i will be live here at goodison, where club officials today said that they were shocked at what they called a disproportionate punishment. so what does this mean at everton and for the rest of the premier league? everton says it will appeal. also on the programme... gaza's suffering — israel says it will allow fuel trucks in to help deliver aid — its prime minister admits the military has failed to limit civilian casualties benefit cuts? tax cuts? what will the chancellorjeremy hunt announce in next week's autumn statement? wait, let them dig to the higher ground. and ahead of the release of napoleon — an epic drama on the life

coming up on bbc news— sean dyche just led primarily out of the relevant agent zone out of points deduction. good evening. football is notjust the uk's national game, it is big international business — and today everton football club has dramatically fallen foul of the strict financial rules which regulate the premier league. the club has received a ten point deduction — that's the biggest sanction in the premier league's history and means it drops from 14th to 19th in the table — it's now in the relegation zone. it happened after an independent commission found it breached the rules governing how much clubs are allowed to overspend by. everton said it was "shocked and disappointed" and that it intends to appeal against the ruling. it raises questions for other major clubs such as manchester city,

who are currently being investigated for breaching financial rules. our sports editor dan roan reports. it's everton who win! everton have been on a decent run of form in recent weeks, but today any sense of optimism around goodison park have evaporated, the club stunned after being docked ten points by the premier league for breaking financial rules in an unprecedented punishment. in a statement, an independent commission set everton�*s understandable desire to improve its on pitch performance led it to take chances. the position everton finds itself in is of its own making. the excess over the threshold is significant. the consequence is that everton�*s culpability is great. the premier league had wanted everton docked i2 premier league had wanted everton docked 12 points after claiming that under their owner, docked 12 points after claiming that undertheir owner, it docked 12 points after claiming that under their owner, it had exceeded its spending limits, which permit losses of £105 million over three years. everton set costs associated

with their new stadium and impact of the pandemic should be factored in, but the commission ruled that its losses were £19 million more than allowed. we losses were £19 million more than allowed. ~ , . ., , allowed. we believe the sanction is disproportionate _ allowed. we believe the sanction is disproportionate and _ allowed. we believe the sanction is disproportionate and wholly - allowed. we believe the sanction is disproportionate and wholly unjust. the club's view is that the harshness and severity of this punishment are neitherfair harshness and severity of this punishment are neither fair nor reasonable reflection of the evidence that was submitted to the commission. forthat evidence that was submitted to the commission. for that reason the club intends to appeal the outcome. today's ten point deduction comes into effect immediately, plunging everton from 14th to 19th in the table and into the relegation zone. they have jumped through the hoops asked of them. they have gone through the last few seasons with a salary cap in place. that is already having hands tied behind your back with regards to sporting integrity, and yet had this huge point deduction on top of that. so feelings are a bit raw at the moment. feelings are a bit raw at the moment-— feelings are a bit raw at the moment. . ., ., , ., ., moment. having narrowly avoided the dro in moment. having narrowly avoided the dmp in recent — moment. having narrowly avoided the

drop in recent seasons, _ moment. having narrowly avoided the drop in recent seasons, everton's - drop in recent seasons, everton's fans have been increasingly happy with how the club has been run and now face the prospect of another relegation battle. 0fficials here at goodison today said they were shocked by the severity of the punishment, and they will no doubt be concern over the potential for the club is relegated in recent seasons taking legal action and uncertainty over what this may mean for a prospective takeover by american investors. but everton are not the only premier league club whose finances are under scrutiny. this year champions manchester city were charged with more than 100 breaches of the premier league's rules, denying wrongdoing. chelsea are under investigation by the league for alleged secret payments linked to former owner roman abramovich. the wait for a resolution to those cases drags on. but everton now know their fate. everton eve rto n fa ns everton fans no doubt tonight will perhaps feel that they have been made something of an easy target, scapegoated perhaps. having said that, supporters of other clubs will

have stuck by these rules, especially those that have been relegated in recent seasons, will no doubt say they are there for a reason and with an independent football regulator on the horizon, it was time for the premier league to bare its teeth and show that it was serious. what is certain is that fans of the likes of manchester city and chelsea in particular will be concerned, given the punishment, given the scale of what everton are facing, that if they are found guilty, they may face an even heftier point deduction and perhaps even relegation from the premier league. that is all to play out. the fear is that a league table that is meant to be based on the performances of players could be dictated by the workings of accountants and lawyers. they say the league table doesn't lie, but perhaps that is no longer the case now that financial fair play is clearly so important. dan roan reporting. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has admitted that efforts to minimize civilian casualties in gaza have failed — he blamed hamas for keeping people in harm's way.

the israeli army says it's found the body of a female soldier who was kidnapped by hamas in october with over 200 others near al—shifa hospital here in gaza city. hamas — designated a terror group by the uk government — has continued to deny israeli claims that the hospital was used as a command centre. the un says the lack of fuel means that it can no longer bring aid into gaza and that people are facing the immediate possibility of starvation. israel has said it will allow in two fuel lorries a day. let's go to our senior international correspondent, 0rla guerin, who's in jerusalem for us now. israel's assault on gaza is entering its seventh week, reeta, and there is no sign of it slowing down. the situation is increasingly dire. most hospitals no longer function. doctors have told us that some patients have died due to a lack of

electricity and oxygen. mobile phone networks in the internet are down because of a lack of fuel, and much of gaza is cut off from the outside world. israel says it is targeting hamas, but there is growing concern internationally about the scale of the humanitarian crisis and about the humanitarian crisis and about the level of civilian casualties in gaza. i should warn you, you may find parts of my report distressing. childhood in gaza, six weeks into israel's assault. more wounded rushed to hospital. they were bombed in their own homes. israel says it was targeting hamas operatives. the un says gaza's1 million children have nowhere to turn and many have no homes left. parts of gaza are now in ruins. the eu says it understands israel's rage, but one horror doesn't justify another.

today, israel burying more of its dead, a young soldier called noa marciano. she was 19. the army says her body was found near al—shifa hospital in gaza. hamas held her hostage and is still holding almost 240 others. bring them home now! their families and friends are marching towardsjerusalem, heading for the prime minister's office with one demand, bring them back, whatever it takes. the marchers have been on the move for days now. they want to keep their loved ones in the public eye. they want to keep up the pressure on the government. hopes have been raised of a deal that might bring some of the hostages home, but for now, all they have is the agony of waiting.

i can't stop thinking about it. this is my days. these are my days. tagit zin has two much—loved nieces who are among the hostages. ella is eight and a keen dancer. 15—year—old daphna is into tiktok and make up. hamas livestreamed the attack on their home on october 7th. theirfather, noam, in the black t—shirt, was killed, with his partner and her son, who were seated alongside him. do you have hope that they will come home? i know that they will come home. i know they will be back. but it takes too much time and our government, they are the only ones that can stop

this in this minute. for now, there's no deal and the hostages are at risk, notjust from hamas, but from israel's air strikes on gaza. 0rla guerin, bbc news, jerusalem. here, the chancellorjeremy hunt has hinted he may cut benefits and reduce taxation when he delivers the autumn statement next week. in an interview with the bbc, he suggested cutting tax for business would be his priority to boost growth. he's today announced £4.5 billion in subsidies and grants for companies in key manufacturing sectors. mr hunt spoke to our economics editor faisal islam. what britain makes and how we make it is transforming, from electric vehicles to heat pumps to this facility in sheffield, producing a key machine for clean hydrogen energy. this is actually turning

hydrogen into clean energy. across the world, governments are throwing hundreds of billions at the green industries of the future. today, ahead of the autumn statement, we got britain's admittedly more modest version of this. their competitors are getting loads of money from their governments. what about you ? well, we are putting in support. we're not going to get into a great big subsidy race. we recognise you've got to be pragmatic. sometimes you have to offer targeted support. 400 miles to the north in aberdeenshire, also at a hydrogen energy facility, the labour leader sir keir starmer was making rather a similar—sounding offer on green jobs. what you would have with a labour government is a real drive forward to the jobs of the future, which bring with them lower bills, which bring with them security so putin can't put his boot on our throat, and of course, the next generation ofjobs. today the chancellor allocated £4.5 billion in green industry grants from 2025. just under half will go to the electric vehicle industry

after existing funds were drained. 1 billion will go on green energy like hydrogen. back in sheffield, it's clear that some future industries need a leg up to compete. adam, tell me what i need to do. but with a stagnant economy, the government too could also do with some nicely timed factory openings. could we imagine that you attract famous american electric vehicle entrepreneurs to open a factory in britain? i would love to have a tesla factory in the uk any time, let's be clear. what are the couple of billion for? well, we are putting £2 billion, this is targeted support. actually, i spoke to elon musk about this and he said not about the support, its about the environment. and he loves london. let's see what happens. but the chancellor is facing political pressure to find some space for festive cheer or anything for households too. in terms of tax cuts, you'll have to wait and see, but i will say that the priority is helping businesses like this to succeed. but you could squeeze benefits?

it was due to go up by 6—7% and you could use the different inflation figure and save £2 billion or £3 billion, apparently. well, we will always be a compassionate conservative government, but part of how we make our economy successful is by making sure that companies like this company can find the staff they need. and that is a clear hint that billions could be squeezed from the welfare budget by changing the usual measure for the annual uprating of benefits, and that money could be used for more general household tax cuts. the big message, though, from the chancellor is that after a tricky political week, next week's autumn statement is all about getting growth going again, and business investment. and so for all the hot air about tax cuts, its business taxation where the big action will be at next week's autumn statement. faisal islam, bbc news, in sheffield. a football fan who mocked a six—year—old boy who died from cancer has been given a suspended jail sentence.

at a match in september, sheffield wednesday fan dale houghton taunted sunderland crowds with a photo of bradley lowery, who supported the club before his death in 2017. houghton�*s treatment of bradley was branded disgraceful. he's been banned from attending any football matches for five years. a man has been given a life sentence for the murder of 23—year old schoolteacher ashling murphy in ireland. 33—year—old jozef puska attacked and repeatedly stabbed ashling murphy as she jogged along the canal in tullamore in county 0ffaly last january. puska was found guilty by a unanimousjury in dublin last week. 0ur ireland correspondent, chris page, reports. ashling murphy was 23, a schoolteacher and an accomplished musician. no one who knew her could have imagined how her life would end. jozef puska stabbed ms murphy 11 times. in the hours before the murder he had closely followed two other

women in the town of tullamore. when the jury convicted puska, the victim's family said a vicious monster had stolen a shining light. ashling was a vibrant, intelligent and highly motivated young woman who embodied so many great traits and qualities of the irish people and its communities. her life had a huge impact on so many of those around her and she was the epitome of a perfect role model for every little girl to look up to and strive to be. ashling murphy was attacked at random when she was jogging on this canal towpath. after the murder there was an international wave of shock and sympathy, with many thousands calling for more to be done to prevent violence against women. the scale of the demonstrations and the strength of public feeling broke new ground. we called it a watershed moment. she was a young woman doing something that people do in their everyday lives, you know, going for a run

on her lunch break. and that really meant something to people because there was... what was very clear was that women are limiting their lives because of fear of violence. the irish government's brought in new measures, though campaigners say further action is needed. in the court today, ashling murphy's family spoke directly to jozef puska. they told him their suffering would always outweigh his punishment. chris page, bbc news, dublin. the time is 6:16. our top story this evening... everton football club gets the biggest punishment in the premier league's history for breaching its financial rules. i live at children in need and we are being promised a night of music, comedy, surprises

there might be a fresh face or two for gareth �*s out cake tonight as england, already qualified for the euros, take on malta, hoping to improve their process. bbc news has found that many thousands of men have been fleeing ukraine illegally since the beginning of the war with russia to avoid being drafted. after russia's invasion last year, most men aged between 18 and 60 were banned from leaving. but some have taken great risks to get out. ukraine has borders with seven countries, and data obtained from the five countries highlighted on the map here shows that almost 20,000 men have crossed the border illegally since the war broke out. and a further 21,000 have been caught by ukrainian authorities. so how are they doing it? zhanna bezpiatchuk has more now on the men escaping their country at war. shouting.

stopped by border police, the men are ordered on to their knees. for ukrainians without a military exemption, crossing the border illegally is the most popular way of escaping the draft. some get caught, but for much of this war dozens of men have managed to flee this way every day. using freedom of information requests, bbci has established that the most common route out is over ukraine's border with moldova. in a refugee centre in moldova we meet erik, a musician who is hoping to go to the us to be reunited with his family. he's arrived from ukraine on foot. translation: ijust looked at the map. i i heard rumours about where to go, took a risk, and it worked out. erik says he has a serious health condition but wasn't granted a medical exemption, commonly known as a white ticket.

translation: i tried to process the documents for six months, l but no one allowed me to do it. my patience ran out and i decided to leave this way. we heard that some men are paying substantial bribes to obtain a white ticket. to find out more we asked a local journalist to pretend to be a man who wants to leave ukraine. a quick search reveals at least six groups offering help on the messaging app telegram. 0ur undercover journalist contacts one of them and is soon offered a white ticket. officials at these centres work closely with military doctors to decide who can get a medical exemption. they sent me an example of this white ticket. for me, the document looks real. probably they know somebody in that

office, so this is corruption. the bbc showed its findings to a senior politician from the ruling party. translation: we are doing our best to reduce the number— of corruption cases. those who try to avoid mobilisation are about 1—5%. they are definitely not critical to the defence of ukraine. ukraine doesn't release official figures on the size of its army but says it has over 800,000 troops. as this conflict turns into a war of attrition, ukraine will need all the soldiers it can get. zhanna bezpiatchuk, bbc news, kyiv. remember this? storm babet triggered record rainfall, destroyed thousands of homes and left seven dead across the uk, including three in scotland.

now a month on, scottish councils are saying they need urgent financial help to cope with the effects of climate change. 0ur scotland editorjames cook has been back to see how people are coping in some of the worst affected areas. it's been a tough autumn in aberdeenshire and angus. storm babet left three people dead, hundreds of homes flooded, and here in brechin a clear up operation that is not over yet. so, on the day of the floods this was really high, graeme. yes, very high. hard to believe, but it was way above our heads. in fact, it reached above the park towards the building. graeme dailly is head of infrastructure at angus council. is this a bit of a wake—up call? i think this is a bit of a wake—up call. i think this has really, really punched us straight in the face and said to us, climate change is real, and this is what it looks like here at home in scotland. the town does have flood defences

but they were breached, as the river south esk reached a record high. the council says the scheme, which opened in 2016, was not designed to allow for climate change, leaving some residents on river street worried that they may never be safe here. we've had a long tradition of enjoying living next to water bodies, because they bring many kind of well—being benefits and things like that, but they also, when we are building on the flood plain, we are restricting the natural ability of that river to cope with extreme events. so we do need to think critically about where it is appropriate to build and where it's not. humans have reshaped the rural landscape too. in the 19th century farmers straightened the river above brechin, but that made flooding worse, and now it's been re—wiggled. so what we are trying to do now is to slow the flow, to hold more water in these areas where it can't do any damage, which will ultimately protect areas downstream.

that hasn't necessarily helped brechin, though, has it? it won't stop the flooding, but what we hope to do is that it will reduce the peak of the flooding, so that the floods won't be as damaging. in the west of the country, they've been struggling too. this landslide came during scotland's wettest two days since records began in 1891. now they are considering re—routing the road away from the cliff. for the drivers who were on this road at the time it must have been a terrifying experience as the boulders came crashing down from that hillside. it's now a big engineering challenge, but it's also a big challenge for the community here. that means children heading to school not by bus but by boat. scotland is adapting, but none of this comes cheap and councils are calling for more help to cope with the costs of climate change. james cook, bbc news, ardfern. there's been drama on the first

day of the las vegas formula 1 grand prix, after the opening practice had to be cancelled just nine minutes in. ferrari driver carlos sainz hit a loose manhole cover on the street track, badly damaging his car. the second session started two and a half hours late in front of almost empty stands after fan areas were closed. the novelist, critic and poet dame as byatt has died at the age of 87. the renowned writer, whose full name was antonia susan byatt, won the booker prize for her 1990 novel possession. in a statement her publisher, penguin random house, described her as "one of the most significant writers and critics of our time". dame antonia's work was translated into 38 languages. what happens when one of the greatest film directors of our time, sir ridley scott, makes a film about one of history's most famous military leaders, napoleon bonaparte? sir ridley�*s film about the french

emperor has been praised by british critics, but angered some french reviewers — one saying it should be re—named "barbie and ken under the empire". the british director has been speaking to our culture editor katie razzall ahead of the release of napoleon next week. i'm blessed with a good eye, i think. that's my strongest asset. wait. and that asset is on show in sir ridley scott's napoleon, played byjoaquin phoenix, a visual spectacular about the french soldier turned ruthless emperor who battled his way across europe and beyond. i'm not built like other men. there have been 10,1100 books written about napoleon bonaparte, you know? he is so fascinating, revered, hated, loved, and more famous probably than any man or leader or politician in history, so how can you not want to go there? follow in the footsteps of alexander the great... the film is under fire from some historians for inaccuracies. napoleon bonaparte didn't fire a cannon at the pyramids, for example. you really want me to answer that? i do.

i'll answer it. it'll have a bleep in it. get a life, is his response — in coarser language. any historian, the first thing is, you can't tell me there is not 98% conjecture. give me a break. why are you staring at me? am i? uk reviews have been good but french critics have trashed scott's napoleon. 0ne bonaparte biographer even called it anti—french. the french don't even like themselves. i don't care. what's interesting is, the audience i showed it to in paris, they loved it. scott made an early name for himself in hollywood with alien, after huge success as an ad director. thelma and louise was another triumph, and with 28 films now under his belt, scott tells me he has a rule for how long a movie should be. you can bore the ass off people if you're running for three hours,

three and a half hours. there's a moment that i called the bum ache factor. you start, "oh god. oh, my god, another hour. are you kidding me?" my name is maximus decimus meridius... i scott's gladiator won best picture at the oscars, but the coveted best directing academy award has so far eluded him. is it because they don't like big blockbusters, and you make blockbusters? i've never thought. i don't really care. and more than 20 years after gladiator he is now making a sequel in malta. and has also written and cast another film that's still a secret for now. you are 85. a lot of 85—year—olds might be slowing down, but you're not. no. how are you planning on spending the rest of your years? are you just going to keep working? yeah. i mean, i go from here to malta. i shoot in malta, finish there, and i've already recce'd what i'm doing next. what is the film you're most proud of... i like them all. and what would you say to your younger self? no advice. i did pretty good. i got there. katie razzall, bbc news.

in just over half an hour, children in need will be getting underway here on bbc one. and this year for the first time, the programme will have a child presenter — the bafta winning 14—year—old actor, lenny rush. the show will go live from salford and our correspondent charlotte gallagher is there. and this is the stage where all the action will happen. as you said, lenny rush making his debut, masterchef, vernon kay revealing how much money he has raised four children in need with his ultramarathon challenge. and of course it is pudsey�*s big night. how are you feeling? it's like christmas day for pudsey. the audience are already here, they are getting ready to watch stars like leigh—anne pinnock, she will be on the stage. mel giedroyc, alex scott, a huge show planned for tonight. and we're promised some big surprises as well

with music, comedy, acting, and of course doctor who. there will be a doctor who reveal on the stage tonight. i have seen a few rehearsals and there is a lot to look forward to.— rehearsals and there is a lot to look forward to. thank you very much, charlotte _ look forward to. thank you very much, charlotte gallagher. - time for a look at the weather. here's louise lear. if you have been fundraising in scotland today i hope you are wearing your pudsey suit because it has been cold, some areas just scraping above freezing, pretty miserable day. but for many it has been glorious, a lovely autumn afternoon with some train coming through and i hope you made the most of it because it's all change as we head into the weekend. this swirl of cloud, a deep area of low pressure that once again bringing wet and windy weather across our shores, arising as we speak. the wind really starting to strengthen. across the south—west into wales and northern ireland, some heavier bursts. ahead of it, we keep some clear skies, early frost, but it will not last

because the south—westerly wind will drive milder air right across the country in the early hours of saturday morning. temperatures climbing up. by dawn they will sit around six or seven to the north but maybe 1a, and incredibly mild start to tomorrow morning. but unfortunately a wet one as the rain continues to push north and east. a burst of heavy rain clearing from east anglia and the london area by late morning and then brightening up slowly behind. but a frequent rush of showers continuing in the far north—west. the feel of the weather, very mild but i'm not sure the rain will help, unfortunately. moving into sunday, the low pressure still with us, circulating around that, a rash of slow and sharp showers. sunny spells and scattered showers on sunday and blustery. the strongest wind across the south on sunday. you will really notice it there. temperatures again around 11-14. if there. temperatures again around 11—111. if you want something drier

and quieter i can offer you that