sven—goran eriksson is remembered as a loving father — david beckham is among the mourners at the funeral of the former england manager. and... a spot of lunch for a rare whale at risk of extinction — the winning image at this year's ocean photographer of the year awards. hello. in the uk, the first so—called "citizens jury on assisted dying in england has backed a change in the law to allow people who are terminally ill to end their life. the jury of 30 people spent eight weeks listening to expert evidence and campaigners, and concluded it should only be an option for those who are terminally ill and have the capacity to make their own decisions. our medical editor fergus walsh explains why a citizen's jury was tasked with giving a view on this.

so the research group, the nuffield council on bioethics said that policy makers at westminster and at holyrood in scotland needed to know the reasoning behind why. poll after poll, survey after survey of public opinion in the uk finds an overwhelming majority of adults would like to see assisted dying introduced, and so they selected this group of 30 jury members, 28 of whom eventually voted, and they got them to hear views for and against, hear evidence from a variety of speakers, and then set out why it was that they supported a change in the law. and i think it was 20 in favour of a change, seven against and one undecided at the end of those deliberations. fergus, how is what this group of people have concluded

going to affect policy makers, potentially affect any future change in the law? well, that remains to be seen. what is clear is that a lot has happened internationally since 2015. 2015 was the last time that mps at westminster voted on a bill to introduce assisted dying, and it was overwhelmingly rejected by mps. and since then countries like new zealand, australia, canada, jurisdictions like california, spain, portugal have all introduced assisted dying in one form or another. so there's a clear movement internationally for this. now, those groups who are opposed are appalled by this. they don't feel that the citizens jury was impartial. and i think they feel that the ground is being set up here for the law to be changed. and remember, the prime minister,

sir keir starmer, was one of a minority of mps back in 2015 who voted in favour of a bill to allow assisted dying. he has said it will be down to a free vote. when that will happen depends on private members legislation. it will need to be a private member's bill. the government will not sponsor it. so there's a lot of legislation out there already. it's not clear when this will come to parliament. there is a private member's bill before the lords. there's also another one before the scottish parliament at holyrood, but timetables are unclear. let s get some of the day s other news now. reports in the us media suggest israeli special forces have destroyed an iranian missile plant in syria. israel has not commented on the operation but syrian state media says 18 people were killed by israeli strikes near the city of masyaf on monday. kenya and germany have

signed a migration treaty during president william ruto�*s visit to berlin. it's intended to make it easier for skilled workers from kenya to find employment in germany, especially in the health sector. the agreement will also simplify the repatriation of kenyans who are in germany without legal permission. china has announced that it will raise the age at which people retire, as it looks to temper a looming demographic crisis. it currently has one of the world's lowest retirement ages. the government says men will in future stop working at 63 not 60. the age of retirement for most women will be raised from 55 to 58. south—western china. or a

competition between villagers has captured the attention of the entire nation. reset mac it is even boosted tourist revenue by nearly 75%. our correspondence that has been there to meet the players. who there to meet the players. who have become _ there to meet the players. who have become the _ there to meet the players. who have become the stars - there to meet the players. who have become the stars of- there to meet the players. who have become the stars of the super league. a grass roots gets it is drawn attention through social media. it took a bit of hype to get here. the mountains have been isolated for centuries. and, until recently, all they had was farming. no poor communities are getting a boost from the millions of big—city tourists who come through in just over a year, to watch the football.

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to the neighbours, to the neighbours, their neighbours from the village are still the heroes. and there's always next year. taking stunning pictures of animals in the wild requires skill, patience and great timing. doing it all underwater....well, that's even harder. but a lot of people are up for the challenge, as we can see from these entries for this year's ocean photographer of the year awards. more than 15,000 photos were submitted —— including this striking image taken in the bahamas showing a scuba diver dwarfed by a shipwreck... this photo came third in the competition. it was taken early morning along vietnam's coastline ——showing a local fishing family catching anchovies well that final image was taken by rafael fernandez caballero— now officially "ocean photographer of the year". he told me more about how he had managed to capture the photo.

we are doing the last part of the year. during that season it has a huge migration of sardines. so basically what we are trying to get there are the predators around the bait balls, around the balls of sardines eating and protecting from that. and the biggest you can find is a huge whale. it's so difficult. but luckily we got it.

hearing that some people was getting, but i was not expecting to to get it. and you need to be out there and spend a lot of time and effort to to get that moment and meet ready also to to photograph it. so two months out of each year for several years. that's really interesting, just to get that kind of detail and get an idea of the kind of work that goes into getting an image like this. so when you looked at this shot afterwards, did you think to yourself, this is a really special shot for sure. we knew that the moment was super special because everything was perfect. the bowl of sardines was not in the shallow water. it was four or 5m deep. the light was great. and so when we got back to land, i checked the pictures and my friends told me that the picture was really powerful. i was with some photographers and we might say that yeah, yeah, we kind of knew it. so it was entered into the competition. and when the judges selected your image as the winner,

what did they say about it? they love it. they said that it was quite impressive for me. i think that the moment speaks on its own it's the biggest show that you can experience in life. the biggest animal on earth, eating in front of you one metre away from you. i think that it's more impressive the moment itself rather than the picture, because it's something that that you cannot explain with words. how does it feel to have your image shown and celebrated in this way? it's a pleasure, as i say. i think that it's really important that people also know what we have under the water, because it's totally unknown. and if people don't know, we will not be able to protect it. and as you might know, we really need to protect the ocean. so it's a pleasure. well, yeah. i mean, that leads me on to my next question, because we talk a lot about the condition of the oceans, the impact of climate change and so forth. are you are you seeing that in your work? i mean, we know that this particular species of whale is endangered. there aren't many of them.

but do you see that evidence of the impact of climate change as you go about your work, your photography? yeah, unfortunately, we see it every day and it's becoming more common to find really hard situations of whales entangled in nets and really not beautiful situations. in fact, this contest has a great category to show all that. i think it's important that people also know and see that other side of the ocean, because it's our main source of of of resources and we are really destroying it. so we, we need to change our way of thinking and protect it. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

an american ultra—endurance cyclist yesterday claimed a new world record — as the fastest woman to travel around

the globe by bike. this is the moment lael wilcox she crossed 21 countries on four continents before arriving back in chicago. herjourney, of more than 29,000 kilometres, shaved 16 days off the previous women s record. oh my gosh, i'm feeling so good, i'm so excited to be here and i'm just catching up with my wife and doing some e—mails and i hear people riding behind me on the street and i'm looking around thinking i want to be back out there. so, you're full of adrenaline i guess and excitement. the love of cycling, where did it all begin? i reallyjust started riding to get to work, then rode across the us, travelling for seven years around the world and started racing about ten years ago. during this trip around the world, was really a capstone of everything that i've done on the bike and i had so much fun, i invited people from all of the world to come and ride with me. it was really hard, but it was such a blast. let's take a step back because i'm trying to understand the

psychology, there is a big difference between hopping on a bike to get to work, very practical thing, and deciding that you're going to do these epic sorts of adventures and journeys. what was the turning point for you? what made you decide to pursue that? sometimes i feel like it's not that different, you are just out there for a lot longer and that's kind of thing that i want people to feel too. it's like if they're riding and doing a bit longer. i figured out that this is something i was good at, something i love to do at the end of the 10—month trip, i was in the middle east riding in israel and entered my first race, this was in 2015. i was the only woman and it was a

group of a0 men and by the end of this day i was winning the race and is thinking of my gosh, i didn't know i could do i think the message and what you just said that if you got a big challenge, just try to break it into bite size chunks and take it in stages. a big question but if you could pick out one moment from all of this journey, that sticks in your mind, what would that be? coming into the finish, i think that's the closest memory i have right now but really within three days of getting back to chicago ijust have this incredible energy where i was writing so energy where i was riding so much faster than i had the whole trip and everything just felt like it was coming together. i just felt so much jov- how do you top that? what's next? maybe you haven't even begun to think about what's next in terms of your cycling adventures. really, i'mjust soaking this all up and it's spending time with my family and enjoy being outside. it's quite something isn't it when you think about the title, the new record for

circumnavigating the globe. it's part of a long tradition of people crossing the globe, setting off on a big adventure, how does it feel to be part of that story? it's unreal. you know, we've been talking about it and i think i went around the world but it was just one little line around the world. then there's so many parallel lines and so many more places to go and in some new ways to do it. my trip special because i got a share of a summary of the people, but, it makes me feel more invigorated to keep going. our senior royal correspondent daniela relph reports. it's been a turbulent decade for the duke of sussex. he's become a husband and a father, split acrimoniously from the royal family, and moved to california. but he appears to be approaching his 40th with a sense of positivity. we asked prince harry how

he felt about his birthday. in a statement to the bbc, he told us... he also spoke about the importance of his family — with meghan, duchess of sussex, and their children archie and lilibet. back in may, we filmed harry as he led the games at a kids party while visiting london. as he led the games at a kids back in may, we filmed harry as he led the games at a kids party while visiting london. every child in this room has lost a parent who served in the military. in recent weeks, there has been speculation that harry's next decade could include a return to the uk on a more permanent basis.

but those who know him well have told me he has no interest in giving up the life he's built in america. as he heads into his 40s, though, there will be some strong reasons pulling him back to the uk. the invictus games for injured servicemen and women will be held in birmingham in 2027. created by harry when he was 30, it remains a personal passion 10 years on. he's described it to me, you know, as his first child. i mean, it is a very important thing. i think it speaks very...deeply to the soldier in him. if you look back at 2014, you know, there was a strong representation of the royal family, and it was great to see. and, of course, everybody hopes that we'll see that again. but his fall—out with the royal family has been painful for all concerned — particularly the broken bond with his brother. there is no reconciliation on the cards. the diana award — set up in his mother's name

to empower young people — is in a unique position. despite the family tensions, both william and harry continue to engage with the organisation, but in different ways. next month, harry will be in new york to highlight their work. we're deeply honoured to have both of them, but on the other hand, they've always both said, you know, it's their mother's charity — they're deeply committed to her, deeply committed to the work, and it's something that they just continue to support. in colombia last month, to promote the work of their archewell foundation, there will be more of these types of trips ahead. they are the harry and meghan version of a royal tour. a 40th birthday can be a time to reflect, and ponder what's next. for prince harry, there is much to think about. daniela relph, bbc news.

jay blades, host of the bbc series the repair shop, has been charged with engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour against his estranged wife. blades appeared at kidderminster magistrates' court charged by west mercia police with one count of engaging in controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship. he's been bailed to appear at worcester crown court on friday, october the 11th. he became one of the best—known faces on british tv after the repair shop launched in 2017, with members of the public bringing their treasured possessions and heirlooms to be fixed. a scheme to compensate members of a defunct religious cult — known as thejesus army — has identified more than 500 alleged perpetrators of sexual, physical and emotional abuse, and said that around one in four children suffered harm. thejesus fellowship church was a large evangelical

movement with a network of community houses in northamptonshire, london and the midlands. a trust, which is managing the group's closure, apologised for its "severely detrimental impact" on people's lives. here's our investigations reporter, jon ironmonger. j—e... s-u-s! what does that spell? jesus! to the casual observer, thejesus army may have seemed a harmless, albeit peculiar, religious sect. in reality, it was one of the uk's most abusive cults — home to thousands of members who gave up everything to live and toil in its strict communities. oh, god, i have - so many, many sins. the leader, noel stanton, who's been widely accused as a paedophile, died in 2009 before he could be prosecuted. but around a dozen of his followers have been convicted of sex offences, including these two men, for indecent assaults on boys. now, five years after the group

disbanded in disgrace, a compensation scheme has identified hundreds of other potential abusers. i was stalked by a paedophile who was laterjailed, throughout all of my teens in the church. i remember when i left, noticing that i didn't have a knot in my stomach any more. philippa, who started the survivors group, is among 600 former members to receive a few thousand pounds in damages for harm suffered injesus army communities. it's been a lot of heartache for people who haven't got the justice they really deserved. they've been dismissed and minimised again, and i would never have set this up if i'd have known how we were going to be treated as victims. jesus! thejesus fellowship community trust, which is winding up the affairs of the group, said the now completed redress scheme had identified 539

alleged perpetrators of abuse and accepted responsibility for around half that number. most of them were church leaders. their details have been passed to northamptonshire police, who have already carried out two investigations into thejesus army, and said no further offences have been identified yet. however, any number could present a safeguarding risk, particularly if they've taken up positions in other churches. whilst it's important that safeguarding checks are being carried out, that's not foolproof either because it doesn't necessarily mean that they can't move into some other organisation where they could still perpetrate abuse. we don't have mandatory reporting in this country and that's scary and sobering. the redress scheme found that around 1—in—6 children had been sexually abused by the jesus fellowship church. the trust apologised. it said a total of £7.7 million had been paid in damages. however, given the dozens of properties and lucrative businesses that have been liquidated as part of the group's closure,

there is likely to be a lot of money left over. jon ironmonger, bbc news. we want to show you some images of the northern lights which have been seen across parts of the uk last night. clear skies made for ideal viewing conditions despite the colder weather. normally, in the northern hemisphere, most of the colourful displays take place near the arctic circle but when solar activity is strong it can expand to cover a greater area — which explains why displays can be occasionally seen as far south as the uk. and it's time now for a look at the weather forecast. hello there. last night was unusually cold for this early in autumn, but it's not going to be as cold as that for some

you got a view of the northern lights in many places, the activity is not going to be so strong tonight plus there will be more cloud so it's going to be more cloud so it's going to be more cloud so it's going to be more to see tonight. that'll bring some rain over the weekend but it will be milder air is heading our way. we are replacing that air of the past few days with south—westerly winds coming in from the atlantic. lifting temperatures are bringing cloud and outbreaks of rain. some stronger winds overnight to northern ireland and eastwards. some of the cloud will arrive in north—western england and wales with clear skies in the south—east but certainly not as cold as it was last night. by morning, temperatures in scotland could be in double figures. maybe a little early rain but you should see a little bit of sunshine breaking through the clouds while head of the next band of rain which arrives in the afternoon. england and wales are looking driver some cloud and sunshine and not as windy here. for all

of us, tempers are going to be higher on saturday for 17 or 18 ins northern ireland and scotland and eastern parts of england. dominating to be a driver that is a weather front bring rain into the north west apple slip slowly southwards into england and wales on sunday. this is where cloud and patchy rain will start but that should move away from northern england making it wetter in wales. it's not going to be as windy so have a look at temperatures on sunday, peaking at 20 in south—eastern england and should stay dry until the end of the day. high pressure is going to be dominant into next week, pushing away all those weather fronts, the next week, pushing away all those weatherfronts, the rain areas and strong winds to the north—west of the uk. so, not too windy away from southern england well we will have strong easterly winds so called patch is not particularly cold at night but we will be feeling at night but we will be feeling a bit warmer in the sunshine.

live from london. this is bbc news. sir keir starmer is in washington to meetjoe biden — the pair will discuss whether to allow ukraine to fire missiles at targets deep inside russia. it comes as moscow accuses six british diplomats of spying — claims the uk government says are "completely baseless". the governor of nigeria's borno state tells the bbc — roughly two million people — have been affected by floods there. and — a spot of lunch

for a rare whale at risk of extinction — the winning image at this year's ocean photographer of the year awards. hello. today's main stories and checking out the facts behind them. in the next few hours us presidentjoe biden and uk prime minister sir keir starmer will meet in washington to discuss the next steps in their support for ukraine. among the topics to be discussed will be the question of whether the west will allow the use of its long range missiles by ukraine against targets inside russia. on thursday the russian president vladimir putin warned the west against changing their restrictions on the use