we will be live for the latest on that story for reaction. the uk government wins the vote on a controversial plan to cut winterfuel payments, for millions of pensioners — we'll have the latest from westminster. hundreds of prisoners walk free early across england and wales — in an effort to ease overcrowding injails. when i left you i was just a learner now i am a master. when i left you i was just a learner now i am a master. tributes flow for the voice behind the mask — as actorjames earljones, who voiced darth vader and mufasa, dies at the age of 93. now for all the latest sport. hello from the bbc sport centre. harry kane is set to become just the 10th man to win a century of england caps later. he captains the side for their nations league match against finland at wembley. our sorts correspondent natalie pirks is there for us.

a momentos night for harry kane, how will england mark their latest centurion? how will england mark he's how will england markjoining in elite as you said. he's joining in elite as you said. he will bejoined he's joining in elite as you said. he will be joined by his family, he will bejoined by his family, his three oldest children who need him out for him to collect his golden alongside some fellow century and so that any of a chair debbie hewitt. it is fitting it will be happy doing that happening here it was here he made his debut as a 21—year—old begins lithuania in 2015. he scored just 79 seconds after for the schools going be coming very much his main weapon. 64 goals for england, more than any other player for the pain even if he were to score tonight had become only the third english player after weighing rudy, on the occasion of his 100 he's not done yet. he says he's in the peak of his career physically and mentally. it is now get his sights set on 100 goals for england. tonight for the before the match

lee carsley�*s first game at wembley that will be a tribute to the england. in charge of england after a positive start in dublin, after a positive start in dublin, a result that he says he's given a result that he says he's given give the confidence he needed. give the confidence he needed. i think he could see in the first 45 i think he could see in the first 45 minutes and attacking intent there, minutes and attacking intent there, that something all england fans have that something all england fans have been crying out for. still been crying out for. still incredibly early days he knows he's incredibly early days he knows he's going to be in charge at least now to be in charge at least now over the autumn because the fa have going to be in charge at least now over the autumn the fa have confirmed that while they searched over the autumn because the fa have confirmed that while they searched for that long term success there for for that long term success there for gareth southgate. angered and played gareth southgate. angered and played for england 11 times with that for england 11 times with that they've never lost insofar ca rsley never lost insofar carsley would be a very bad time for that to they've never lost insofar ca rsley would be a very bad time for that to start. he talked about how he doesn't want to make wholesale they've never lost insofar ca rsley would be a very bad time f�* he 1at to start. he talked about how he doesn't want to make wholesale changes. we should see some changes changes. should see some changes in defence with the likes of stones. changes. we should see some changes in defence with the likes of stones. harry kane will be the only person harry kane will be the only person who is honoured and celebrated here who is honoured and celebrated here tonight for the before the match tonight for the before the match

that will be a tribute to the former that will be a tribute to the former england manager erickson who died last month at the age of 76. he managed england for 67 games for the pay will be a touching tribute tonight here at wembley in front of all of these fans. life tonight here at wembley in front of all of these fans.— leading formula one designer adrian newey willjoin aston martin next season and he's set to be paid around 30 million pounds a year to help lead the team to a world championship. the news was officially announced by aston martin at their base in silverstone today. newey, who's regarded as the greatest f1 designer in history, had negotiated an early exit from his contract at red bull, where he designed the car that took max verstappen to three consecutive world titles. i never felt anything. i neverfelt anything. i've been lucky to be involved with. you have to keep yourself, you have to be honest with yourself and keep

yourself fresh. i felt i needed a new challenge.— yourself fresh. i felt i needed a new challenge. certainly will be a new challenge. certainly will be a new challenge. _ certainly will be a new challenge. and england test captain ben stokes will return to the side for tour of pakistan next month, with the uncapped pair ofjordan cox and brydon carse also included in a 17—man squad, dan lawrence however has bee droped. cox is also set to make his england debut in tomorrow's first t20 encounter against australia in southampton alongside all—rounderjacob bethell, while jamie 0verton has played a test before, but this will be his first t20 appearance. and that's all the sport for now. i'm back with sportsday at 6.30. 0pposition mps and parliament have failed to block and cut winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners. a total of 348 mps backed the government with 228 supporting the opposition motion. it leaves the government won both with the

majority of 120. an estimated 10 million pensioners won't get the payments to help with their winter heating. let's speak to francis simon, co—ordinatorfor end fuel poverty coalition. your reaction in terms of the votes and the consequences of that vote. it's a grim day for those pensioners who will be missing out on the winter fuel payments this year. our objection to the introduction of means testing, it's happened so quickly, not given anyone a chance to prepare. we know already that the help lines for pensioners trying to see if they're eligible for the credit and still claim the winter few payment this year, we also know that millions of pensioners won't miss out. those include pensioners who are already in poverty. this week finding the majority of

pensioners will be clusters living in poverty will no longer be eligible for the winter fuel payment. this millions more who are just about managing, they won't be eligible for that the impact of pensioners in order to heat their homes is that they live in cold, damp and potentially multi—homes. we all know the impact that can have on people with pre—existing health conditions, disabilities and those people will be forced into the arms of an already overstretched nhs. even greater numbers that we normally see.— normally see. you think the government _ normally see. you think the government should - normally see. you think the government should have . normally see. you think the - government should have continued with the universal element of this as opposed to means tested? and yet there is that sort of mickjagger test that people like that are entitled to it. never meeting tweeting yesterday for someone like her she thought she should not be getting it. use take a should still be universal?— getting it. use take a should still be universal? what we said is what we found is — be universal? what we said is what we found is this _ be universal? what we said is what we found is this year _ be universal? what we said is what

we found is this year it _ be universal? what we said is what we found is this year it should - be universal? what we said is what we found is this year it should be l we found is this year it should be delayed, this change. and actually time given to talk to charities, talk to people in those groups to work out a way of means testing it fairly so that those people who really do need it are not missing out. they will do this year. equally, those who can afford it don't need it don't get it. the very last minute, not given pensioners a chance to prepare for the winter ahead has left many really fearful for the future. warm

welcome reform such as the warm homes plan and more renewable energy thatis homes plan and more renewable energy that is good to come on stream later on it will take time to bring down bills for pensioners. i’m on it will take time to bring down bills for pensioners.— bills for pensioners. i'm sure that's where _ bills for pensioners. i'm sure that's where the _ bills for pensioners. i'm sure that's where the focus - bills for pensioners. i'm sure that's where the focus will i bills for pensioners. i'm sure| that's where the focus will be bills for pensioners. i'm sure - that's where the focus will be back now it had those boat cover those areas of how to potentially mitigate this more for that if you had to choose just a couple what would your suggestion be?— suggestion be? extending the warm home discount _ suggestion be? extending the warm home discount to _ suggestion be? extending the warm home discount to those _ suggestion be? extending the warm home discount to those who - suggestion be? extending the warm home discount to those who are - suggestion be? extending the warm | home discount to those who are nons means tested benefits. 0r increasing the amount of money that's available through the household support fund, which local authorities used to help those people who are most in need. we've written to ministers and other organisations that have done the same, putting forward suggestions. there is also looking at the cold weather payments and reforming those. can you look at introducing emergency energy terrace for those people who are vulnerable and already suffering in fuel poverty? really creating so that the

government could take away we hope that mps and ministers will look at those in the weeks to come as we countdown towards the budget. simon francis, thank you _ countdown towards the budget. simon francis, thank you for being _ countdown towards the budget. simon francis, thank you for being on - francis, thank you for being on the program. thank you for your time. the crimes committed to lucy b is open today in liverpool. it examine the circumstances around the killings of the countess of chester hospital in 2015 and 2016. the hospital managers respond to doctors who raise concerns about the neonatal nurse. here is graham satchell. lucy letby is serving 15 whole life orders after being found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven more. she is britain's most prolific baby killer in modern times. her trial raised serious questions about the hospital where she worked, the countess of chester. how was lucy letby able to repeatedly kill and harm babies? what were her colleagues

and managers doing? was there a wider failure in the culture of the nhs? the public inquiry headed by ladyjustice thirlwall was set up to answer those and other questions. at the heart of this inquiry are the babies who died, who were injured, and their parents. the inquiry bears my surname so that the parents do not see, repeatedly, the name of the person who has been convicted of killing and maiming their children. the inquiry will hearfrom doctors, nurses and managers who worked with lucy letby at the countess of chester hospital. the purpose of this inquiry is to reduce the risk of this happening again. none of those giving evidence to you can change the past, but they can have an impact on the future. in the coming weeks the inquiry will also hearfrom the parents of the babies letby was convicted of attacking. fundamentally, the families i represent want two - things from this inquiry.

they want to understand how it was possible for these - crimes to be committed. and secondly, they want - to understand why they were kept in the dark about it for so long. in recent months a number of critics have questioned letby�*s guilty verdict, raising doubts about the evidence presented at her trial. this morning, lady thirlwall took the unusual step of addressing that criticism. she said the court of appeal had looked thoroughly at the case and the convictions stand. all of this noise has caused enormous additional distress to the parents who have already suffered far too much. this inquiry is expected to last until at least the end of the year. graham satchell, bbc news. a coroner has said there is �*no causal link�* between the appearance of portsmouth man, steve dymond on thejeremy kyle show and his death. the coroner ruled out the 63—year—old's treatment on the talk show as a contributory factor. steve dymond was found

dead in may 2019 — a week after taking a lie detector test during the recording which appeared to show he'd lied about cheating on his partner. 0ur reporter, duncan kennedy was at the hearing and told us what thejudge said. he put into context this whole story. he went through the facts, as he said of this week long inquest, starting with those events that took place in may 2019, when steve dymond appeared on thejeremy kyle show in order to take a lie detector test to prove he wasn't cheating on his partner. the show was never broadcast. we've just played clips of it during the course of the evidence here, and it showed that steve dymond failed that lie detector test and he becomes very emotional. so to his partnerjane callaghan. and jeremy kyle is doing his presenting, accusing steve dymond of lying because he failed the lie detector test. it's all very emotional and very fraught. and then we also heard, of course,

during the course of the evidence that a week after taking part in this programme, steve dymond was found dead at his home in portsmouth. now, the coroner today has effectively ruled out a link between steve dymond's appearance on thejeremy kyle show and his subsequent death. he made clear that steve dymond had a long history of mental health problems. he said that we'd heard during the evidence that he'd taken a drug overdose on at least four occasions. he'd been sectioned on at least one occasion, and that his appearance on the show was not a contributory factor to his death. he said that steve dymond knew thejeremy kyle show and knew whatjeremy kyle style of presenting was like. it's worth just quoting what the coroner said in this case, he said... "there is an absence of reliable evidence that demonstrates that steve diamond's appearance on thejeremy kyle show probably caused or contributed to his death, to do so would be speculative."

he went on to say... "i am not satisfied that events on thejeremy kyle show gave rise to a clear link that caused or contributed to the death of steve diamond, such that i should be recording this as a contributory factor." so essentially, he's separating the programme from the events that happened after that. within a week of the recording, the tragic death of steve dymond. we've had a reaction from jeremy kyle himself in the form of a statement. he has said, or a representative on his behalf has said... "he is now exonerated of that ill informed accusation and his name has been finally cleared." but lawyers for the steve diamond family came outjust a few moments ago and gave a short statement, and their main point was the only good thing to come out of all of this is that thejeremy kyle show was cancelled, which is true. itv cancelled this show in the wake of the death of thejeremy of steve diamond. of the steve dymond. that was just a few days later

after steve diamond's death. it never came back after a 14 year run. jeremy kyle currently works for talk television, and so far this afternoon, his only reaction has been to put out that statement, saying it was glad it was all over and in his words, his name has been finally cleared. buckingham palace has announced that king charles and queen camilla are set to visit australia and samoa next month. 0ur senior royal correspondent daniela relph was outside buckingham palace — has more. but we've had now the details of the programme that the king and queen will carry out while they're in australia and samoa next month. it's a pretty traditional programme that covers the military, cultural connections with the countries environmental issues and meetings with meetings with political leaders and government leaders, too. but there are some aspects of the trip to australia and samoa that are a little bit different

and have basically taken into account the fact that this is a king who is travelling, who has had cancer this year, has ongoing treatment and some of that has to be factored in to the program. so the little bits of information that give us a sense of how things had to change. new zealand is now not happening on this trip. 0n the advice of doctors, the king and the queen will not be going to australia, to new zealand. be going to australia — to new zealand. they will focus instead on australia and samoa when the king arrives in australia. arrives in australia he'll have a day of rest. so they are going to give the king a little bit of time to rest before he begins his programme of engagements in australia, again giving him time to rest after that long flight from the uk to sydney. when he's in australia, he'll focus on engagements in both sydney and canberra, so he won't travel more widely across australia than perhaps we'd expect him to do. again, that has been factored in to try and preserve the king's energy. in terms of carrying out a full programme, in terms of what they're going to be doing when they're on the ground in australia in particular, the kind of engagements we can expect the king to see,

he's going to attend an australian barbecue. a community barbecue. there are going to be events with aboriginal leaders, with the indigenous community. he's going to visit sydney opera house, and the queen is also going to be carrying out a number of her own engagements related to her own interests, particularly around supporting the victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse. and one little engagement, little detail of the trip that is perhaps a little bit more interesting and personal is that the king and queen will meet doctors, two doctors who've been carrying out some research around the treatment of cancer, particularly melanoma, which is a big problem in australia. they have transformed the treatment of melanoma, and the king will spend some time hearing about their work. and briefly, daniella, after a really difficult year for the royalfamily, back to back positive announcements with the very fact here that the king is going to make this trip. yeah, absolutely. it has been a bumpy year, there's no question about it. but things are looking a little bit more upbeat. yesterday we had news that the princess of wales's cancer treatment was now finished and she was focusing on her ongoing recovery.

and would be back doing more public engagements over the weeks and months ahead. and the fact that the king and the queen can go on this trip at all, it's a long way away. earlier in the year, i think a lot of people thought this just wouldn't happen. the king would not be well enough to undertake a tour of australia and samoa in this way, but doctors have given him the go ahead and he will be there next month. 0ur our second dramatic adaptation is about to be released. at three parter about to be released. at three pa rter called about to be released. at three parter called a very royal scandal is being produced by emily minnis. she is alongside martin sheen who takes on the part of prince andrew for the pop—culture correspondent has this report. it's the interview that sent shock waves around the world. now a tv drama starring ruth wilson is a journalist and michael sheen as

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he announced he was stepping back from royal duties.— from royal duties. in some respects eve hint from royal duties. in some respects everything changed. _ from royal duties. in some respects everything changed. he _ from royal duties. in some respects everything changed. he lost - from royal duties. in some respects everything changed. he lost his - everything changed. he lost his royal duties, he lost the ability to wear uniform, he lost the respect of the nation on the other side we don't know if epstein's victims gained anything from that. we haven't had closure, there's been no trial. . ., , , , , trial. the ice on prime series comes months after _ trial. the ice on prime series comes months after arrival _ trial. the ice on prime series comes months after arrival not _ trial. the ice on prime series comes months after arrival not flex - months after arrival not flex dramatisation of the interview called school.— dramatisation of the interview called school. ~ ., ., called school. would nubsy not in the bbc studio _ called school. would nubsy not in the bbc studio when _ called school. would nubsy not in the bbc studio when i _ called school. would nubsy not in the bbc studio when i started. in | the bbc studio when i started. in your version the portrayal of you is quite different. he didn't throw tantrums in the office and you didn't walk around with a wet bed. which version of events is closer to the truth? i’m which version of events is closer to the truth? �* ,., , ., which version of events is closer to the truth? �* , ., , the truth? i'm sorry to disappoint in my world. _ the truth? i'm sorry to disappoint in my world. my _ the truth? i'm sorry to disappoint in my world, my perfect - the truth? i'm sorry to disappoint in my world, my perfect world, i in my world, my perfect world, obviously dogs would be everywhere. but never in the studio. let’s but never in the studio. let's return to _ but never in the studio. let's return to what _ but never in the studio. let's return to what we _ but never in the studio. let's return to what we were - but never in the studio. let's l return to what we were hearing but never in the studio. let's return to what we were hearing from west minister a while ago. the conservative leadership contest has been whittled down to four

candidates after the former cabinet minister mel stride was knocked out in the latest round of voting tory mps. vicki young in parliament. just give me an idea of the sort of reaction there's been in the last hour or so. bill reaction there's been in the last hour or so-_ hour or so. all the camps are talkin: hour or so. all the camps are talking about _ hour or so. all the camps are talking about momentum. i hour or so. all the camps are i talking about momentum. there delighted to read to the top four which gives them the chance to go to the conservative party conference where they will make their case not just to mps but to party members. they are crucial in all of this because eventually when we get down to the last two they will have the final say. they will vote on who becomes the new conservative leader. the four that are left are robert chandler, he came out on top of this round of polling as last time —— kendrick. as i say, they are all talking about momentum. they're pointing to james cleverley who is stuck at the same level of 21 mps, giving him their support the other

is saying that it's going their way. there is still a long way to go in this contest so that it feels like it's been going on for quite some time but i think what happens i tory party conference will be crucial to all of this was up they all get the chance to go around to lots of of meetings, the beyond the beyond the main stage making speeches. they will be talking to lots of of people. it's interesting because what the tory party faithful think about a candidate could influence some of those mps before they return here after the conference and have another couple of rounds of this contest to get down to the crucial final two. contest to get down to the crucial finaltwo. in contest to get down to the crucial final two. in the past is been the case that the favourite of the grassroots, that has caused a lot of consternation.— consternation. vicki, a busy afternoon — consternation. vicki, a busy afternoon in _ consternation. vicki, a busy afternoon in west _ consternation. vicki, a busy afternoon in west ministerl consternation. vicki, a busy - afternoon in west minister thank you for taking us through all of those stories. 0ne for taking us through all of those stories. one last story this half hour. george lucas, the creator of star wars has led tributes to the darth vader voice actor james earljones who's

died at the age of 93. lucas described him as a beautiful human being. mark hamill who played the film's protagonist and darth vader's son luke skywalker — tweeted "rip dad." lizo mzimba looks back at his life. from his first film role, he clearly had something special. the fire is out. the power is on. everything seemed to check out all right. that voice. will advise. before dr strangelove, james earljones had served in the military, but he really wanted to act. i've been waiting for you, 0bi—wan. we meet again at last. then came something that made his voice world—famous. when i left you, i was but the learner. now i am the master. you are part of the rebel alliance and a traitor. take her away! his voice's gravity and depth made him a natural choice for the lion king... look, simba. everything the light touches is our kingdom.

..and its remake a quarter of a century later. one day, simba, the sun will set on my time here, and will rise with you as the new king. while he again played a king opposite eddie murphy in coming to america... i want a woman to love me for who i am... ..he also had the chance to show his gift for comedy. i am a man who has never tied his own shoes before. wrong. you are a prince who has never tied his shoes. believe me, i tied my own shoes once. it is an overrated experience. on tv, he played the author alex haley, whose search for his african ancestors led to the ground—breaking series roots. the force is with you, young skywalker, but you are not a jedi yet. and is all the more admirable in that a young boy who barely spoke because of his stutter... most impressive.

..should become an actor whose stirring tones... ha—ha—ha! that's very good! ..earned him the accolade of having perhaps the world's most recognisable voice. simba, remember. kunta kinte, i've found you! i am your father. james earljones who is tied at the age of 93 for the i was watching a wonderful social media clip of him saying ten boring things but making him sound sensational with that voice. thank you for watching. see you tomorrow. bye—bye. hello there. we had a cold front move southwards through the day on tuesday, introducing much cooler air to many portions of the uk. now through the afternoon before that cold front arrived, we got temperatures up to 20 in heathrow. at the same time, it was only seven in parts of highland, scotland, with frequent blustery showers working in here.

it's been particularly windy across northeast scotland and as the low pressure driving those winds works over towards scandinavia, it will stay quite blowy, but the peak winds will start to come down. there will be plenty of showers across north and western coasts overnight, and temperatures will taking a dive, five or 6 c in the coldest spots. now tomorrow we'll still have this cold north northwesterly wind flow established across the uk. now we start off with showers across northern and western coastal areas, but through the day the showers become widespread and move inland, so nowhere is immune from seeing a downpour. by the time we get to the afternoon, some of the showers will be heavy, with some hail and thunder mixed in as well. temperatures well below average for september, ranging from 11 to 15 degrees. in london the average for this time of year is actually 20 celsius, so we're five degrees celsius below average for this part of the year. on its thursday, a very similar kind of day. a cold start, showers initially near coastal areas and again the showers become widespread, they become heavy with hail and thunder and move inland as the day goes by. nowhere is immune

from seeing a downpour. temperatures not really changing too much, ten to 15 celsius, making it another chilly september day. into friday, we see a change in the weather pattern as high pressure starts to move across the uk. that's going to kill the showers off so most of you will have a dry day. probably a bit of cloud building into western areas and for northern ireland, a weather front approaches here through the afternoon, so we might end friday afternoon with the rain starting to edge its way in. temperatures coming up by a degree or so, 16 degrees for cardiff and london. but that trend to milder weather is set to continue into the weekend as we start to draw up these south—westerly winds ahead of the next area of low pressure. the low itself over the weekend will at times bring some wet and windy weather, so it's not going to be a dry weekend, but it is a weekend that will see those temperatures edging a little bit closer to average for the time of year. and then next week, high pressure is going to take over, so it becomes dry and sunny and it will feel quite warm in that september sun next week. bye for now.

at six — the first of thousands of prisoners in england and wales are released early — in a bid to tackle prison overcrowding. celebrations outside wandsworth jail this morning, as people gather to meet one man

who's had his time in prison cut short. also tonight — the vast majority of pensioners will lose their winter fuel payments after the government wins a vote in the commons today. despite a backbench rebellion. the inquest into the death of steve dymond — the presenter jeremy kyle says he has been exonerated, after a coroner rules his tv show was not a contributory factor. and captain harry kane warming up the england team ahead of their nations league match against finland at wembley tonight. and coming up on bbc news... the chelsea boardroom tussle continues as todd bohley and clearlake capital battle for full control at stamford bridge. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the first of thousands of prisoners in england and wales have been allowed out ofjail early today, as part of a new government scheme to try to ease prison overcrowding.

more than 1700 have been released today,