i think i speakfor through hurdles all the while. "i think i speak for everyone when i say it was a nightmare," she says. "when weren't the owners of our own body, are we? it was something that could have been so simple, but they kept prolonging the suffering." this week, much could change. brazil's supreme court will begin voting on decriminalising abortion after the first 12 weeks of pregnancy after mexico's supreme court recently

decriminalised it in the country. it's estimated that one in seven women here in brazil will have had at least one abortion. while it is illegal, the risk remains high. conservative groups are increasingly being challenged by doctors who say this needs to be a public health issue, that women will access abortion regardless and the priority is keeping them safe. natalya nearly had an abortion at 21 until her religious mother convinced her otherwise. she's now 23 and gave birth four months ago and is pregnant again, saying she wants as many children as god allows her. both are catholic and believe that life begins at conception and actively compain for it. they believe that the move by the supreme court is purely political. translation: we all know that president lula as a leftist agenda — an abortionist agenda. feminists with the freedom to abort. the issues of feminism

work together and they're linked to the left. but those at the coalface _ linked to the left. but those at the coalface reject i linked to the left. but those at the coalface reject that. i at the coalface reject that. this doctor has dealt with several women who have tried to carry out abortions at home, so fearful of the consequences. by the time they arrive at hospital, they're bleeding and infected. translation: we have to understand that is not a political decision. it's about choices. and we all have a right to choose. the more we talk about it, the are people will understand. we have never talked so much about women's rights as we are now. talking about it is prejudice. all of the discussions have come together. the discussions have come together-— the discussions have come touether. a ,, ., together. activists from across latin america _ together. activists from across latin america have _ together. activists from across latin america have come i latin america have come together on this. it's known as the green wave movement and it's changing everything for women from mexico to argentina, and many countries in between. meanwhile, another ruling by brazil's supreme court has been celebrated by

an indigenous group in the country, after it decided in favour of restoring territory to the group — who were evicted by armed militias in the 1950s. the decision is expected to set a precedent for hundreds of indigenous land claims, and define the future of land rights in south america's largest country. a man in his 50s has been arrested on suspicion of child abduction, as police hunt for a missing mother and two children. 31—year—old jamie—leigh kelly left a centre for vulnerable mothers and children in north—west london, with her newborn son and three—year—old daughter on tuesday. the metropolitan police say the children are under care protection orders and were taken against wishes officers believe ms kelly then got into a blue ford fiesta — the car and driver are yet to be found. anyone who sees ms kelly is urged to call 999 immediately.

the uk's largest food bank provider says government cost—of—living payments only give temporary relief for those in need. the trussell trust say the money, up to £900 across three installments, only helps for several weeks at most, leading to only a short—term dip in demand forfood banks. the government maintain the payments, introduced to help the most vulnerable with soaring costs, are delivering "quick and much—needed help" to millions of low—income households. the king and queen will continue their tour of france with a visit to the bordeaux region later. on thursday, king charles received a standing ovation for his speech in the french upper house of parliament, the senate. and there was also time for a bit of sport, with queen camilla taking on the french first

lady at table tennis. our correspondent, daniella relph, has more. state visits can be a funny mix. moments of nostalgia as royal trips of old are remembered and memories shared. and serious messages of countries united. their enduring friendship — of positive alliances to tackle the world's global challenges. speaks (speaks french) and the more informal stuff. number 10. and the more informal stuff. number 10-— and the more informal stuff. number10. ~ , , ., , number 10. meeting sports stars in france for _ number 10. meeting sports stars in france for the _ number 10. meeting sports stars in france for the rugby _ number 10. meeting sports stars in france for the rugby world i in france for the rugby world cup. pa, in france for the rugby world cu. �* ., in france for the rugby world cu . _ �* ., ., in france for the rugby world cu,�* ., ., ,.,, in france for the rugby world cup. a lot of praise if it goes ri . ht. cup. a lot of praise if it goes right- and — cup. a lot of praise if it goes right. and amidst _ cup. a lot of praise if it goes right. and amidst all - cup. a lot of praise if it goes right. and amidst all the i right. and amidst all the uni , right. and amidst all the unity. a _ right. and amidst all the unity, a little _ right. and amidst all the unity, a little rivalry- right. and amidst all the unity, a little rivalry at i unity, a little rivalry at table tennis, where the french came out on top. today, the focus shifts as the attention of the royal couple moves away from france's capital city. despite a tricky few years for the relationship between france and the uk post brexit, the mood around this trip has been positive and optimistic. today,

the king and queen leave paris and head south to bordeaux for the final day of the state visit. and there is something distinctly british about the weather forecast for bordeaux. as a city which is twinned with bristol, prepares for its starring role in the state visit today. it will include a reception on board a royal navy frigate to highlight defence ties between the uk and france. plus a visit to an organic, sustainable vineyard. what's been noticeable during the week has been the obvious warmth and ease in the relationship between the king and the queen and president and briget macron. last night, they said their goodbyes at the elysses palace. we have all of your business fuse coming up shortly. we'll look at the state of the uk economy and what it means with interest rates staying where

they are. will they continue to stay there. that's the big question. do stay with us here on bbc news. so much more to come. hello. it's been a particularly wet week for many, autumnal feeling. some of the wettest spots have seen 160mm of rain, the likes of the lake district and north wales. now, some of that moisture was wrapped around this deep area of low pressure which are the remnants of hurricane lee, so that's why we've had so much rain. but that low pressure is still influencing our weather — we've still got showers thrown up across its eastern flank here, as you can see, to southeastern parts, and then we're picking up a northerly wind as it's continuing itsjourney into the north sea, and that'll be a different feel to friday. near gale force winds in the north but a stronger wind ushering those showers further south and east. hopefully, those

across the east of england clear away fairly soon and then we've got the showers coming down from the north. no area exempt to catching a shower and temperatures similar to thursday, i think, but, with more breeze, it will feel cooler and there'll still be some lively showers with rumbles of thunder. but, actually, through the night on friday, the winds ease away, the showers also ease, the skies clear, and it really looks like a chilly night, chillier than thursday night into friday with a touch of frost potentially in the glens of scotland, which means a fine start to saturday morning. there might be just the odd pocket of mist underneath this ridge of high pressure, but it's reallyjust a brief window of drier weather because we already have this next low rolling in. this is the remnants of hurricane nigel, so more tropical air heading our way. but, for the meantime, it's going to be chilly, as i say, to start saturday morning. and as we start saturday morning, we'll see some good spells of sunshine, just patchy, fair—weather cloud. but, as the day wears on, we will find more cloud piling in across the southwest into northern ireland in particular and western scotland. and for northern ireland, actually,

the latter part of the afternoon might bring a few splashes, the first splashes of rain from the next weather front. but ahead of that with sunshine and with light winds, it should feel quite pleasant at 16—17 celsius, and we're losing that northerly breeze because we're picking up instead a milder south—westerly wind but, with it, more wet, more rain and the tightly packed isobars indicate that the wind will be strengthening once again, so the likelihood is we will see further gales, particularly around the coast, and we will have further heavy rain. again, we could see similar totals — perhaps 50mm in the wetter spots, even more over the hills. but there's some uncertainty, but it does still look as if some southern and eastern parts of england might escape and stay dry with more cloud but warmer — 20—21 again because we're switching the wind direction. we are tapping into this south—westerly and starting with that high pressure close by but, eventually, on monday, that weather front does slip through across central and eastern areas. by then, perhaps not that much rain around it, but it will freshen things up again behind with showers — sunny spells and showers as we go through

towards monday. and potentially something a little bit more unsettled looking towards the west. but look at those temperatures — 19—21 celsius, feeling quite pleasant. and that's because we're still keeping this south—westerly. then there is some uncertainty as we go further ahead, then, into next week. low pressure looks more dominant, doesn't it? but there's always the chance that a ridge of high pressure mightjust start to build across southern areas, so it's more likely that we'll see the wetter and windier weather taking shape across northern and western parts but, even further south this stage, it does look set to stay very changeable but still quite warm — temperatures into the low 20s into next week here, and up into the high teens further north. as ever, there's more on the website and we'll keep you up—to—date here.

welcome to the business in bbc news. you live from london. holding pattern: relief for uk borrowers as the bank of england calls a halt to almost two years of interest rate hikes. but don't expect rates to come down any time soon, the governor tells the bbc. ican i can tell you that we have not had any discussion about reducing rates because that would be very, very premature. we have got a very big job to do. we have got quite a long way to go yet. it is encouraging but i am afraid we can't be complacent. also to come: moving up a gear.

us auto workers will ramp up their strikes against detroit's big three car makers today if there's no deal on pay before midday local time. plus, the race tojet zero. why this could literally be the shape of things to come for the airline industry as it tries to slash carbon emissions. we start here in the uk where the bank of england has finally called a halt to almost two years of relentless interest rate rises. it left the cost of borrowing at 5.25% on thursday after a bigger than expected fall in inflation in august. that figure is now being seen as the peak for uk rates, although the bank is warning they could still rise further if inflation begins to tick up again. the big question now for businesses in the uk and for millions of mortgage borrowers is when will rates start to come down?

our economics editor faisal islam has more.