four months after it was meant to set sail. # lay your head # upon my pillow...# and tributes are paid to kris kristofferson, the award—winning country singer and actor who has died at the age of 88. and coming up in the sport on bbc news, is time ticking for ten hag as tottenham hotspur thrash manchester united 3—0 at old trafford, piling the pressure on their manager? in the past few minutes the bbc has published a report into the culture of strictly come dancing,

and apologised to the actor amanda abbington, who appeared on the programme in 2023. let's cross straight to our media and arts correspondent, david sillito. david, tell us what the report says. strictly come dancing, the bbc�*s biggest entertainment show by some distance, has been rocked by headlines for the last few months because of allegations by former contestant amanda abbington, who left midway through the last series, saying, revealing in interviews later, that she felt that the behaviour of her professional dancer had been abusive, demeaning, insulting and bullying. and what there has been, there has been an investigation into those specific complaints from amanda abbington. bbc studios, the production arm of the bbc, has concluded that her concerns and complaints were in part upheld, they have apologised to

amanda abbington, but not holy. so the question we understand is probably that it's a matter of verbal abuse, verbal harassment and bullying that have been upheld but nothing suggesting any physical abuse. however, speaking in the last few moments to our chief content officer, the bbc chief content officer, the bbc chief content officer charlotte moore, there wasn't a great deal more details you had to reveal about actual findings. so there were a number of complaints under our bullying and harassment policy, and a number of those complaints have been upheld. not all of them but a number of them have been upheld. i'm not able to go into further detail on that. and there are very good reasons for that. it's probably worth me just laying out the confidentiality of a complaints process, which i think is absolutely integral to the complaints process. and confidentiality needs to be respected out of fairness to everybody involved. but of course, we are also trying to balance that with the desire to be open and to be transparent

about the way our complaints processes work, and obviously in this case, there's been lots of media speculation and lots of interest. so i think it's really important that we are as open and transparent as we can be about that process, which is why we have issued the statement today, to explain. david, can you tell us what might happen next? the david, can you tell us what might happen next?— david, can you tell us what might ha en next? , ., ., happen next? the wider question for strictly come — happen next? the wider question for strictly come dancing _ happen next? the wider question for strictly come dancing itself, - happen next? the wider question for strictly come dancing itself, they - strictly come dancing itself, they have already change their procedures. for instance, all the staff have gone through new workshops talking about the welfare of contestants, interviews about the welfare of contestants before and after, let them know what they are expecting, and observers and chaperones. the key question will be what do amanda abbington and giovanni pernice, who has strenuously denied allegations throughout, what do they make of today's findings from the report? david sillito, thank you. hezbollah�*s deputy leader has delivered a defiant speech,

insisting that it is ready if israel decides to invade lebanon. the israelis have expanded their military operations with air raids in yemen yesterday, and attacks in lebanon overnight, striking dozens of hezbollah sites. the centre of beirut has been hit, an area that has so far been spared israeli assault. our middle east correspondent hugo bachega reports. in beirut, eyes on tv to watch hezbollah�*s number two, naim qassem, who spoke for the first time since the assassination of the group's leader by its greatest enemy, israel. and he was defiant. speaking from an undisclosed location, he said the killing of hassan nasrallah last week was a big blow. but he tried to project strength. he denied that hezbollah�*s military capability had been diminished and said the group was ready to fight israel if it decided to invade lebanon. and there are growing signs a ground incursion is imminent. these israeli troops have been

positioned near the border with lebanon as israel says its offensive against hezbollah will not stop with the killing of nasrallah. back in beirut this was the scene this morning after an air strike overnight. a city shocked by this conflict, now increasingly in the middle of it. this is the building that was hit and there is still a heavy security presence here with people coming here all the time to see the damage. and this is the road connecting the airport to the city centre, which is a five—minute drive from here. for the first time in this conflict, a part of beirut that is not in a hezbollah area has been hit. the popular front for the liberation of palestine, another iranian—backed group, says three of its leaders were killed in the attack. translation: we were sitting on the balcony smoking _ translation: we were sitting on the balcony smoking sheet. _ translation: we were sitting on the balcony smoking sheet. armageddon l balcony smoking sheet. armageddon struck in the morning.

did you ever think that something like this could happen here? ifi if i had known something like this would happen i wouldn't have brought 20 people with me and put them in harm's way. this is the heart of beirut. the whole world could be set on fire apart from beirut. lebanon says as many asi million people have already been displaced by the violence. some are escaping conflict not for the first time. these syrian refugees are going back to their country. translation: syria is better here now, at translation: syria is better here now. at least _ translation: syria is better here now, at least for _ translation: syria is better here now, at least for the _ translation: syria is better here now, at least for the children. - translation: syria is better here | now, at least for the children. men can sort themselves out, but what should women and children do? they had come to lebanon seeking sanctuary but this country is no longer safe. let's get the very latest from our correspondents in the region. in a moment we'll speak to yolande knell injerusalem, but first let's go to hugo bachega in lebanon. hugo, this attack on beirut marks a shift in approach from the israeli military. yes, it seems to indicate that israel is not limiting its campaign in lebanon to hezbollah. it wasn't

only this attack in beirut today. hamas said its leader in lebanon was killed in an israeli air strike in the south of the country. and here the south of the country. and here the authorities are saying they are struggling to cope with the sheer number of casualties from these israeli air strikes. also from the crisis caused by this growing number of displaced residents. i think after the initial shock, and the assassination of hassan nasrallah, old divisions are re—emerging. people outside hezbollah�*s support base fear this country is being dragged into a conflict that is not in the country's interest. today we met a man who said we are against israel but also against iran, which is obviously the main supporter of hezbollah. ., p. ., is obviously the main supporter of hezbollah. ., �* ., ., ~ i., our middle east correspondent yolande knell is injerusalem. yolande, how likely is an israeli ground invasion in lebanon? this lunchtime we have had the israeli defence minister yoav gallant strongly hinting we are moving in that direction. he was

meeting ground troops in the north of israel. he told them that we will use all the capabilities that we have. you are part of this effort. there are some reports in the us media saying that israeli elite units have already crossed the border. that has not been confirmed ljy border. that has not been confirmed by the israelis at all, but you have to push from the likes of mayors in the north of israel, whose towns have been evacuated because of ii have been evacuated because of 11 months of this cross—border fire and they say people in the north, tens of thousands of them, will not feel safe to go back home unless hezbollah infrastructure close to the border and even under the border, is dealt with.- border, is dealt with. yolande knell, thank _ border, is dealt with. yolande knell, thank you. _ the last remaining blast furnace at britain's biggest steel works in port talbot will cease production today. its closure ends more than century of traditional steel—making in south wales and means more than 2,500 people are being made redundant. our wales correspondent tomos morgan is there. tomos, how significant is this?

it is quite a month, even for the past decade it feels like the steelworks and tata has always been on the brink of having a number of people redundant, hundreds or thousands. today will mark around 2500 people being made redundant. the insecurity does remain because a number of those people will hope they will be redeployed somewhere else but they may not, of course. todayis else but they may not, of course. today is marking two things, a financial reason for tata having to close this, but also an environmental change as well. this is a turning point in britain's steel—making future. for a century, steel—making has been synonymous with port talbot. but this afternoon, the blast furnace fire in south wales will be extinguished for the final time as the making of steel here comes to an end. tata have consistently said that port talbot was losing them £1 million a day, with the plant, the largest in the uk, also one of the single biggest emitters

of carbon in britain. so something had to change. and that will come in the form of a new, greener electric arc furnace which will cost £1.25 billion and it will be built in the next 4—5 years. so a financial and environmental improvement, but there is a community cost, and that will come in the form of around 2500 workers losing theirjobs. so this is a bad, bad day for port talbot. the only place left with blast furnaces now is scunthorpe, and that's on the edge as well. i don't know. at the end of the day, the companies that own them are the ones that say what they want to do, and we try and fight it. but, yeah, we are just trying to make light of a bad day. a third generation steelworker, alun davies struggled to put into words what the day means to him.

no. until the new furnace is built, steel will be imported and milled here to supply customers. but today marks another chapter in the end of traditional heavy industry in another part of the uk. tomos morgan, bbc news, port talbot. the unions have set up shop in a local shopping centre in abba raven and they are using government funding to help rhys gill the workers having to be deployed elsewhere and keep salary�*s going for a certain period of time. some of that government money is also going to the supply chain here. a number of businesses in this local area rely on the steel coming from port talbot to operate their businesses as well. what does their long—term future hold as well? also with a financial change for tata and environmental progress, what's the long—term cost ofjobs? i can tell you that when the new electric arc

furnace is built, it means a fraction of the workforce it needs to operate the heavy industry as it is and will be turned off today. so long term there will be fewerjobs here as well. long term there will be fewer “obs here as wellfi long term there will be fewer “obs here as well. ., .,, a, ., ., ~ here as well. tomos morgan, thank ou. the shadow chancellorjeremy hunt has claimed the government could have a budget surplus of £39 billion, describing as "fictitious" the £22 billion black hole that labour said he left them. he was talking on the second day of the conservative conference in birmingham. our political correspondent joe pike is there. joe, how did jeremy hunt back up his claim? he backed it up by arguing that not a single independent economist has backed up what rachel reeves and the now labour government have said. jeremy hunt basically seemed to be saying that labour and rachel reeves have been lying, something that clearly the treasury and number ten would contest. here's a taste of what the now shadow chancellor to say. i think one of the biggest lines we

have had — i think one of the biggest lines we have had since labour came to office is this— have had since labour came to office is this nonsense about having the worst_ is this nonsense about having the worst economic inheritance since the second _ worst economic inheritance since the second world war. i note that not a single _ second world war. i note that not a single independent economist has been prepared to come forward and back up— been prepared to come forward and back up rachel reeves in that claim. meanwhile, another big name appearing today, this lunchtime, it's a blast from the political past. liz truss has been answering questions at one event, saying in the last few minutes that she would potentially have won the last general election, or certainly done better in the last general election, i should say, had she been leading the party are not rishi sunak. she said the fact she lost her seat is partly due to the influence of nigel farage's reform party as opposed to her own record. she has also called the uk a socialist country. later today, less of the past and more of the future, with two candidates answering questions on the main stage adult four of the candidates

to succeed rishi sunak will make their speeches here on tuesday. a round—the—world cruise ship is finally due to leave to belfast today, four months after it docked there for repairs. the start of the three—year—voyage had to be pushed back while it was fixed. our ireland correspondent chris pagejoins us now. chris when is the ship due to set sail? yes, it looks like finally, in a matter of just a few yes, it looks like finally, in a matter ofjust a few hours, it will be bonne voyage and bye—bye belfast for 125 passengers aboard this ship, which became world famous even before it started its world tour, the villa vie residences odyssey. yesterday, the people who signed up for it probably got more time in northern ireland than they bargained for, they got a sendoff in belfast, hosted by the lord mayor, they took a beer bike tour and toasted the long term residents of the city who they say have really made them feel

very welcome. in a stay that was certainly unexpected but they say has also given them plenty of happy memories too. we absolutely love belfast, but we're happy to finally get on our trip. yes, absolutely. i'm sure with the engagement this is always going to always have a very special place in your hearts. very special, very special. this is now our favourite city in the world. yes, exactly. we figured it would come some time but it is a little bit anti—climactic, just because we thought we would go earlier. but we're thrilled, we're thrilled. we are so excited. we've been here almost four months now, so we are ready to get on the ship. everybody was so welcoming, even the hotel staff _ when they i was saying, _ can we extend, and they were saying, are you a part of that crew? oh, poor babies, we hope you sail. and you have great weather here. i love this weather. we are from alaska and this is like perfect. it is four months to the day since the world cruise was due to begin here. and really whenever you look at the weather here, you would

imagine people will be very happy indeed to get up the gangplank. one passenger told me she always planned on boarding today, the 30th september, and on the original schedule it wasn't going to be belfast, it was going to be the bahamas. at long last, the villa vie hits the high seas. studio: chris page, thank you. the time is 13.16. our top story this afternoon... the bbc has published a report into the culture of strictly come dancing, and apologised to the actor amanda abbington, who appeared on the programme in 2023. and, as one—in—50 adults in the uk stammer, we'll hearfrom one woman sharing her experience of the daily challenges. and coming up in the sport on bbc news, ireland stun the world champions new zealand with a sensational last—gasp win in their opening wxv one match in vancouver.

a huge clean—up operation is under way in the us after hurricane helene swept through the south—eastern states, killing at least 105 people. helene hit florida on friday before moving through georgia, tennessee, and north and south carolina — where it left a trail of destruction despite being downgraded to a tropical storm. 30 of those who died came from the mountain town of asheville and the surrounding area — where hundreds remain unaccounted for. our reporter megan owen has the details. "biblical devastation" — the words of emergency officials as they battle the leftovers of the tropical storm. north and south carolina are the latest states in its path of destruction, with the highest death toll so far. blocked roads and downed power lines have isolated the mountain town of asheville. entire homes submerged. drivers stuck. even before the officer got to me,

the water was all the way up to my chest inside my car. it happened so fast to me and scared the life out of me. residents have nowhere to go. i've never seen so many people homeless as what i have right now. not in my community. this is the third storm in a year. i don't know how much more we can take. and then they're telling us there's another one out there. elsewhere, gridlocked petrol stations make it near impossible to leave. when you can't get gasoline, you can't go anywhere. - you can't go buy nothing. of course, there's - nothing open right now. but it all depends - on these gas stations. it's just a scary feeling. affected residents will receive visits by both presidential candidates, kamala harris and donald trump, and federal aid is on offer. we are deploying food, water and generators and working to restore water and power. cheering.

and the president and i have told state and local leaders we will provide whatever help they need in the days and weeks ahead. and in those coming days, it's all many can do to hope and pray for calmer conditions. megan owen, bbc news. a bbc england investigation has exposed how signs that slavery victims were being forced to work at a mcdonald's chain and a factory supplying major supermarkets, were missed for years. the nine men were trafficked to the uk by members of a czech criminal gang, who faced trial earlier this year. jon ironmonger reports. police! stay where you are! rescuing slavery victims from a london house and a criminal operation lasting seven years. got two in here. just one in here. translation: it was terrible to wake up every morning - and i didn't want to wake up. i'd rather be dead.

forced to live in an attic and an unheated leaking outbuilding, victims were found legitimate jobs by a criminal gang, led by brothers ernest and zdenek drevenak, who referred to them as "livestock". nine were sent to work at this cambridgeshire mcdonald's, where they clocked up to 100 hours a week. translation: the managers didn't question the long hours i did. - they would even ask me, "are you happy to stay longer?" we've discovered that mcdonald's and the franchisees running the branch missed multiple opportunities to detect the crime. job applications were completed by gang members, victims' wages paid into bank accounts controlled by the gang, and victims worked extreme hours. we use the term "red flag" to say this is an indicator that forced labour, modern slavery might be happening. and in my view, there were many red flags in this case which were missed. in a statement, mcdonald's told us

they commissioned an independent review and with their franchisees, who unknowingly employed the victims of slavery, have taken action... it's almost ten years since then home secretary baroness theresa may introduced the modern slavery act. i think the case has raised some shocking questions about the approach being taken by some big companies. they need to look at their supply chains, they need to look at their processes. do we need to enhance the modern slavery act? yes, i think we do. you are under arrest for conspiracy to commit the offence of holding another in slavery. ending years of misery for victims, in 2019, the gang masters were arrested in the uk and the czech republic. translation: that was the best feeling i have ever had. - i was so happy it was over.

while the criminal gang have been put on trial and put behind bars, their victims are still waiting for an apology from the companies who failed them. jon ironmonger, bbc news, cambridge. the documentary slavery on the high street is available on the iplayer now. england's health watchdog is looking into what it's called "information of concern" at clinics run by one of tv�*s best—known menopause doctors. bbc panorama has also learned that dr louise newson has lost her accreditation with the charity, the british menopause society, over the prescribing of high doses of hormone replacement therapy. newson health says its approach is consistent with national guidelines. ruth clegg reports. hello, louise. how are you doing? so glad you're on today. dr louise newson, a well known menopause specialist, a regular sofa guest on tv programmes like this morning. the first thing i'll often say to people is, do you think any of these symptoms

could be related to your hormones? since 2020, her private menopause clinic, newson health, says it has seen over 115,000 women, often prescribing hrt to help with their symptoms. so increasing the dose has really transformed my life. dr newson is open about prescribing high doses, sometimes more than the amount approved by the medicines regulator. over the last 12 months, bbc panorama has spoken to more than a dozen women with complications after high doses of hrt, prescribed by newson health. during lockdown, rachel osmond turned to newson health clinic for help. at first, she was prescribed 50 micrograms of oestrogen, half the licensed dose. but rachel's symptoms didn't improve. in fact, they got worse. hot flushes all the time, relentless. anxiety, couldn't sleep. didn't sleep for days. morning sickness. over the course of several months, the clinic upped her dose to 300 micrograms —

three times the licensed dose. ijust kept getting told, some women need higher doses, some are ok on lower doses, itjust all depends on your body. specialists can prescribe over the licensed dose if it is in the interest of the patient. rachel says her symptoms were getting worse, and she was having pelvis pain and heavy bleeding. in the end, she went to her gp, who referred her to nhs specialists, and she was diagnosed with a condition called endometrial hyperplasia. that can be a precursor to cancer. i've never, ever prescribed that dose of oestrogen to anybody. professor rymer attributes rachel's hyperplasia to the treatment she received at newson health. while rachel's oestrogen dose was increased, the other hormone, progesterone, used to protect the womb, was halved. that dose of progesterone would not be enough to counteract the effect of oestrogen on the lining of her womb. the watchdog, the care quality commission, told panorama it was following up information it had received to understand

if there are any risks to people using the service, and whether further action is warranted. newson health says it has addressed all points raised by the cqc, and that it maintains a cqc good rating. rachel is now gradually lowering her dose of oestrogen to reduce her risk of cancer, but has been advised she may need a hysterectomy. scared. although i want it over and done with and finished, a hysterectomy is not an easy surgery. it's major surgery. dr newson says there's no evidence to link higher doses of oestrogen to an increased risk of long term health, and that the british menopause society is not a regulatory body. newson health says it uses a wealth of clinical experience, data and scientific evidence to treat patients on an individualised basis, to provide the best possible menopause care. ruth clegg, bbc news. and panorama: the menopause industry uncovered is on bbc one tonight at 8pm — and is available now

to watch on bbc iplayer. the minimum price of alcohol in scotland has gone up to 65 pence per unit today. the 30% rise means a bottle of wine will now cost at least £6.09, and a can of lager at least £1.30, while a standard bottle of vodka will be £5 more expensive than it would be in england. health officials are urging people across the uk to come forward for their flu vaccine, afterfigures showed a drop in uptake in england last year. the uk health security agency says there were at least 18,000 flu—related deaths in england over the last couple of years, despite relatively mild flu seasons. after a 15 year hiatus, noel and liam back together again. oasis announced _ liam back together again. oasis announced their _ liam back together again. oasis announced their touring - liam back together again. oasis announced their touring together in north america next year. the band

tweeted a video along with the caption, america, oasis is coming, you have one last chance to prove you have one last chance to prove you loved us all along. tickets are going on sale at the end of the week. tributes have been paid to the american country music star and actor kris kristofferson, who has died at the age of 88. the grammy—award winning singer was best known for his role in the 1976 version of the film a star is born. steve knibbs has been looking back at his life. # lay your head # upon my pillow...# it was kris kristofferson's mix of songwriting talent and rugged charm that turned this texan oil rig helicopter pilot into one of the biggest stars of the �*70s. # i was born upon the tide # and with the sea i did abide...#

alongside willie nelson, johnny cash and waylonjennings, he took a bit of rock's attitude and musical freedom to create a new sound, outlaw country. you're finished. and there was more than a touch of that mood in his movie roles in films like convoy. # because we have the brightest love...# and a star is born, in which he appeared with barbra streisand. i'm sorry, this booze will blow your brain. he played a singer with a taste for the excesses of the music world, and there were more than a few parallels with his own life at the time. if you feel that way about it... ..eh, go to hell. there are so many ways that i got away with murder. just blowing — rolling cars, you know, having accidents on motorcycles. just, uh, uh...

..playing full tilt. but that hard living texan image was far from the whole story. he'd been a rhodes scholar at oxford university and an army captain, who was at one point offered a teaching post at west point. his family did not approve of him abandoning the military for music. # freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose...# it's perhaps not a surprise that his best known song, me and bobby mcgee... # i'd trade all of my tomorrows for one single yesterday...# ..sung here by his girlfriend at the time, janisjoplin, was a celebration of freedom and escape. # help me make it through the night...# and here, with his wife at the time, rita coolidge, a little reminder of the intense, rough hewn charisma of kris kristofferson.

# help me make it through the night.# a reminder of our top headline this afternoon. the headline this afternoon. bbc has published a repor the the bbc has published a report into the culture of strictly come dancing and apologise to actor amanda abbington, who appeared on the programme in 2023. and — an unlikely collaboration. author damejilly cooper teams up with disney to bring her novel rivals to our screens. we'll have a full forecast in the next half hour, but it's time now for a quick look at the weather. thanks. i suppose there are clues behind me as to what the weather forecast will be including in the next half hour. we are looking at more rain. and so far this month we

have had extreme rainfall across parts of england in particular. look at these figures. south newington in oxfordshire has had 2113 millilitres of rain, overfour times the september average and actually double the previous record, almost. so it's been a swathes of rain across the south and midlands. what you don't want to see on the charts thenis you don't want to see on the charts then is an area of low pressure that will be bringing wet and windy weather but at least as this lot clues out of the way the weather looks a bit more settled towards the later part of the week, all coming up later part of the week, all coming up in the next half an hour. thank ou. it's estimated that around one—in—50 people in the uk stammer. support organisations now want to challenge the discriminations those people might face. our correspondent tim muffett went to meet nicole scott, who describes her stammer as an �*ongoing battle with herself�*. so could you just introduce yourself, please, for the camera? uh! uh...

ok. just try. uh... m...my... my... my name is nicole. yeah. yeah, that's my name. sorry. um, that was quite hard. um... it was just so poignant in the sense that... nicole has had a stammer since she was five. i don't really know when it's going to strike, but, yeah, that's. .. ..that — see. that's the thing. minutes will go, moments will go where i don't stammer at all, and then, itjust catches me out. for me, it's kind of like an ongoing

battle with myself. it's not easy. yeah, it's not easy. can i get a latte, please? latte? yeah. thank you. that's it. anything else? no, that's it. that's quite interesting, isn't it? you ordered a coffee, but there was no sign of your stammer. it's very frustrating in that respect, because you never know when it's going to happen so easily. does that make it harder to manage? yes! yes, very much so. today nicole has to do something she dreads. make a phone call. phone calls for me are the worst. you are eighth in the l queue to be answered. are you serious? my anxiety will start going up when i get to like, second, second position or first positions. because i can't see the person, i think that's what makes it harder for me as well.

i...i need to speak to the, um... ..the doctor, um, about my, um, my wrists, because it's come back. um, and it's come back with... ..quite badly. when they hang up, it's the worst, i hate it. and it'sjust like, not only is it rude, it's just a lack of consideration for the other person. even if you've explained to them you have a stammer. is... ...is the questionnaire. ..can i get it sent to my phone again? what do you say to those people who have hung up on you? you need to go back into training, because it'sjust, it'sjust a lack of, it's just a lack of, um, common decency. i don't know who i'd be if i didn't have a stammer. i don't know if i could go back to when i was five.

i don't know whether i'd be the same person. that's one question i always ask myself. would i be the same person? maybe, maybe not. you're very supportive, which is, um, yeah, itjust makes everything a lot easier. as i've gotten older, i've learned to really accept it. if there's one thing you can say to people who are watching this, and never really encountered anyone with a stammer before, what would your message be to them? don'tjudge. i think, give them the time and the patience to actually, to actually, to actually speak, and have the space to speak. don't cut them off or patronise them. inclusivity and, and, and acceptance is what we all want. my name is nicole. so that was a little bit better than last time. but yeah, i still struggle.

we are back very shortly. now it's time to join our colleagues with the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday. here is what is coming up. is time ticking for ten haag as tottenham hotspur thrash manchester united 3—0 at old trafford. piling the pressure on their manager. ireland's women hit new heights with a stunning win over world champions new zealand at the wxv1 championship in vancouver. and we hear how a promising footballer paralysed in a car accident used the money from his compensation to buy the club he loves . hello and welcome to sportsday.

the question still swirling around old trafford and among manchester united fans up and down the uk and across the world is, how long can manager erik ten hag cling to hisjob? united are set to stick with him for the matches against porto and aston villa this week, but with just the one win in five in the league and theirjoint—fewest points tally after six premier league games in the club's history, the pressure is piling on ten haag. united's latest setback saw them lose 3—0 at home to tottenham hotspur yesterday, brennanjohnson opening the scoring at old trafford on their way to a comfortable win. there was also a red card for united captain bruno fernandes, and as the rain fell and the match slipped away, plenty for the manager and the fans to ponder, who will be wondering how many more chances to get things right. we all made, in togetherness, this decision to stay together, and what we have to improve as an organisation, and how also we want to construct the squad, and all decision making

in togetherness, but also we knew it would take some time, because how the window went, we still have to deal with some injuries, also from impact players, and i think we will get better there and, yeah, we need some time. there's one match in the premier league this evening, with bournemouth hosting southampton. saints have struggled since gaining promotion, taking just one point from their five games so far, while a win for bournemouth will move them up to 11th, ahead of brentford and manchester united. these kind of games are definitive, and every time you play, you have to take the most you can. i don't know how to call it, if it's a derby, i don't know how you say it here, but it's always a game that everyone wants to win, and also, considering the position in the standings, i think it's a very important game for us.

former world cup winning french forward antoine griezmann has retired from international football at the age of 33. taking to social media to make the annoucement, he said, "it is with a heart full of memories that i close this chapter of my life. thank you for this magnificent tricolour adventure." griezman made a total of 137 appearances over the course of ten years for his country, winning the 2018 world cup in russia, where he scored in the semifinal and the final, as well also reaching two other major tournament finals, including the world cup in 2022. he also won the golden boot at euro 2016. in rugby union, ireland's women secured a sensational last—gasp win over world champions new zealand in their opening wxv 1 match in vancouver. the black ferns enjoyed most of the possession but had three tries disallowed by the television match official, and ireland took advantage, with replacement erin king going overfor her second try of the game to level the score in the final minute. fly—half daynah o'brien kicked the decisive conversion.

the victory marks another milestone in ireland's renaissance under head coach scott bemand, following a third—place finish in the 2024 six nations and a home victory over australia in september. now to cricket, and hampshire have signed a deal with the gmr group, who are co—owners of the indian premier league side delhi capitals, to finalise a takeover of the county championship club. the agreement, which has been ratified by the england and wales cricket board, makes hampshire the first county to be owned by an overseas franchise. gmr, which has wholly orjointly—owned capitals since the ipl�*s inception in 2008, initially agreed the deal for hampshire a year ago. the parties have agreed a "phased acquisition" which will see gmr take an immediate majority stake and aim to complete a 100% takeover in the next two years. on the pitch meanwhile india's batsmen have been making up for lost time in their rain affected second and final test against bangladesh in kanpur.

they've set records for the fastest team 50,100,150 and 200 on the fourth day of the match. opener yashas—vi jaiswal smashed a quick 72. the hitting didn't relent, with kl rahul equally ruthless in his punishment of the bangladesh bowlers. india eventually declaed their first innings on 285 for 9. bangladesh were struggling on 26—2 in the second innings, and they trail by 26. now to the meteoric rise of britain's latest tennis star. sonay kartal started the year suffering a health scare that left her going "in and out of hospital" and fearing that her season might be over. eight months later, she's now reflecting on the best season of her career. she's won a maiden wta tour title, and has broken through to reach the world's top 100 for the first time. i've been, for so long, doing everything on the practice court like so good. you know, i had got so much fitter and stronger. i think there was only going to be a matter of time before i would start to see the transition from the practice court to the match court, and i think that ultimately that is probably the biggest thing that has paid off.

you know, for the last few years, i've been playing kind of the lower itf tournaments, and i would be winning those comfortably so i would never have to test those new plays and things like that. i could always win by playing my default game. obviously now being thrown in the deep end with a kind of the top 50, 100 players, i can't do that, so i think it's just a matter of playing at that level, getting used to it, trusting it, and i think it's only going to help. i've obviously seen huge rewards with playing like that. now, george dowell was a promising young footballer when a car accident left him paralysed from the chest down. it meant his dream of playing came to an end, but his involvement in the sport didn't. george decided to use some of his compensation money to buy his former club, worthing fc, and they're now enjoying success moving up the leagues. when the club came up, i knew that that is what i wanted to do with my life. that's when he said,

i think i'm going to buy it, mum. and i said, what? by this point, my insurance claim had been settled and i felt like i was secure and my care would be paid forfor the rest of my life. so i had some money that i wanted to use to create a career for myself. he was determined, so i had to take his word for it. and go like that, fingers crossed. it happened really fast. and then he's like, i want you to be a director. - unlike, what you talking about? ——i'm like, what you talking about? all of a sudden, i'm in these meetings with him and he'sl making these decisions, - and he's not equipped to make these decisions, i'm not. the closest thing i've ever done to running a football club would be probably playing football manager on the pc, and that isn't good enough to own a football club,

by the way. you know, he went from not really talking to anybody to being on the phone to fifa talking about his pitch. we're going to hear now from george on hisjourney to being the owner of worthing fc. when i was 16, 17, i was playing for worthing, then at 17 years old i had a spinal—cord injury which obviously put an abrupt end to my footballing playing career. but i love football and i always knew that i wanted to stay involved in it. i was struggling for a couple of years after my injury, stuck in a rut a bit, not really knowing what to do with my life, and then the opportunity, it came out in the local paper that worthing was struggling financially, and ijust thought i had some money put aside from my compensation, so i felt like i was in a position where all my care was taken care of and i had some money set aside to build a career for myself in some respect or, yeah, find a purpose, and itjust felt like the club was the perfect opportunity

to do that, really. so we came in and the first thing we wanted to do was to get the pitch relaid, so we had a 3g pitch put down, wanted to integrate back into the community, and we felt that having a 3g pitch was a great way to do that because the whole community can use the asset all week long. ijust hope that people realise that after a setback, life isn't over. you may have to do things may be slightly differently than you had dreamt of as a kid, but if you are passionate about something, you can still stay involved in some capacity and, yeah, don't give up. that's all from us here on sportsday. a recap of our top story. the pressure very much piling on eric ten hag after that 3—0 thrashing at the hands of tottenham hotspur at old trafford yesterday. time is ticking. plenty more on that story on the bbc sport website. and all

the stories we've been talking about. from me, goodbye. let's return to our top story this lunchtime. in the past hour, the bbc has published a report into the culture of strictly come dancing — and apologised to the actor amanda abbington, who appeared on the programme last year. we can speak to our media and arts correspondent, david sillito. david, we've now had a response from those involved? yes, and! yes, and i think you could probably say a differing interpretation of that report, which said that an investigation into allegations of bullying and harassment had been upheld in part and giovanni pornichet has always strenuously denied any allegations of abusive

behaviour —— giovanni pernice, he says this vindicates him as only the weakest allegations against him have been upheld and the main ones have been upheld and the main ones have been thrown out, so essential he says this has proved what he was saying all along. completely different of course from amanda abbington, who said the apology she had received from the bbc today, she said as a vindication of her complaint, notjust a vindication for her but for other people who have contacted her since she made her complaint and expressed concerns about their experiences on strictly come dancing. and she says the bbc has invited her to meet with senior management and this is something she will now be considering. so as we understand it, the allegations, essentially, found for her were about verbal aggression and bullying behaviour, and not any allegations of physical abuse. so there it is, upheld in part, two very different interpretations.— upheld in part, two very different interpretations. it's now only a month to go

until the first budget of the new labour government, with speculation running rife as to what could be coming from the first ever female chancellor rachel reeves. nina warhurst has been to the chancellor's constituency of pudsey in west yorkshire to find out what people there are hoping for. budgets affect everyone — the young, the old and all those in between. chantal is a single mum of three. every penny counts. thank you. i do get a decent—ish wage, but i still can't manage on that wage, so i have to get help from universal credit for top up. i have to get the single person's discount because i can't manage to look after my three kids on my own. sorry! so ijust... i don't think she's doing a very good job at the minute. in pudsey, like most pensioners, here they're talking about whether their plans will have to shift around losing the winter fuel payment. the labour government now, i think lit's disgusting when they're takingl £200 off us pensioners,

£200 off us pensioners. but others are more optimistic. obviously we've been warned by the chancellor that there's going to be a lot of pain for older people to feel in particular, i think. i'm hopeful that there'll be good done for working people, for people who've retired like myself, and also for people who are hard up. with costs ever rising and customers feeling strapped, for many businesses, those margins are feeling tighter than ever. i'm keen to see what they talk about business rates in the budget. i mean, the government is talking about growth and entrepreneurs. small businesses, i think, are the engines of that growth. so i would hope that they will see what we bring to the economy. i'm cautiously optimistic. for some, their working lives are just beginning. and this is about something very basic, an opportunity to get started. i'd like to see more incentives towards apprenticeships - for younger people.

apprenticeships are so hard to come | by and then you see loads of peoplej going to uni and you feel a bit lost. - there are nowjust four weeks to go. the chancellor's first budget, at a time when more people than usual will be tuning in. now, for an unlikely collaboration. one writes adult novels and the other makes some of the best—loved family films. but at the age of 87, the author damejilly cooper has teamed up with disney. it's for an 8—part tv series based on her novel rivals, a best seller when it was published in 1988. our entertainment correspondent colin paterson has been to meet her. 1986. you can have whatever you want. 1980s excess, whether in the boardroom or the bedroom. that's what damejilly cooper's book rivals was all about. and now it's been turned into a disney+ tv series starring aidan turner and david tennant.

game on. game on. come to the cotswolds. come to the cotswolds. i wrote rivals in there. i wrote rivals in there. in there? in there? in there, yes. in there, yes. this is where all those this is where all those scenes came from. scenes came from. yes, all those scenes came from. yes, all those scenes came from. it feels like there should it feels like there should be a plaque up there. be a plaque up there. yes, that'd be good, wouldn't it? yes, that'd be good, wouldn't it? jilly cooper has lived jilly cooper has lived in the village of bisley in the village of bisley in the cotswolds for in the cotswolds for more than 40 years. more than 40 years. what was it? what was it? it was a monks' dormitory. it was a monks' dormitory. 14th century monks' dormitory. 14th century monks' dormitory. can you imagine what they got up to? can you imagine what they got up to? well, her books never left well, her books never left much to the imagination. much to the imagination. different about dougie. dubbed bonkbusters, they were packed dubbed bonkbusters, they were packed with cavorting in the countryside. with cavorting in the countryside. and she was very relieved and she was very relieved when she saw the new tv version. when she saw the new tv version. ha! ha! it's fun. it's fun. it's quite naughty too. it's quite naughty too. it doesn't hold back. no. you see male bottom before the opening credits of the first episode. of the first episode. i know, i know, i know, i saw that. i know, i know, i know, i saw that. that was not in the book. that was not in the book. i want you to stay away from my daughter.

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like each other — and the women are stronger and the men are weaker. and the men are weaker. and so therefore there's not so much and so therefore there's not so much sexual desire between them. sexual desire between them. despite your money... despite your money... that's not a problem her anti—hero, that's not a problem her anti—hero, rupert campbell—black, ever had. rupert campbell—black, ever had. here played by alex hassell. here played by alex hassell. rupert campbell—black, - rupert campbell—black, - champion showjumper put out champion showjumper put out to pasture is an arrogant brat. to pasture is an arrogant brat. and back in the �*80s, the idea and back in the �*80s, the idea ofjilly cooper and disney teaming ofjilly cooper and disney teaming up would have seemed remarkable. up would have seemed remarkable. i love disney as a child. i love disney as a child. dumbo and bambi and all dumbo and bambi and all that sort of thing. that sort of thing. i mean, sort of hero which make damejilly despair. i mean, sort of hero world, isn't it? world, isn't it? you were a disney fan? you were a disney fan? oh, yes. oh, yes. yes. passionately. yes. passionately. what child isn't? what child isn't? what grown up isn't? what grown up isn't? because you were executive producer? because you were executive producer? yes, i wasn't really. yes, i wasn't really. oh, what do you mean? oh, what do you mean? well, i mean, iwasjust... well, i mean, iwasjust... it's a nice name it's a nice name to have on the thing. to have on the thing. i mean, i did... i mean, i did... occasionally said, "no, occasionally said, "no, i don't think they ought to be sort i don't think they ought to be sort ofjumping on each other quite ofjumping on each other quite so early in the story," so early in the story," and things like that. and things like that. "can we have more dogs?" "can we have more dogs?" i didn't ask to come here. i didn't ask to come here. they're all horses and dogs they're all horses and dogs and houses and cars and the wives! and houses and cars and the wives!

but there are aspects of modern life but there are aspects of modern life which make damejilly despair. a recent survey has found there is 40% less sex in films now

a recent survey has found there is 40% l rainyx in films now a recent survey has found there is 40% l rainy out films now a recent survey has found there is 40% l rainy out of 'ns now a recent survey has found there is 40% l rainy out of the 1ow chris, it's very rainy out of the window where we are today. i have never been intojogging but i suspect if you are it's not great weather for it! across suspect if you are it's not great weatherfor it! across england suspect if you are it's not great weather for it! across england a lot of heavy rain to come tonight, about 20 millimetres of rain falling widely, some places will see more, 60 to 80, so a month's worth of rain, and in england so far this month it has been wetter than average, we have already had more than our monthly allocation of rain. so we could start to see flooding impacts across the north. here in the north midlands, we've seen some problems of flooding over recent days and in the south as well. indeed as we look at the rainfall totals we've been totting up across parts of oxfordshire, 2113 millimetres, four times the september average, nearly double the previous record, so we are talking about extreme record—breaking rain, and we have seen that as well in parts of bedfordshire and a few other spots. at the moment we have a number of flood warnings in force, a

couple of clusters, one towards the south—west, another around the midlands. the only good news to say about that is that although there is more rain to come today and tonight, the heaviest will be away from these areas, so you might actually see some of those flood numbers come down, wears a cross that swathe of northern england, that really heavy rain going in today and tonight, we could start to see if you flooding concerns. here is the weather in more detail through the afternoon. this is i heavy rain, quite a lot of wind around the coast of wales and southern england, gusts into the 30s or low forties miles per hour, quite cloudy for scotland and northern ireland, bit of patchy rain but no great amount. temperatures about 13 to 17. looking at the forecast overnight, the area of low pressure that's bringing this wet and windy weather strengthens a bit and we could get a zone of with the weather working into east anglia with gusts for a time running at about 50 mph. more rain to come as well for east anglia going through the night but

otherwise across northern and western areas of the country it should start to get a bit quieter. heading into tuesday, the low pressure still with us, still bringing wet and windy conditions across eastern areas. away from that across eastern areas. away from that a better kind of day, with more sunshine. a few isolated showers coming into the north—east of scotland. staying windy down this eastern coast of england. that will knock the edge of the temperatures, looking at highs of around a0 in whole but feeling cooler than that in the 15 error in edinburgh. in the middle of the week we see a change in weather patterns is the area of high pressure starts to building across the uk, booting the area of low pressure out of the way. so weather—wise we are looking at fine weather—wise we are looking at fine weather on wednesday for most of the country. a few early morning mist and fog patches lit up the exception, the dregs of the weather front bringing some rain and brisk winds across east anglia and south—east england but by this stage the rain will be a lot lighter and patchier in nature. temperatures not changing too much around 13 to 17

celsius. that area of high pressure will continue to bring most parts of the uk find, settled, sunny weather through thursday and friday but then low pressure returns just in time for the weekend, and it looks like some of the rain coming our way for the weekend could be heavy so we might have some further concerns with localised flooding.— with localised flooding. that's the latest. chris, _ with localised flooding. that's the latest. chris, thank _ with localised flooding. that's the latest. chris, thank you. - that's all from today's bbc news at one. enjoy the rest of the day. maybe try and stay out of the rain! goodbye.

live from london, this is bbc news. israel's defence minister yoav gallant says israel is prepared to use forces from "air, sea and land" as he hints that a ground invasion of lebanon is imminent. as israel expands its military operation in lebanon, hezbollah says it will chose a successor "at the hezbollah says it will choose a successor "at the earliest opportunity" after its leader was killed. this is the scene live as smoke continues to rise above beirut

— hamas says its leader in lebanon has been killed in overnight strikes. in other news, for the first time since the second world war, a far—right party comes top in austria's general election. and the bbc releases its long—awaited report into bullying allegations on the tv show strictly come dancing. hello. israel's defence minister yoav gallant says israel is prepared to use forces from "air, sea and land" as he hints that a ground invasion of lebanon is imminent. mr gallant posted pictures on social media of him meeting israeli troops on the lebanon border, saying the israeli defense forces will return 60,000 displaced residents of northern israel by "all means at their disposal".