i'm so proud of her. 20 aid trucks have delivered supplies of medicine, food and water to gaza — it's thought that 1.4 million people there are homeless. more severe weather warnings are in place for large parts of england already hit by flooding, as a result of storm babet. good morning. some heavy rain crossing england and wales this morning, eventually becoming confined to northern england where it will be very persistent. on either side of that we see a return to sunshine and showers. more later. how much can you trust the customer reviews you see online? major online firms including amazon and booking.com say they're working together to tackle the surge in fake ones. i'll explain how to spot them as well later. manchester united prepare to honour sir bobby charlton in their first home match since his death. former players and fans queue to pay their respects, as the club confirm there will be a special pre—match tribute tonight to honour their former captain.

it's tuesday, october the 24th. our main story. two israeli women, who were taken from their homes more than two weeks ago, have been released from captivity. yocheved lifshitz and nurit cooper were among more than 200 people abducted by hamas fighters in the attacks of october 7th, and brought to gaza. hamas, which is designated a terrorist group by the uk, said the release was for humanitarian reasons. the women, whose husbands are still being held, were handed over at the rafah border crossing between gaza and egypt at around 10 o'clock local time last night. our middle east correspondent yolande knell has the details. freed after more than two weeks in captivity. in a video released by hamas, nurit cooper and yocheved lifshitz were handed over to representatives of the international committee of the red cross. not before 85—year—old yocheved lifshitz turns to a masked hamas gunman, shakes his hand and says, "shalom," hebrew for peace. hamas is designated a terrorist

group by many western governments, including the uk. the women were taken out of gaza and into egypt to be flown back to israel. both had been kidnapped by hamas gunmen from their homes in nir oz. the scars of looting and destruction still mark the empty kibbutz. many residents were among the 1,400 killed in israel on its deadliest ever day. yocheved lifshitz�*s husband is still in captivity. yocheved's daughter sharone, who lives in london, spoke exclusively to the bbc on a flight to tel aviv. i am very excited. ijust saw pictures of my mum with ourfamily. they are all in the hospital. i'm very worried for my dad, so it's a very mixed emotion. it's wonderful to see my mum

and her grace — it comes across, she's quite something. i'm so proud of her. the international red cross helped secure the release of the hostages. we have called repeatedly for access to those that remain detained, that remain as hostages, and we will continue to do so. right now, our goal is to be glad that these people will be able to make it safe home safely to their families. across gaza, there's widespread destruction, as israel's military has continued to pound targets from the air. it says it's preparing unrelenting attacks to dismantle hamas. but most of the more than 5,000 palestinians who've been killed are civilians. the united nations says 20 lorries of aid entered via the rafah crossing yesterday with food, water and medicine, but no desperately needed fuel to power hospitals and pump water. it's estimated that 1.4 million people are homeless, including the obuasi family who are originally from blackpool, speaking here at the rafah crossing.

we had to run from our house in the middle of the night and many buildings near us have been bombed and that. one night we had to run to the hospital because we heard noise in the street and we thought the house across from us was going to get bombed. and now we're just here today waiting for the rafah crossing to open. insha'allah. the release of two more israeli hostages, the third and fourth in three days, gives just a glimmer of hope that international mediators can achieve more. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. our middle east correspondent yolande knelljoins us now from jerusalem. during a match about the circumstances of this release of hosta-es? during a match about the circumstances of this release of hosta-es? there during a match about the circumstances of this release of hostages? there could during a match about the circumstances of this release of hostages? there could be during a match about the circumstances of this release of hostages? there could be a during a match about the circumstances of this release of hostages? there could be a larger number of hostages released. we had heard about these two women in particular. the names were released

days ago by hamas saying it was ready to set them free. then there was no more advance on it. at that time the israeli prime minister's office accused hamas of mendacious acts to try to confuse people. the family is absolutely delighted to have these two women home. they have been undergoing medical checks at a hospital in tel aviv and they have had these emotional reunions with theirfamilies. still, this is a bittersweet moment as we were hearing from the daughter of yocheved lifshitz. many other people, they said about 80 people from the kibbutz they came from that they co—founded, are still missing and unaccounted for. many of them believed to have been held hostage also by hamas. mil believed to have been held hostage also by hame— believed to have been held hostage also by hamas-— also by hamas. all the while the military operation _ also by hamas. all the while the military operation continues. - also by hamas. all the while the i

military operation continues. israel saying they have no intention of stopping air strikes despite the release of some hostages. we saw that overnight _ release of some hostages. we saw that overnight with _ release of some hostages. we saw that overnight with more _ that overnight with more bombardment. there was a target the israeli say they hit, a hamas target in a refugee camp on the coast. we're also hearing about more air strikes in the south of the gaza strip where people were told to evacuate to. palestinian media is saying more than 50 people are being killed and we have not had an official announcement on that. at the same time as that strong military rhetoric, it does appear some of the 12's internationalise are saying to it softly they need to have more time to have negotiations to perhaps three more of these hostages to allow more aid to go into the gaza strip. another call between joe into the gaza strip. another call betweenjoe biden and the israeli prime minister overnight. in the day

we are expecting emmanuel macron to arrive and be meeting israeli leaders and also going to ramallah to meet the palestinian president, who is a political rival of hamas. thank you. we will be back you throughout the programme as we get further details. a new severe weather warning has come into place for parts of yorkshire and the east midlands this morning, as heavy rain is expected to bring further disruption to those already affected by flooding following storm babet. our reporter charlotte leeming is in retford in nottinghamshire. charlotte, what's the situation there? welcome sally, as you can imagine, it is pretty tense. it has just started raining here. there is that yellow weather warning in place until four o'clock this afternoon. it is really community is still living in fear of flooding. at the weekend a major incident was declared, the worst flooding retford

has seen in 50 years. they were two severe flood warnings in place, that means danger to life. 500 homes were evacuated, including on the street rows and rows of terraced houses which are now empty. sandbags are still in place. i do not think they will be removed now because the environment agency says this community as well as some in derbyshire need to be vigilant. there still could be more flooding because river levels are high, their water is high, the rivers are swollen so there is fear there could be more flooding. you can imagine the mental and physical impact, the toll this is taking with people who want to crack on, seeing the damage and starting to clear up. they cannot because more flooding is on the way. they are feeling pretty miffed because they feel they are not being fully supported and do not know where to turn. there was a local ledger centre where people

were going to for advice and support which is no longer open. they are in a bit on a waiting game to make sure the weather does not bring more flooding to it. most of this street is empty. a couple of houses down the bottom did not get affected and they say they are hoping and praying fingers crossed there is no more rain and no more flooding here. charlotte, thank you. a ban on so—called "no—fault" evictions in england will now be indefinitely delayed, the government has announced. ministers have been promising to end the right of landlords to evict tenants for no reason since 2019, but the housing secretary michael gove now says reforms to the court system are needed first. labour accused the government of kicking the proposals into the "long grass", adding that reforms would "take yea rs" to complete. hundreds of thousands of uk workers will see a 10% pay rise today, if their employer is signed up to the voluntary real living wage pledge. more than 1a,000 firms will increase basic pay levels to £12 per hour,

or £13.15 in london. plans to reduce the number of hotels which are used to house migrants will be outlined by the government today. the immigration minister robert jenrick will set out 50 hotels which will no longer be used by january — with the aim of cutting 100 by march. our chief political correspondent henry zeffman has more on this. henry, what more can you tell us? it has been one of the biggest issues for successive governments. the issue of the small boat crossings across the channel and how to deal with the asylum seekers and migrants once they arrive here in the uk. and the government is going to be announcing today that it now believes it can close at least 50 of the hotels where migrants are being housed. there are a couple of reasons why they can do that. the

most important is the numbers are actually coming down. they are about 30% lower, the number of people who have crossed the channel, than they were at this point last year. that is quite some reduction in numerical terms. borderforce had predicted in this year, in 2023, about 60,000 people had made the crossing. they revise that way down to 30,000 now. that is one reason these hotels can be returned to their usual purpose. the other reason some of the policy the government has pursued to bring down these crossings have actually been a qualified success. he returns deal with albania has dramatically reduced the number of albanian people trying to make the crossing and the millions of pounds uk government is paying france to patrol the beaches at that side has stopped some people making the journey. i am stopped some people making the journey. iam here stopped some people making the journey. i am here in westminster making one political point, which is

a lot of these hotels are in marginal constituencies. with a general election coming up, that is quite important for government. thank you. the education secretary, gillian keegan, has written to all schools in england to say that parents have the right to know exactly what their children are being taught in sex education lessons. it comes after one mother lost her campaign for teachers to share the materials being used in her daughter's lessons. the government has also promised to consult parents as it conducts a review of the rshe curriculum — that's relationships, sex and health education — before the end of the year. the actor amanda abbington has pulled out of strictly come dancing after missing saturday's show for medical reasons. in her last appearance, the sherlock star and her partner giovanni scored 31 for their foxtrot to "everywhere" by fleetwood mac. they were expected to return next weekend but strictly bosses have now confirmed that amanda has decided to withdraw permanently. they said they wished her all

the best for the future. let's take a look at some of today's front pages. the i reports on the release of two israeli hostages by hamas. it says the us is thought to have advised israel to delay its ground offensive to allow more time for negotiations surrounding other captives. the telegraph leads on claims that france and other eu states have set up what the paper calls a "clash" with britain and the us after calling for a ceasefire in gaza. it adds that the prime minister rishi sunak has said it would be "difficult" to push for a ceasefire while israel is still facing regular rocket attacks. the guardian says "entire residential blocks across the gaza strip have been levelled," including in areas where people had been told to seek refuge. the image shows a young woman holding her child

in the aftermath of an air strike. elsewhere, the mirror leads with the destruction left in the wake of storm babet, as it reports some families, whose homes have been flooded have been left feeling "abandoned." "why will no—one help us? is their headline. what do you think a0 million years is amongst friends? it is not very much, is it? depends where you are. how about the moon? the moon is a0 million years older than we thought. it has been shedding a bit of it age! looking at some of the samples they collected back in 1972. they have had the samples for a while. they have analysed them and says it has a maximum age of a.2 billion years. if we are talking about billions of years, a0 billion is nothing, really! amazing stuff they have telepathically how it melted and when it melted and it gives a

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the flooded areas that have already happened. to the north of that in scotland and northern ireland, we are looking at a mix of sunshine, bright spells and showers. this morning there is mist and fog around. as the rain moved north with the return to sunshine and showers. some could be heavy and thundery. more rain sweeps in from the south—west. it will be breezy in parts of the south—east of england, the north sea and the north of scotland. these are the temperatures, ten to 16 north to south. this evening and overnight still rain in the north of england which will tend to fizzle. some heavy rain pushing in from the south west, crossing southern counties of england and wales. some of this could be heavy and thundery. some clear skies in the west. dryer with mist and fog patches around as well. temperatures seven to 12 as the overnight lows. it does remain

unsettled for the rest of the week. and rain as well. i do not like it. see if you can fix it for us. did you have a class pet? i think it was a hamster. it's about. good. that is a miracle. i looked after it very well. school pupils have kept all sorts of animals over the years — the class hamster, tortoise or even a nest of hatching chicks. imagine the responsibility of! but how about 1,000 live oysters? children on the isle of wight have been naming the creatures — and painting them for identification purposes — before helping to place them in the sea, where they'll be checking on their progress. it's all part of a project to restore native oysters to the area, as linzi kinghorn reports. if i pop this in the middle. making their mark, these pupils want to make absolutely sure they'll be able to find these oysters again when they come back to check on them.

so we're painting oysters to go in the sea and we're going to do, like, a monthly check—up on them. and if you're going to give them names, why not use those of premier league footballers? bruno guimaraes. almiron. mcgill, kieran trippier and callum wilson. it's fun to give them names because we have to mark them so that when they've gone in the ocean, once we've released them, uksa, like, keep an eye on them and how they've, like, grown and, like, what progress they make. and in a month's time when you come back, what are you hoping to see? probably, like, some big oysters, maybe like this big. at the moment, they're only like this big. now, freshly painted, they'll be dropped into the sea. so what's happening here is 1,000 baby oysters that we can see right here are being lowered into the water off the isle of wight and they're going to sit

in baskets while they develop. and, in a month's time, the children and the students will come back to check on their development. we're restoring the oysters in the solent because we've lost a huge amount of ecology and the services that the species provides us. so there used to be the biggest oyster fishery in europe here in the solent, and that's now completely closed. overfishing, disease and pollution have all contributed to their decline, which is why, two years ago, the first restored oyster reef in langstone harbour was built with the second being made in the river hamble in march this year. so we've got lots of different floating cages and baskets. hopefully, they'll be really happy in the water here. they'll grow really well. they'll be able to start reproducing in the next year or so, pumping out millions of larvae, which should hopefully come and settle on our restored reefs that we've built in the area as well.

this latest development in the project was launched by the uk sailing academy — a maritime youth charity and training centre in partnership with the blue marine foundation. we should expect to see improved water quality and long—term established reefs — oyster reefs in the solent area. that will then increase things like environmental habitats for things which are just starting to... starting to dwindle over in the solent. things like seahorses and european eels. the seascape project is set to run for the next five years. linzi kinghorn, bbc news. i had never thought of naming an oyster after kieran trippier. i like that! well done to all of them! way more exciting than things we got to do at school. cool. whether we've realised it or not, most of us have read a fake review online.

it might have even persuaded us to buy something that failed to match the hype. now, some major retailers say they're going to take action to root out the fakes. ben has the details. you know sometimes when i am reading those reviews, you can maybe, if you are clever, spot the ones that do not ring true. are clever, spot the ones that do not ring true-— are clever, spot the ones that do not ring true. sometimes it is easy to sot not ring true. sometimes it is easy to spot them- _ not ring true. sometimes it is easy to spot them. you _ not ring true. sometimes it is easy to spot them. you might _ not ring true. sometimes it is easy to spot them. you might buy - not ring true. sometimes it is easy to spot them. you might buy a - not ring true. sometimes it is easy i to spot them. you might buy a coffee mug then it might say the glazing is exquisite, tea and coffee have never tasted so good. the handle is a beautiful design and you think, is there actually genuine? sometimes it is a bit harder. yes, you've probably come across this when shopping or searching online. you think you're reading other people's genuine opinions when, in fact, they're completely false. fake reviews matter because it is estimated that the average uk household spends about £900 each year after being influenced by online reviews. but research commissioned by the government found that up to 15%

of all reviews on online shopping sites in three leading product categories, including electronics, are likely to be fake. and with al chatbots adding even more, how do you spot a dodgy one? excessive praise and enthusiasm are often signs that the post has been paid for. typos and bad grammar are other red flags. the competition and markets authority first launched an investigation into tackling the growing issue in 2019, calling for more to be done by online retailers. it launched another specific investigation into google and amazon. now, majorfirms including amazon, booking.com and tripadvisor say they will work together and use proposed new government legislation to remove fakes from their sites. one of the firms involved in this new coalition is the review platform trustpilot and we can speak now

to carolyn jameson their chief trust officer. with a job title like that, who knows more than you do about this topic? let'sjust knows more than you do about this topic? let's just start with this issue. when it comes to removing fake reviews, how easy is it for a site like yours, when you have identified one, to get rid of the fake with you? it identified one, to get rid of the fake with you?— identified one, to get rid of the fake with you? it requires a lot of work and effort. _ fake with you? it requires a lot of work and effort. we _ fake with you? it requires a lot of work and effort. we put - fake with you? it requires a lot of work and effort. we put a - fake with you? it requires a lot of work and effort. we put a huge . work and effort. we put a huge amount— work and effort. we put a huge amount of— work and effort. we put a huge amount of resources into this because _ amount of resources into this because it _ amount of resources into this because it is such an important topic — because it is such an important topic as — because it is such an important topic. as you have just rightly said~ — topic. as you have just rightly said we _ topic. as you have just rightly said. we employ a topic. as you have just rightly said. we employa number of topic. as you have just rightly said. we employ a number of tools said. we employa number of tools and a huge— said. we employ a number of tools and a huge amount of people to deal with this problem. it is and a huge amount of people to deal with this problem.— with this problem. it is very subjective. _ with this problem. it is very subjective, isn't _ with this problem. it is very subjective, isn't it? - with this problem. it is very subjective, isn't it? if- with this problem. it is very subjective, isn't it? if you i with this problem. it is very i subjective, isn't it? if you look with this problem. it is very - subjective, isn't it? if you look at a review that has been written and you go back to that person and say, we think you have been paid for this, they can turn round and say,

that was my belief of the product at a time. you can spend a lot of time and energy on each review saying, had they been paid, had they been leaving lots of reviews of a similar nature? it leaving lots of reviews of a similar nature? . . , .., leaving lots of reviews of a similar nature? . . , , nature? it certainly can be subjective- _ nature? it certainly can be subjective. the _ nature? it certainly can be subjective. the way - nature? it certainly can be subjective. the way we i nature? it certainly can be i subjective. the way we tackle nature? it certainly can be - subjective. the way we tackle that is we _ is we rely on very scalable tools and systems that have been developed over many— and systems that have been developed over many years which can really highlight— over many years which can really highlight to mass where things have been paid _ highlight to mass where things have been paid for, wherewith use had been _ been paid for, wherewith use had been paid — been paid for, wherewith use had been paid for. what we have outside of that_ been paid for. what we have outside of that is— been paid for. what we have outside of that is a _ been paid for. what we have outside of that is a huge volume of data. trust _ of that is a huge volume of data. trust pilot— of that is a huge volume of data. trust pilot last year had 37 million reviews _ trust pilot last year had 37 million reviews left on the platform last year~ _ reviews left on the platform last year~ the — reviews left on the platform last year. the scale of data that provides _ year. the scale of data that provides means we can really see patterns — provides means we can really see patterns and spot unusual patterns in that _ patterns and spot unusual patterns in that. and then, one of the very powerful— in that. and then, one of the very powerful things we have developed over the _ powerful things we have developed over the past few years, we overlay on top _ over the past few years, we overlay on top of _ over the past few years, we overlay on top of that process behavioural patterns — on top of that process behavioural patterns. we look more broadly across— patterns. we look more broadly across the — patterns. we look more broadly across the internet and that lets us see where — across the internet and that lets us see where perhaps we see typical behaviours of reviews that have been paid for. _ behaviours of reviews that have been paid for, which is a topic you just

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realistic. it may tone down the excessive, enthusiastic reviews and then you are playing catch up again. how much does artificial intelligence and chat bot, how much did they hamper the work you do? they help in some ways. we use artificial— they help in some ways. we use artificial intelligence, building models — artificial intelligence, building models to stop the patterns i spoke about _ models to stop the patterns i spoke about earlier. also the process we had, _ about earlier. also the process we had, where — about earlier. also the process we had, where we laid on top behavioural patterns we could see. that is _ behavioural patterns we could see. that is not — behavioural patterns we could see. that is not something that could be replicated _ that is not something that could be replicated through artificial intelligence. there is pressure on us to— intelligence. there is pressure on us to keep — intelligence. there is pressure on us to keep working together, which is part— us to keep working together, which is part of— us to keep working together, which is part of the reason this coalition has been — is part of the reason this coalition has been set up. it will always change — has been set up. it will always change and help us to keep ahead of these _ change and help us to keep ahead of these challenges.— these challenges. great to talk to ou. that these challenges. great to talk to you- that is _ these challenges. great to talk to you- that is my — these challenges. great to talk to you. that is my genuine - these challenges. great to talk to you. that is my genuine opinion. | you. that is my genuine opinion. really useful to hear your thoughts. we would love to hear from you at home this morning as well.

do reviews influence what you buy? have you had a bad experience? get in touch with us in the usual ways. details of how, are on your screen now and we will put your questions to a consumer rights expert a little later on in the programme. brilliant. well done. that is my review! , . , brilliant. well done. that is my review!_ very - brilliant. well done. that is my review!_ very good. l brilliant. well done. that is my - review!_ very good. thank review! five stars. very good. thank ou. you're watching breakfast. still to come on today's programme... plans to close railway ticket offices in england go "too far and too fast" — that's according to a cross—party group of mps. we'll speak to one of them, iain stewart, at ten to seven. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm alison earle. transport for london has confirmed a tube driver who appeared to lead passengers in a pro—palestinian chant on an underground train has been suspended. it happened

on the central line on saturday as tens of thousands took part in a demonstration through central london. tfl and british transport police said they're aware of the footage on social media and are investigating. more than 130,000 londoners should get a 10% pay rise from today as the real living wage has gone up to £13.15 an hour. it's separate to the government's national living wage as it's calculated according to the cost of living here. employers don't have to pay it, but around 3,500 do on a volutary basis. drivers who appealed penalty charges issued by the royal borough of greenwich over the past year were all successful. the council didn't contest a single appeal in the 1a months to september. it's blamed staff shortages, but said it's now resolved the issue as it's employed two people to work on them and has contested every appeal in october. as far as school trips go, this one has been hailed as simply the best.

thousands of students from across the capital have been to the tina turner musical. it's all part of the theatre for every child campaign, which aims to give more young people the chance to experience live performance and perhaps inspire them to get involved. there is pressure, because we want to make sure that we show it in a good light, which, of course, is wonderful. but we want to give them the information that they need to be able to see it as an opportunity and a realistic opportunity for them, because it really is. so the pressure's on. travel now. there's delays on the bakerloo line between elephant and castle and paddington due to emergency engineering work at lambeth north. tickets valid on local buses. a good service on all other lines. now onto the weather. good morning. a rather unsettled day in prospect. a mixture of scattered showers, some of which

could be quite heavy, and some spells of sunshine. we have had a couple of bands of rain overnight. the first out in east anglia already. the second just about clearing through this morning. but we will see the showers — they could be heavy. you might get a rumble of thunder, especially in the sunny spells through the afternoon. a south—westerly breeze pushing those showers through and temperatures today reaching 15 celsius. overnight, we will see another front coming in from the south and south—west and that will bring another band of showery rain. you might get a rumble of thunder. minimum temperature between 8—11c. and that could linger into tomorrow morning, so it could be a damp start. the rain lingering further south and east for us. it is looking largely cloudy tomorrow, though through the afternoon, we might get some thinner areas of cloud and some brighter spells to end the day. as you can see, it will stay unsettled this week. some rain at times. fairly breezy. one or two glimpses of sunshine. there's lots more on our website and social media, including a look inside the factory in richmond where poppies are made. that's all for now, i'm back

in about half an hour. hello, this is breakfast with sally nugent and ben thompson. our top story this morning is the release from captivity of two israeli women — yocheved lifshitz and nurit cooper — who were abducted from their homes by hamas in the attacks of october 7th. the women, whose husbands are still being held, were handed over at the rafah border crossing between gaza and egypt. hamas — which is proscribed as a terrorist group by the uk — said it did so for humanitatian reasons. this is the moment the two elderly hostages were delivered at around 10pm last night local time to representatives of the international committee of the red cross. they were then helicoptered to tel aviv for medical treatment. yocheved has family in london and her daughter sharone spoke exclusively to the bbc as she flew out to israel to see her mum, although she remains desperately worried about her 85—year—old dad, who is still a hostage.

iam very i am very excited. ijust saw pictures of my mum. with ourfamily. i am very worried for my dad. so it is a very mixed emotion. it is wonderful to see my mum. she is quite something. i am so proud of her. israel says it has no intention of reducing its air strikes on gaza, where1.a million people have been made homeless since october 7th. among them is our bbc colleague rushdi abualouf and his family. he was broadcasting from the southern city of khan yunis last night as missiles flew overhead. i think there is still some sort of negotiation going on with israel

and how, and which ground, and who is going to handle the little fuel that came from an old tank near the border and also about a0 or a5 trucks carrying medicine, food, water. explosion. yeah, it has been intense air strikes tonight, as well. this is the third or fourth, just close to the hospital. so another night of heavy bombing in southern gaza bombing in southern gaza and yunis. this is the area where israel asked 1.2 million people to come in. they said it is safer for you to be south, but as you can see, every night, there are air strikes in this area. but in gaza city, i think, tonight, hamas local authority said israel is committing massacres. as they said they destroyed three houses. more than 20 people killed

and dozens others injured. when we talk about the humanitarian situation, things are getting worse and worse here. as the people are watching the trucks coming in, but there is no aid being distributed. very little aid goes to the un shelters. they are talking about 130 shelters for the more than half a million people who are staying, who are displaced from their houses in gaza city and the north and they came south. they are now staying in schools and un shelters. you get a sense of the ongoing military campaign there. the latest details. there is a podcast. the conflict: israel—gaza is presented by our chief international correspondent lyse doucet, and is available now on the bbc sounds app, or wherever you get your podcasts.

it is updated pretty much every day with the latest developments. definitely worth checking out. more tributes to sir bobby charlton. it will be an emotional night. you can see some of the tributes. fans leaving flowers, scarves, the holy trinity, the three of them, denis law and george best, which bobby charlton was part of. for those fans, it will be a special moment and a huge number of tributes paid by the club, who want to honour his life and career in the most fitting way. good morning. fans encouraged to take their seats early against copenhagen,

with the club honouring one of their all—time greats, in what will be united's first home game since sir bobby's death on saturday. former players and fans have been signing a book of condolence at old trafford. part of the other pre—match tributes will see a wreath laid in his seat in the director's box. a minute's silence was also held before united's press conference ahead of the game tonight — united's manager erik ten haag says charlton set the standards that everyone will continue to follow. his legacy, what he left, were the standards, the high standards we have to live here every day. of course, first of all, our thoughts are with his family, with his wife, with his children and grandchildren. but, also, what he meant for manchester united, the importance for

manchester united, the standards he set, we have to live. the last couple of days, they were emphasised. also in champions league action tonight are arsenal. you might remember they slipped to defeat at lens, three weeks ago. they're in seville and go there second in their group, a point ahead of tonight's opponents. to win away from home is always difficult. in europe, you see a shift in the top teams. they are not the same. some margins become critical. and as you already said, the state of the team, to go through some moments, difficult ones, is absolutely key. taking aim at the top of the table. tottenham are back there this morning thanks to these two. england forward james madison with tottenham's second after being set up here by son heung min, who'd earlier grabbed their opener, as they beat fulham 2—0. it's great. they are both quality players

and they are obviously leaders of the club. i thought they really handled it really well today in terms of again, like the rest of the team particularly, just with their work ethic. we know they are both quality players with the ball. their ability to press the opposition, work hard for the team is a credit to them. there are lessons in there for all of us. arsenal says they'll aim to do more after criticism of a first—team squad photo. the image showed an all—white women's team and fans have criticised the club for having no black or ethnic minority players. arsenal say it's a key priority to increase diversity, acknowledging that our current women's first—team squad does not reflect the diversity that exists across the club and the communities we represent.

you might have been following the disappointing showing so far from england's cricketers at the world cup. they're dealing with injury as well. durham fast bowler brydon carse has been added to the squad. he replaces reece topley who's been ruled out for the remainder of the tournament, after breaking a finger. england will hope he can perhaps offer something different. he's set to fly to india today so isn't expected to be available for england's must—win match against sri lanka on thursday. the defending champions england find themselves bottom of the table. that's after afghanistan — who beat england earlier in the tournament — pulled off another shock, beating pakistan by eight wickets yesterday. it's the first time afghanistan have won two matches in the same world cup. and there will be one englishman in sunday's final of the rugby world cup. referee wayne barnes has been chosen to officiate the showpiece between the springboks and new zealand at the stade de france. just the second englishman to officiate the final.

iam sure i am sure lots of england fans would have preferred there were more english people taking to the field on sunday. c'est la vie. that was unfortunate losing by a point in the semifinal. here's carol. iam not i am not bringing good news because more heavy rain in the forecast and where we do not want it. good morning. looking at heavy rain in the next five days across north—east scotland, south—west scotland, eastern parts of northern ireland, south wales and the north coasts of devon and cornwall. if you live there, bearthis devon and cornwall. if you live there, bear this in mind. the next days, as well as rain, it will be windy. this morning, clear skies

across scotland, it is cold. for most, a mild start. we have various weather fronts and this has brought rain, moving northwards. this up the north sea coastline is bringing rain. it has been heavy but is pushing northwards and eastwards. rain coming in across areas where we have had flooding. through the day, eventually, the rain will become confined to northern england. to the south, a mixture of sunshine and showers and some will be heavy and thundering. to the north of it across scotland and northern ireland, bright spells, sunny spells and showers. later in the day, heavy rain starts to sweeping across the southwest. breezy across southern areas. down the north sea coastline, southern scotland. temperatures 10-16 southern scotland. temperatures 10—16 north to south. overnight,

starting with rain. turning to showers. heavy rain sweeping across southern counties of england and wales, through the midlands and into east anglia which could be thundery. we have cloud across scotland and northern england with showers. towards the west, clearer skies and here it will be cooler. and we could also see some fog patches forming. this is the rain across southern areas during the night and first thing. later, more fronts and again some of that could have heavy rain. tomorrow, the rain slow to clear east anglia and the south—east. we have this cloud and showers moving across scotland and northern england. a lot of dry weather. sunshine. later, rememberthese sunshine. later, remember these fronts sunshine. later, rememberthese fronts we saw in the atlantic, they are bringing more rain across the

south—west with strengthening wind. temperatures 10—15. once again, north to south. through wednesday into thursday, a weather front in the south—west moves northwards and more fronts coming our way on friday. you can see it will be blustery, windy, depending on where you are, and unsettled. thursday, rain pushing northwards and showers. a messy picture on thursday. it will be breezy. particularly up the north sea coastline. these are the temperatures. 9—16. and then more unsettled weather to come. studio: and a weather warning in place in yorkshire and the east midlands? that is right. it means it is a yellow warning, it runs until four o'clock this afternoon. it means you would not normally be too worried

about a yellow warning but because of the ground being saturated and the flooding already, it will exacerbate the situation, so worrying for those who have been flooded. thank you. we will talk about the impact of severe weather. thousands of people across the uk are continuing to pick up the pieces following storm babet, which has claimed the lives of at least five people and forced many more from their homes. it comes as the met office issue a new weather warning for rain, which came into force overnight for parts of yorkshire, the east midlands and the east of england. we're joined now by stacey brunt, whose home in chesterfield hasjust been flooded for a second time. good morning. how are you? good morninu. good morning. how are you? good morning- just _ good morning. how are you? good morning. just feeling _ good morning. how are you? good morning. just feeling really - good morning. how are you? (limp. morning. just feeling really tense at the moment. anticipating more disruption and more hassle. the

response of the community and friends and family has been fantastic, but i am already seeing large companies trying to profiteer from the misery of flood victims. eon yesterday tried to charge me £300 to refit my gas and electricity meters. a massive company. i am just anticipating being out of my house for at least six months and things like that happening tell me about the house. you were able to get out the house. you were able to get out the house. you were able to get out the house and take your cat with you and you had your daughter with you. what is left? it is destroyed. all of the ground floor is caked in sludge. i was there yesterday. it

smells to high heaven of damp. the plaster is going to have to be ripped off. as i mentioned, putting in new metres is integral because they were under water about a8 hours and are not functioning. however in order to start rebuilding and reworking what we have got, we need to plug in industrial dehumidifiers, so they have got me over a barrel there. we will be homeless about six months. ., , ., there. we will be homeless about six months. ., ., ., there. we will be homeless about six months-— i'm i months. how will you manage? i'm insured, months. how will you manage? i'm insured. so — months. how will you manage? i'm insured, so hopefully— months. how will you manage? i'm insured, so hopefully temporary... | insured, so hopefully temporary... at the moment, the hospitality of family and friends. and from then on, the insurers. but our premiums are going to go up massively. it is

not the first _ are going to go up massively. it is not the first time _ are going to go up massively. it is not the first time you have been flooded. tell us about that and also the fact of what it means for your insurance. did you have to pay more after being flooded the first time? we had to pay more. it literally doubled with the halifax building society. then, after, they refused to insurers and i had to look for a broker and i managed to get insurers this time but i am apprehensive about whether they will keep me on after the event. ifeel about whether they will keep me on after the event. i feel like about whether they will keep me on after the event. ifeel like i about whether they will keep me on after the event. i feel like i am moving back in, orwill after the event. i feel like i am moving back in, or will move in eventually come away after christmas, and this will be in order to wait for another occurrence. speaking to a council worker in the local sandwich shop yesterday, i have been informed of flood defences

were not maintained. the pumps were not serviced, said they were put in, butjust left not serviced, said they were put in, but just left there, not serviced, said they were put in, butjust left there, and not kept properly so they were never going to work. we properly so they were never going to work. ~ . , properly so they were never going to work. . . , , . , ., work. we are seeing pictures of the floodin: work. we are seeing pictures of the flooding now- _ work. we are seeing pictures of the flooding now. a _ work. we are seeing pictures of the flooding now. a difficult _ work. we are seeing pictures of the flooding now. a difficult situation i flooding now. a difficult situation for you and others. thank you. we wish you the best. huge problems for so many caught up in this. the insurers issue another big challenge. plans to close most railway ticket offices in england to save money "go too far, too fast" a group of cross—party mps has warned. in a letter to the rail minister, the transport committee said the proposals risk "excluding some passengers from the railway". let's have a quick reminder of the situation. about three in five stations has a ticket office and under these plans some will remain in larger stations, but the kiosks are increasingly underused. the rail delivery group says that, in 1995,

the vast majority of tickets — around 85% — were sold in station kiosks, but that number has fallen to just over 10% on average, with passengers now buying online or using machines. one of the transport committee's main concerns is the impact on passengers with disabilities, like sarah leadbetter. i slipped as i was trying to get on the train because i had not got the assistance properly. i slipped, my bum hit the platform and my legs went under a stationary train. that is what i don't want to happen. ifeel this is going to happen if the person has got to do four or five differentjobs and they are just not concentrating on doing the assistance for passengers like myself. we're joined now by the chair of the transport committee, the conservative mp iain stewart. you say these plans go too far, too fast. why did you come to that

conclusion?— fast. why did you come to that conclusion? , ., ,., , ., , ., conclusion? the proposals on the table are for— conclusion? the proposals on the table are for every _ conclusion? the proposals on the table are for every station - conclusion? the proposals on the table are for every station in - conclusion? the proposals on the table are for every station in the l table are for every station in the country. while we accept the way people buy tickets these days will lead to some reform and hopefully a more efficient use of station staff, to do it to every station at the same time, we think is too much. at a minimum, we would like different options piloted and tested at particular stations so that we can properly evaluate what the impact of the changes might be. what properly evaluate what the impact of the changes might be.— the changes might be. what are the different options? _ the changes might be. what are the different options? what _ the changes might be. what are the different options? what we - the changes might be. what are the different options? what we want i the changes might be. what are the different options? what we want to | different options? what we want to see is the ticket _ different options? what we want to see is the ticket office _ different options? what we want to see is the ticket office staff - see is the ticket office staff deployed on to the concourse of stations. what it means in different stations. what it means in different stations will vary because stations are everything from a single platform to a major interchange. have them available on the platform

notjust have them available on the platform not just to sell tickets, have them available on the platform notjust to sell tickets, but have them available on the platform not just to sell tickets, but to help people with mobility issues or who need directions or general assistance. and it includes the offer to help customers and make it a more enjoyable experience for using the service. you understand why people _ using the service. you understand why people are — using the service. you understand why people are cynical _ using the service. you understand why people are cynical about - using the service. you understand why people are cynical about that| why people are cynical about that proposal. they will say close the ticket office, we will let that pass, staff will be on the platform. it is easy once the ticket offices have closed to save the staff are not available, no one is here today. people feel they have a safety net and someone to talk to if the office is manned and open but finding someone on the platform, we know they are not always there. we would want a fixed — they are not always there. we would want a fixed point _ they are not always there. we would want a fixed point of _ they are not always there. we would want a fixed point of reference - they are not always there. we would want a fixed point of reference for i want a fixed point of reference for people to go to. we want staff to sell tickets to offer a wider range of support to people. that is why we

are saying to pilot the scheme is first so we could see what it means in reality. at the moment, the proposals are too vague and people do not know what they mean. if i look at proposals for my local station in bletchley, they propose to close the ticket office and replace it with a mobile unit without references to how often they will be there and what they will do. that is why we are saying the plans are too vague, to widespread, and we want them piloted and much more information available so people with disabilities and anyone else who wants advice on how to use the rail system can be given that. you touched on — system can be given that. you touched on the _ system can be given that. you touched on the fact _ system can be given that. you touched on the fact that the way we buy tickets has changed. it is not a small change. it isjust buy tickets has changed. it is not a small change. it is just over 10% on average of tickets bought done using the ticket office in the station.

most are done online, smart tickets, using the ticket machine in the station. with such a radical change in how we buy tickets, you understand why there is a radical need for what our stations look like? , ., ., , need for what our stations look like? , ., ._ ., need for what our stations look like? , ., ., , need for what our stations look like? _, ., , , like? there is a way of using staff efficiently and _ like? there is a way of using staff efficiently and a _ like? there is a way of using staff efficiently and a lot _ like? there is a way of using staff efficiently and a lot of _ like? there is a way of using staff efficiently and a lot of tickets, i efficiently and a lot of tickets, people do not need advice, it is a simple return, a single ticket. what we say is that changes should not come before a simplification of the ticketing system. somejourneys come before a simplification of the ticketing system. some journeys are complex. there might be a range of options on which ticket you buy and thatis options on which ticket you buy and that is sometimes when people need the advice of a ticket office salesperson.— the advice of a ticket office salesperson. the advice of a ticket office saleserson. . ., ., ,., .,, salesperson. we hear about those ro osals salesperson. we hear about those proposals to _ salesperson. we hear about those proposals to simplify _ salesperson. we hear about those proposals to simplify the - salesperson. we hear about those proposals to simplify the network| proposals to simplify the network and make it easier to buy the right ticket. the two have to go hand—in—hand but we have no further clarification about how the ticketing systems will be

simplified. i ticketing systems will be simplified.— ticketing systems will be simlified. . , , ., ticketing systems will be simlified. . ,, ., , simplified. i agree. this should be art of a simplified. i agree. this should be part of a broader _ simplified. i agree. this should be part of a broader reform _ simplified. i agree. this should be part of a broader reform of - simplified. i agree. this should be part of a broader reform of the i part of a broader reform of the system. and it underlines why we are calling for it to be piloted, not introduced at every station and line at the same point, so we can look at different options. there are stations in this country and overseas where you do not have a formal ticket office but staff are there to help support passengers and advise them and give directions. it could be a good thing, but the proposals on the table do not make it. , , . proposals on the table do not make it. the public consultation is published — it. the public consultation is published at _ it. the public consultation is published at the _ it. the public consultation is published at the end - it. the public consultation is published at the end of- it. the public consultation is published at the end of the l it. the public consultation is - published at the end of the month. what do you expect? we had anthony smith from transport focus who had this review of the consultation responses in front of us, the committee, and i think, i cannot prejudge what he will say, but i

think he will be critical of proposals put forward. and to ask the train operating companies to revise them. i am hopeful we can get sensible revisions to what is on the table. we sensible revisions to what is on the table. ~ ., ., sensible revisions to what is on the table. ~ . ., , , table. we will wait and see. it is aood to table. we will wait and see. it is good to talk _ table. we will wait and see. it is good to talk to _ table. we will wait and see. it is good to talk to you. _ table. we will wait and see. it is good to talk to you. that - table. we will wait and see. it is good to talk to you. that is - table. we will wait and see. it is good to talk to you. that is the l good to talk to you. that is the chair of the transport committee. still to come. one million pounds! we'll bejoined by rory bremner, who is playing chris tarrant in a play about the who wants to be a millionaire cheating scandal. he'll be on the sofa after eight. he will have to do it and say it in the chris tarrant voice. time for the news, travel and weather where you are.

good morning from bbc london. i'm alison earle. transport for london has confirmed a tube driver, who appeared to lead passengers in a pro—palestinian chant on an underground train, has been suspended. it happened on the central line on saturday, as tens of thousands took part in a demonstration through central london. tfl and british transport police said they're aware of the footage on social media and are investigating. more than 130,000 londoners should get a 10% pay rise from today as the "real living wage" has gone up to £13.15 an hour. it's separate to the government's "national living wage," as it's calculated according to the cost of living here. employers don't have to pay it, but around 3,500 do on a volutary basis. drivers, who appealed penalty charges issued by the royal borough of greenwich over the past year, were all successful. the council didn't contend a single appeal

—— the council didn't contest a single appeal in the 1a months to september. it's blamed staff shortages but said it's now resolved the issue, as it's employed two people to work on them and has contested every appeal in october. as far as school trips go, this one has been hailed as simply the best. thousands of students from across the capital have been to the tina turner musical. it's all part of the theatre for every child campaign, which aims to give more young people the chance to experience live performance and perhaps inspire them to get involved. there is pressure, because we want to make sure that we show it in a good light, which, of course, it's wonderful. but we want to give them the information that they need to be able to see it as an opportunity and a realistic opportunity for them, because it really is. so the pressure's on. travel now. and let's see how the tube is looking at the moment. there's are minor delays on the bakerloo line following emergency engineering work at lambeth. and minor delays on the dlr.

a good service on all other lines. now on to the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. a rather unsettled day in prospect. a mixture of scattered showers, some of which could be quite heavy, and some spells of sunshine. we have had a couple of bands of rain overnight. the first out in east anglia already. the second just about clearing through this morning. but we will see the showers — they could be heavy. you might get a rumble of thunder, especially in the sunny spells through the afternoon. a south—westerly breeze pushing those showers through and temperatures today reaching 15 celsius. overnight, we will see another front coming in from the south and south—west and that will bring another band of showery rain. you might get a rumble of thunder. minimum temperature between 8—11c. and that could linger into tomorrow morning, so it could be a damp start. the rain lingering further south and east for us. it is looking largely cloudy tomorrow, though through the afternoon, we might get some thinner areas of cloud and some brighter spells to end the day. as you can see, it will stay

unsettled this week. some rain at times. fairly breezy. one or two glimpses of sunshine. there's lots more on our website and social media, including a look inside the factory in richmond, where poppies are made. that's all for now, i'm back in about half an hour.

it's tuesday, october the 2ath. two israeli women, who were taken from their homes more two elderly israelis abducted by hamas are freed from gaza — the family of one hostage live in north london — her daughter — has flow to tel aviv to see her. it's wonderful to see my mum. her grace, it comes across, she's quite something. i'm so proud of her. 20 aid trucks have delivered supplies of medicine, food and water to gaza — it's thought that 1.a million people there are homeless. more severe weather warnings are in place for large parts of england already hit by flooding, as a result of storm babet. the rest of this week remains unsettled. today is a wet start. the rain becoming confined to northern england. forthe rain becoming confined to northern england. for the rest of us a mix of sunshine and showers, some of those will be heavy and thundery. more

later. manchester united will honour sir bobby charlton in their first home match since his death. former players and fans queue to pay their respects, as the club confirm there'll be a special pre—match tribute tonight for their former captain. it's tuesday, october the 2ath. two israeli women, who were taken from their homes more than two weeks ago, have been released from captivity. yocheved lifshitz and nurit cooper were among more than 200 people abducted by hamas in the attacks of october 7th, and brought to gaza. hamas, which is designated a terrorist group by the uk, said the release was for humanitarian reasons. the women, whose husbands are still being held, were handed over at the rafah border crossing between gaza and egypt at around 10 o'clock local time last night. our middle east correspondent yolande knell has the details. freed after more than two weeks in captivity. in a video released by hamas, nurit cooper and yocheved lifshitz were handed over to representatives of the international committee of the red cross.

not before 85—year—old yocheved lifshitz turns to a masked hamas gunman, shakes his hand and says, "shalom," hebrew for peace. hamas is designated a terrorist group by many western governments, including the uk. the women were taken out of gaza and into egypt to be flown back to israel. both had been kidnapped by hamas gunmen from their homes in nir oz. the scars of looting and destruction still mark the empty kibbutz. many residents were among the 1,a00 killed in israel on its deadliest ever day. yocheved's husband, 83—year—old oded, is still in captivity. yocheved's daughter sharone, who lives in london, spoke exclusively to the bbc on a flight to tel aviv. i am very excited. ijust saw pictures of my mum with ourfamily. they are all in the hospital. i'm very worried for my dad,

so it's a very mixed emotion. it's wonderful to see my mum and her grace — it comes across, she's quite something. i'm so proud of her. the international red cross helped secure the release of the hostages. we have called repeatedly for access to those that remain detained, that remain as hostages, and we will continue to do so. right now, our goal is to be glad that these people will be able to make it home safely to their families. across gaza, there's widespread destruction, as israel's military has continued to pound targets from the air. it says it's preparing unrelenting attacks to dismantle hamas. but most of the more than 5,000 palestinians who've been killed are civilians. the united nations says 20 lorries of aid entered via the rafah crossing yesterday with food, water and medicine, but no desperately needed fuel to power

hospitals and pump water. it's estimated that 1.a million people are homeless, including the abwasi family who are originally from blackpool, speaking here at the rafah crossing. we had to run from our house in the middle of the night and many buildings near us have been bombed and that. one night we had to run to the hospital because we heard noise in the street and we thought the house across from us was going to get bombed. and now we're just here today waiting for the rafah crossing to open. insha'allah. the release of two more israeli hostages, the third and fourth in three days, gives just a glimmer of hope that international mediators can achieve more. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. our chief international correspondent lyse doucetjoins us now from southern israel. good morning to you. do we know any more details about how the release

of these two hostages actually came about? we of these two hostages actually came about? ~ ., ~ ., ., , about? we do know that behind the scenes there _ about? we do know that behind the scenes there is _ about? we do know that behind the scenes there is intensive _ scenes there is intensive negotiations, involving qatar, the gulf state, where hamas met many of hamas's political leaders are based. the military wing of hamas announced it was releasing two more hostages and thanked egypt. the two women, nurit cooper and yocheved lifshitz, who came out of that hell for them in the dark of night, they went via egypt and to tel aviv where they are now in hospital. a number of countries who have contact with the hamas leadership are doing whatever they can to help the hostages come home free. there are israeli hostages but said to be 30 other nationalities. israel's political and military leadership, leaders who can make a difference are coming

under pressure, notjust from distraught under pressure, not just from distraught families under pressure, notjust from distraught families at such an agonising wait for loved ones to come home safe and sound but also many countries around the world, including britain, who are worried about their missing.— including britain, who are worried about their missing. israel has said overniaht about their missing. israel has said overnight they _ about their missing. israel has said overnight they had _ about their missing. israel has said overnight they had no _ about their missing. israel has said overnight they had no intention - about their missing. israel has said overnight they had no intention of. overnight they had no intention of reducing air strikes on gaza, despite the release of these two hostages. are you seeing and hearing evidence of that where you are? yes. evidence of that where you are? yes, hamas made — evidence of that where you are? yes, hamas made this _ evidence of that where you are? yes, hamas made this offer _ evidence of that where you are? ye: hamas made this offer to say evidence of that where you are? 123 hamas made this offer to say we will release... and i have been offered to release all of the hostages commit more than 200, in exchange for a ceasefire and allow more aid into gaza. that is flatly rejected by israel. there was a flurry of speculation last night as many as 50 hostages, dual nationals and foreigners come up released in exchange for aid being able to enter the gaza strip and a ceasefire. israel does not want to give any

breathing space to hamas at all. while it welcomes these releases, it also sees it as a very cynical ploy by hamas to try and improve its image in the world and present itself as a humanitarian actor. israel has not changed its war aims but not one jot. its ambition, objective could take three months or longer. it is to completely destroy hamas. we have not heard much military fire this morning, we are less than a mile from the gaza strip. you can see the smoke rising on the horizon. that is gaza city behind usk, where the bombardment continues night and day. —— behind us. thank you. the other main story is the impact of flooding right across the impact of flooding right across the uk. sally is looking at that. a new severe weather warning has come into place for parts

of yorkshire and the east midlands this morning, as heavy rain is expected to bring further disruption to those already affected by flooding following storm babet. our reporter charlotte leeming is in retford in nottinghamshire. charlotte, what's the situation there? well, sadly, not what people here want. it is chucking it down, basically. that has been the case in the last hour. there is a severe yellow weather warning in place until apm. yellow weather warning in place untilapm. normally yellow weather warning in place until apm. normally you would not be that concerned about a weather warning of that scale but we are in flooded areas. places like derbyshire, nottinghamshire, where we are in yorkshire, they already have saturated ground. the rivers are swollen and water levels are really high. in retford, it is starting to get lively now. it was like a ghost town. at the weekend there was a major incident declared, two severe flood warnings in place, which meant they had to get people

out of their homes really quickly. they went to a local centre at their leisure centre. —— local shelter. they do not know if they will flood again. the environment agency says they must be vigilant and embrace themselves for more flooding. you can see the sandbag still in place on this house. they will not be made because they do not know if they will flood again. the rain is coming down here. they cannot get back into their homes to start the process of clearing up and trying to get their homes back into a fit state consulting insurance with the carpets and furniture because they do not know if more flooding is on the way. they have been asked to keep an eye on the weather, to keep an eye on the flood warnings to make sure they are ready for action if they need to go. most of the street where we are is empty, there are a few houses at the end which did not

get any flooding. those people are being extremely vigilant today. they feel a little bit like they have not had enough simple, practical support, to deal with an extreme weather situation like this. very much keeping an eye on the weather. they will hope beyond hope there is no flooding in this area because they have seen the worst flooding here in 50 years.— here in 50 years. thank you very much indeed. _ plans to reduce the number of hotels which are used to house migrants will be outlined by the government today. the immigration minister robert jenrick will set out 50 hotels, which will no longer be used by january — with the aim of cutting 100 by march. around a00 hotels were being used earlier this year, at a cost of £8 million per day. hundreds of thousands of uk workers will see a 10% pay rise today, if their employer is signed up to the voluntary real living wage pledge. more than 1a,000 firms will increase basic pay levels to £12 per hour, or £13.15 in london. the actor amanda abbington has pulled out of strictly come dancing after missing saturday's show

for medical reasons. in her last appearance, the sherlock star and her partner giovanni scored 31 for their foxtrot to "everywhere" by fleetwood mac. they were expected to return next weekend but strictly bosses have now confirmed that amanda has decided to withdraw permanently. they said they wished her all the best for the future. real disappointment, i think she has had to leave. yes, but we do have a bit of sparkle in the studio. here's carol with a look at the weather. best intro ever. not brilliant weather news. we are looking at heavy rain coming our way. there will be sunshine and showers. it will be sunshine and showers. it will turn windy as we go through the

course of the week. heavy rain in north—east scotland, south—west scotland, eastern parts of northern ireland, south wales and the north coast of devon and also cornwall. as we go through today, you can see the progress iran has been making through the morning. it will fragment but the rain will become ensconced across parts of northern england and remain here for much of the day. for scotland and northern ireland, a mix of sunshine and showers. as the first band of rain pushes north and we can send hans showery, behind it there will be sunshine. we will also see a few showers then we ran into the main band of rain across england. quite a bit of cloud around. a colds start in the north under clear skies. temperatures in inverness pulling away overnight to freezing. through the rest of the day you can see how the rest of the day you can see how the rain remains across northern england. sunshine and showers. later heavy rain coming into the

south—west. it will be breezy across the south—east coast of england, the north sea coastline and scotland. temperatures ten to 16 north to south. as we head on through the evening and overnight eventually this rain starts to pull away. heavy rain moves across southern parts of england and also wales, by three midlands and east anglia. clear skies out to the west. here we are looking at temperatures falling away with more rain coming in across the north—east of scotland. tomorrow we start off with the rain in the south—eastern corner. it could be slow to clear and a cloud in its wake. at the same time cloud crossing scotland and also northern england. in between a lot of dry and bright weather. then our next band of rain comes in from the south—west. beyond that it does remain unsettled. see south-west. beyond that it does remain unsettled.— south-west. beyond that it does remain unsettled. see you again very soon.

a bbc investigation has found authorities failed to act on multiple warnings about a website promoting suicide and connected to at least 50 deaths in the uk. the site, which we are not naming, is easily accessible to anyone online — including children. families of the dead, the youngestjust 17, are demanding an enquiry. a warning — you may find parts of angus crawford's report upsetting. if it was shut down five years ago, there would be hundreds or thousands of people still alive today. if it was shut down 12 months ago, my brother would still be here. the government are failing people. police are failing. i think it's disgusting. i think it's — it's criminal. changes how you see the world. you just learn how evil the world is. this is michael dunham, who ended his life, taught a method and encouraged to die by a pro suicide forum, one of more than 50 people in the uk we've now identified, who did the same thing. michael's posts where he asked

for help still there for his sister to see. somebody is telling my brother to make sure he's successful. and he's asking for advice as well. does he get the advice? yeah. they all told him how to do it. they just sit back and watch all this happening — all the posts on the forum and theyjust don't care. why are they running this site, in your view? sorry. that's fine. do you want to take a moment or two? i don't know why they do it. no.

sorry. i've been through so much in my life, i could have easily ended up on that forum myself. i just... i know how much the people on there are struggling. right now, i'm a bit of a mess because this is all i seem to be talking about. but i'm not going to stop, like... i just can't. i can't live in a world knowing this stuff exists without trying to stop it. it's a site where the lonely, depressed and vulnerable meet. we're not going to name it. it's well known to the authorities and banned in some countries, but easily available here. people talk openly about suicide methods. this administrator discusses hiding poison from the police when they carry out welfare checks. some forum members even post their final moments. rarely does anyone try to stop them.

joe nihill found the site, too. we've kept it as it is. his mum, catherine and her daughter—in—law mel still havejoe's last note. even he wanted it shut down. "if you get my phone, you'll see a website. please do your best in closing that website for anyone else. look out for my mum and family." so he was still thinking about you? he was — thinking about his mum. that wasjoe. yes. always looking out for others. he did. and that's why you're still doing this? both: yeah. so catherine and mel have been gathering evidence, lobbying the government, trying to unmask those behind the site. they've even managed to speak

to one of its founders. indistinct. every single day. deal with your son dying! this is the man on the end of the line, an american, lamarcus small, who set up the suicide forum five years ago. we got hold of a photo from his high school yearbook. yeah. what i'd love to do to that smile on that face! you know, he needs putting in a cell and that cell being covered wall—to—wall and ceiling with every single face that's been on that site that has killed themselves. one of those pictures would be of gary cooper. we used to go to the old kop. my dad would take us every week. gary's brother lee, like cathrine and melanie, wantsjustice. if you were sitting opposite

lamarcus small now, what would you say to him? i don't know. i actually don't know. god, i don't know. i mean, in reality, i don't think that would be much said. i think i'd end up hurting the man, badly. you're angry? yeah. every person that's died through that site, there's a family behind that that's been destroyed. you know, there's friends. you could say there's a hundred people — behind every suicide death on that site, there's100 people affected. and it'sjust going to keep on going. so i want to know what he gets out of it. that answer could lie here. painstakingly, we've tracked lamarcus down to a small town in the southern us. we're in huntsville, alabama, and that, we think, is where lamarcus small lives. we've been waiting here all day and seen no sign at all,

but we really want to try and talk to him. we wait into the night and for two more full days. nothing. until, suddenly, there he is. at last, lamarcus small. hi, lamarcus, how are you? i'm angus from the bbc. i want to talk to you about the suicide forum you set up. you know hundreds of people have died after going on that? children are even going on that. have you got anything to say to the relatives of the dead? lamarcus, surely you've got the guts to come out and talk to me? so it looks like lamarcus has no remorse, no regret, and nothing to say to the relatives of the dead. and so we put a face to the name, but the site stays up —

preying on the vulnerable, tormenting their families. angus crawford, bbc news, huntsville, alabama. such a difficult watch, isn't it? we're joined now by catherine adenekan and melanie saville, the mum and sister—in—law ofjoe nihill, who's story was in that report. morning. thank you so much for talking to us. i will give you a moment to settle yourself. that is the first time you have seen those pictures we have right at the end of that report. that is actually quite shocking to see the man himself. yes. he shows no remorse for what he has done and how many lives he has taken. there is nothing. he is evil. well and truly evil. tell!

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if you've been affected by any of the issues raised in this discussion, you can visit the bbc action line, which has details of organisations which can help. the address is on screen now. if we take away anything from that it is a temporary problem and you can get help. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm alison earle. transport for london has confirmed a tube driver who appeared to lead passengers in a pro—palestinian chant on an underground train has been suspended. it happened on the central line on saturday as tens of thousands took part in a demonstration through central london. tfl and british transport police said they're aware of the footage on social media and are investigating. more than 130,000 londoners should get a 10% pay rise from today as the real living wage has gone up to £13.15 an hour. it's separate to the government's

national living wage as it's calculated according to the cost of living here. employers don't have to pay it, but around 3,500 on a volutary basis. drivers who appealed penalty charges issued by the royal borough of greenwich over the past year were all successful. the council didn't contest a single appeal in the 1a months to september. it's blamed staff shortages, but said it's now resolved the issue as it's employed two people to work on them and has contested every appeal in october. as far as school trips go, this one has been hailed as simply the best. thousands of students from across the capital have been to the tina turner musical. it's all part of the theatre for every child campaign which aims to give more young people the chance to experience live performance and perhaps inspire them to get involved. there is pressure, because we want to make sure that we show it in a good light, which, of course, it's wonderful. but we want to give them

the information that they need to be able to see it as an opportunity and a realistic opportunity for them, because it really is. so the pressure's on. travel now. there are minor delays on the bakerloo line following emergency engineering work at lambeth. a good service on all other lines. now the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. a rather unsettled day in prospect. a mixture of scattered showers, some of which could be quite heavy, and some spells of sunshine. we have had a couple of bands of rain overnight. the first out in east anglia already. the second just about clearing through this morning. but we will see the showers — they could be heavy. you might get a rumble of thunder, especially in the sunny spells through the afternoon. a south—westerly breeze pushing those showers through and temperatures today reaching 15 celsius. overnight, we will see another front coming in from the south and south—west and that will bring another band of showery rain.

you might get a rumble of thunder. minimum temperature between 8—11c. and that could linger into tomorrow morning, so it could be a damp start. the rain lingering further south and east for us. it is looking largely cloudy tomorrow, though through the afternoon, we might get some thinner areas of cloud and some brighter spells to end the day. as you can see, it will stay unsettled this week. some rain at times. fairly breezy. one or two glimpses of sunshine. there's lots more on our website and social media, including a look inside the factory in richmond where poppies are made. that's all for now, i'm back in about half an hour. hello, this is breakfast with sally nugent and ben thompson. the education secretary, gillian keegan, has written to all schools in england to say that parents have the right to know exactly what their children are being taught in sex education. it comes after one mother

lost her campaign for teachers to share the materials being used in her daughter's lessons. let's have a reminder of the situation as it stands. (tx the lessons are called rshe — that's relationships, sex and health education and they're compulsory for all pupils receiving primary and secondary education in england and wales. in primary schools, pupils are taught how to build respectful relationships, focusing on family and friendships. and at secondary school, lessons introduce knowledge about intimate relationships and how to have positive and healthy sexual relationships. geoff barton is from the association of school and college leaders, he joins us from bury st edmunds. good morning. what do you think about the timing _ good morning. what do you think about the timing of— good morning. what do you think about the timing of this? - good morning. what do you think about the timing of this? why i good morning. what do you think| about the timing of this? why has the letter being sent now? that is the letter being sent now? that is the question _ the letter being sent now? that is the question i _ the letter being sent now? that is the question i was _ the letter being sent now? that is the question i was wondering i the letter being sent now? that is i the question i was wondering about. lthe letter being sent now? that is| the question i was wondering about. it is half term for the majority of schools so is it designed to go to

teachers and head teachers? are we being put on the collective naughty step with the nation's deputy head girl, is that what it is about? parents wanting information before half term, or is it throwing red meat to backbenchers and saying as an education secretary, i am doing things? it is not great timing. if we had consultation we could have raised questions which will probably raised questions which will probably raised here now. igrailmt raised questions which will probably raised here now.— raised questions which will probably raised here now. what has changed is that schools — raised here now. what has changed is that schools will _ raised here now. what has changed is that schools will have _ raised here now. what has changed is that schools will have to _ raised here now. what has changed is that schools will have to provide i that schools will have to provide it. it is not saying they have to publish it every day and send it to parents. if the parent asks, they will tell them what it is. perhaps. i did not see _ will tell them what it is. perhaps. i did not see the _ will tell them what it is. perhaps. i did not see the letter _ will tell them what it is. perhaps. i did not see the letter in - will tell them what it is. perhaps. | i did not see the letter in advance. this is a pattern that is starting to make the teaching profession feel like it is being treated with contempt. we have had this curriculum since 2020, september,

and it is eminently sensible but quite rightly, the government said there would be a review of the curriculum and got an eminent panel reviewing it which should have been done by september this year and has not been but we will get it by the end of this term. there is something bizarre, going back to timing, of sending a letter today saying you need to be telling parents everything in the curriculum when we are waiting on the review of the curriculum. if i am a head teacher, am i supposed to publish stuff this week that could be out of date next week, or when we get the review? you can see why there is irritation in my voice and why we want the secretary of state to focus on things that matter. there is plenty, a dysfunctional department for education where they made a funding error which means schools will get less money than planned for next year. we have not got to the bottom of the concrete crisis and we have a

report today talking about eye watering poverty. would that not be a better agenda for an education secretary? it a better agenda for an education secreta ? , ~ a better agenda for an education secretary?— a better agenda for an education secreta ? , ~ , , , ., secretary? it feels like issues are cominu secretary? it feels like issues are coming together, _ secretary? it feels like issues are coming together, the _ secretary? it feels like issues are coming together, the school- secretary? it feels like issues are l coming together, the school saying they cannot publish the material because it has a copyright and the education secretary said that is not a barrier to disclosure. the other is about not putting extra workload on teachers to have to publish this in the fall. this is simply saying, if we read the letter correctly, if parents request it, the school should provide it, but you tell me they do that already. the? should provide it, but you tell me they do that already.— they do that already. they do, i checked the _ they do that already. they do, i checked the guidance _ they do that already. they do, i checked the guidance on - they do that already. they do, i checked the guidance on the i checked the guidance on the department for education website. i looked at 12 random secondary and primary schools all of whom are publishing what the curriculum is. the point about workload is important. a4,000 teachers left teaching last year, 9% of the profession. the government missed targets for recruitment, by about

50%. a reason is pay but the other is workload. teachers get good holidays and we like that but we also know teachers work longer hours in the working week and if you have a partner who is a teacher you will know that is the case. why would you add workload at this time against a crisis in recruitment and retention. it seems there is parallel universe the secretary of state is in that does not accord.— john is here and a real moment for manchester united fans tonight. a huge amount of outpouring following the news of sir bobby charlton's death on saturday but their first home game tonight at old trafford in the champions league

when they take on copenhagen, a stage in which he starred so much in his career. only fitting. fans have been urged to get to the ground early ahead of tonight's european cup match as the club prepare that special tribute. with a huge number of wishes coming from across football for sir bobby charlton. patrick gearey reports now on what has been a poignant few days at old trafford. at manchester united, they will for ever look up to sir bobby charlton. he stands as part of the united trinity — the three stars who helped guide them to european triumph. but bobby also got them through disaster. this week, they remember the man who helped them rebuild from the wreckage of munich. bobby charlton didn't merely play for this club, he is part of it. 0h, he was so humble. he was great. you could meet him and you'd speak to him forfive minutes

and you think you've known him for years. it's unbelievable, this warmth that came from him. | bobby was in that horrific crashi and yet he still came through it all and he was still a humble man. yeah, loved bobby charlton. inside, there is the space for more private reflection. a book of condolence has been opened and various manchester united generations have been spelling out what bobby charlton meant to them. for united's current players, there was a first chance to pay tribute with a wreath and a minute's appreciation at sheffield united on saturday. now, at the training ground, before the bustle of questions for the manager, silence. bobby was a legend, a giant. not only for manchester united, but for mundial football. but for football. and so his legacy was, so what he left, were the standards, the high standards. he is in front of old trafford, with denis law, george best.

they are always a huge inspiration for us every day, so in every game. i was fortunate enough to get know him. since i arrived at the club, he was always there. after the games with us, no matter if we won the game or if we lost the game, he was always there to be ready to give you a word of appreciation. sometimes, he would even say that that we had to play a little bit better. sir bobby charlton! seven years ago at the club he loved, at the ground he graced, they named a stand after sir bobby charlton. tonight at old trafford, they'll remember the man behind it. manchester united versus copenhagen. commemoration, celebration and a chance to say thank you... commentator: bobby charlton made it 4-1! . ..for the unforgettable. patrick gearey, bbc news.

an emotional night ahead at old trafford. just two days after sir bobby's death, we learned yesterday that the former middlesbrough defender bill gates had also died. both men suffered dementia, and it was bill's wife, drjudith gates, who founded the charity head for change, which campaigns to protect footballers and rugby players from the risks associated with those sports. the brain disease cte that results from repetitive head impacts is actually brutal. we have experienced much of that brutality. we've had bill saying, "give me a gun and let me shoot myself." i've had to hide every paracetamol in the house because he threatened to take them. we've had compulsive—obsessive walking — up to ten miles a day. he knew throughout his playing career that he was suffering from migraines. he chose to retire because they were becoming so debilitating. but, at that time, even although we now know that there was evidence to indicate the problem, it was not being taken

seriously by the sport itself. so what we hope his legacy will be is that people recognise that although this appears as an old person's disease, it's actually something that begins in youth. it's something that begins because of the head impacts — the repetitive head impacts in the earlier years. and so if bill's legacy can be that all of the young players recognise that their brain is fragile, that they need to protect it and that they need to ensure that they take care, then that will be a phenomenal legacy and prevent other players and otherfamilies having to go through the 12—year journey that we have just experienced. he was a player, he was an accountant, he was an entrepreneur, he was a philanthropist. that was judith gates who founded the charity head for change talking

about her husband bill gates who suffers from dementia. united are not the only british side in action tonight as arsenal play their third group match. they're in seville having lost last time out at lens. they sit second, a point ahead of their opponents tonight. tottenham are back on top of the premier league table this morning, thanks in part to these two. england forward james maddison with tottenham's second goal here after being set up by son heung min, who'd earlier scored their opener, as they beat fulham 2—0. at the cricket world cup, england are now rock bottom of the ten—team table. the defending champions have only managed one victory from their opening four matches, and have now been overtaken by afghanistan. having already defeated england, they pulled off another huge shock — beating pakistan by 8 wickets. it's the first time afghanistan have won two matches in the same world cup. there will be one englishman right in the thick of the action

in sunday's rugby world cup final. referee wayne barnes has been chosen to officiate the showpiece between the springboks and new zealand at the stade de france. england of course just missing out against south africa in the semis. and great britain are edging closer to next month's davis cup quarterfinal tie, where they will go up against novak djokovic and his serbia side. this was them qualiying in manchester last month — captain leon smith has named an unchanged side. dan evans and neil skupski beating france in the doules, jack draper, cam norrie and andy murray also included. no easy task going up against novak djokovic. but they played well. the gb side unchanged. do not bet against them. i love the optimism. all change here.

here's carol. a lot of rain in the forecast and we have spoken about the impact of flooding but still a lot of rain in the forecast which is a problem. a lot of rain in the next five days in parts of north—east and south—west scotland, parts of northern ireland, south wales, devon and cornwall. falling in areas we do not want it. this morning we have a yellow warning issued by the met office that started at 3am. it is for heavy rain and valid until lipm. widely in this area we could have up to 20 millimetres of rain but locally across parts of lincolnshire and yorkshire, we could have 30—50 millimetres, not helping the situation at all. what is happening, this front is pushing northwards. we had a weak front moving north overnight. it produced heavy rain as

it moved from the south—west but it is fragmenting. later, we will have a weather front bringing rain across the south—west. this morning, across england and wales, it is wet. scotland, showers, in northern ireland, some showers. through the day, the rain is ensconced across northern and north—east england. showers to the south of that and sunshine in between, some showers heavy and thundering. to the north of it, a mixture of bright spells and showers. later, more substantial rain in the south—west. breezy in the south—east and north sea and northern scotland. temperatures 10-16 northern scotland. temperatures io—i6 north to south. as we head through the evening and overnight, rain starts to fragment across northern england. it is replaced in

the south by heavy rain moving across southern england, wales, midlands, east anglia, and some of it could have thunder and lightning in it. showers coming in across scotland and northern england, pushing towards the west. the west itself will remain fairly clear and here temperatures will be lower. a colder in prospect. through tomorrow, this is the front bringing rain across southern counties. it will be slow to clear. later, another coming in across the south—west and rain across northern england and scotland. drifting in on a brisk wind. we lose the rain eventually from the south—east. quite a bit of cloud left in its wake. laterwe quite a bit of cloud left in its wake. later we have the next batch from the south—west and in between, sunshine and brighter skies. wednesday into thursday, we have a weather front pushing northwards

bringing more rain. as we head into friday, another comes in. also bringing more rain. it is a messy picture over the next days. rain or showers during thursday. some bright skies in between. it will be a wet day for many and also windy, especially in the east and north. and the temperature is 9—16. even beyond that, it does and the temperature is 9—16. even beyond that, it does remain unsettled. and the weather warning. the rain falling on already saturated ground. here's a question for you. who would you cast in the role of chris tarrant in a play about the itv quiz show who wants to be a millionaire? you can't phone a friend or ask the audience. because you don't need to. the answer is, obviously, rory bremner.

we'll speak to him in a minute but first let's see a trailer for the play. you've just won £1 million! you have done amazingly, fantastically! the rollover contestant from last night — we think he's cheating. coughing. coughing your way to the right answers in a studio with microphones and cameras trained directly on you. except i didn't do it. guilty or not guilty. and the decision is yours. ok, let's play. roryjoins us now. it looks quite exciting. how is it? we are halfway through the tour and just over the road at the lowry in

salford. sulphurtonightand just over the road at the lowry in salford. sulphur tonight and then to norwich, bromley, canterbury and finish in bath. i am spending weeks as chris tarrant, which he hates. as chris: it's nothing like me, who are you being? 25 years ago since it started last month. the millionaire thing happened 22 years ago, the coughing major. he went on the first night and was a disaster. he burnt to lifelines and got up to eaooo. the next day he went up to i million. they thought it was weird and went back over the tapes and heard coughing. it went to court, he was found guilty. vilified. it ruined his life. they shot his cat. not the production team! his dog was kicked to death. he lost his job.

production team! his dog was kicked to death. he lost hisjob. it production team! his dog was kicked to death. he lost his job. it was really... and it revisits the story, james graham, he has four plays running at the moment. it is amazing, a wonderful cast to keep me on my toes because they play for — five parts. one minute they are a judge, then a journalist. we are having a whale of a time. the tension of the studio and a courtroom drama and the audience gets tojudge. we courtroom drama and the audience gets to judge-— gets to 'udge. we remember it, 22 ears gets tojudge. we remember it, 22 ears auo, gets tojudge. we remember it, 22 years ago. everyone _ gets tojudge. we remember it, 22 years ago, everyone had _ gets tojudge. we remember it, 22 years ago, everyone had a - gets tojudge. we remember it, 22| years ago, everyone had a different verdict. , . , years ago, everyone had a different verdict. , ., , ., verdict. sally was not even born. obviously- _ verdict. sally was not even born. obviously. we _ verdict. sally was not even born. obviously. we all— verdict. sally was not even born. obviously. we all decided - verdict. sally was not even born. i obviously. we all decided whether verdict. sally was not even born. - obviously. we all decided whether he was guilty or not. was it audience coughing, as often audiences do but in the play they vote. [30 coughing, as often audiences do but in the play they vote.— in the play they vote. do they chan . e in the play they vote. do they change their _ in the play they vote. do they change their mind? _ in the play they vote. do they change their mind? 30-4096' in the play they vote. do they - change their mind? 30-4096 change change their mind? 30—1i0% change their mind. in chichester it was 50-15. 423 said

their mind. in chichester it was 50—15. 423 said guilty and 421! voted innocent. —— 50—50. we think there is reasonable doubt. i do not think we have heard the end of the case. i think there may be... there is talk of an appeal. it is a live thing and part of people's lives. what is exciting is the play brings back memories and they remember the excitement of that extraordinary millionaire studio. it is a whodunnit. it is a heist. they got people onto the show will stop to get into the fastest finger first, it is a waiting room and you meet the syndicate, a shadowy group of quizzes who would get people on the show for fe and paddy spooner, the alleged leader of the syndicate said for every £10 won on millionaire they got £1 because 10% of the

earnings they would take as a fee for getting people on the programme. we know about that. it is a fascinating story and we tell the prosecution case in part one and the audience vote and it is 90%. it is like chris tarrant. as chris: he is as guilty as guy fox! and in the second half we shuffle the pack. there is jeopardy. second half we shuffle the pack. there isjeopardy. i cannot think of the word jeopardy without thinking about nell edmonds. we will call the banker. i am getting a mixture of hosts there. there isjeopardy banker. i am getting a mixture of hosts there. there is jeopardy —— noel edmonds. it is an exciting cast. we have charley webb from emmerdale. it is the first stage thing, but she is brilliant. mark benton you probably see in a lot of things. he is a national treasure, or national trinket asjulian clary

would save. it is great fun. it raises questions about how you tell a story, particularly when you think about politics. different sides, it depends on how you tell the story and what you believe and confirmation bias, for and those who make up their minds beforehand. he has made it very entertaining. what has made it very entertaining. what ha--ens has made it very entertaining. what ha ens if has made it very entertaining. what happens if peeple — has made it very entertaining. what happens if people in _ has made it very entertaining. what happens if people in the audience coughed naturally? in happens if people in the audience coughed naturally?— happens if people in the audience coughed naturally? in the heart of the -la , coughed naturally? in the heart of the play. there — coughed naturally? in the heart of the play. there is _ coughed naturally? in the heart of the play, there is a _ coughed naturally? in the heart of the play, there is a bit _ coughed naturally? in the heart of the play, there is a bit james - coughed naturally? in the heart of| the play, there is a bit james wrote the play, there is a bitjames wrote when chris is persuaded to do the show in the first place but when i am in the chair, it is tense between me and the major and you are on a tightrope. you get the odd cough from the audience at the wrong moment. as chris: will you stop coughing? on the take the prosecution were given by the production team they isolated 19 coughs in the right place. there were 192 coughs that

evening. i keep saying will somebody come along to the theatre with a clicking thing and count how many coughs in the audience. there would be hundreds. and one of the people had cough variant asthma. would you choose him to be your accomplice? you say chris tarrant does not like the voice. he you say chris tarrant does not like the voice. ., , ., , the voice. he hates it. he was in that seat- _ the voice. he hates it. he was in that seat. there _ the voice. he hates it. he was in that seat. there is _ the voice. he hates it. he was in that seat. there is still- the voice. he hates it. he was in that seat. there is still some - the voice. he hates it. he was in that seat. there is still some of| that seat. there is still some of his ectoplasm. ijust play around. tee hee. he said i have never said tee hee. you are taking the bread from my children's mounds. i get messages from him, he is great. i hope he comes to see it. there are only five weeks left. quiz werner ——

quiz the play. is it coming to salford, bromley, canterbury, bath. it is all of the above. it is a great evening. audiences are loving it. a bit of a courtroom drama and a lot of entertainment. very funny and very fast. lot of entertainment. very funny and ve fast. ., ,., , very fast. have i sold it? chris tarrant has. — very fast. have i sold it? chris tarrant has, yes. _ very fast. have i sold it? chris tarrant has, yes. it _ very fast. have i sold it? chris tarrant has, yes. it is - very fast. have i sold it? chris tarrant has, yes. it is great i very fast. have i sold it? chris l tarrant has, yes. it is great fun. you guys- _ tarrant has, yes. it is great fun. you guys- you _ tarrant has, yes. it is great fun. you guys. you only _ tarrant has, yes. it is great fun. you guys. you only have - tarrant has, yes. it is great fun. you guys. you only have to - tarrant has, yes. it is great fun. j you guys. you only have to walk tarrant has, yes. it is great fun. - you guys. you only have to walk 200 yards to the theatre, to the lowry theatre. ., , , ., ., , theatre. probably after our bedtime. we could turn _ theatre. probably after our bedtime. we could turn it _ theatre. probably after our bedtime. we could turn it around, _ theatre. probably after our bedtime. we could turn it around, probably. i we could turn it around, probably. it is a break from the dayjob. because politics, so dark at the moment. you do not rule out a

comeback from boris. i am sorry, i have done donald trump, do i have to do biden? sleepyjoe. he is have done donald trump, do i have to do biden? sleepy joe.— do biden? sleepy joe. he is still in bed. do biden? sleepy joe. he is still in bed- trump _ do biden? sleepy joe. he is still in bed. trump does _ do biden? sleepy joe. he is still in bed. trump does biden, _ do biden? sleepy joe. he is still in bed. trump does biden, that - do biden? sleepy joe. he is still in bed. trump does biden, that was. | do biden? sleepy joe. he is still in i bed. trump does biden, that was. it bed. trump does biden, that was. it is hard. you know, no, it's gone. all gone. is hard. you know, no, it's gone. all gone-— all gone. that is brilliant. thank ou so all gone. that is brilliant. thank you so much- — all gone. that is brilliant. thank you so much- i _ all gone. that is brilliant. thank you so much. i am _ all gone. that is brilliant. thank you so much. i am so _ all gone. that is brilliant. thank you so much. i am so sorry, - all gone. that is brilliant. thank you so much. i am so sorry, i. you so much. i am so sorry, i brought— you so much. i am so sorry, i brought too _ you so much. i am so sorry, i brought too many _ you so much. i am so sorry, i brought too many people - you so much. i am so sorry, i| brought too many people with you so much. i am so sorry, i- brought too many people with me. you are all welcome. quiz is on tour in theatres until november 25th. still to come on today's breakfast. the former england cricketer phil tufnell has decided to break the golden rule — what goes on tour, stays on tour — for a new book about his many adventures on the road. he'll be here to tell us why, atjust after 8.30. he said he is a brilliant tourist.

he said he is a brilliant tourist. he had a reputation for being a terrible tourist but he will explain. i saw him in the caribbean in 1990. drop that name. he was great fun. enough of that now. time for the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london. i'm alison earle. transport for london has confirmed a tube driver, who appeared to lead passengers in a pro—palestinian chant on an underground train, has been suspended. it happened on the central line on saturday, as tens of thousands took part in a demonstration through central london. tfl and british transport police said they're aware of the footage on social media and are investigating. shamima begum's fight against the decision to strip her of her british citizenship is due to reach the appeal court later. she was 15 and still at school

when she left bethnal green to join the islamic state group in syria eight years ago. her lawyers say she should be treated as a victim of child trafficking. drivers, who appealed penalty charges issued by the royal borough of greenwich over the past year, were all successful. the council didn't contest a single appeal in the 1a months to september. it's blamed staff shortages but said it's now employed two people to work on them and has contested every appeal in october. travel now, and let's see how the tube is looking at the moment. there's are minor delays on the bakerloo line. a good service on all other lines. now on to the weather. a mixture of sunny spells and showers. it should be mostly dry this afternoon. but expect some outbreaks of rain this evening. temperatures today will get up to around 15 degrees. there's lots more on our website and social media, including a look inside the factory in richmond where poppies are made. that's all for now, i'm back in about half an hour.

good morning. welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and ben thompson. our headlines today... two elderly israelis abducted by hamas are freed from gaza — the family of one hostage live in north london — her daughter has flown to tel aviv to see her. it's wonderful to see my mum. her grace, it comes across, she's quite something. i'm so proud of her. 20 aid trucks have delivered supplies of medicine, food and water to gaza — it's thought that 1.4 million people there are homeless. more severe weather warnings are in place for large parts of england already hit by flooding, as a result of storm babet. more unsettled weather to come over the next few days. today is a wet start across england and wales. the

rain becoming confined to northern england. eitherside rain becoming confined to northern england. either side there is sunshine and showers. later, more rain from the south—west. all the details throughout the programme. how much can you trust the customer reviews you see online? major online firms including amazon and booking.com say they're working together to tackle the surge in fake ones. i'll explain how to spot them as well later. manchester united play first home game since the death of sir bobby charlton, tonight. former players and fans queue to pay their respects, as the club confirm there'll be a special pre—match tribute ahead of their european cup match with copenhagen. it's tuesday october the 24th. two israeli women, who were taken from their homes more than two weeks ago, have been released from captivity. yocheved lifshitz and nurit cooper were among more than 200 people abducted by hamas in the attacks of october 7th, and brought to gaza. hamas, which is designated a terrorist group by the uk, said the release was for humanitarian reasons.

the women, whose husbands are still being held, were handed over at the rafah border crossing between gaza and egypt at around 10 o'clock local time last night. our middle east correspondent yolande knell has the details. freed after more than two weeks in captivity. in a video released by hamas, nurit cooper and yocheved lifshitz were handed over to representatives of the international committee of the red cross. not before 85—year—old yocheved lifshitz turns to a masked hamas gunman, shakes his hand and says, "shalom," hebrew for peace. hamas is designated a terrorist group by many western governments, including the uk. the women were taken out of gaza and into egypt to be flown back to israel. both had been kidnapped by hamas gunmen from their homes in nir oz. the scars of looting and destruction still mark the empty kibbutz. many residents were among the 1,400 killed in israel on its deadliest ever day.

yocheved's husband, 83—year—old oded, is still in captivity. yocheved's daughter sharone, who lives in london, spoke exclusively to the bbc on a flight to tel aviv. i am very excited. ijust saw pictures of my mum with ourfamily. they are all in the hospital. i'm very worried for my dad, so it's a very mixed emotion. it's wonderful to see my mum and her grace — it comes across, she's quite something. i'm so proud of her. the international red cross helped secure the release of the hostages. we have called repeatedly for access to those that remain detained, that remain as hostages, and we will continue to do so. right now, our goal is to be glad that these people will be able to make it home safely

to their families. across gaza, there's widespread destruction, as israel's military has continued to pound targets from the air. it says it's preparing unrelenting attacks to dismantle hamas. but most of the more than 5,000 palestinians who've been killed are civilians. the united nations says 20 lorries of aid entered via the rafah crossing yesterday with food, water and medicine, but no desperately needed fuel to power hospitals and pump water. it's estimated that 1.4 million people are homeless, including the abwasi family who are originally from blackpool, speaking here at the rafah crossing. we had to run from our house in the middle of the night and many buildings near us have been bombed and that. one night we had to run to the hospital because we heard noise in the street and we thought the house across from us was going to get bombed. and now we're just here today waiting for the rafah crossing to open. insha'allah. the release of two

more israeli hostages, the third and fourth in three days, gives just a glimmer of hope that international mediators can achieve more. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. our middle east correspondent yolande knelljoins us now from jerusalem. we saw in that report, the daughter of one of those hostages on her way to meet her mother. we understand that meeting has taken place. what do you know? pm that meeting has taken place. what do you know?— that meeting has taken place. what do you know? that meeting has taken place. what do ou know? �* ., ., ., ., ., do you know? an emotional reunion at the hosital do you know? an emotional reunion at the hospital where _ do you know? an emotional reunion at the hospital where her— do you know? an emotional reunion at the hospital where her mother - do you know? an emotional reunion at the hospital where her mother has - the hospital where her mother has been undergoing medical checks after two weeks of not taking regular medication. sharone hasjust told the bbc her mother is ok. she is very sharp, keen to share information. we have information to pass on to families about the hostages. she said her mother did not have news of her father, the two of them are kept separate from each

other. she talked about her father, saying she was very involved in rights for palestinians and working towards peace with our neighbours. we know he was involved in an organisation that actually used to take palestinian patients from the gaza strip, when they came out to hospitals in eastjerusalem. still]! hospitals in east jerusalem. still 200 or so hospitals in eastjerusalem. still 200 or so hostages being held. israel has said overnight they have no intention of reducing their strikes. . , ~ . no intention of reducing their strikes. ., , . ., strikes. that is right. we had some uuite strikes. that is right. we had some quite aggressive — strikes. that is right. we had some quite aggressive rhetoric _ strikes. that is right. we had some quite aggressive rhetoric from - strikes. that is right. we had some quite aggressive rhetoric from the l quite aggressive rhetoric from the israeli military�*s chief of staff, saying hamas would be dismantled, in his words. israeli military saying this morning it has hit something like 400 targets in the gaza strip in the past day. it says it has killed a number of hamas commanders and operatives. in gaza, officials are saying 140 people have been killed in strikes overnight and they

were in the south of the gaza strip, the area people have been told to evacuate to, as well as in the north and be eased. i would say at the same time as israel is making clear about its plans militarily full gaza, we have more signs that perhaps behind the scenes its international allies are calling for more time to try to negotiate on the hostages and to get more aid into gaza as well. there is a really big concern about the humanitarian situation. we have the french president emmanuel macron here. he has been meeting french is ready that the airport, people whose loved ones have been killed or are still missing out those terrible events on the 7th of october. now he has gone to see the israeli president and will be meeting at israeli leaders before meeting the palestinian president in ramallah, he is of course a political rival to hamas. thank you. that is the view from

jerusalem. from the southern city of khan yunis. israel says it will not reduce the bombardment of gaza. tell us what you are seeing and hearing this morning. you are seeing and hearing this morninu. . , you are seeing and hearing this mornin. .,, .,, ., , morning. last night was a terrible niuht for morning. last night was a terrible night for most _ morning. last night was a terrible night for most of _ morning. last night was a terrible night for most of the _ morning. last night was a terrible night for most of the people - morning. last night was a terrible night for most of the people in . night for most of the people in gaza. over100 night for most of the people in gaza. over 100 people only in khan yunis were killed. some of them displaced from their homes in the north and gaza city. the bombing was all nike air strike started in houses near the station and other locations. this morning i was at a funeralfor locations. this morning i was at a funeral for those killed locations. this morning i was at a funeralfor those killed overnight. funeral for those killed overnight. a funeralfor those killed overnight. a state of sadness, grief and shock. people were screaming, a woman was

trying to had a coughing up her little boy who was killed overnight. people who were angry shouting. a very angry mood here in the hospital as the bodies came out of the mall can being buried, as we understand, they lost about 20 people. the only survivor spoke to the bbc, saying they are going to be buried in a mass grave. the humanitarian situation is getting worse and worse. in the hospital, fuel is running out. hospital officials believe if they can run the hospital today, there is no guarantee they will be able to run it tomorrow. another 20 tracks are expected to come from egypt today carrying fuel and medicine. as we understand, water. that is a real problem here. most of the people in khan yunis are

not getting any water. those who are getting water, it is unclean, according to the local authority because they don't have electricity to filter the drinking water. the advice is for people to drink it if necessary. the situation is getting worse and worse and people in gaza are hoping for a sustainable humanitarian corridor from egypt that gives some hope for those who are here. we are saying that khan yunis, about1.2 are here. we are saying that khan yunis, about 1.2 million people living in this city, they are struggling to cope with the situation, struggling to find food, water and struggling to survive. h water and struggling to survive. it is good to talk to you this morning. thank you for being with us. hope to talk to you soon. i'll correspond and live inside gaza. more from the team across the region. sally is looking

at the other main stories now. a ban on so—called "no—fault" evictions in england will now be indefinitely delayed, the government has announced. ministers have been promising to end the right of landlords to evict tenants for no reason since 2019, but the housing secretary michael gove now says reforms to the court system are needed first. labour accused the government of kicking the proposals into the "long grass", adding that reforms would "take yea rs" to complete. hundreds of thousands of uk workers will see a 10% pay rise today, if their employer is signed up to the voluntary real living wage pledge. more than 14,000 firms will increase basic pay levels to £12 per hour, or £13.15 in london. plans to reduce the number of hotels, which are used to house migrants, will be outlined by the government today. the immigration minister robert jenrick will set out 50 hotels, which will no longer be used by january — with the aim of cutting 100 by march. our chief political correspondent henry zeffman is in westminser. henry, what more can you tell us?

£8 million a day, that is the amount the government currently spends on hotels for asylum seekers and migrants. they know that among lots of members of the public, particularly those who vote for the conservative party, there is a lot of concern about that. for a long time, the government has been saying they want to reduce the number of hotels used for this purpose. they say now by the end of january, at least 50 will be closed with an aspiration that by march that number will be up to 100. worth considering why they can do this now. the main reason is the number of crossings has come down significantly, it is about 30% lower than it was at this point last year. partly because of the returns deal the government signed with albania and partly because of the millions of pounds the government is paying the french government to increase patrols on its side of the channel. you will

forgive me, i hope, buti its side of the channel. you will forgive me, i hope, but i am in westminster and when we think of things to a political lens, one other reason the government is so keen and determined to do this now, there is a general election planning, probably next year and a lot of these hotels are in marginal constituencies. a lot of voters who are concerned about this issue might vote conservative but are frustrated with the party in the moment. rishi sunak is determined to be seen as sorting that out.— sorting that out. henry, we were alwa s sorting that out. henry, we were always forgive — sorting that out. henry, we were always forgive you. _ sorting that out. henry, we were always forgive you. thank - sorting that out. henry, we were always forgive you. thank you i sorting that out. henry, we were l always forgive you. thank you very much indeed. the actor amanda abbington has pulled out of strictly come dancing after missing saturday's show for medical reasons. in her last appearance, the sherlock star and her partner giovanni scored 31 for their foxtrot to "everywhere" by fleetwood mac. they were expected to return next weekend but strictly bosses have now confirmed that amanda has decided to withdraw permanently. they said they wished her all

the best for the future. shelby waltz over to the weather? —— shall we waltz over? i got shelby waltz over to the weather? -- shall we waltz over?— shall we waltz over? i got four on a aood da . shall we waltz over? i got four on a good day- not _ shall we waltz over? i got four on a good day. not good. _ shall we waltz over? i got four on a good day. not good. the _ shall we waltz over? i got four on a good day. not good. the weather | shall we waltz over? i got four on a | good day. not good. the weather is not great over the next few days. more heavy rain in places we really do not want it. a gentle reminder that this weekend, sunday morning at two o'clock, the clocks go back an hour. what we have for the next few days as heavy rain. there will be sunshine in between. as we head towards the end of the week, it will also be fairly blessed we are windy depending where you are. this morning we had this weather front producing some rain. this area of low pressure producing cloud and rain. later more coming into the south—west. a wet start across england and wales. some shallows across parts of eastern and southern

scotland. the north of scotland, under clear skies, scotland. the north of scotland, under clearskies, it scotland. the north of scotland, under clear skies, it has been a cold start. northern ireland starting with showers. the rain across northern england. as we come south, quite a bit of a pad around and again some scattered showers. through the course of the day we will see some sunshine in between the showers. the showers could be heavy infantry, particularly in the south and continue on and off across scotland. it would be the rain that will be ensconced in areas where we already have flooding issues, wish i was getting into northern ireland. later in the day we will see more heavy rain coming in across the south—west. it will be breezy across the south east coast, the north sea coast and northern scotland with temperatures ten to 15 degrees north to south. through this evening and overnight, here comes the heavy rain crossing the southern half of the country. some thunder and lightning embedded in as well. across scotland and northern england, clouds drifting towards the west bringing

in some rain. for many western areas, we are going to have clearer skies. mist and fog patches quite likely and it will be colder in the west and that clearer skies. into tomorrow we have the rain slowly pulling away from the south east which could linger across parts of east anglia and kent for much of the day. showery outbreaks of rain across scotland and north—east england. towards the west a lot of dry weather before the next batch of rain and stronger winds arrive from the south—west. still]! rain and stronger winds arrive from the south-west.— the south-west. still unsettled. thank you- _ as we've just heard from carol, there's even more bad weather in store for millions of people today. the met office has issued a new weather warning for rain, which came into force overnight, for large parts of yorkshire, the east midlands and the east of england. it comes after storm babet claimed the lives of at least five people and forced many more from their homes. our correspondent

greg mckenzie reports. the clean—up in the wake of storm babet, which had rained down across large parts of the uk since last week, causing extensive flooding. hundreds of people have been left homeless. yesterday, the environment secretary, therese coffey, visited flood—hit retford in nottinghamshire, where more than 500 homes were evacuated. for some, it brought back memories of the flooding which took place here in 2007. it's not a home any more. it will be again. yeah, but i have to fork out and i have to do all the hard work — we have to all the hard work, beacuse that is us. it's all on us. we want it all on you now. you've got to do it. you deal with it. in derby, like elsewhere, many are just trying to pick up the pieces and get back to normality. there was a layer of silt and dirt which we've got rid of.

we are now cleaning through that again. the cellar, we are trying to empty so we can have it sanitised. all of the racking will need to be repaired. the cooling system is broken. the cellar has to be rebuilt, basically, but we were lucky elsewhere. it could have been a lot worse. in brechin, rescue has now become recovery. residents who had to flee last week are back to see the damage. jasmine and lauren wilcox live opposite the river south esk, which burst its banks on friday. you come in and the first thing you see when you walk in is toys, when i came back to rescue my cats. all i see is my little girl's toys floating about on the floor. all that hard work. we've only been here for two years... and over the two years, we've put all the effort in to get this place looking homely and it's gone. not really anything else we can... there's no words for it. but as many clear away the debris,

the met office have today warned of further heavy rain, with a fresh yellow weather warning in place untilfour o'clock this afternoon, which will affect parts of the east midlands, yorkshire and the east coast of england. greg mckenzie, bbc news richard eden is one of those, who was forced to move out of his flooded home, along with his terminally ill daughter emily. hejoins us now. morning to you. how are you doing? how is the house? it is morning to you. how are you doing? how is the house?— how is the house? it is destroyed, totally destroyed. _ how is the house? it is destroyed, totally destroyed. what _ how is the house? it is destroyed, totally destroyed. what have - how is the house? it is destroyed, totally destroyed. what have they | totally destroyed. what have they told ou totally destroyed. what have they told you about — totally destroyed. what have they told you about when _ totally destroyed. what have they told you about when it _ totally destroyed. what have they told you about when it hurt - totally destroyed. what have they told you about when it hurt or - totally destroyed. what have they told you about when it hurt or you might be able to get back in? the last thing i _ might be able to get back in? tue: last thing i heard might be able to get back in? t'ta: last thing i heard last might be able to get back in? tt;a: last thing i heard last night, it could be over six months. find last thing i heard last night, it could be over six months. and we heard did not _ could be over six months. and we heard did not report _ could be over six months. and we heard did not report about - could be over six months. and we heard did not report about the - heard did not report about the impact it is having on people. your

case is a little different, isn't it? tell us about emily. emily was diarnosed it? tell us about emily. emily was diagnosed with _ it? tell us about emily. emily was diagnosed with terminal _ it? tell us about emily. emily was diagnosed with terminal cancer i it? tell us about emily. emily was i diagnosed with terminal cancer four weeks ago. no cure. she said she didn't want to be in a hospice, she wants to be in her comfort zone, which is her house. so wants to be in her comfort zone, which is her house.— wants to be in her comfort zone, which is her house. so you are in the most — which is her house. so you are in the most difficult _ which is her house. so you are in the most difficult of _ which is her house. so you are in the most difficult of situations, i the most difficult of situations, richard. i am sure lots of people listening to you watching at home have huge sympathy for what is going on right now for you and emily. what do you need to happen? weill. do you need to happen? well, basically. _ do you need to happen? well, basically, the _ do you need to happen? well, basically, the insurance i do you need to happen? well, i basically, the insurance company, do you need to happen? -tt basically, the insurance company, we are in a hotel at the moment. my son manages it. we have been protests up there. the insurance company says we can only stop till sunday because of the cost of it. they said they would

house me in an apartment but now they have said, no, we can put you in a hotel when i have said we need a hospital bed. they have said they will not facilitate that. the problem is that this flood, what we have had could have been avoided. local councils have allowed the development a petitioned against to be built on a flood plain and they raised the land by 1830. it has just diverted all that floodwater which would have been in the flood plain to our houses. you would have been in the flood plain to our houses.— would have been in the flood plain to our houses. you mentioned you need a hospital— to our houses. you mentioned you need a hospital bed _ to our houses. you mentioned you need a hospital bed for _ to our houses. you mentioned you need a hospital bed for emily. i to our houses. you mentioned you | need a hospital bed for emily. what pair does she need and what is her current treatment? she pair does she need and what is her current treatment?— pair does she need and what is her current treatment? she has 'ust come out of hospital. — current treatment? she has 'ust come out of hospital, she i current treatment? she has 'ust come out of hospital, she has i current treatment? she has 'ust come out of hospital, she hasjusti current treatment? she hasjust come out of hospital, she hasjust had i current treatment? she hasjust come out of hospital, she hasjust had a i out of hospital, she has just had a treatment of chemotherapy. she is so vulnerable at the moment because obviously her immune system is going

to be rock bottom. i need a house, a contained house to keep her safe. we have got a hospital bed being delivered today to this hotel by ash gate hospice, who are absolutely amazing. they are a charity based organisation. they have been amazing with us. even a council has not been nowhere near. i managed to managed to talk to somebody in housing yesterday and they said they have no emergency housing for us at all and i need to put an application for housing. it'sjust ridiculous. hagar housing. it's 'ust ridiculous. how hoeful housing. it's 'ust ridiculous. how hopeful — housing. it'sjust ridiculous. how hopeful are you _ housing. it'sjust ridiculous. how hopeful are you can _ housing. it'sjust ridiculous. how hopeful are you can and i think you have already answered this question given what you have been explaining, how helpful are you will be able to find that safe haven you need for emily and find it soon?— find that safe haven you need for emily and find it soon? sorry. not ho eful at emily and find it soon? sorry. not hopeful at all. _ emily and find it soon? sorry. not

hopeful at all. we _ emily and find it soon? sorry. not hopeful at all. we had _ emily and find it soon? sorry. not hopeful at all. we had this - emily and find it soon? sorry. not hopeful at all. we had this till- hopeful at all. we had this till sunday and nobody is coming back to us and saying there is somewhere else for you after sunday. we are now on tuesday and we have heard nothing. now on tuesday and we have heard nothinu. : .. now on tuesday and we have heard nothinu. :, ~ i. :, now on tuesday and we have heard nothinu. : ~' ,, :, ., ~ now on tuesday and we have heard nothinu. : .. ,, :, :, ~ :, now on tuesday and we have heard nothinu. : .. :, :, ~ :, , nothing. thank you for talking to us this morning- _ nothing. thank you for talking to us this morning. you _ nothing. thank you for talking to us this morning. you have _ nothing. thank you for talking to us this morning. you have given i nothing. thank you for talking to us this morning. you have given us i nothing. thank you for talking to us this morning. you have given us a i this morning. you have given us a sense ofjust how difficult it is for you. we do wish you all the best. that is richard and emily, who are still trying to find somewhere they can be comfortable given the flooding that has affected them so badly like many others are planned and down the country. you are watching breakfast from bbc news. whether we've realised it or not, most of us have read a fake review online. it might have even persuaded us to buy something that failed to match the hype. now, some major retailers say they're going to take action to root out the fakes. ben has the details. it is really important. people will make big decisions based on what other people supposedly have said. people make big decisions about big

sums of money to spend. sometimes it is easy to spot fake reviews. this is easy to spot fake reviews. this is the best so that i have ever sat on, the red is so vibrant, my posture has never been better. sometimes it is harder to spot. yes, you've probably come across this when shopping or searching online. you think you're reading other people's genuine opinions when in fact they're completely false. fake reviews matter because it is estimated that the average uk household spends about £900 each year after being influenced by online reviews. but researched commissioned by the government found that up to 15% of all reviews on online shopping sites in three leading product categories, including electronics — are likely to be fake. and with al chatbots adding even more, how do you spot a dodgy one? excessive praise and enthusiasm are often signs that the post has been paid for. typos and bad grammar

are other red flags. the competition and markets authority first launched an investigation into tackling the growing issue in 2019, calling for more to be done by online retailers. it launched another specific investigation into google and amazon. now, majorfirms including amazon, booking.com and tripadvisor say they will work together and use proposed new government legislation to remove fakes from their sites. one of the firms involved in this new coalition is the review platform, trustpilot. this issue is like credit card fraud, — this issue is like credit card fraud, it _ this issue is like credit card fraud, it will never go away. what we have _ fraud, it will never go away. what we have done through setting up this coalition_ we have done through setting up this coalition has created a forum now where _ coalition has created a forum now where we — coalition has created a forum now where we can share information. as techniques — where we can share information. as techniques change for fraud. that is a reality _ techniques change for fraud. that is a reality it — techniques change for fraud. that is a reality. it does change over time that we _ a reality. it does change over time that we will— a reality. it does change over time that we will be able to take that collective exposure and experience, bring _

collective exposure and experience, bring it _ collective exposure and experience, bring it together stop we are very excited _ bring it together stop we are very excited about we can do here. joining me now is harry kind, consumeraffairs journalist at which. what are the best ways for people to avoid falling victim spending money on a fake with you? h is avoid falling victim spending money on a fake with you?— on a fake with you? it is taking thins on a fake with you? it is taking things with _ on a fake with you? it is taking things with a — on a fake with you? it is taking things with a pinch _ on a fake with you? it is taking things with a pinch of - on a fake with you? it is taking things with a pinch of salt. if. on a fake with you? it is taking i things with a pinch of salt. if you want to look at 4—star reviews, you might find a more accurate picture. no one is buying a 4—star review. also look at a one star review. if someone is pointing out a flaw in a product that would really put you off, look out for that. if the description sounds like, it is lovely and pink and ferry boat refers to a tv remote, that would be a sign that has been a bit of with you merging going on and you should not trust the reviews on the product. alan from hemel hempstead. i look at the bad reviews when buying items. if there is a common bad theme

to a product then i do not buy. still buying online is always a gamble. is his strategy right one? we see a lot of red businesses buying bad reviews for their rivals. that is a really nasty tactic, which is the flip side of all of this. it could put it on a genuine business who will now lose out because of this take with you. you have to make sure the review is about things you care about, the features that will be important to you. on trustpilot they are looking into this and trying to tackle the problem. gary says... if a company complains about a review it gets removed which is pointless if there are only positive ones.

this is where the review site will live and die. no point having a review site if people cannot trust them. if you cannot trust the reviews you will not risk buying from amazon. we need to have this legislation. good to see companies working together to fight this problem of fake reviews but it is only through being punished for bad fake reviews being hosted on their platform that we will see some kind of revelation, so customers can trust what they see online. just to highlight when nicola says she spent £7,000 and a kitchen makeover based on a review she read online. she is now having to fork out money for legal advice. now having to fork out money for legaladvice. she now having to fork out money for legal advice. she said what she wished she had done was compare the company and look at other review sites as well. a real illustration, £7,000 is a lot of money to fork out. �* :, , £7,000 is a lot of money to fork

out. �* :, ., £7,000 is a lot of money to fork out. �* ., ., , out. billions across the world every sin . le out. billions across the world every single year- — out. billions across the world every single year. that _ out. billions across the world every single year. that is _ out. billions across the world every single year. that is why _ out. billions across the world every single year. that is why it - out. billions across the world every single year. that is why it is i out. billions across the world every single year. that is why it is a i single year. that is why it is a real priority that this is pushed into legislation to make sure consumers are protected. intern; into legislation to make sure consumers are protected. very good advice. consumers are protected. very good advice- thank _ consumers are protected. very good advice. thank you. _ get in touch with us in the usual ways. morning live follows breakfast on bbc one this morning. it is spam week day two. we are stickin: it is spam week day two. we are sticking with _ it is spam week day two. we are sticking with that _ it is spam week day two. we are sticking with that message i it is spam week day two. we are sticking with that message of i it is spam week day two. we are | sticking with that message of not believing everything you read. coming up, convincing and terrifying comments, are they on the rise as households struggle to pay their bills? we investigate criminals pretending to be bailiffs. effectively said i owe £617 and i had seven days to pay it. if i did not pay — had seven days to pay it. if i did not pay they would come round with a locksmith _ not pay they would come round with a locksmith and take my kids.—

locksmith and take my kids. genuine enforcement — locksmith and take my kids. genuine enforcement companies _ locksmith and take my kids. genuine enforcement companies will - locksmith and take my kids. genuine enforcement companies will not i locksmith and take my kids. genuine| enforcement companies will not refer to agents as bailiffs.— to agents as bailiffs. fraudsters are usina to agents as bailiffs. fraudsters are using text — to agents as bailiffs. fraudsters are using text messages i to agents as bailiffs. fraudsters are using text messages to i to agents as bailiffs. fraudsters| are using text messages to prey to agents as bailiffs. fraudsters i are using text messages to prey on those looking for financial help. if the cost of living correspondent tells us why you do not need to apply for the upcoming government support payment. ilustith apply for the upcoming government support payment-— support payment. with most of us receivin: support payment. with most of us receiving 150 _ support payment. with most of us receiving 150 scams _ support payment. with most of us receiving 150 scams a _ support payment. with most of us receiving 150 scams a year, i support payment. with most of us receiving 150 scams a year, we i support payment. with most of us| receiving 150 scams a year, we are doing our best to help you stick it to the scammers. putting one of the stickers on your phone will help. also talk about urinary tract infections. 150 people last year were admitted to hospital with one. they can be totally excruciating and can be _ they can be totally excruciating and can be dangerous, leading to sepsis in the _ can be dangerous, leading to sepsis in the worst— can be dangerous, leading to sepsis in the worst cases. i will be talking _ in the worst cases. i will be talking about whether you can trust

recommendations online. one says taking _ recommendations online. one says taking bicarbonate of soda. | rdrill taking bicarbonate of soda. i will tell ou if taking bicarbonate of soda. i will tell you if it _ taking bicarbonate of soda. i will tell you if it is _ taking bicarbonate of soda. i will tell you if it is true. _ taking bicarbonate of soda. tun ll tell you if it is true. charlotte talks about how she has called on special favours from an international football over children international football over children in need. just international football over children in need. , :, international football over children inneed. , :, :, ., , in need. just do not answer your -hone, in need. just do not answer your phone. ever! _ in need. just do not answer your phone. ever! i— in need. just do not answer your phone, ever! i do _ in need. just do not answer your phone, ever! i do not. _ time for the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm alison earle. transport for london has confirmed a tube driver who appeared to lead passengers in a pro—palestinian chant on an underground train has been suspended. it happened on the central line on saturday as tens of thousands took part in a demonstration in westminster. tfl and british transport police said they're aware of the footage on social media and are investigating. more than 130,000 londoners should get a 10% pay rise from today as the real living wage has gone up

to £13.15 an hour. it's separate to the government's national living wage as it's calculated according to the cost of living here. employers don't have to pay it, but around 3,500 do on a voluntary basis. drivers who appealed penalty charges issued by the royal borough of greenwich over the past year were all successful. the council didn't contest a single appeal in the 14 months to september. it's blamed staff shortages, but said it's now resolved the issue as it's employed two people to work on them and has contested every appeal in october. as far as school trips go, this one has been hailed as simply the best. thousands of students from across the capital have been to the tina turner musical. it's all part of the theatre for every child campaign, which aims to give more young people the chance to experience live performance and perhaps inspire

them to get involved. there is pressure, because we want to make sure that we show it in a good light, which, of course, it's wonderful. but we want to give them the information that they need to be able to see it as an opportunity and a realistic opportunity for them, because it really is. so the pressure's on. travel, and a look at the tubes. victoria line problems have cleared up. victoria line problems have cleared u n . :, victoria line problems have cleared u -. :, ., good morning. a rather unsettled day in prospect. a mixture of scattered showers, some of which could be quite heavy, and some spells of sunshine. we have had a couple of bands of rain overnight. the first out in east anglia already. the second just about clearing through this morning. but we will see the showers — they could be heavy. you might get a rumble of thunder, especially in the sunny spells through the afternoon. a south—westerly breeze pushing those showers through and temperatures today reaching 15 celsius.

overnight, we will see another front coming in from the south and south—west and that will bring another band of showery rain. you might get a rumble of thunder. minimum temperature between 8—11c. and that could linger into tomorrow morning, so it could be a damp start. the rain lingering further south and east for us. it is looking largely cloudy tomorrow, though through the afternoon, we might get some thinner areas of cloud and some brighter spells to end the day. as you can see, it will stay unsettled this week. some rain at times. fairly breezy. one or two glimpses of sunshine. there's lots more on our website and social media, including the new tube station memory game that appears to be a hit with commuters. that's all for now, i'm back in about half an hour. hello, this is breakfast with sally nugent and ben thompson.

john is here. there will be a real moment for manchester united. it has been an emotional few days after the news of the death of sir bobby charlton on saturday and we have seen scarves and other things left at old trafford. tonight is the first home game since his death and you can imagine more tributes. you cannot overestimate how loved he is. and a european night. where he starred for manchester united on many occasions. the special tribute will take place before kick—off with fans urged to arrive early, as the club mark the life and career of sir bobby charlton in what will be the club's first home game since his death on saturday. former players and fans have been signing a book of condolence at old trafford. a wreath will be laid in his seat in the director's box before the game. united manager erik ten haag says charlton set the standards that everyone at the club will continue to follow. his legacy, what he left, were the standards, the high

standards we have to live here every day. of course, first of all, our thoughts are with his family, with his wife, with his children and grandchildren. but, also, what he meant for manchester united, the importance for manchester united, the standards he set, we have to live. the last couple of days, they were emphasised. arsenal will look to bounce back from defeat last time out in the champions league, when they face seville. they lost to lens three weeks ago, and head into the match second in their group, a point ahead of tonight's opponents. to win away from home is always difficult. to win away from home in europe, you see a shift in the top teams. they are not the same. they are not the same results. some margins become critical. and as you already said, the state of the team, to go through some moments,

difficult ones, is absolutely key. it wont be lost on them, their north london rivals, tottenham, are back on top of the premier league. thanks to both of their goalscsorers here. england forward james maddison with tottenham's second after being set up by son heung min, who'd earlier grabbed their opener, as they beat fulham 2—0. they have a two—point gap at the top. at the cricket world cup, england are now rock bottom of the ten—team table. the defending champions have only managed one victory from their opening four matches, and have now been overtaken by afghanistan. having already deafeated england, they pulled off another huge shock — beating pakistan by 8 wickets. it's the first time afghanistan have won two matches in the same world cup. and a big weekend in store for one englishman involved in saturday's final at the rugby world cup. referee wayne barnes has been chosen to officiate the showpiece between the springboks and new zealand at the stade de france. just the second englishman to officiate the final. he said it is the greatest

honour of his career. interesting he will be playing a big part. he will not be too bothered about the result. just wanting the game to pass without incident. cameron norrie is through to the second round of the erste open in vienna, whilst andy murray is into round two in the latest atp event in basel. and both players have been named in great britain's team for the next month's davis cup finals. dan evans, jack draper and neal skupski are also included for the quarterfinal aginst novak djokovic�*s serbia. no easy task for them but perhaps similar scenes of celebration if they get through. it would be some story if they can go on and win it. the atmosphere is always amazing. it will be in spain. people need to get out there. more sport coming up

next. stay with us. i will be watching. we are talking about one man. whether he was playing cricket for england orjetting off to the i'm a celebrityjungle, phil tufnell has spent plenty of time on the road in his career. now he's decided to break the golden rule — what goes on tour stays on tour — for a new book about his many adventures. before we delve into that, let's take a look at some of his career highlights. commentator: straight to slip. that's beautifully bowled. phil tufnell wraps it up. out! he's got his man. that's exactly whyl the fielder's there. well, philip tufnell is bowling some realjaffas out there. just caught the outside edge. if i hadn't have had ceefax, i wouldn't have even turned up. that's how they used to tell

you you were picked. you used to look on ceefax. used to wake up, oh, i'm playing for england tomorrow. it's on ceefax. i'm late, i'm late! this hand here, if you tried to kick, that's the block. i ooh, yeah. yeah, ok. that's good. that's good, that's good. all right. but it's always protection. phil tufnelljoins us now. with some shocking news. that firstjungle, 2003. 20 years ago. it is a long time. i loved every minute of it and did another one, not so long ago. you like to travel. i do. the book, the the tourist, is all about my

travels. i was perhaps a little too good as a tourist in some respects. yes, i always seem to find myself until, weather with cricket, at home, manchester cardiff, all these places. when i retired from cricket and went into my second career. jungles, jumpers, strictly tours. it is in the book. i had great fun remembering the antics. do you remember _ remembering the antics. do you remember them _ remembering the antics. do you remember them all? _ remembering the antics. do you remember them all? there i remembering the antics. do you | remember them all? there were remembering the antics. do you i remember them all? there were a coule remember them all? there were a couple but — remember them all? there were a couple but that _ remember them all? there were a couple but that was _ remember them all? there were a couple but that was half _ remember them all? there were a couple but that was half the i remember them all? there were a couple but that was half the fun i remember them all? there were a couple but that was half the fun ofj couple but that was half the fun of doing it. i enjoyed it. i had such a laugh recounting some of the things because a lot of the tours, you go away with big groups of people. there is always something happening. little koalas and everything. lots of people in this group. people are

late. you find yourself in sticky situations. late. you find yourself in sticky situations-— late. you find yourself in sticky situations. have you had to ring --eole situations. have you had to ring people up _ situations. have you had to ring people up and _ situations. have you had to ring people up and say _ situations. have you had to ring people up and say i _ situations. have you had to ring people up and say i cannot i situations. have you had to ring| people up and say i cannot quite remember what happened, filling the gaps? b. remember what happened, filling the .a s? : . :, , remember what happened, filling the “as? : , :, , remember what happened, filling the tm: , :, remember what happened, filling the gaps? a couple of times you can't remember- _ gaps? a couple of times you can't remember- i— gaps? a couple of times you can't remember. i having _ gaps? a couple of times you can't remember. i having a _ gaps? a couple of times you can't remember. i having a little i gaps? a couple of times you can't| remember. i having a little snooze there. i am remember. i having a little snooze there. iam not remember. i having a little snooze there. i am not a good traveller, for the amount of times i have been around the world. i am not the best at flying. nervous, queasy? a bit scared of flying. i am a three bloody marys man, just to settle the nerves before i get on. this is all right but is 36,000 feet in the air i need to settle. have you tried to conquer that? on a couple of the tours, we had tricky flights, one in india, i

got off and there was a hole in the fuselage. everyone was very delighted, including the pilot, to get down. we were flying over a mountain range and start up and down and everything. heads hitting the roof of the aeroplane. so and everything. heads hitting the roof of the aeroplane.— roof of the aeroplane. so good reason, then? _ roof of the aeroplane. so good reason, then? a _ roof of the aeroplane. so good reason, then? a little - roof of the aeroplane. so good reason, then? a little bit. i roof of the aeroplane. so good | reason, then? a little bit. what roof of the aeroplane. so good i reason, then? a little bit. what are our reason, then? a little bit. what are your favourite _ reason, then? a little bit. what are your favourite stories _ reason, then? a little bit. what are your favourite stories in _ reason, then? a little bit. what are your favourite stories in the - reason, then? a little bit. what are your favourite stories in the book? | your favourite stories in the book? the jungles your favourite stories in the book? thejungles and everything. strictly tall, going away with big groups of people you have not met before and getting to know them. —— the strictly tour. we went to south africa with england and turned up on safari in an open top land rover. which i thought was strange on a safari. i would like a bit of a roof. we were driving along and saw a pride of lions and a kill. we

parked up. only from where you are to me. we were looking and suddenly they started looking at me and licking their lips and coming towards the land rover. what is going on? i turned around and graeme swann was behind me and because it was so hot, he had taken his jacket off. and he was wearing a newcastle united shirt, which, of course is black and white stripes, so he looked like a zebra. no! , . :, looked like a zebra. no! , :, ., , no! they were coming towards graeme swann. i no! they were coming towards graeme swann- i reckon — no! they were coming towards graeme swann. i reckon they _ no! they were coming towards graeme swann. i reckon theyjust _ no! they were coming towards graeme swann. i reckon theyjust smelt - no! they were coming towards graeme swann. i reckon theyjust smelt the i swann. i reckon they 'ust smelt the lunch. rhey _ swann. i reckon they 'ust smelt the lunch. they were i swann. i reckon theyjust smelt the lunch. they were looking _ swann. i reckon theyjust smelt the lunch. they were looking at - swann. i reckon theyjust smelt the lunch. they were looking at him i swann. i reckon theyjust smelt the | lunch. they were looking at him and lickin: lunch. they were looking at him and licking their — lunch. they were looking at him and licking their lips. _ lunch. they were looking at him and licking their lips. we _ lunch. they were looking at him and licking their lips. we had _ lunch. they were looking at him and licking their lips. we had to - lunch. they were looking at him and licking their lips. we had to drive i licking their lips. we had to drive away. your trip sounds like they were in big groups which is great. it would be some people's worst nightmare. do

you travel alone, in a small group? not even really on holidays. you do your work, not even really on holidays. you do yourwork, have not even really on holidays. you do your work, have time off, and you go on holiday and go abroad, but we go away with groups of friends. occasionally i go away with my wife and have a romantic time. are you sure?— and have a romantic time. are you sure? and have a romantic time. are ou sure? : , , :, :, are you sure? absolutely. you wonder where everyone _ are you sure? absolutely. you wonder where everyone else's! _ where everyone else's! i like meeting people. travelling with them, you see different sides of people come out. do you get fed up with the hotel room? b. do you get fed up with the hotel room? : , , ., , room? a little bit. it is always nice coming — room? a little bit. it is always nice coming home. _ nice coming home. when you are away, what are you most looking forward to about coming home? obviously seeing my wife, dawn. and the home comforts, going down the pub, sunday dinner, watching a bit of telly in your front room. watching england play cricket at the

moment? : , watching england play cricket at the moment? :, , :, :, moment? that is not going well. what has happened? _ moment? that is not going well. what has happened? the - moment? that is not going well. what has happened? the boys i moment? that is not going well. i what has happened? the boys seem to have forgotten how to play 50 over cricket. none of them are in form and there are injuries. i have been on tours when you do not get off to a good start and quickly the wheels come off. they need at the moment to regroup, and win the next couple of games. it is the same mentality, travelling in a group, you have to get on. if heads go down, very quickly in the dressing room can become a flat place but it is up to the back room staff and senior players to rally the troops. a lot of talent there. how do you do that? t a lot of talent there. how do you do that? a lot of talent there. how do ou do that? :, �* ~ :, how do you do that? i don't know. i used to meet _ how do you do that? i don't know. i used to meet them _ how do you do that? i don't know. i used to meet them in _ how do you do that? i don't know. i used to meet them in the _ how do you do that? i don't know. i used to meet them in the bar i how do you do that? i don't know. i used to meet them in the bar and i used to meet them in the bar and have a drink. more of that in the book! thank you. phil's book is called the tourist and it's out on thursday. here's carol.

there is more rain in the forecast. good morning. we still have a lot of flood warnings in force. you can keep up—to—date with what areas they affect on the bbc weather website. if you go outside just now, cold with clear skies in the north but further south, a mild start. not necessarily dry because there is rain in the forecast. we have had rain in the forecast. we have had rain through this morning courtesy of this when the front which is fizzling now. low pressure will bring rain into the north of england and later another comes into the south—west. this is the heavy rain, gathering now across the north of england. behind and ahead of it, showers. a cloudy start for many. the rain lingers across the north of england eventually where the met office has a yellow warning until

four o'clock. to the north of that, in scotland and northern ireland, bright spells and showers and to the south, but some of the showers could be thundery. later, organised rain in the south—west. breezy across the south—east coast, north sea coast and north of scotland today. temperatures 10—16 north to south. overnight, the band of rain will fizzle. we have heavy rain crossing the southern half of england and wales and there could be thunder. more cloud and showers coming in across eastern parts of scotland and north—east england. out to the west, a cold night under clear skies with fog patches forming here and there. tomorrow, the rain crosses the south and will be slow to clear the far south—east. later, the next weather front brings more rain. the rain

slowly moving away. in the south—east, we could hang on to cloud through the day. brisk winds dragging in cloud across scotland and north—east england with showers. later, heavier rain in the south—west. in between, dry weather, sunshine, and temperatures io—is north to south. towards the latter part of the working week, the weather front moves north taking rain with it. on friday, and other brings more rain. thursday is looking fairly messy. we will have showers and longer spells of rain pushing northwards and eastwards. it will be windy, especially with exposure in the east and north west. in between, some sunny skies. brisk winds in the south—west of england with temperatures 9—16. and we are not done with the wet weather. as we

head into the weekend, looking at showers and rain. areas likely to see the most rain in the next five days are north—east scotland, south—west scotland, eastern northern ireland, south wales and the coasts of devon and cornwall, the coasts of devon and cornwall, the north coast. if you have outdoor plans, bearthat the north coast. if you have outdoor plans, bear that in mind. unfortunately, this is falling in areas that have already had issues with flooding. your word was thursday will be messy. it certainly will be and rainfall totals will mount. which is bad news. thank you. he's one of the most famous fictional detectives of all time. but how does hercule poirot continue having new cases to solve, when his creator agatha christie died nearly 50 years ago? that's where sophie hannah comes in. she's been writing new poirot novels — with the blessing

of the christie family — for nearly a decade, and she's about to publish another. before we speak to her, let's see how the belgian sleuth has been portrayed on tv over the years. hercules parrot, sir. poirot, mademoiselle. pucker your lips as though about to bestow a kiss. poirot! a husband and wife will never argue who live in complete harmony. whoever has heard of such a thing? no, there was a motive. there is always a motive. and if the police, they could not find this motive at the time, then, this motive it is — how do you say it? — it's unorthodox? no, the answer, madame, lies in the past. you must delve into the past. hercule poirot. i've found something. i am the smartest person i ever met and i can't figure it out. so i came to the second. you are up to something, my friend. they can't trap us there. somebody is dead.

no one shall leave this place until i know who did it. don't look at me like i'm a suspect. we're old friends. every murderer is somebody�*s old friend. we'rejoined by the new brains behind the belgian, sophie hannah. good morning. what is it we love so much about hercule poirot? that last clip, a film currently in the cinema and we still flock to see it. what is it? , ,., ., , ~ ., is it? he is so ingenious we know he can solve any _ is it? he is so ingenious we know he can solve any mystery, _ is it? he is so ingenious we know he can solve any mystery, however- can solve any mystery, however baffling. it is that pleasure of feeling utterly mystified yourself. i do not need to worry because however mystified, he will sort it out. he is lovable, round and funny

and jolly. out. he is lovable, round and funny andjolly. he out. he is lovable, round and funny and jolly. he takes pleasure in the fun and enjoyable aspects of life. he is always enjoying a nice drink, meal, hotel, even though one might think he is depressed because of all the evil murderers but he appreciates a nice dinner. he is always trying to fix people up he knows love each other but have not managed to communicate it. he will always point out somebody might be romantically happier than they are at the moment. he romantically happier than they are at the moment.— romantically happier than they are at the moment. ., , ., ., , ., at the moment. he always manages to avoid bein: at the moment. he always manages to avoid being murdered _ at the moment. he always manages to avoid being murdered himself- at the moment. he always manages to avoid being murdered himself in - at the moment. he always manages to avoid being murdered himself in a - avoid being murdered himself in a place where there are lots of murders. place where there are lots of murders— place where there are lots of murders. , , ~ ., murders. exactly. he is like a --roer murders. exactly. he is like a proper character _ murders. exactly. he is like a proper character with - murders. exactly. he is like a proper character with foibles. murders. exactly. he is like a - proper character with foibles. some would say annoying qualities, although i do not find them annoying. he is almost like a superhero. he lands in a place of trouble, when there is a complicated mystery to be sorted out, and it is

reassuring to know that whatever wickedness is going on, we know that hercule poirot will be ok. not only will he solve them history but he will he solve them history but he will be totally fine at the end. almost always. there is an agatha christie book where one might argue he is not totally fine at the end but we do not need to go into that. the nostalgia is gorgeous. so many books at the moment, a lot of crime fiction, very modern. this takes us to another era, when there were not smartphones, dna testing. there is something quite reassuring about that. �* , ,., , something quite reassuring about that. �* , , ., something quite reassuring about that. , , ., ., that. absolutely. that comforting nostal: ia, that. absolutely. that comforting nostalgia, but, _ that. absolutely. that comforting nostalgia, but, really, _ that. absolutely. that comforting nostalgia, but, really, the - that. absolutely. that comforting nostalgia, but, really, the geniusj nostalgia, but, really, the genius of agatha christie is her themes are utterly timeless. and so therefore contemporary. if you look at the four matic drivers of her stories,

they are the kind of eternal human psychological themes, envy, love and hate, all of those things. i think it is the blend of the reassuring the style chair and the sharp contemporary timelessness of what bothers the human psyche, which never changes. that is the unique brilliance of agatha christie. you are continuing _ brilliance of agatha christie. you are continuing the legacy with these novels. when you sit down, is there a formula, which is not, but what are the ingredients for a good poirot? in are the ingredients for a good poirot? , ., , ., . , are the ingredients for a good poirot? , ., . , , poirot? in my opinion, the recipe is ou first poirot? in my opinion, the recipe is you first need _ poirot? in my opinion, the recipe is you first need a _ poirot? in my opinion, the recipe is you first need a compelling, - you first need a compelling, intriguing puzzle. one thing agatha did brilliantly was to start her best books over and again. she would start the book with a puzzling

puzzle so the reader could not speculate. you could not formulate a theory because it was outlandish or seemingly impossible, and then you were hooked. that is a key ingredient. the clues, presence of clues, combined with not being able to guess. agatha christie shows you where the clues are, so you see them. she plays fair, but you can never guess. she is always cleverer than you oh the joy of mystery and solution and revelation. and the cast of characters. often there is a gathering of the suspects at the end. where poirot will tell them who has and has not done bad things. it has and has not done bad things. it is fascinating. the novels, you could read them once, find out what happens, and then you need to read them again to see where the clues were left. . ,

them again to see where the clues were left. ., , ,., ., them again to see where the clues wereleft. ., , ., , , were left. that is important because there are some _ were left. that is important because there are some people, _ were left. that is important because there are some people, only - were left. that is important because there are some people, only silly i there are some people, only silly people, but some people think agatha christie is just greater plots. they say she is not a serious literary writer and that is untrue. how you can tell, i note every detail of every plot of her novels but i read them again every few years because them again every few years because the pleasure of reading them for observations of human life and psychology, they are a joy to read on a sentence by sentence level. i believe she is a great writer as well as being brilliant plots. the latest one. _ well as being brilliant plots. the latest one. it — well as being brilliant plots. the latest one, it is _ well as being brilliant plots. the latest one, it is set at christmas. it is my fifth poirot novel and the first with a christmas theme and setting. its title comes from a christmas carol, it is called the it

is called hercule poirot�*s silent night. it is not the first christmas set poirot. she did right hercule poirot�*s christmas, which is sounding obvious. hat poirot's christmas, which is sounding obvious. not where you would want _ sounding obvious. not where you would want to _ sounding obvious. not where you would want to go, _ sounding obvious. not where you would want to go, to _ sounding obvious. not where you would want to go, to be - sounding obvious. not where you would want to go, to be fair, - sounding obvious. not where you would want to go, to be fair, if i sounding obvious. not where you i would want to go, to be fair, if you want to live! really nice to see you. sophie's new novel is called hercule poirot's silent night. it's out on thursday. you're watching bbc breakfast. it's 8:59.

live from jerusalem, this is bbc news. on his visit to israel, the french president emmanuel macron met the israeli president and expressed his support for israel. i the israeli president and expressed his support for israel.— his support for israel. i want you to be sure _ his support for israel. i want you to be sure that _ his support for israel. i want you to be sure that we _ his support for israel. i want you to be sure that we stand - his support for israel. i want you | to be sure that we stand shoulder his support for israel. i want you - to be sure that we stand shoulder to shoulder with you and your nation. two elderly israeli women abducted ljy two elderly israeli women abducted by hamas during the unprecedented attacks of october the 7th inside israel have been released. their husbands are still amongst the

hostages. she was released and shook hands with a member of hamas and said in hebrew, peace, peace, peace. israel's bombardment of gaza shows no sign of letting up. we will bring you special reports from across the region. hello. the french president emmanuel macron said that releasing hostages must be the first objective in israel's war in gaza. mr macron is the latest world leader to make a solidarity visit to israel. he had been meeting the israeli president this morning and is expected to meet the prime minister of israel. this comes as two israeli women who were abducted from their homes during the

october seven attacks orchestrated by hamas were released.