david tennant is back in the tardis to celebrate the 60th anniversary of doctor who. the office for national statistics this morning published the latest figures on net migration. let's take a look at these figures. uk net migration was 672,000 in the year tojune 2023. this number is slightly higher compared to the year tojune 2022. however, it is down on updated estimates from the office of national statistics. net migration is the number of people arriving in the uk minus those who left. 0ur political correspondent damian grammaticus is in westminster. take us through the numbers and political reaction. the take us through the numbers and political reaction.— take us through the numbers and political reaction. the numbers you have coming _ political reaction. the numbers you have coming from _ political reaction. the numbers you have coming from the _ political reaction. the numbers you have coming from the ons, - political reaction. the numbers you have coming from the ons, what l political reaction. the numbers you l have coming from the ons, what we

have coming from the ons, what we have here is the number of people arriving, net migration, the year ending june 2023, was 672,000 people, so the difference between those arriving and those leaving. a positive figure of 672,000. that was higher than a year earlier, injune 2022, when it was 600,000, so 10% higher, another 65,000 people arriving in 2023 compared to 2022. but the one thing they saying this is that the number was down on the estimate. if you took the december figure, it went up, but then down compared to december 2022. possibly an indication of a downward possible turn of the curve but still, as you were saying, very high figures,

particularly if you consider that if you look back to the beginning, of the last election, this latest government, at the point they came in it was 226,000, so very roughly a third of the level it is now. and the promise in 2019 from the conservative government in their manifesto was that overall numbers will come down. we haven't seen that, they have gone up. mew will come down. we haven't seen that, they have gone up. new home secretary james _ that, they have gone up. new home secretary james cleverly _ that, they have gone up. new home secretary james cleverly has - that, they have gone up. new home secretary james cleverly has given l secretary james cleverly has given his reaction. 1 secretary james cleverly has given his reaction-— his reaction. i think you have the words there. _ his reaction. i think you have the words there, let's _ his reaction. i think you have the words there, let's see _ his reaction. i think you have the words there, let's see if - his reaction. i think you have the words there, let's see if i - his reaction. i think you have the words there, let's see if i can - his reaction. i think you have the| words there, let's see if i can find them, you might be able to get them quicker than me. he them, you might be able to get them quicker than me.— quicker than me. he has said that the fiaure quicker than me. he has said that the figure is _ quicker than me. he has said that the figure is not _ quicker than me. he has said that the figure is not showing - quicker than me. he has said that the figure is not showing a - the figure is not showing a significant increase from last year's figures and the government remains completely committed to reducing levels of legal migration while at the same time focusing relentlessly on the policy of stopping the boats, a priority we already delivered on, cutting small boat arrivals by more than a third

and dramatically increasing the number of asylum applications we have processed. these numbers do not actually take into account illegal migration. actually take into account illegal miaration. ., , ., �* actually take into account illegal miaration. ., , ., ., migration. no, they don't. you have two different — migration. no, they don't. you have two different things _ migration. no, they don't. you have two different things here. _ migration. no, they don't. you have two different things here. you - migration. no, they don't. you have two different things here. you have| two different things here. you have the legal migration of exams then the legal migration of exams then the illegal, boat arrivals on the south coast. these figures are dealing with the legal things. the interesting thing to say they're from the home secretary's language, what they are talking about is seeing them come down. that's a different thing from the manifesto promise which was to have them coming down from the 2019 figure, which was roughly a quarter of a million. now they are 600,000 plus. what rishi sunak was saying earlier this year, he was accused of softening the promise by saying simply we want to see them coming down, by implication from the figure he said when he took over, which was about 500,000. and see them heading

downwards. we are still not at that point even. what the government has done is identify one part of these figures, which is those coming bringing on student visas bringing dependents and family members. already earlier this year they talked about measures coming in at the beginning of next year to stop those people bringing dependents unless they are on phd degrees and also stop people swapping from student visas to work visas halfway through their study. they believe those measures will take effect soon, but on the legal migration side, the numbers are still showing very high, but particularly also driven by work and study, and work, a lot of that is workers for the nhs. ., , ., ., a lot of that is workers for the

dutch political leaders are preparing for negotiations to form a coalition government, after the far right pvv — or freedom party — pulled off a surprise election victory. no party won a majority, but the pvv�*s controversial leader, geerd wilders, may now lead negotiations. he stood on a platform of ending immigration and banning the quran. the pvv is likely to win about 37 of the 150 seats. several other parties have said they won't enter a coalition with mr wilders, but he's said he'll make compromises to find willing partners. he says the people want him to be prime minister. 0ur correspondent in the netherlands, anna holligan, has been speaking to him. this is what their exchange entailed. she asked geert wilders to what extent he was prepared to compromise to form a coalition government. he responded, i will not negotiate here but we are going to negotiate because we want to coalition for our voters. 2 million voters voted for

our party yesterday and we are willing and able and we proved that in 2010 when we showed and proved we could make compromises to take responsibility, so yes indeed we are willing to do that, eager to do that, because that gives us a lot of responsibility. she asked him if they are planning to take the netherlands out of the eu still. he said, once again we are negotiating but we are not at the negotiating table here. we will speak to anna holligan about their exchange but here was her analysis earlier about the results. no doubt the tremors will be felt in brussels this morning. this result is a headache, if he actually manages to go ahead and become prime minister, to convince enough parties to work with him in coalition, it will be an absolute nightmare for the european union. this is the prime minister's officejust behind me here in the dutch parliament. the big question is, who will be occupying it in a few months' time? that is how long it could take in

order to negotiate a new government. you heard geert wilders there talk about some of the issues that have really dominated this campaign. for example, migration, but talked about in pragmatic rather than inflammatory terms. the cost—of—living crisis. a new term, the security of existence, the shortage of affordable homes, and actually, during the last few days, his party surged in the polls. and if you are not familiar with geert wilders, he is a radical politician, he has been in parliament for around 25 years. he is anti—islam, anti—immigration, but we have already had a kind of indication that he may be prepared to compromise in order to convince enough parties to go into coalition with him. the chancellor has said it's going to take time to reduce the nation's overall tax burden as he appeared to hint that further tax cuts could be on their way before the next general election. in wednesday's autumn statement, jeremy hunt reduced national insurance for millions of workers, but many will face a continued squeeze on their finances.

i think it was right to have the furlough scheme, which saved 9 millionjobs during the pandemic. i think it was right to help families in a cost of living crisis when we had the biggest energy shop since the 1970s. we have been very honest with people that you have to pay for that. that's why i took difficult decisions a year ago to raise taxes, but i don't want that to be the long term for the uk. and what we are able to do today, we can't reduce those all in one go but we can make a start and this... this is a national insurance cut from 12% to 10%. that is a £450 cut for someone on the average salary. i think it will make a difference. but i chose that principally because it will mean we have 100,000 more people working in the economy, according to the office for budget responsibility, because if you

reduce the tax on work, more people go into work. that will fill about one in ten vacancies we see in the economy today. it helps businesses to grow. that is the long run way we will fund public services like the nhs and hopefully bring taxes down further. yet labour says that taxes will still be higher at the next election than they were at the last. the shadow chancellor rachel reeves spoke on bbc breakfast earlier. well, the truth is despite the announced tax cuts yesterday, working people are going to be paying more taxes at the end of this parliament than they were at and people can see that in their bank balances. going into the autumn statement yesterday there had been an equivalent of a 10p increase in national insurance through all of the fiscal drag, people being dragged into paying taxes, paying higher rates of tax, and the chancellor gave back 2p yesterday. people are still worse off because of tax increases, high inflation and higher mortgage payments as well.

the chancellor has described changes to the benefits system as the "biggest set of welfare reforms in a decade". aidan wood from pentrebane in wales will receive £100 extra each month when the increase comes into effect, but had concerns about plans for "sanctions" for those struggling to work. 0ur social affairs correspondent michael buchahan has more. eden wood's passion is music. he has more time to indulge his hobby since losing hisjob in retail last year having worked for 16 years for stop a below knee amputee, he has developed mental health problems and fears been forced into a newjob. i can't be a productive member of society in terms of holding down a job, so if i'm forced into a work placement and inevitably get sacked, it will be something through no fault of my own, and ijust want to know where my next paycheque is coming from. i don't want to have to

worry about taking all these boxes that i can't tick. worry about taking all these boxes that l can't tick.— that i can't tick. people like aidan will not lose _ that i can't tick. people like aidan will not lose their _ that i can't tick. people like aidan will not lose their current - that i can't tick. people like aidan will not lose their current health i will not lose their current health benefit but from 2025 new claimants with similar conditions will face a very different regime. instead of extra welfare payments, hundreds of thousands of people will have to look for work. they will be offered tailored support including for instance talking therapies for psychiatric conditions. if they can't find a job they could be forced to undertake work experience. and if they don't comply they might lose their benefits, including free prescriptions. lose their benefits, including free prescriptions-— prescriptions. every year we sign off over 100,000 _ prescriptions. every year we sign off over 100,000 people - prescriptions. every year we sign off over 100,000 people wanted i off over 100,000 people wanted benefits with no requirement to look for work because of sickness or disability. that waste of potential is wrong economically and wrong morally. is wrong economically and wrong morall . . ., , is wrong economically and wrong morall. . ., , morally. some charities say threatening _ morally. some charities say threatening people - morally. some charities say threatening people into - morally. some charities sayl threatening people into work morally. some charities say . threatening people into work is morally. some charities say - threatening people into work is the wrong approach, but reforms could see 50,000 people move off benefits and into work by the end of the

decade. despite these changes the office for budget response ability forecast that spending on health related benefits will increase by £12 billion by 2028-29, related benefits will increase by £12 billion by 2028—29, that's hundreds of thousands of people becoming ill and relying on the benefits system to help them get by. these reforms reveal a growing problem, britain is becoming a sicko country. michael buchanan, bbc news. in india, the rescue teams trying to reach 41 workers who've been trapped in a collapsed road tunnel say iron bars in the rubble are slowing their operation. in the canada niagara falls crossing, an explosion, two people

died but it is not a terrorist incident will stop security cameras show when the car approached the area at high speed before being thrown into the air. the car is at the top of the screen and appears to be thrown up over a fence. the car caught fire when it crashed and some witnesses reported an explosion but it is not yet known what caused the blast. the incident triggered a security alert along the border with several crossing points temporarily closed. officials say first investigations indicate it was not an act of terrorism. we will continue to investigate but our preliminary assessment of the situation is that it was not terrorism—related, but we will continue to stay vigilant, we will continue to make sure that the information we have is passed on to the public, but as the sheriff said, people can lower their heightened sensitivities to this, knowing that we do not believe this was a terrorist event.

kelsey anderson is a news anchor at a news channel in buffalo and she told us what the news investigation has learned so far. sources have told us that couple that was in that car, who have passed away, they were travelling from a local casino that was just right down the road from the bridge crossing, and they were crossing the bridge to go over to a concert in toronto. toronto is about an hour and a half away from niagara falls. and they were crossing to go over to this concert, and we have found out from sources, that is the couple who has passed away, a man and a woman in that vehicle. so, very sad news there tonight. we do know that from the governor and from many others, that this was not a terrorism act, so that was, you know, good news for us to find out today in the western new york region, but of course very sad news as we are now mourning the loss of two people who we are told are from this area. earlier this year, the restoration of a second world

war plane, the mosquito, began. made out of wood, it was one of the fastest aircrafts in the world, but hasn't been built in the uk for 70 years. following this story was the princess royal, who went along to see for herself how the project is getting on. tim muffett reports. in 22 months, the fastest aircraft in the world has emerged from blueprint and scale model to frontline operations. it was nicknamed the wooden wonder. mosquitoes of raf coastal command on the way to attack enemy shipping tucked away in a norwegian fjord. it's such a wonderful aircraft. here are pictures to carry in your mind's eye when next you hear of our mosquitoes having been in action. george dunn is 101 years old. of the many aircraft he flew in the second world war, his favourite was the mosquito. beautiful. speed, height, got everything. george has come to rye in east sussex to support a very

special project and to meet a very special person. it shows how much she's interested in this particular project. in february, we reported on the people's mosquito, a charity run by volunteers that hopes to build a mosquito in the uk for the first time in 70 years. that's good, look at that. we should have one of these flying and for me to be doing it is a real privilege. we have to source timber. we've got to learn to read drawings. it's a big learning curve. it seems our report received royal attention. the princess royal is very interested in our uk heritage of course, and also as well, she's very much interested in uk and british engineering, and also not only our heritage but also for the future.

i believe that her interest in our charity, the people's mosquito, was sparked back in the early part of this year when the original film went out on bbc breakfast. so this is a sample. the charity has three pillars — to fly, to educate, to remember, and we're doing it for george. we're also doing it for future generations, not only from a heritage point of view, but also a british engineering point of view as well. great pleasure to introduce to flight lieutenant george dunn. very good to see you here. were they very difficult _ very good to see you here. were they very difficult to — very good to see you here. were they very difficult to fly, _ very good to see you here. were they very difficult to fly, where _ very good to see you here. were they very difficult to fly, where they- very difficult to fly, where they different — very difficult to fly, where they different from _ very difficult to fly, where they different from other _ very difficult to fly, where they different from other things? i no, the only slight snag with a mosquito, it would tend to swing on take off. this is your story. i that's my story, yes. very good of you to do this. i hope you enjoy reading it. i will indeed. the volunteers are following original technical drawings found in an old filing cabinet at the airbus factory in broughton in north wales,

where mosquitoes were once built. well, the original bbc breakfast programme that went out to air earlier this year, i think you may have seen, sort of thing. so we're pleased to invite about the same film crew to cover today for you. what do you make of this project? what skill sets you have i to find to do this compared to what was already going on here, has been pretty impressive. - as i was saying, a lot - of boat building techniques here and the sort of old skills, and they've been doing that i for quite a long time. very sensible use of materials. to meet a veteran such as george as well, incredible. he's fortunately, he's goti a record of his experience, which is a real relief. he's taken the trouble to put it on paper because it - makes such a difference. not everybody does. i but so, yes, that, i'm afraid, thatl memory is going to go all too soon. she's a lovely lady. she's hard working, and it was a pleasure and an honour to meet her.

the volunteers hope to get the mosquito airborne by 2027, but face a huge fundraising challenge. i'd love to be there when it takes off. i wish it could be sooner, because i'm101 now. it'll be a lucky pilot that gets thatjob, i think. i think you should throw your hat in the ring, george! tim muffett, bbc news. it's one of the most loved british television and today doctor who is celebrating its 60th birthday. filled with daleks, cybermen, and tales of a mysterious doctor, it has gripped audiences since its first episode in 1963. to celebrate, three new special episodes of doctor who are being released, with some iconic characters returning to the who—niverse. our entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba, has met some of the people who've helped make

doctor who the show it is today. david tennant and catherine tate back in the roles they left in 2010. i had to wipe her memory to save her life. no! if she remembers me, she will die. tennant thrilled to be the doctor once more. to get to return to something that meant so much 15 years ago, was such a huge part of my life, and has never really gone away. i mean, doctorwho, when you're attached to it, you're attached to it. but to get to revisit it, sort of full—time, even briefly, was something i never really imagined. i don't believe in destiny. as well as tennant and tate, the man who brought back the show in 2005, russell t davies, has also returned. together, they made doctor who into one of tv�*s biggest hits. after a very long time something's coming back. your previous era was incredibly successful. there must be an element of nervousness about the pressure of expectation this time around? i think — i know what you mean. it's kind of like people said to me, can lightning strike twice? but actually, if you stand

in the middle of a storm and hold up a great big piece of metal, lightning does strike you twice. the three new special episodes are celebrating the show�*s diamond anniversary. today, it's 60 years since the very first episode. when viewers turned on their tv sets at 5:15 on the 23rd of november 1963, this is what would have greeted them, something they'd never quite seen the like of before. so this is? the very first script of doctor who. few can be more delighted to see it celebrating its 60th birthday than the man who directed the very first episode. i wasn't the first director to be chosen. the original director walked. at the time we made the show, nobody knew what we had. i don't think we in the production area department knew what we had. or indeed, the bbc. i believe these people are known to you.

they're two of my schoolteachers. what they had was something that would make television history, the story of a mysterious science fiction hero. it instantly struck a chord with audiences, even if those involved in making it initially had their doubts. and what's wrong with it? i got the script and ijust didn't understand it at all! one day i shall come back. and for the following six decades, there's been a long succession of doctors... fantastic. ..each with their own distinct personality, while still remaining... the doctor — we're on the list. ..battling monsters and villains... they are to be exterminated. ..and encountering all manner of creatures from across time and space. the secret of the show�*s longevity — who knows? or perhaps doctor who knows? they say there are only six or seven stories under the sun, and mankind's genius is to retell them and entertain us with them. and this is one of those stories.

it's all connected to the storytelling of 1000 years ago. after david tennant the show will be in the hands of ncuti gatwa. his first full episode goes out on christmas day. i've had a little glimpse of what ncuti can do, and it's very exciting. fans hope that gatwa will be the first of many more doctors to come over the next 60 years. lizo mzimba, bbc news. if you're watching in the uk, the first doctor who special with david tennant is on bbc one on saturday at 6.30pm — as well as iplayer. it'll also be available on disney plus around the world. and i remember as a child hiding behind the sofa in fear of the daleks. girls aloud, one of the uk s biggest—selling pop groups, have announced that they will reunite for a tour following an 11—year break. the shows will be dedicated

to their former bandmate, sarah harding,?who died of breast cancer in 2021. the group has confirmed they'll perform "all the hits", but have no plans to record new music without sarah. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello. pretty wild and windy day across parts of scotland today, but it's here we see the first big signs of weather change. yesterday on the moray coast, the north—east, temperatures reached 15, incredibly mild for this stage in november. just 7 degrees this afternoon. temperatures actually dropping through the day. and tomorrow there will be an added wind chill with it. it's this cold air, a pool of cold arctic air which is pushing southwards to all of us as we go through tonight and into tomorrow. also affecting a good part of europe as well. but it's really confined to the northern half of the uk for today. just to the north of this bank of cloud and rain affecting northern ireland, parts of northern england through this afternoon. sunshine and a scattering of showers to the north of that,

but temperatures actually dropping through the day with winds at 50, 60 miles an hour towards the far north—east with showers turning wintry over higher ground. mild but brighter in the south with some broken cloud. but here we will see some patchy rain and drizzle during the first half of tonight, gradually becoming confined to cornwall, the isles of scilly and the channel islands. still reasonably mild here but elsewhere a much colder night tonight, temperatures barely above freezing in parts of scotland and northern england. so, a chillier start to tomorrow morning. showers in the north of scotland, snow even to lower levels for a time, and those strong winds continue. elsewhere, we'll see a lot more sunshine compared to today. a bit more cloud in northern ireland through to parts of wales, running down into the west midlands. could produce the odd light rain shower, but most places will be dry with sunny spells, much colder than we have been used to, though, single figure temperatures and an added wind chill in the north and east making it feel closer to freezing, particularly across parts of north—east scotland. then as we go through to friday night and saturday morning, still strong winds down the eastern coast, stopping temperatures from dropping much here, but further west, lighter winds,

clearer skies and a widespread frost to start saturday. but whilst it will be a frosty start to saturday it will be a dry, sunny and crisp one. light winds for many areas, still a bit windy down eastern coasts and the chance of one or two rain showers. most, though, will be dry. again, temperatures widely into single figures. noticing that chill compared to what we've had of late, but the upside is you'll have a bit more sunshine. that will lead into some frost and fog patches to take us through saturday night and sunday morning. but sunday, a cold day, but a cloudier one. outbreaks of rain pushing on across the western half of the country, maybe making it across some southern counties too, and temperatures struggling to rise. take care.

live from tel aviv, this is bbc news. israel says the agreement to pause fighting in gaza in exchange for the release of hostages will now not happen before friday. britain's new foreign secretary, lord cameron, arrives in israel. he'll speak to both israeli and palestinian leaders. in other news... hundreds of thousands of new arrivals to the uk, a blow to the prime minister's

promised to slash immigration. celebrations for the anti—immigrant politician geert wilders, his freedom party is the biggest winner in the netherlands election is. —— elections. hello, i'm anna foster, live in tel aviv. we begin with the war in gaza — and a delay of at least a day in the agreement struck between israel and hamas, which would have seen a four—day pause in the fighting. under the agreement, hamas would exchange 50 israeli hostages, taken during the 7th of october attack, for 150 palestinian women and children held in israeli jails. israel says it still expects that to happen — but not before friday — and there will be a similar delay to the temporary halt in hostilities. hamas says there are still details

to be finalised regarding the list of people to be exchanged.