today at one: single—word verdicts on england's schools are scrapped, with ofsted inspection reports set to be changed. it's after the suicide of headteacher ruth perry when her school was graded "inadequate". also on the programme: as mps return to parliament, the prime minister once again defends cutting the winter fuel payment for some pensioners. strikers close schools and shops in israel in protest at the government's handling of hostage release talks with hamas. # today i'm a rock and roll star. the government makes dynamic pricing part of its review of ticket touting, as some oasis fans are charged hundreds more than they expected. yes, he says! dave ellis, you are

the paralympic champion. and the winning streak continues for paralympics gb as they build on the 12 golds they won on super sunday. and on sportsday later on the hour in bbc news: both champions are now out of the us open at flushing meadows — coco gauff bowing out in the fourth round to fellow american emma navarro. good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. ofsted inspectors will no longer rate state schools in england with one—word grades, like outstanding or inadequate. a new system of school reports will be introduced from next september. the family of head teacher ruth perry had lobbied for the change after she took her own life in 2023, after her school was given the lowest rating. our education editor

branwen jeffreys reports. the first day back at school and a bit of a surprise. notjust for these year 1 pupils but for their parents and schools. headline grades for inspections scrapped. the education secretary says they will still step in to maintain standards when needed. i think the system that we've got at the momentjust isn't working for parents, where the information that they're given just isn't enough and where it comes to staff, it's too high stakes. so i won't hesitate to intervene in schools that are failing because i am determined to drive up standards in our schools, but the case for ofsted reform is clear and we are delivering on the commitment that we made in our manifesto for a better system to support children and families. after an inspection, caversham primary was due to be downgraded. the school was good in many ways but inspectors raised concerns. the head teacher, ruth perry, took her life while waiting for that

report, tormented by the prospect of an inadequate grade. an inquest found the inspection contributed to mrs perry's suicide. her sister, julia, is delighted one— or two—word grades are being scrapped. she'd had a really bruising inspection that left her very fragile. and that word, inadequate, she went over and over and over it, repeated it, she wrote it down and it was that feeling, notjust that she'd had the terrible shock and trauma of a completely unexpected bad ofsted but that she was still anticipating the public humiliation that would come with that. have you had a chance to share the news with the rest of your family? yes, and they are delighted.

ruth's daughters in particular werejust, you know, well done. it really, really shouldn't have been like this. it really should not take a bereaved family member to push for change and to push for change for such a long time, but yes, it's this... a relief really that no other head teacher will have to go through what ruth went through. so from today, overall inspection grades are scrapped, like good or inadequate. school inspection standards remain the same and from september 2025, there will be a new report card for parents. education unions welcomed the change and said parents will still get clear reports this year. the inspection system remains broadly the same at the moment and it will give a full report on performance of the school right now. itjust removes the high—stakes nature that's been so damaging

and what we will do now is build a new system through ofsted, through government and through the profession to make sure parents really get what they need. parents and teachers will get a say in the design of the new report card. it will have to prove it works just as well or better to help schools improve and parents choose the best school for their child. the prime minister came to this school in south london today to talk to teachers and to the head teacher about the changes with the education secretary, bridget phillipson. they are insisting this does not mean in any way a watering down of standards and the government will still intervene if a school is truly failing. if you are a parent and you want to choose a school this year, or you are moving house and need to choose another school, what does this mean? any school inspected

during this school year will be held to exactly the same standards. parents will get a three or four page report with a breakdown of the school's strengths and weaknesses and those will have a grade, but what will be missing is that headline grade which education unions have said make the system very high—stakes, very high pressure for head teachers. over the next year, the new system, a report card for schools, will be developed in england and parents will get a say in shaping that. we already know the education secretary would like to see more, for example, on special educational needs. parliament returns after the summer break today, and the prime minister has once again defended the government's plan to scrap the winterfuel payment for millions of pensioners. it wasn't included in labour's election manifesto. our chief political correspondent henry zeffman is in westminster. henry, this issue isn't going away. has sir keir starmer

ruled out a rethink? pretty much, yes. it's worth remembering this is a policy announced just before mps broke up for the summer. they are back today and many of them say that over the intervening period, their e—mail inboxes have been deluged by constituents worried about the implications of this decision. but as far as sir keir starmer is concerned, and many of those new labour mps, this is symptomatic of the often grim decisions that they will have to make because of what they say they have inherited from their conservative predecessors and that's very much the line of argument from the prime minister. we have found a £22 billion black hole in the economy and we've got to fix it. what we're not going to do is pretend it isn't there or paper over it. that's what the last government did and it made it worse. that means we've got to make tough choices. i don't want to cut the winter fuel allowance, i don't think any government wants to do that, but we've got to fix the foundations of our economy and that's

what this is all about, making sure we fix the foundations and then having done that, that we can build the better future that pensioners and so many other people all voted for in this election. despite holding firm, there are signs the government wants to demonstrate that the most hard up pensioners are not going to lose out and in the last few hours the government has announced it is extending the household support fund into next year. it had been due to expire at the end of this month, and thatis expire at the end of this month, and that is money the government gives councils to distribute onwards to struggling households. but we had in that clip keir starmer talking about a £22 billion black hole. means testing winter fuel payments only goes a small way towards feeling that black hole which of course the conservatives vigorously contest the existence of any way. so plenty more tough decisions to come, much more political controversy coming this

autumn. . ~ political controversy coming this autumn. ., ~ political controversy coming this autumn. . ~' , schools, shops and transport across israel have all been affected by a general strike. it's in protest at the government's failure to agree a deal to release the hostages still trapped in gaza, after the bodies of six more were recovered over the weekend. in the last hour, a court ordered the industrial action to be brought to an end earlier than the main union had planned. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams reports. israel is boiling. the streets of tel aviv thronged with protesters again this morning, rocking the country's lane highway, pleading with the government to do more to bring israel's hostages home. last night on the same streets, despair turned to anger and violence. saturday's shocking news that the bodies of six hostages previously thought to be a life had been found in a tunnel in rafa, triggered fury

at the government �*s failure to reach a deal stop a deal which could have saved them. the fate of the hostages is the country apart. many here accusing the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, of repeatedly throwing up obstacles to an agreement. today for the first time since the war began, a national strike. the country's main airport briefly thrown into chaos with flights delayed or cancelled and baggage not loaded. a court ordered the strike to end a short time ago. the country's lodges union said it would comply but with businesses closed, streets blocked by demonstrators and the government deeply divided, over how to proceed in gaza, the sense of crisis is palpable. pauladams, bbc news. our middle east bureau chief jo floto is injerusalem. jo, will the action change the government's approach to negotiating a ceasefire and hostage release deal?

that is certainly what the protesters and the hostage families want. they feel getting all those people out on the streets of tel aviv last night, maybe 240,000, will put immense pressure on this government to change its course of action. however, today's strike has been patchy and the government remains resolute that it's negotiating on its own terms and will not capitulate to hamas. benjamin netanyahu says it is clear they don't want a deal because they have murdered these hostages and what he doesn't want to do is negotiate anything that keeps them still in power, still capable of attacking israel in the gaza strip. he is looking into directions, a significant amount of public opinion is now sick of this war and wants the hostages to be returned, but more immediately and importantly for him now, his government is propped up him now, his government is propped up by him now, his government is propped up by two right wing parties who will collapse his government if there is a hostage deal.- will collapse his government if

there is a hostage deal. the sentencing of a 12—year—old boy who took part in rioting in manchester has been adjourned after his mother went on holiday to ibiza instead of attending court. the boy, who cannot be named, has admitted two counts of violent disorder. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford joins us now. what did the judge say in court? this was one of two notable places this morning. the 12—year—old had previously been described as one of those most involved in violent disorder. he was present at two of the riots, one of them at at a hotel housing asylum seekers in manchester and then four days later, one in the city centre. he was due to be sentenced today but the court heard his mum had gone to ibiza and was accompanied instead by his uncle. thejudge was astonished accompanied instead by his uncle. the judge was astonished and adjourned the sentencing until next week, saying boys need their mothers and she said she ordered the mother

should attend. the other notable case today was that the wife of a conservative councillor in northamptonshire has admitted inciting racial hatred. lucy conneuy inciting racial hatred. lucy connelly appeared by video link from peterborough. she was remanded in custody after the hearing for sentencing in october. her husband raymond connelly was there in the court to watch as his wife admitted that she had posted on social media mass deportation now and then words which i cannot use because they were so unpleasant, but basically words to the effect of saying that hotels housing asylum seekers should be set fire to. she will be sentenced on october 17. the far—right party alternative for germany is celebrating significant successes in yesterday's regional elections in two eastern states. with almost a third of the vote, afd is the first far—right party to win a state election in germany since the second world war.

the german chancellor olaf scholz has urged mainstream parties not to work with them. a 41—year—old woman will appear in court today charged with the murder of a six—year—old boy in swansea. alexander zurawski was found dead at a property on thursday. his family have called him a "very kind child". karolina zurawska is also accused of the attempted murder of a 67—year—old man. the so—called "dynamic pricing" of tickets to gigs and concerts is going to be investigated by the government, after thousands of oasis fans complained they were charged extra after queuing for hours for the band's reunion tour. the practice allows official ticket sellers to inflate prices when demand is high. it comes as the advertising standards authority says it received hundreds of complaints over the weekend. leigh milner reports. first came the hype... when both come together,

you have greatness. ..then the disappointment. millions of oasis fans spent saturday morning battling lengthy online queues and technical glitches in the hope of bagging tickets to next year's reunion gigs. many of those who did get through then faced another hurdle. tickets costing hundreds of pounds more than expected thanks to so—called dynamic pricing. that's when high demand pushes up costs, a practice more commonly seen on taxi hailing apps or airline websites. the cheapest tickets were between 70 and 205, i think, which you can kind of sort of, well, yeah, ok, that's not too bad. but then the only ones that were available were the platinum, so it was like £500. we didn't want to pay that. so, um, no. so we're not going. # today i'm a rock and roll star.# the government had already pledged a consultation to tackle ticket touting, that's the resale of tickets

by secondary vendors. # i said maybe # you're gonna be the one that saves me.# now it says it will add dynamic pricing, which is done by the primary vendors, to that consultation. this must be welcome news. dynamic pricing was an odious business product that was brought overfrom north america and really does disadvantage a significant number of consumers. it's vitally important that government actually understands how this industry works, not just what they're told by ticket companies. # you gotta roll with it # you gotta take your time.# the society of ticket agents and retailers has stressed that ticket prices are set by artists and their management. whoever�*s responsible, music fans will be hoping prices come down. lee milner, bbc news. our culture reporter noor nanji joins us now.

noor, what has the response been to those complaints about dynamic pricing? complaints have been coming in thick and fast over the weekend, and now we even have a government response. like last night, the culture secretary lisa nandy issued a statement saying it was depressing to see vastly inflated prices excluding fans from gigs. she said this government will include issues around transparency and use of dynamic pricing on its upcoming consultation, and said we can create a fairer system for buying tickets. but for many people, this all comes too late. one fan i spoke to said she had been swept up in all the madness on saturday and ended up spending £500 on tickets when she thought she would be spending around £150, and i can tell you, she is feeling a lot of regret now. she feels like she has been ripped off. ticketmaster says it does not set the prices, that is the responsibility of the band and

promoters. we have reached out to oasis and its promoters multiple times over the weekend, including this morning, but have not heard back yet. thank you. the time is 1.18. our top story this afternoon: ofsted inspectors will no longer rate state schools in england with one—word grades. an updated report system will come in next september. and the mum of 23—year—old jack o'sullivan, who went missing after a house party in bristol six months ago, today says she spends every day searching for answers. coming up on sportsday in the next 20 minutes on bbc news: scottie scheffler signs off the season with a $25 million paycheque. the world number one winning the tour championship by four strokes in atlanta. ukraine says it's seizing more land in russia after its surprise incursion last month, but still faces huge pressure on its

eastern home front. kyiv now faces tough strategic choices about where to send its troops. our europe correspondent nick beake has been speaking to ukrainian army recruits at a secret training camp as they prepare to join the battle. after two and a half years of defence, ukraine says it's on the attack, but is waiting for greater back—up from the west. a month ago, these new recruits were on the farm, on the building site, far from the trenches. now they're being fast—tracked to the front line and next up could bejoining the ukrainian incursion into russia. translation: i think this is the right thing to do. i look how long they've been on our land. you can'tjust sit there while they are capturing our territory. what will we do then? will we become their slaves? the ukrainian military, anxious that the location of this

training remains secret, asked to see our footage before broadcast but did not see our script. ukraine is on the back foot in key parts of the battlefield at home, but the recent incursion into russia has given a big morale boost and it's also given this war a new dimension. more troops are being recruited and trained, but at the same time, ukraine now faces tough strategic decisions. will they be sent to the east of ukraine, where moscow is seizing more land by throwing tens of thousands of troops into battle? or will they be sent to russia's kursk region to hold the recent gains? these were the first ukrainian soldiers to go into kursk, helping to seize more than 100 settlements and capture 600 russian prisoners of war, according to kyiv.

the men here, filmed in action, are now back. regrouping. we met them just a few miles from the russian border. translation: we went far into the kursk region. - we were alone as the forward team. we were on foreign soil and we felt like foreigners. do you know how long you'll be on russian territory when you go back? translation: we'll be - there as long as we are told to. if we have an order to move forward, we can get to moscow and will show what ukraine is all about, what our guys are like, real cossacks. after quickly losing land at home, russia has been fighting back, targeting ukrainian positions. kyiv had hoped that moscow would divert thousands of troops from the east of ukraine to defend kursk, but that hasn't happened. known by the call sign "producer", this father of two hasn't seen his children in three years. a common story.

instead, he's been busy recovering ukrainian vehicles recently damaged or destroyed inside russia. one man, putin vladimir vladimirovich, is attacking our country. and what we have to do, we have only to defend our home. through taking the fight into russia, ukraine galvanised its public... ..and worried some allies, fearful of president putin's response. but president zelenskyy warns time is not on their side and that greater western help must arrive, with kyiv now fighting on yet another front. nick beake, bbc news in northeastern ukraine. two contenders for the conservative leadership are launching their campaigns today. kemi badenoch and james cleverly are among the six candidates hoping to take the party forward, after rishi sunak announced after the election that

he would stand down. our deputy political editor vicky young joins us. vicky, what have they both had to say? yes, two high—profile contenders, both with a lot of ministerial experience. james cleverly, former foreign secretary and home secretary, was talking today about his experience on the world stage and has experience as home secretary. he says he would be that would resurrect that rewind the deportation policy, and also that under him, the country should spend 3% of national income on defence. but he also talked about his own personality and how he said he was very much suited to this job. to command loyalty, you have to have displayed _ to command loyalty, you have to have displayed loyalty, and i have always served _ displayed loyalty, and i have always served the — displayed loyalty, and i have always served the leader of the day, never briefed _ served the leader of the day, never briefed against colleagues, and

focused — briefed against colleagues, and focused relentlessly on delivering for the _ focused relentlessly on delivering for the british people, and in order to win _ for the british people, and in order to win again, we need to unite around — to win again, we need to unite around conservative principles, and i am the _ around conservative principles, and i am the best placed to do that. mr cleverly i am the best placed to do that. cleverly also i am the best placed to do that. m cleverly also said he was an experience communicator and would be able to get the tory party's policies across to voters. one thing kemi badenoch would agree on him with —— would agree with him she has a reputation as a straight talker, and the person introducing her said this was incredibly important, she would not be afraid to get things done and she is very much known for that, this combative style which sometimes some of her own colleagues say she becomes a little too aggressive, but she said todayit little too aggressive, but she said today it was very important that she is someone who likes to get stuck into things and to find solutions. this is what she would do. you can'tjust keep having the same policy— you can'tjust keep having the same policy arguments from the last parliament. we are not in power, we

lost _ parliament. we are not in power, we lost labour— parliament. we are not in power, we lost. labourwill fail, and parliament. we are not in power, we lost. labour will fail, and when that— lost. labour will fail, and when that time — lost. labour will fail, and when that time comes, and the british people _ that time comes, and the british people are looking for change, we have to _ people are looking for change, we have to he — people are looking for change, we have to be that change. we have to focus _ have to be that change. we have to focus on _ have to be that change. we have to focus on renewal, the renewal of our party, _ focus on renewal, the renewal of our party, our— focus on renewal, the renewal of our party, our politics and our thinking _ thinking. both of them also agree that thinking. — both of them also agree that the conservative party had to come up with more for the younger generation, and both of them talked about housing. that's what some of the other candidates have said as well. this has been a pretty slow moving contest over the summer. those six candidates will be whittled down to five on wednesday, when mps vote, but the eventual result won't be known until the 2nd of november. thanks. six months ago today, 23—year—old jack o'sullivan went missing after leaving a house party in bristol. despite an extensive investigation that's included searches by air, land and water, as well as reviewing hundreds of hours of cctv footage,

police still don't know what's happened to him. sam harrison reports. it doesn't feel like this is real. my it doesn't feel like this is real. my life, especially, has completely stopped and really, ijust want to be jack's mum. six months of pain. the disappearance ofjack six months of pain. the disappearance of jack o'sullivan still haunts his mum catherine. this is the momentjack left his home on friday, the 1st of march, on his way to a house party in bristol. we knowjack left his way to a house party in bristol. we know jack left that his way to a house party in bristol. we knowjack left that partyjust before 2am, texted his mum and tried to find a taxi. this is the last confirmed sighting ofjack as he worked past a camera —— walked past a camera and onto this small grassy area. his parents believe he was spotted on cctv ten minutes later, and think he was headed towards clifton. they remain desperate for answers. you know, i am stuck on the 2nd of march, and i'm finding it very difficult to move forward, but

somehow, we do as a family. we get ourselves up, showered, dressed, and try to take on the day, but i am finding that i don't want to do some of the things we are having to do. over the past six months, milestones have been mist. jack was supposed to turn 23. this balloon, left a mark the occasion in his bedroom, which has stayed the same since the moment he left. he literally has disappeared. you know, he has vanished, and we struggle with that, because how could that be possible? we see vehicles going past, we see ambulances, lorries, all sorts of activity. the search continues both in person and online. almost 60,000 people are part of the find jack facebook page, and out on the streets, volunteers have been doing what they can. but the investigation has seen little movement.

this is unusual. within avon and somerset— this is unusual. within avon and somerset constabulary last year, we dealt with _ somerset constabulary last year, we dealt with around 5500 missing people — dealt with around 5500 missing people reports. the majority of missing — people reports. the majority of missing people are successfully found — missing people are successfully found. that is why this case is so unusual, — found. that is why this case is so unusual, that jack has not been found — found. the overall found. — the overall message from all parties remains the same. any detail, no matter how small, could make a difference. obviously, as time goes on, that could be when people worry that maybe the foot is coming off the pedal a bit, so that is why it is important to keep everyone looking for someone, and so it is remarkable what catherine and the family are doing. a nightmare which became a reality, and forjack�*s family, one that continues six months on. sam harrison, bbc news. a former metropolitan police officer has gone on trial charged with rape and sexual assault. mark tyrrell worked in parliamentary and diplomatic protection until he retired from the force last year. our correspondent sean dilley is outside st albans crown court. sean, what's happened this morning?

yes, we arejust yes, we are just going to correct a few details, for the right casey, apologies. this is a serving metropolitan police officer called jake cummings, who is on trial today for the first day of his trial at st albans crown court. he was charged february with rape must talking and voyeurism offences. he subsequently had other charges added to that against three alleged victims, one from hertfordshire, one from dorset, and one from buckinghamshire. the police officer, who are still serving with the metropolitan police at this time, is currently suspended from duty. he appeared here at st albans crown court behind me wearing a grey tracksuit, looking rather serious, it has to be said, throughout the course of the proceedings here at the crown court. before the trial gets under fully and properly, he wished to change one of his pleas will stop he had

one of his pleas will stop he had one other count put to him, so has admitted to one count of stalking relating to a period of time in 2021. thank you. paralympics gb are hoping to build on a record—breaking day at the games in paris yesterday. 12 gold medals were won on the most successful day this century, and today hopes are high in para—badminton, boccia and swimming. sally hurst has the latest. concerns over water quality delayed the start of the triathlon by 24 hours, but with pollution levels in the seine deemed acceptable, the races could get under way in the morning sunshine. and there was joy for visually impaired athletes dave ellis and his guide looke pollard. a perfect moment in paris! champions at last after tokyo ended in disaster. a snapped chain on the bike ending their medal dreams until now. in swimming, elliot challis, a quadruple amputee after meningitis

as a child, won her back stroke heat comfortably. —— ellie challis. anne—macro three means business here in the heat! she got silver in this event in tokyo. she hopes to go one better in paris. it's always challenging to play your opponents on home soil, but will bayley quietened the crowd, beating france's stephane messi convincingly. super sunday was britain's most successful single day at the paralympics this century. 12 goals, including hannah cockroft in the 100 metres, and shot—putter sabrina fortune, who almost gave up on sport after disappointment in tokyo. a first—round effort, and that is enormous! tokyo destroyed me. i wanted to give up tokyo destroyed me. i wanted to give up after— tokyo destroyed me. i wanted to give up after it. _ tokyo destroyed me. i wanted to give up after it, because it hurt, and it was one _ up after it, because it hurt, and it was one of— up after it, because it hurt, and it was one of them things of like, am i not good _ was one of them things of like, am i not good enough? we have fallen down, _ not good enough? we have fallen down, let's get back up and try again. — down, let's get back up and try again. and _ down, let's get back up and try again, and this time, to have it, it wasjust_ again, and this time, to have it, it wasjust amazing. it again, and this time, to have it, it was just amazing. it was like,

again, and this time, to have it, it wasjust amazing. it was like, i can do this _ wasjust amazing. it was like, i can do this it — wasjust amazing. it was like, i can do this. it really gives you that experience ofjust, be happy, be proud _ experience ofjust, be happy, be proud of— experience ofjust, be happy, be proud of what you can do and really enjoy— proud of what you can do and really enjoy the _ proud of what you can do and really enjoy the moment. cheering great britain finished the weekend with 23 gold medals in total, and they are second in the medal table. and with another week of action still ahead, there should be more medal moments to look forward to. and more medal moments already to bring you in paris triathlon, because in the pts5, claire cashmore got silver and her team—mate a bronze, and in the pts4, a goalfor megan richter and a bronze for hannah more. not a bad day in the office for gb para triathlon. in badminton, great britain has never actually won a gold at the balpa games. the wait continues, because dunbeth are lost in his match against his indian opponent to get the silver. his team—mate kristian team—mate kristian coombes goes later, though in his the silver. his team—mate kristian coombes goes later, though in his final, so another chance to get that final, so another chance to get that

elusive gold medal. elusive gold medal. in wheelchair rugby, great britain currently under way in against australia in the bronze medal match. 22- australia in the bronze medal match. 22— all at half time, tonight at the stadler france, all eyes will be on the men's100 metres, becausejonnie peacock is through to the final. at 31, he may have younger rivals, but he says he has still got it. there will be fireworks and much more to look forward to monday five of the paralympic games here in palace tower in paris. thanks, sally. a reminder of our top headline this afternoon. ofsted inspectors will no longer rate state schools in england with one—word grades an updated report system will come in next september. and learner drivers are warned to look out for fake adverts for lessons online after an increase in scams on social media. we'll have a full forecast in the next half hour, but it's time now for a quick look at the weather. here's ben.

into autumn, so we we are now into the autumn, so we can look back at the summer. we are still awaiting the full statistics from the met office. they are due anytime, really, but provisionally, it looks like it was a cooler than average summer with rainfall around average. but with big regional variations. let me show you this chart. the browns on this chart show places that were drier than normal, but it was a really wet summer across the western side of scotland. more rain to start the autumn, but full forecast details coming up. thanks, ben. from today, working parents in england can claim 15 hours a week of government—funding childcare for children as young as nine months old. to qualify, parents must earn more than £9,518 a year but less than £100,000. there is already help in place for families with slightly older children. three and four—year—olds can benefit from 30 hours. it'll change again in september next year, when all eligible families

will receive the full 30 hours for children under five. but the education secretary bridget phillipson has warned it'll be a significant challenge to provide enough nursery places. here's our education reporter, vanessa clarke. at this baby sensory session in wolverhampton, the cost of childcare is never far from parents�* minds. but from this week, many here will see a difference in their weekly nursery fee. lauren will save £400 a month. works out at about £100 a week, which is a huge amount. it covers, like, a family day out. it's a meal out, it's a mortgage. so, yeah, it's a massive amount. my wife told me it was going to be about £1,500 a month. i almost choked on my cereal. jonathan is grateful for any help with the cost of childcare, but was keen to secure a spot early. in the west midlands there are fewer places available than in some parts of england. a couple of months before she was born, we were round looking at nurseries. people were saying

you might not get one. there's a lot of placements going, the 15 hours, 30 hours coming in, so you may struggle to get those places. by the time the scheme fully rolls out next september, 40,000 more staff will be needed. but nurseries are finding it hard to recruit. nurseries may have the space but boils down to the staffing and especially with the nine months old, because the ratio, it's one to three for ratio, whereas with the three—year—olds, it's one to eight. if we've, say, got seven children, that's three staff already that we need. over the last few years, the number of childcare places in england hasn't really changed. but in order for the expansion plans to succeed, they need to start growing. so schools are a key part of the government's solution to do that. the government plans to turn unused classrooms in primary schools into school based nurseries as the number of pupils is falling. but many would like to

see the detail of how exactly this will work. schools are about education. i wouldn't be expanding, we haven't got the room here, nor have we got the staffing structure to do that. and i think that's a very different type of care rather than education. ministers say they are aware of the scale of the challenge ahead. they say they are working flat out to be able to secure the final phase next september, when the hours being offered will increase again. vanessa clarke, bbc news. still to come on today's programme: sir ian mckellen confims he won't retire from acting after falling off a west end stage earlier this year, and says he still loves working at 85. first, it's time to join our colleagues with the news where you are. on bbc london this lunchtime, the family of a woman killed

hello and welcome to sportsday. an off day for gauff and the us open has now lost both defending champions. scottie scheffler signs off for the season with another win and the biggest pay cheque of the year. two former rugby players and best friends tell us how their lives have been impacted by early onset dementia. good afternoon. we are into the the second week at the us open, and the british number one, jack draper, will be looking to reach a grand slam quarterfinalfor the first time. he is the only british player left in the singles draw at flushing meadows. he got slightly lucky last week. he was expecting to face the third seed carlos alcaraz in the third round, but he was knocked out in the second round. draper hasn't dropped a set yet

and ahead of his fourth round match against the czech tomas machac. i feel very different to last year. i feel very different to last year. i barely played any tennis in the year, struggling with injuries all the time and then came here, i was still sort of very nervous and unsure whether i will get through this one, would i cramp on this one, break down physically, get injured? i was still struggling with a shoulder injury last year. i feel very different now. i feel very different now. staying in the men's draw, francis tiafoe has made it through to the quarters for the second year running. he beat the australian alexei popyrin in four sets. next up for tiafoe, who reached the semis two years ago, is the bulgarian grigor dimitrov. there could be an all—american semifinal with taylor fritz also reaching the quarters on the same side of the draw.

tough match for fritz, though, the french open runner—up alex zverev. zverev lost the first set against the american brandon nakashima, but dropped only five games in winning the next three. the german, who is fourth seed, was runner—up in new york in 2020. both of last year's champions are now out. coco gauff was looking to become the first woman to successfully defend the us open title in ten years, but had a really bad day at the office — 19 double faults and 60 unforced errors in herfourth round match against fellow american emma navarro. she lost in three sets. navarro, who was born in new york, is into the quarters at flushing meadows for the first time. gauff follows men's champion novak djokovic out of the tournament, but was quick to put her defeat and a below par summer in perspective. it is now —— not the summer that i

want. there are 70 other players in the draw he would love to have the summer i had. so many people want to make the olympics, so many people want to be flag bearer. it is perspective. obviously, because i wanting to reach a different level it is disappointing, but i'm not going to beat myself up and say this is so bad. yes, i expect better but at the end of the day it happens and i know i can turn it around. it is pretty insane to talk about winning — it is pretty insane to talk about winning a — it is pretty insane to talk about winning a grand slam winning a tournament like the us open. a few months _ tournament like the us open. a few months ago even i wouldn't have said that, so— months ago even i wouldn't have said that, so it _ months ago even i wouldn't have said that, so it is — months ago even i wouldn't have said that, so it is pretty crazy to be sitting — that, so it is pretty crazy to be sitting here now and have the quarterfinals ahead of me and feel like i'm _ quarterfinals ahead of me and feel like i'm playing good enough to keep 9°iii9~ _ last year's runner—up,

aryna sabalenka, beat herformer doubles partner elise mertens in straight sets. she will face the olympic champion, zheng qinwen, next as she looks to reach the semifinals for the fourth year in a row in new york. i know her quite well and we played a lot of great battles against each other. it is never easy facing her. she is a really tricky opponent and i know she will fight and try to find something to keep fighting, keep pushing. it is never easy facing her, but! keep pushing. it is never easy facing her, but i wasjust keep pushing. it is never easy facing her, but i was just trying to stay aggressive and trying to put under so much pressure tonight.

golf's world number one, scottie scheffler, has capped a brilliant year, winning the season ending tour championship in atlanta and with it a $25 million cheque. the american, who won olympic gold last month and also his second masters earlier this year, finished on 30—under par. desouite back—to—back bogeys on the front nine, he still finished four clear of colin morikawa. he is the first player since tiger woods in 2007 to win seven events in a pga tour season. seven events in a pga tour season. rory mcilroy finished rory mcilroy finished in a tie for ninth and says in a tie for ninth and says

he is aiming to "cut back" on his tournament schedule. the world number three will have played 27 events by the end then why have we wasted all those millions of pounds? ayesha buksh, bbc london.

the kiln that i am stood in front of we think was made two former rugby union professionals and best friends have spoken to the bbc about how their lives have been impacted by early onset dementia. diagnosed in their 30s, jason hobson and neil clarke believe the cause is repeated head impacts while playing. they are just two of hundreds of former players engaged in a lawsuit claiming the sport has left them suffering from long—term brain diseases, with the sport's governing bodies accused of failing to look after the players welfare. rachel stonehouse reports. i genuinely thought my children would be better off. iam i am living with dementia every day. there is only one way it is going to

go. it will not get any better. the two are part of the group taking legal action against the rugby authorities.— legal action against the rugby authorities. ., , ., authorities. our position is that the governing _ authorities. our position is that the governing bodies _ authorities. our position is that the governing bodies have - authorities. our position is that | the governing bodies have been negligent in their duty of care towards — negligent in their duty of care towards a rugby playing community to protect _ towards a rugby playing community to protect them from the various neurological problems they are now suffering _ neurological problems they are now suffering from. in a neurological problems they are now suffering from-— suffering from. in a statement, world rugby _ suffering from. in a statement, world rugby and _ suffering from. in a statement, world rugby and the _ suffering from. in a statement, world rugby and the world - suffering from. in a statement, | world rugby and the world rugby union said. we want them to newbie care. they remain valued members. if they said they will never stand still when it comes to player welfare at all levels of the game. the rfu says they will keep lowering the tackle height in the community

game and they will measure all head impacts. they said their paramount concern has always been the health and well—being of their players. all three of the rugby governing bodies... the programme �*rugby on trial�*, which you can watch on the bbc iplayerfrom tonight. finally, there was a spectacular catch in major league baseball last night. toronto's leojimenez dived into the netting protecting the crowd and came up with the ball in his glove. the play didn't end there, as they still tried to run out another minnesota batter. however, once you leave the field you can't carry on. the catch, though, does still stand. you can keep up to date on our website or your bbc sport app. there are 61 more golds to be won on the fifth day of competition at the paralympics. paragb�*s dave ellis has already claimed won of them in the triathlon.

the remainder of this week, temperatures between 20 and 22 celsius. now back to the news that one. learner drivers are being warned about online adverts for lessons that turn out to be fake. one national driving school says it's seen an increase in scams on social media, where people don't get the training they paid for. nina warhurst has the details. figures seen by bbc news show that more than £200,000 have been lost to driving lesson fraud, already four times as much as the whole of 2020. what is happening? look at this, a facebook page offering lessons from a qualified instructor. but when we take a look closer, would a professional driving school be using a strange e—mail address like this? no, it is a scam, a fake, but it worked. we heard from one learner who handed over £350 for ten lessons after answering that advert. we asked facebook�*s owner mehta what

they're doing about it, they said they're doing about it, they said they have taken down this account had taken action on more than a billion fake accounts between april and june this year. but one major driving school told us that it has seen massive increase recently in this type of scam. we've seen a lot more in the last six months, we actually found out about it by actually found out about it 3 having actually found out about it 31 having customer actually found out about it 31: having customer complaints actually found out about it 31 having customer complaints coming into our contact centre and saying why hasn't their driving instructor shown up? so, yes, it is a new thing we are seeing, but again, in the wider sphere of commercial activity, it is always a red flag when you are trying to buy something that is in high demand, and if all of a sudden it is available and easy, just really double question that before you move forward and pay any money over. good advice. the government agency responsible for driving lessons, the dvsa, told us it is illegalfor anyone who isn't a qualified instructor to charge for lessons. it says that learner drivers should

report any suspicious activity and stringent action can then be taken. the former mp for south thanet, craig mackinlay, is urging the government to end what he calls a "postcode lottery" for amputee care. he lost his hands and feet to sepsis last year, as our reporter charlie rose explains. applause a standing ovation for the former kent mp who survived a life—threatening bout of sepsis. after an emotional return to the house of commons in may, craig mackinley will continue his political career in the house of lords, where he will call on the government to do more for people who lose limbs. looking at this thing that the nhs give out, if i had one good arm and that, you know, you might be able to get on quite ok. but if you've got two of those, life is pretty limited. so this shouldn't happen. there should be a recognition that we can do better in 2024, given that we put men on the moon 55 years ago. the former mp for south thanet

lost his hands and feet after contracting sepsis last september. he says the limbs he paid for privately made him feel whole again, but he's worried for those who can't access them. if you're a little bit on the edge and, you know, not at all comfortable with where you've ended up in life, that, i think could sent you into a pit of despair. cor hutton also lost her hands and feet to sepsis. she says the nhs paid £75,000 for her bionic arm, which turned out to be unsuitable. the fact it was bulky, it was cumbersome, it was sweaty. every time you put a jacket on, i had to take my hand off. then to take myjacket off again, i had to take my hand back off again. and it was alljust very complicated, and by that time, i'd learned to do a lot with my stumps. so in actual fact, my £75,000 hand

wasn't worth it for me, and i feel really guilty about that. the quality of training that is available to the young men and women entering this profession — and, crucially, the equipment that they have to work with — means that people are adjusting to this completely different life — like i've had to do, like craig is doing now, in the first year of his different life — it is better now than it has ever been. but craig mackinley wants to see a more tailored service for patients — especially for those who've lost both hands — and believes working with suppliers can cut costs. sir ian mckellen says he has no plans to retire from acting after falling off a west end stage earlier this year. the 85—year—old also insisted he doesn't want to see anyone else playing one of his most famous roles, gandalf. he's been speaking to our correspondent tim muffett. sir ian mckellen has lived

next to the river thames for more than 40 years. it's never the same. the sky is changing all the time and the river traffic, always interesting. a place where this notoriously hard—working actor can relax during an enforced career break. injune, sir ian, who is 85, suffered a nasty fall whilst on stage in the west end. it was a shock. i fractured my wrist. it's what every kid does when he falls off his bike. and chipped a vertebrae. do you remember how it happened? aye, i'm moving about, got my foot caught in the remains of a chair, which i try to kick off and in doing that, i propelled myself forward as though i were on a skateboard, on a newspaper, shiny surface. down to the floor stage and then off the stage, which was a three—foot drop. partly broken by a member of the audience on the front row. i was extremely lucky in that i was wearing a padded suit because falstaff, the part i was playing, is fat.

it wasn't that i had got dizzy or anything like that. it was a pure accident. i shall take the rest of the year off, then get back to work in january. retirement is not on sir ian's agenda. i shalljust keep at it as long as the legs and the lungs and the mind keep working. i forget names and of course when you say that to someone, they say, oh, me too. and you think, well, is it the human condition? when you are older, you've got more to remember than people who are young. nevertheless, it is a nuisance when you can't remember your best friend's name. i'm the chief drama critic. sir ian's latest film sees him play a much—feared, savage theatre critic. it is theatrical sewage. it's set in the 1930s, and sir ian's character is gay at a time when that was illegal. it was a secret that you had to hold

close to your breast, and if other people discovered your secret, you could get into trouble with the law. you came out publicly as gay in 1988. you were campaigning against clause 28, the laws which banned the promotion of homosexuality in schools. do you regret not doing that before? oh, yes. my life would have been very different. looking back, iwish i had been able to say to my blood family long before i did that i was gay. you shall not pass! widely considered one of the finest shakespearean actors of all time, many will know sir ian best for his performances as gandalf in the lord of the rings trilogy. it is my casablanca. another one is due to be made. will you be playing gandalf in it? i had some indication from the powers that be he will make an appearance,

and i'm not letting anybody else put on the pointy hat and beard if i can help it! now the weather with ben. thank you very much. good afternoon. lots of misty, murky, gloomy scenes out there across the uk today. this came from a weather watcher in pembroke dock in the south—west of wales, and what we have really today is a transition day, a transition from the really warm and humid air that brought some of those temperatures up to 30 degrees yesterday to something cooler and fresher that is working its way into the picture for the middle parts of the picture for the middle parts of the week. but with this transition, not only have we got some mist and murk, we have some really heavy downpours of rain which we can see in the recent radar pictures. this wet weather pushing northwards and eastwards, heavy and persistent rain, and you can see these thunderstorms now pushing into the north—east of scotland. these

outbreaks of rain, together with the thunder risk across the north—east of scotland, pushing northwards and eastwards. there could be enough rain to cause localised flooding and travel disruption and even as things brighten up a bit towards the south and west, the odd sharp and a shower. still quite misty and murky. 25 degrees in eastern england, perhaps. further north and west, cooler and fresher feel. through this evening and tonight, cooler, fresher air makes progress southwards and eastwards. heavy rain moves across the north—east of scotland. bits and pieces of rain elsewhere, and we will keep some areas of mist and murk and low cloud, but temperatures, another rather one night across parts of south—east england. compare that with something cooler and fresher across northern ireland and the west of scotland. into tomorrow, a mixed picture. some spells of sunshine, some areas of cloud too, some showers drifting eastwards across england, this band of patchy rain moving across northern ireland in

western scotland, perhaps getting to the north—west of wales and england. but perhaps a slightly brighter day overall and slightly fresher as well, 14—23. through tuesday night and into wednesday, this big area of high pressure attempts to build. we still have these weak frontal zones of the picture, so that means there will still be some areas of cloud and bits and pieces of showery rain for the middle part of the week. equally, some spells of sunshine, and for most of us, a dry day, but all of us into that cooler, fresher air, temperatures 14—21. towards the end of the week, watch this little weather system. end of the week, watch this little weathersystem. it end of the week, watch this little weather system. it could develop into an area of low pressure towards the south of the uk, bringing outbreaks of rain here. further north and west, high pressure likely to have more of an influence, but there is still a fair bit of uncertainty about the detail in the forecast for the end of the week. greatest chance of seeing rain down towards the south, drier and brighter perhaps further north, and certainly not as warm as it was over

the weekend. back to you. thank you. that's all from today's bbc news at one. enjoy your afternoon. goodbye.

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