good morning, welcome to breakfast with nina warhurst and rogerjohnson. our headlines today. huge explosions in the lebanese capital of beirut following days of intense israeli bombing. donald trump makes a defiant return to the the showground in pennsylvania, where he narrowly survived an assassination attempt in july. 416 a a16 a harrowing seconds during the gunfire, time stopped as this vicious monster unleashed pure evil from his sniper�*s perch. residents of a south wales town say they feel "under siege" from dangerous e—motorbike riders. in sport, liverpool will go into the international break top of the premier league. but both arsenal and manchester city come from behind to make sure it's

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the bombing in beirut goes on. giant flames leapt into the night sky over the city's southern suburbs. several secondary explosions appear to have been caused by the initial strikes. shortly before the blasts, the israeli military sent out an urgent warning to the area's residents that they should evacuate immediately. as the explosions continued, planes were still seen landing at beirut airport. today, another evacuation flight for british nationals is due to leave. the uk government says no more are planned. just across the border, northern israel also came under attack from lebanon. the country's iron dome air defences were activated and after this huge ballistic missile attack last week,

the israeli prime minister vowed revenge on iran. translation: no country in the world would - accept such an attack on its cities and citizens. and nor will israel. israel has the duty and the right to defend itself and respond to these attacks, and it will do so. in lebanon, urgently needed assistance is being rushed into the country. aid agencies say the humanitarian situation is rapidly getting worse with this. this escalating conflict has now forced more than a million people from their homes, and with tensions rising across this region, it's ordinary civilians that are feeling the pain. will vernon, bbc news. we will talk more about events in

the middle east between now and nine o'clock. and let's round up the news. and donald trump returning to a place he knows well. with exactly one month to go until the us presidential election, donald trump has returned to the pennsylvania showground where he survived an assassination attempt. speaking from behind bulletproof glass, the republican began his speech with a joke. our correspondent will grant has the details. asi as i was saying... in the same spot where he was almost _ as i was saying... in the same spot where he was almost killed - as i was saying... in the same spot where he was almost killed three i where he was almost killed three months ago, donald trump took to the stage in bullish and defiant mood and immediately referenced his attempted assassination. time sto - ed attempted assassination. time stepped as _ attempted assassination. time stopped as this _ attempted assassination. time stopped as this vicious - attempted assassination. t ne: stopped as this vicious monster unleashed pure evil from stopped as this vicious monster unleashed pure evilfrom his sniper�*s perch, not so far away. but by the hand of providence and the grace of god, that the villain did not succeed.—

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assassination attempt on by returning to bartlett he hopes to project an image of fearlessness and bolster his with less support than a month to go until election day. butler is staunchly pro—trump country and synonymous with the presidential shooting, but some supporters see the hand of history and even divine intervention in his brush with death. i and even divine intervention in his brush with death.— brush with death. i felt obligated to come. brush with death. i felt obligated to come- i _ brush with death. i felt obligated to come. i felt _ brush with death. i felt obligated to come. i felt it— brush with death. i felt obligated to come. i felt it was _ brush with death. i felt obligated to come. i felt it was a _ brush with death. i felt obligated to come. i felt it was a historic . to come. i felt it was a historic moment, kind of like an abraham lincoln situation. in moment, kind of like an abraham lincoln situation.— lincoln situation. in my opinion, god has saved _ lincoln situation. in my opinion, god has saved his _ lincoln situation. in my opinion, god has saved his life _ lincoln situation. in my opinion, god has saved his life twice - lincoln situation. in my opinion, god has saved his life twice nowj lincoln situation. in my opinion, - god has saved his life twice now and with god _ god has saved his life twice now and with god on — god has saved his life twice now and with god on his side, nobody can beat _ with god on his side, nobody can beat hint — with god on his side, nobody can beat him. , .,. with god on his side, nobody can beat him. , ., , ., ., beat him. this race remains on a knife edge _ beat him. this race remains on a knife edge with _ beat him. this race remains on a knife edge with kamala - beat him. this race remains on a knife edge with kamala harris i beat him. this race remains on a i knife edge with kamala harris also working the swing states hard with a weeks to go and the people of butler know that their town could still influence the selection via the ballot box rather than the gun. will grant, bbc news, butler, pennsylvania. a new multi—million pound research programme aims to discover why immunotherapy fails to work for the majority of cancer patients.

it's seen as a revolutionary treatment — using the body's own immune system to fight disease — but more than half of patients see no benefit. our health correspondent dominic hughes has more. immunotherapy immunothera py saved alex's immunotherapy saved alex's lie. he was diagnosed with melanoma, a dangerous form of skin cancer than spread. he underwent a course of immunotherapy, helping his body's own defences to stop the disease in its tracks but it was not without complications. i’m its tracks but it was not without complications.— its tracks but it was not without comlications. �* , , . ., complications. i'm completely clear that immunotherapy _ complications. i'm completely clear that immunotherapy has _ complications. i'm completely clear that immunotherapy has saved - complications. i'm completely clear that immunotherapy has saved my| complications. i'm completely clear. that immunotherapy has saved my life and without it i would have died in 2019. it can come with side effects in certain patients and those side effects can be a little bit difficult to manage. i wouldn't describe it as fun. i got through it. one of the exciting things about the research going on in the field of immunotherapy as people really trying to work out how to make the as effective possible but as nice as possible for patients because it's not about treatment of the cancer, it's about maintaining quality of

life. ., ., _ , ., it's about maintaining quality of life. ., . life. immunotherapy is a cancer treatment _ life. immunotherapy is a cancer treatment full _ life. immunotherapy is a cancer treatment full of _ life. immunotherapy is a cancer treatment full of potential - life. immunotherapy is a cancer treatment full of potential but i life. immunotherapy is a cancer. treatment full of potential but so far its benefits have been limited. even in melanoma where only merry therapy is most successful, only around half of patients only risk —— respond to the treatment. this new study will initially involve around 6000 patients, half of whom have already completed treatment and half you are just starting immunotherapy for breast, bladder, kidney or breast cancer. the study will try to identify why so many patients relapse or suffer really challenging side—effects. relapse or suffer really challenging side-effects— side-effects. what we want to achieve here, _ side-effects. what we want to achieve here, very— side-effects. what we want to achieve here, very simply, - side-effects. what we want to achieve here, very simply, is. side-effects. what we want to l achieve here, very simply, is to side-effects. what we want to - achieve here, very simply, is to do tletter— achieve here, very simply, is to do better try— achieve here, very simply, is to do better by cancer patients who can potentially benefit from immunotherapy. the purpose of this program _ immunotherapy. the purpose of this program is— immunotherapy. the purpose of this program is to take many measurements both from _ program is to take many measurements both from tumour tissue and blood and over— both from tumour tissue and blood and overtime, to both from tumour tissue and blood and over time, to better predict from _ and over time, to better predict from the — and over time, to better predict from the outset who should have this treatment. _ from the outset who should have this treatment, who should have an alternative treatment and who is at risk of— alternative treatment and who is at risk of side — alternative treatment and who is at risk of side effects. one alternative treatment and who is at risk of side effects.— risk of side effects. one of the key areas of research _ risk of side effects. one of the key areas of research will _ risk of side effects. one of the key

areas of research will be _ risk of side effects. one of the key areas of research will be trying - risk of side effects. one of the key areas of research will be trying to l areas of research will be trying to identify vital biomarkers. signs that tell doctors whether someone is likely to benefit from a given drug. they could help in both selecting the patients for whom the therapy is most likely to work but also open up new treatments like vaccines and cell therapies. researchers say the project could speed up the delivery of truly personalised medicine. dominic hughes, bbc news. police are continuing to search for a woman who's been missing for almost a week. victoria taylor was last seen at home in malton on monday. underwater searches have been under way after police found some of her possessions near the river derwent. her family say they are sick, distraught and lost following her disappearance. migrant rights charities are calling for britain and france to reform their laws after four people, including a two—year—old child, died trying to cross the channel yesterday. more than 25,000 people have made the dangerous journey so far this year. a man who was arrested in connection with a suspected acid attack outside a school in west london has

been released on bail. teagan mcfarlane, who's1a, suffered potentially life—changing injuries in the attack on monday. police are continuing to appeal for information. a state of emergency has been declared in bosnia after at least 16 people were killed in flash floods and landslides. town and villages became submerged after a storm caused rivers to burst their banks. a huge rescue operation is underway as our balkans correspondent guy de launey reports. for the older residents of donja jablanica, it's too much to bear. this is what's left of their village after floods and landslides swept through the streets and the houses where the residents were sleeping. the village mosque was submerged by the deluge of water, mud and rocks. somehow, the imam escaped with his family. others weren't so fortunate.

translation: from there, l i heard a tremendous rumble, as if all the hills turned towards us. i also heard screams for a few minutes and then all went silent. then i thought everyone over there was dead. and how should i feel losing for having no one anymore? my house is completely destroyed. there is no one. no one. what can i tell you? rescue workers have been searching through the inundated houses. british search and rescue specialists are among the international teams who've flown out to help their bosnian colleagues. it's backbreaking work. but while a handful of residents remain missing, the effort to find them will continue.

floods also hit other parts of central bosnia. houses around connewitz were swept away, along with roads and bridges. that includes vital roads and railways between the capital, sarajevo and another key city, mostar. but for now, most people are thinking about the human cost and how one night of heavy rain could have caused such a catastrophe. guy de launey, bbc news, ljubljana. absolutely devastating scenes. here's sarah with a look at this morning's weather. good morning and morning to you at home. we had quite a bit of sunshine yesterday and temperatures as high as 18 degrees but today we still have the mild air with us but less on the way of sunshine and it will be a cloudy day with showers coming in are going. nothing heavy through this morning but many will see intermittent outbreaks of rain. we have low pressure sitting to the

west and that's driving the weather fronts gradually eastwards and pretty slow moving across the uk. this morning we have patchy outbreaks of rain across parts of scotland and northern england and a few spots further south and later in the day the heavy showers moving further south west england, northern ireland and maybe the odd rumble of thunder and further east you can see brighter spells in south—east england towards the north—east of scotland and the northern isles staying dry in the afternoon and temperatures in the north range between 13 and 15 worries there —— further south, 15 or 17, so not bad for october. the cloud and showery rain continues its progress north and east in some clearer skies moving in behind on the breeze picking up but it won't be a cold night so no frost around and temperatures between nine or 12 as we start monday morning. mondays weather will be unsettled with a band of cloud across scotland and northern ireland and northern england seem showers but in the

south and england and wales, showers around but the next area of showers and thunderstorms rolls in from the south—west. temperatures on the mild side at around 12 or 19 degrees north to south on monday. heading into tuesday and more of the same, sunshine and blustery showers but they could be slow moving, lingering across northern england, scotland and northern ireland and more showers but again pushing in from the south—west on tuesday so again, reasonably mild and we are looking at the high teens and in the south, low teens further north. the middle of the week sees a change as this system is an ex hurricane that will be moving in and probably staying across northern france and some uncertainty on its track but it's likely to bring the wettest and windiest weather towards the south but for us across the uk it will be for southern england and then later in tfor week we will for southern england and then later in tfor us k we will for southern england and then later in tfor us across ill for southern england and then later in tfor us across the uk it will be a blustery and unsettled day with but for us across the uk it will be a blustery and unsettled day with showers around and a change in wind showers around and a change in wind direction in the north so direction in the north so temperatures coming down, just 10 temperatures coming down, just 10 degrees for stornoway and 15 or 16 degrees for stornoway and 15 or 16 for southern england and then later for southern england and then later

in the week we will in the week we will see them mild air getting swept away towards the south and we see a return to the blue colours and colder autumnal conditions as we head towards the end of the week so the next few days unsettled with lots of showers and you will notice the drop in the temperature towards the end of the week only around ten or 11 degrees. at least it is fair. everyone is getting the rain. evenly spread. we're gonna have to stop taking the leaves up and they are all soggy and horrible. faster and more powerful than e—bikes, e—motorbikes are becoming increasingly popular. but residents in one south wales town say it's only a matter of time before someone is killed by a reckless rider.

those in tredager say that in the wrong hands, they could prove fatal, as our reporterjordan davies has been finding out. a social media video showing someone riding on one wheel at night in the rain, past a police officer in swansea city centre with no helmets, and then they ride on the pavement around a blind corner. it's dangerous and illegal riding. this is the main thoroughfare of tredegar. and it's happening all over the country, including in tredegar. they go round and round about nine times out of ten, the wrong way. hayden is a local councillor. he knows of two elderly people who have been hit by e—bikes recently. i believe someone's going to get killed. i honestly believe that it's only by the grace of god at the moment that people haven't got killed. there have been a number of minor accidents, near misses,

and the other thing that i am concerned about is that people are going to take the law into their own hands. i've been told by a number of people, if i catch them and ijust say, please let the police do theirjob. i've got great respect for the police. but in this case, i feel their hands are tied. police are trying to tackle it with sophisticated methods like this from gwent police, where they track a problem rider from the air. the force is encouraging people to report issues with e—bikes and motorcycles. they say anti—social behaviour in blaenau gwent has dropped by more than a third, but problems with nuisance riders persist. how many businesses you got in town? and in tredegar. some believe it's so bad they're now thinking about closing their businesses here. kevin is the town's mayor and a business owner. he believes the problem is having a wider impact.

in my opinion, it's getting worse and worse and you see them riding through town at silly speeds. very dangerous. on the pavement is one of the worst ones i've seen. and when people and families are coming out of shops and businesses, you know what i mean? sooner or later somebody's going to get struck by one of these bikes. when we are speaking to local businesses they are ready to pull out of towns with this problem, because of course it's going to be harmful to their businesses and to their clients and to anybody walking to the shop. an 18—year—old man was recently jailed for this, crashing into a pedestrian in port talbot. you can see how this could have been worse given the speed he was travelling at. the rider came off but was unharmed. michelle says the road outside the pub and hotel she runs is one of the worst. well, they wheelie spin up the road and how they don't, how they get away with it, i don't know.

pulling wheelies, yeah, they do it outside the police station as well. but they're riding. doing skids all up past the police station. this is an issue across wales and can be tricky to tackle. but now there's concern that it's notjust dangerous to individuals, but detrimental to entire communities. jordan davis, bbc news. astonishing pictures and so they can pedestrianise areas. that in port talbot was appalling. let's take a look at today's papers. the anniversary of the 7th of october attacks approaches, the sunday times reports the prime minister is warning the conflict in the middle east risks igniting "touchpapers in our own communities". sir keir starmer has called on all parties to "return to political, not military, solutions" weight—loss jabs should not be used as an excuse for people to give up on healthy living,

the health secretary has said. speaking to the sunday telegraph, wes streeting says everyone must play their part to take the burden off the nhs. british forces are on "full alert" in the falklands after argentina "vowed to recapture" the islands — that's according to the sunday express. it comes in the wake of sir keir starmer s decision to hand back the chagos islands to mauritius earlier this week. and a simple blood test that can detect cancer before symptoms develop, is being hailed as a game changer. the sunday mirror reports that the government is planning to fund more research into the technology that could be available on the nhs in as little as five years time. we will be discussing immunotherapy later today. a couple of interesting

stories in the paper. elizabeth ii. this is inside the sunday express. talking about how she used to move her handbag from one arm to the other is an indication she wanted to leave an event, and she would move it and the lady in waiting would see it and the lady in waiting would see it as the sign for her to elegantly extradite her. it it as the sign for her to elegantly extradite her.— extradite her. it is such a polite -a extradite her. it is such a polite party escape- — extradite her. it is such a polite party escape- and _ extradite her. it is such a polite party escape. and also - extradite her. it is such a polite party escape. and also if - extradite her. it is such a polite party escape. and also if you i extradite her. it is such a polite l party escape. and also if you put extradite her. it is such a polite i party escape. and also if you put it on the floor. _ party escape. and also if you put it on the floor, that _ party escape. and also if you put it on the floor, that meant _ party escape. and also if you put it on the floor, that meant get - party escape. and also if you put it on the floor, that meant get me i party escape. and also if you put it | on the floor, that meant get me out straight away, so she presumably had to pick it up quickly. it is a genuine story and something i'd heard before but i don't know if it's just a bit of a plug for the fact that they are now selling the bags in the buckingham palace shop. it is called a lawn bag, her favourite type of handbag price between nearly 1600 and 2050. it is a classic bag- _ between nearly 1600 and 2050. it is a classic bag. you did meet the queen briefly. the big question is,

what happened to the handbag? i think she put it straight on the floor. it was the most underwhelming spirits of anyone she ever met, i expect. i got a last—minute offer to stand in the receiving line at a work event and i was slightly embarrassed, so i hung to the back as the great and good went in but because everyone filed into the room outside of the outside world, as it turned out i was closest to the door, when she came in i wasn't expected to be first in life so i didn't know what to do was say and i thought she didn't want to speak to me so i introduce myself, shook her hand, said what a pleasure it was and then she moved on. that's alright. the most underwhelming person she ever met. i’m alright. the most underwhelming person she ever met.— alright. the most underwhelming person she ever met. i'm sure a lot of --eole person she ever met. i'm sure a lot of peeple were _ person she ever met. i'm sure a lot of people were quite _ person she ever met. i'm sure a lot of people were quite starstruck. i of people were quite starstruck. yes, but she was delightful and just commanded the room. she was only a small lady, but everybody... 51am commanded the room. she was only a small lady, but everybody. . ._ small lady, but everybody... such a resence. small lady, but everybody... such a presence- and _ small lady, but everybody... such a presence. and so _ small lady, but everybody... such a presence. and so clever— small lady, but everybody... such a presence. and so clever to - small lady, but everybody... such a presence. and so clever to have i presence. and so clever to have those handbag cues. i presence. and so clever to have those handbag cues.— presence. and so clever to have those handbag cues. i wonder why she dro ed it. those handbag cues. i wonder why she drapped it- get — those handbag cues. i wonder why she dropped it. get me _ those handbag cues. i wonder why she dropped it. get me out _ those handbag cues. i wonder why she dropped it. get me out of— those handbag cues. i wonder why she

dropped it. get me out of here. i black and blue plaques are being installed to honour women killed at home — as part of a campaign to address the disparity in murder sentences. people who kill within a home are typically sentenced to ten years fewer than those who murder on the street. it's something the group �*killed women' wants to see changed, and our reporter simon ward has been meeting one family involved. you were the kindest, sweetest person anyone could meet. you're always so helpful. and you did everything with a beautiful smile. three years after the death of their daughter. anthony and elaine look back on the tributes from friends and family. megan newborough was 23 when she was killed by ross mccullum at his home in coalville. mccullum was found guilty of murder and given a minimum sentence of 23 years in prison. megan's parents are part of a group called the killed women network, who say murderers who carry out

domestic abuse should receive sentences equal to those who kill on the streets. at the moment, there can be a ten—year difference in the length of sentences. all of the families have been on the receiving end of the injustice, and we feel it's a complete slap in the face for victims and victims' families, that sentencing for murder within the home starts at a ten—year—less than if somebody steps foot outside the home. the campaigners recently took their black and blue plaque campaign to the government in westminster. the plaques are a symbol to remember those who've been killed. the black and blue background showing bruising and brutality that our loved ones suffered, and obviously showing the injustice ten years longer if the murder happened outside the home. some legal experts say this is a really important campaign, but it may not be straightforward to equalise sentences.

the problem, if we increase the minimum tariff which is given in domestic killings, that we then potentially bring with that the unintended consequence that women who kill abusers would also be subject to that elevated sentence. in a statement, the government told us the victims minister, alex davies—jones, was humbled to meet the families and the government recognises there's more to be done on this important issue. we just take it day by day, keep going and try to make a difference in megan's name. and later on in the programme we'll be joined in the studio by campaigner gail smith, whose daughter was murdered two years ago by her partner in his home. she'll be here just after 8:30. we begin with a brilliant run for liverpool.

we begin with a brilliant run for liverool. ,, ., we begin with a brilliant run for liverool. ,, . ,., ., liverpool. quite a few liverpool fans were _ liverpool. quite a few liverpool fans were underwhelmed i liverpool. quite a few liverpool fans were underwhelmed when | liverpool. quite a few liverpool i fans were underwhelmed when they decided to go with arne slot to replacejuergen klopp. and already he's had the best start to a season by any liverpool manager in history, which is pretty extraordinary, nine out of ten wins and six out of seven in the premier league and they are not letting on any goals. in the last time they started the season like this they made 97 points in the premier league and finished just one point behind manchester city. things are looking pretty good early in the season. arne slot�*s record—breaking start in charge of liverpool continued as they made it six wins out of seven in the premier league by beating crystal palace 1—0. diogojota's early goal at selhurst park ensures they'll return from the international break one point clear at the top of the table. but the victory came at a cost with this injury to alisson likely to keep the brazil goalkeeper out for several weeks. the latest is that we don't know,

but what we do know is if a player goes — walks off, like he does — that normally means that he's not in the brazil squad and i don't expect him to be in the team in the first game we play afterwards. but, um, yeah, we have to wait and see, but it's going to take a few weeks, i assume, for him to be back. behind liverpool, manchester city and arsenal remain in lockstep. both came from behind to win, with the champions now unbeaten in 50 home games in all competitions after overcoming fulham. mateo kovacic scored twice for city, withjeremy doku adding a superb third late on for a 17th straight win against fulham. although the international break means little rest for many of city's players, the boss is glad of one. i love it. i will... i will have international break every two weeks. i love it. so i think for the staff... for the players, it's a problem — that's why always we

defend the players. but i am going to rest and after the international break my energy is back and everyone — the physios, the doctors — we close the window. every year. i learned — when i arrived here, brian kidd told me that sir alex ferguson used international breaks — everyone was off — and i thought if sir alex ferguson has done it and i think — mm—hm — i'm going to do it, and everyone go home. so same points, same record, same goal difference. arsenal also came from a goal down to win, beating southampton 3—1 at the emirates. they were only behind for three minutes before kai havertz got the equaliser for the home side. the second and third capped the victory as arsenal sit alongside city, a point behind the leaders. well, we had a really tough period after the last international leg. we lost so many players. we have to adapt to different contests. played twice with ten men. very difficult schedule, as well, against top teams. the team finds a way, you know, to win in any contest, to compete in the way we do. and we had adapted really well

to those circumstances. so a good platform to continue the season. in the championship, wayne rooney was sent off but his plymouth side still beat blackburn rovers 2—1 thanks to a 97th—minute winner, while norwich city were a—0 winners over hull city. marcelino nuez put them ahead with this great strike. elsewhere, burnley missed the chance to go top with a goalless draw against preston. they made hard work of it but england's women's t20 world cup campaign got off and running with a win against bangladesh in sharjah. next up for heather knight's side is a game against south africa tomorrow afternoon. joe lynskey was watching. for bangladesh, this world cup could have been so different. two months ago they were set to host it. amid political unrest, it's been moved to the uae. for england, location won't change expectation. their form in t20 should see them charge through this group stage, but bangladesh here were restrictive.

england lost wickets and found runs hard to come by, while bangladesh let loose. another dance. they might have been even further on top, but drops in the field gave england a chance. they scored 118. it meant they'd need wickets. should be gone, yeah. in the field and in this match england found ways to hold on. for bangladesh, a big score was just as hard to get to. this was the bowling england needed to defend that small total. their world cup is up and running. this wasn't quite the perfect start, but for england all that matters is to be here at the end. joe lynskey, bbc news. meanwhile, australia began their title defence with a comfortable six—wicket win in sharjah. sri lanka batted first and set a target of 93. but despite losing three early wickets, opener beth mooney�*s unbeaten a3 led the six—time champions over the line. they will now face

new zealand on monday. after day one of the first ever staging of the women's america's cup, the british athena pathway team sit second after the opening four races. skippered by the most successful female olympic sailor of all time, hannah mills, who co—founded the boat, along with sir ben ainslie, the british team won the first of the four races yesterday to lie just behind the italian luna rossa boat. they race again on tuesday. reigning champions wigan warriors will play hull kr in next saturday's superleague grand final at old trafford. wigan dominated their play—off semi against leigh leopards, thrashing them 38—0. the try of the match came from bevan french as he danced his way through the transfixed leigh defence. hull kr beat warrington in the other semi on friday. england take on new zealand in wxv1 later today, having beaten the world champions before the tournament as one of 18 straight wins. yesterday, scotland's hopes of retaining their wxv2 title were boosted by a hard—fought win overjapan in cape town. they started the second half leading byjust two points, but rhona lloyd's try put

the match beyond japan with the game finishing 19—13. they take on australia in their final game of the tournament in a week's time. that could have gone either way. japan were outstanding today. we've played them a huge number of times, and by far that was the best performance that they've put in against us. they put us absolutely to it. and i think, you know, for a small pack, the physicality that they brought today was unbelievable. but testament to my team, as well, for sticking in it and getting the job done. that was scary times, if i'm honest with you. but we got the job done, we got the win and i'm super proud of the girls for sticking at it. saracens can go top of premiership rugby with a win at home to exeter later today. bristol bears currently occupy first place after beating bath by 36 points to 26 in the west country derby at the rec. bristol had won one and lost one before santiago grondona scored two of bristol's five tries on his debut to help them to victory. both the bears and bath secured a bonus point.

in the other premiership game, leicester tigers made light of the suspension of boss michael cheika, beating newcastle falcons a2—10 with will wand scoring on his debut for the tigers. newcastle are bottom of the table, and yet to win this season. munster eased to their second united rugby championship victory of the season with a 23—0 home win over ospreys. playing in dreadful weather, shay mccarthy capitalised on a handling error to score the first of his side's four tries with the match just 11 seconds old. munster are now unbeaten at home in 10 games. if there was an early try in that one, the decisive moment in newport came very late. the dragons were beaten after the sharks scored in the fifth minute of time added on at the end of the game. there were also defeats for edinburgh and ulster, while leinster beat benetton to make it three wins from three. nick ball defended his wba featherweight world title last night after a bruising encounter with ronny rios in liverpool. ball had already floored the american challenger in the third and seventh rounds, and a flurry of punches knocked rios out of the ring in the tenth before the towel was thrown in. the victory follows up ball's win over raymond ford

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that's helped shape me. for me, it all flows from the war that brought my parents together — two people, born 12 time zones apart, thrust together to build a life. my family lived in america, and my big brother, john, was my best friend. he speaks vietnamese. but two years ago, he passed away. i have a lot of unfinished business. i want to bring him home, essentially. this is where he was born. this is where he was happiest... ..and this is where so many people who loved him and took care of him still are. i'm travelling across the country, starting in the capital city, hanoi, and ending over 1,500km away in ho chi minh city...

..where my family still lives in banana garden market. whispering: oh, he's so well hidden. it's the most incredible journey i've ever taken, and i have to confront my family's difficult relationship with vietnam. my father and your grandfather would have been fighting against each other. yes. i lost my grandfather, right. will putting my brother to rest... ..help me make peace with the past? i'm in hanoi, vietnam's capital city. and, like other early risers, i've come to lake hoan kiem. it's my first morning back in vietnam, a country i last visited nearly 20 years ago —

and some things seem to have changed. we've got dancers — busting that move! this is incredible! he laughs. there's a real buzz, and the city seems more confident. i think the last time i was here, i felt a bit like a fraud. i didn't think i could claim a vietnamese identity because i was born abroad. i know i'm of this place, and yet i'm completely removed from it. she speaks vietnamese. i grew up in the deep south of the us in the 1980s, just years after the vietnam war had ended. there was a lot of animosity and resentment towards vietnamese people at that time, and my father really contributed to that narrative, because he told me, "you're not mixed race, you're not biracial, you're white." my mom did the same thing. she said, "oh, you're not vietnamese,

you're american." and so i grew up ostensibly as a white american boy. they speak vietnamese. so, i keep seeing the same people on loop running around. it seems really inclusive. you see people of all ages. you see foreigners. this lake really is the centre of public life. i'm optimistic about this journey. i think that, generally speaking, people are so warm and welcoming. but i do worry sometimes that maybe some people do remember the past. voice over radio: with music and news 24 hours a day, i this is armed radio service, vietnam. my parents met in vietnam. in 1968, my father was a nurse. he pulled bullets out of bones. and my mother at that time was a widower who had

a young son, my brother, john. my dad fell in love with my mom and littlejohn, and in 1973, he asked my mom to move to the us. and her and herfamily reached the decision that she should go, but she needs to leavejohn in vietnam because she doesn't know my dad. is he a good person or a bad person? "so why don't you learn english, test out your husband, and then we'll send john?" before immigrating to the us, my mother used to work in the family market stall in saigon, in south vietnam. these marketplaces are still the lifeblood of the country. so i'm off to meet lylla. she runs food tours. she's a food influencer. and i'm not going to struggle to find her, because i've been following her for months. oh, lylla! hi! nice to meet you. nice meeting you! oh. how are you?

like the women in my family, lylla's mother also ran a market stall. so, we are on the side of dong xuan market. dong xuan market is one of the largest and also oldest market in hanoi. i think that vietnamese food gives me a route into vietnamese culture. and you smell that? oh, yeah. i smell that. you recognise the tangy? this dish is one of the most exciting dishes in hanoi. it connects you, because you can sit down with any vietnamese around the world, and they'll have an opinion on food. mmm! i definitely taste the tomato. yes. the rice vinegar, the dam gao, is so nice and tangy. mmm! it wakes you up. mmm. i can tell this is really close to your heart. when you were a kid, did you help your mom cook?

when you are shown with loved ones and friends and you get to know a stranger and sit right next to you. look at this, sharing the space and meeting for the first time. i can tell this is really close to your heart. when you were a kid, did you help your mom cook? no, i did not. my mum was selling fur in the market. for my mum or my grandparents' generation, they worked so hard, like, seven days per week, don't take a day off, to put you through the school. so i never realised...how hard my mum had to work. now, you chose this particular pho restaurant. why was that? the locals love it here. i think her chicken is delicious. and then i think she reminds about my mother a lot. she opened this pho shop for about 32 years already. wow! well, i can't wait to taste 32 years of broth! i know, right? me too. i mean, i come here often, but ijust love it, the scene and everything. it really is a scene. it's funny. people are driving by,

they're looking at her. it's like she's a local celebrity. yes. yes! the chicken here is getting so much attention. 0k. mmm! there's something very comforting about that. yes, it is. i've never had the hanoi pho ga, chicken pho... yeah. ..and it tastes fantastic. yeah. to be honest, when i was growing up, i didn't have a lot of vietnamese food because my mom was quite isolated culturally. we always had fast food or microwave food. it wasn't really home—cooked. i understand now why that was. our mother, they did what they did to raise who we are today and give us a life. yeah. yeah! and here we are eating chicken pho in hanoi... i know. on the side of the street. it all worked out. yes. pure luxury. yeah. he laughs. and i think the vietnam war, or as we say, american war, here, divided the country and it led to the part that so many vietnamese people, like your mother, had to leave home

and go to a different country where she don't speak the language and literally had to build life on the ground to raising her children. but now we have so many vietnamese all over the world and who are like you, spreading the love for vietnamese culture and food. so because of that, it's really more people in the world that know more about ourfood, our culture, our people. gong rings. my mother left my brother in vietnam when she immigrated to the us. and then, in the years that followed, john got very ill. essentially, he had a fever and his brain started to swell, but vietnam didn't have the doctors or the medicine. it was still recovering from the war. so he started to lose control of his legs and his arms and his brain. but my aunts had hope.

they said, "if he goes to the united states, perhaps he can be treated. perhaps he'll walk again." and so they told my mother he was unwell. however, they didn't tell her the full extent of his illness. the day she picked john up at the airport... ..he didn't recognise her. and he was no longer walking or talking. mom, you don't have to hide, lean back. the doctors in the us couldn't reversejohn's condition. caring for him became the focus of our family — especially for my mother. william speaks vietnamese. video call ringtone. oh, mom! yeah. ah, hey. one se... sorry. i'm partly doing this trip for my mother, and i know she wants to come back to vietnam, but she won't come. she blames her knees, or she has too much to do. but i'm thinking this is a down payment on a future visit.

i look like an old 90—years—old woman. well, aren't you an old 90—year—old woman? well... ..not quite. william chuckles. the dog show. the one with the chihuahua? yes. william chuckles. good. you take care of him, huh? yeah, yeah, yeah. good. william chuckles. i think in the past, when i was really young, john came between me and my mother. but on this trip, i feel likejohn has brought us together. and, mom, how do i say this? tell him i miss him very, very much and i will see him soon. he speaks vietnamese. i will see him, ok?

and your father, too. 0k? mmm. i miss him a lot, william. well, you take good care of him, huh? you make sure you put his picture at the temple. 0k? good. bye—bye, john. love you, john. wind chimes ring. john and i, we were really raised together. he came to the united states in 1981, the year that i was born. he was 13 at the time. and so we were side—by—side the whole way. when i was a baby, i would play in his wheelchair. and i would squeeze the back of the seat and pull out the foam, and he'd be sitting on the floor next to me.

i didn't understand the sadness that that wheelchair carried for my family. when i was a kid, we were both very isolated. i didn't speak till i was six. i was just so fearful and anxious. and he didn't speak because it wasn't really an option. we understood each other. we had this deep bond. as an adult, john lived in a nursing home in atlanta in the us. when he passed away in 2022, we held a service for him in a local buddhist temple. he speaks vietnamese. i got really curious about incense after my brother's funeral.

and the monks said that smoke, to many vietnamese people, connects this world with the spirit world. she speaks vietnamese. and i read that in hanoi, they have this incense village that ships the bamboo stick, which is used to make the incense, all over vietnam. so i wanted to see the people behind it. the incense village is like a rainbow exploded, and you see bundles of sticks drying and/or displayed on the ground. when i spoke to mr long, he made it clear that this is their art.

are you proud of the work you do, and how important it is to people? i'm taking my brother's ashes to saigon, where he was born. if i bring these incense, will it help our family? our local minders interrupt ourfilming. ah!

it's a reminder of the limited press freedoms in a communist country. i came to this village to learn more about how these incense might be useful or helpful to my brother or my family when we take his ashes to the temple in saigon. but local authorities suggested that in some way what i was doing was wrong, or that it wasn't culturally acceptable. and itjust stings, to be honest, because i'm not doing this for any other reason than to make sure my brother is at peace and at rest and... sighs: ..to sort of bring closure to myself and to my family and my mother. train horn honks. i'm adamant to move forward. it's time to leave north vietnam. announcements over intercom. all right. here we go. 31 to 36. all right!

for vietnamese people, the reunification express is the bloodline of the country. it connects most of the major cities. right. choosing a bunk. i'm going to stay low. during the vietnam war, this express railway was bombed all the time and vietnamese constantly rebuilt it. just 15 hours to go. it's a symbol of reunification of one nation. it's the end of day four, but i feel like i've been here for two or three weeks. when i got here, it wasjust a buzz of excitement. everything was fresh, in yourface, vivid, and now things have gone a bit grey. when i was at the incense village, it felt like i had done something bad or wrong and should feel shame. but a few days later, you know, it's fair enough. people do have different beliefs. we're motivated to honour the dead, to remember the dead and, in doing so, remind ourselves about life.

what do you thinkjohn would make of making a documentary about this? he'd be laughing the whole time. he was always laughing about anything and everything. it was this joy, honestly. everything made him laugh. we'd watch baseball, which, honestly, ifound a little boring. you know, the ball�*s hit, he's cackling. and i think he would have liked being the centre of attention as well. i've come to the city of hoi an. for centuries, it was an important trading port. since then, it's become a travellers' favourite. people flock to its atmospheric old town, which rests on a river. when i last visited hoi an, there were, like, five of us on the main street.

it was not a tourist hot spot. and when i came back, i was really worried that maybe it might have lost its soul because everyone all over the world is coming to hoi an now. but i think there are certain elements to hoi an that are so strong, they'll never change. the portuguese, the chinese, the japanese were all there. it's this gorgeous amalgamation of so many different cultures and art forms. i've been reading about people going on the river and lighting lanterns and sending out wishes and messages to people. so i'd like to do that for my brother. i think, for me, there's a lot of lingering guilt. he was my first friend and my best friend. but as we got older, i became more independent.

and eventually, i left home. and in leaving home, i left him. it's high season in hoi an, and on the dock, it was pure chaos. there were so many people, so many boats. it was like a traffic jam in the water. but once i got in the boat, and once the rower took me a little further down the river, i was really on my own. it's been two years... ..but there's still this well of sadness. i was thinking about what could have been and what was.

my family in vietnam had sentjohn to the united states with this really sincere hope that doctors could make him better. but it never happened. but also remembering that john had a superpower, which was to always be happy, always laughing. when i lit the lantern and set it off, it sort of flowed and bobbed. he sobs. for a minute, it would be out of sight and another boat would pass and i couldn't see it, but it would just bob up again... ..and i would see it.

and the moment it faded away, i thought of the symmetry about how he died. he went to sleep and he never woke up. he left the world in a sigh... ..and the lantern sort of did the same. it was a release. i felt likejohn was saying, "it's ok. it's ok. i'm f ree left or right? i think it's right. there's been this talk for months, "oh, mom, i'm taking john's ashes back to vietnam."

william laughs. this is my cousin and my aunt. now it's actually time to do it. and that's something completely different.

good morning and welcome to breakfast with nina warhurst and rogerjohnson. our headlines today. several intense strikes hit beirut overnight with large explosions reported in the south of the city. meanwhile, dozens people are reported to have been killed in an israeli strike on a mosque in gaza. donald trump makes a defiant return to the the showground in pennsylvania, where he narrowly survived an assassination attempt in july. for 16 harrowing seconds during the gunfire, time stopped as this vicious monster unleashed pure evil from his sniper's perch. a multimillion pound research programme hoping to improve the success rate of immunotherapy for cancer patients. in sport, england just about get the job done at the women's

t20 world cup. heather knight's side struggle with the bat in sharjah but ultimately make a winning start to their campaign a cloudy day with outbreaks of rain and sunny— a cloudy day with outbreaks of rain and sunny spells— a cloudy day with outbreaks of rain and sunny spells and _ a cloudy day with outbreaks of rain and sunny spells and the _ a cloudy day with outbreaks of rain and sunny spells and the mile i and sunny spells and the mile southerly— and sunny spells and the mile southerly breeze. _ and sunny spells and the mile southerly breeze. i— and sunny spells and the mile southerly breeze. iwill- and sunny spells and the mile southerly breeze. i will have i and sunny spells and the mile i southerly breeze. i will have all of the details — southerly breeze. i will have all of the details coming _ southerly breeze. i will have all of the details coming up _ southerly breeze. i will have all of the details coming up shortly. i good morning. it's sunday 6th october. our main story. the lebanese capital beirut, is said to have experienced one of its most intense waves of israeli strikes yet — with large explosions reported across the south of the city. the israeli military says it struck weapons storage facilities and terrorist infrastructure sites belonging to hezbollah overnight. meanwhile, at least 21 people are reported to have been killed in an israeli strike on a mosque in gaza. the army says it hit a hamas command centre. this is the view over beirut this morning in the aftermath of last night's strikes. our correspondent will vernon has the latest.

the bombing in beirut goes on. giant flames leapt into the night sky over the city's southern suburbs. several secondary explosions appear to have been caused by the initial strikes. shortly before the blasts, the israeli military sent out an urgent warning to the area's residents that they should evacuate immediately. as the explosions continued, planes were still seen landing at beirut airport. today, another evacuation flight for british nationals is due to leave. the uk government says no more are planned. just across the border, northern israel also came under attack from lebanon. the country's iron dome air defences were activated and after this huge ballistic missile attack last week, the israeli prime minister vowed revenge on iran.

translation: no country in the world would accept such an attack _ on its cities and citizens. and nor will israel. israel has the duty and the right to defend itself and respond to these attacks, and it will do so. in lebanon, urgently needed assistance is being rushed into the country. aid agencies say the humanitarian situation is rapidly getting worse. this escalating conflict has now forced more than a million people from their homes, and with tensions rising across this region, it's ordinary civilians that are feeling the pain. will vernon, bbc news. we're joined now by our correspondents in the middle east. we'll shortly speak to jon donnison, who is injerusalem. but first let's cross to lina sinjab in beirut. lina, what more do we know

about the strikes overnight? all about the strikes overnight? we heard in the repor�* impact all we heard in the reports of the impact on people on the ground. this is --erhas impact on people on the ground. ti 3 is perhaps one of the worst nights since the israelis escalated their attacks here in lebanon. more than 30 airstrikes were heard and reported by the national news agencies. it is an apoplectic scene with flames over the south of beirut and many people well rushed out of their homes and there was no warning to the civilians by the israeli defences in at least eight locations but the amount and scale of the attack made people even in neighbouring areas rushed out at night, walking and running out of their homes. this is a further

escalation by the israeli air force is making everybody here scared to death every night, sleepless night for the lebanese worrying what will happen next. this is causing a terrible humanitarian crisis, more than 1.2 million are already displaced and needing homes. there are 900 shelters but they need assistance, food, medical aid and this is a country already struggling with its finance and failed governments around the country. ilrlul’itli governments around the country. with that update. — governments around the country. with that update, thank you. our correspondentjon donnison, injerusalem for us now. jon, there's also reports of strikes in gaza overnight? in spite of international pressure to strike —— try to dial things down, israel continuing to strike on two fronts, it appears. you

down, israel continuing to strike on two fronts, it appears.— two fronts, it appears. you don't aet an two fronts, it appears. you don't get any sense — two fronts, it appears. you don't get any sense israel— two fronts, it appears. you don't get any sense israel israel- two fronts, it appears. you don't get any sense israel israel is i get any sense israel israel is letting up in lebanon and all the while the war in gaza is ongoing. i was looking at the united nations figures in the past week in hundred and 80 people were killed in gaza last week and nearly 500 injured according to the ministry of health and you are right, there has overnight been a striker on a mosque with at least 20 kildunne some reports of —— at least 20 people killed there by some reports and it is the anniversary of the october the 7th attacks which will be a big moment in israel with more than 1200 israeli citizens killed there and still hostages being held in gaza. but in the past 12 months, a2,000

people, just about, have been killed in gaza according to the united nations and this conflict is spiralling completely out of control. what people are watching for here is israel's response to that unprecedented ballistic missile attack on tuesday. that responsible come. it is not a question of if but when and how big will it be. thank ou ve when and how big will it be. thank you very much- — when and how big will it be. thank you very much- a _ when and how big will it be. thank you very much. a top _ when and how big will it be. thank you very much. a top us _ when and how big will it be. thank you very much. a top us generali when and how big will it be. thank you very much. a top us general will be arriving in israel to talk about that. we will talk to the british red cross who are on the ground in beirut in about half an hours time. let's catch up with the rest of the morning's news, and we start in the united states. with exactly one month to go until the us presidential election, donald trump has returned to the pennsylvania showground where he survived an assassination attempt. speaking from behind bulletproof

glass, the republican began his speech with a joke. our correspondent will grant has the details. as i was saying... in the same spot where he was almost killed three months ago, donald trump took to the stage in bullish and defiant mood and immediately referenced his attempted assassination. time stopped as this vicious monster unleashed pure evil from his sniper's perch, not so far away. but by the hand of providence and the grace of god, that villain did not succeed in his... memories of that day remain fresh in butler. firing from just 150m away came close to killing the former president, grazing his ear. as he was taken bloodied from the stage, he urged the crowd to fight. one man was killed that day — former fire chief, corey comperatore.

his helmet and uniform on display and his grieving family in attendance for a minute's silence in his honour. this time, amid much tighter security and from behind bullet—proof glass, mr trump repeated his calls for his supporters to secure his victory in pennsylvania in november. and he called his most high—profile backer, tech billionaire elon musk, who endorsed him soon after the shooting, onto the stage in butler. take over, elon! in the immediate aftermath of the assassination attempt, donald trump received a notable bump in the polls. by returning to butler, he hopes to project an image of fearlessness and bolster his support with less than a month to go until voting day. butler is staunchly pro—trump country and now synonymous with a presidential shooting. but some supporters see the hand of history, even divine intervention, in his brush with death. ijust felt obligated to come.

i felt like it was like a historic moment, kind of like an abraham lincoln type situation, in my opinion. god has saved his life twice now, and with god on his side, nobody can beat him. this race remains on a knife edge, with kamala harris also working the swing states hard with just weeks to go. and the people of butler know their town could still influence this election via the ballot box rather than the gun. will grant, bbc news in butler, pennsylvania. police are continuing to search for a nurse who's been missing for almost a week. victoria taylor was last seen at home in malton, in north yorkshire on monday. underwater searches have been underway after police found some of her possessions near the river derwent. her family say they are sick, distraught and lost following her disappearance. migrant rights charities are calling for britain and france to reform their laws after four

people, including a two—year—old child, died trying to cross the channel yesterday. prime minister sir keir starmer previously said he was "absolutely determined" to tackle the smuggling gangs facilitating the crossings. a 35—year—old man who was arrested in connection with a suspected acid attack on a girl outside a west london school, has been released on bail. 1a—year—old teagan mcfarlane suffered "potentially life—changing" injuries and needed surgery following the attack on monday. the metropolitan police said a 1a—year—old girl has also been arrested and released on bail. a state of emergency has been declared in bosnia after at least 16 people were killed in flash floods and landslides. town and villages became submerged after a storm caused rivers to burst their banks. a huge rescue operation is underway, as our balkans correspondent guy de launey reports. for the older residents of donja jablanica, it's too much to bear. this is what's left of their village

after floods and landslides swept through the streets and the houses where the residents were sleeping. the village mosque was submerged by the deluge of water, mud and rocks. a somehow, the imam escaped with his family. others weren't so fortunate. translation: from there, l i heard a tremendous rumble, as if all the hills turned towards us. i also heard screams for a few minutes and then all went silent. then i thought everyone over there was dead. and how should i feel losing four having, no one anymore? my house is completely destroyed. there is no one. no one. what can i tell you? rescue workers have been searching through the inundated houses. british search and rescue specialists are among the international teams who've flown out to help their bosnian colleagues.

it's backbreaking work. but while a handful of residents remain missing, the effort to find them will continue. floods also hit other parts of central bosnia. houses around connewitz were swept away, along with roads and bridges. that includes vital roads and railways between the capital, sarajevo and another key city, mostar. but for now, most people are thinking about the human cost and how one night of heavy rain could have caused such a catastrophe. guy de launey, bbc news, ljubljana. here's sarah with a look at this morning's weather. great picture behind you. glorious.

good morning _ great picture behind you. glorious. good morning to _ great picture behind you. glorious. good morning to you _ great picture behind you. glorious. good morning to you at _ great picture behind you. glorious. good morning to you at home. i great picture behind you. glorious. good morning to you at home. we| great picture behind you. glorious. i good morning to you at home. we have some gorgeous colours in the sun rise, especially across parts of eastern england, so pinks and purples and this is the picture in the scarborough and if we had further south into north lincolnshire look at the sky glowing in pinks and purples and further south this is the picture in norwich, so some vibrant colours out there if you are waking up this morning across parts of eastern england but we often get scenes like this with the vibrant peaks and purples moving in from the atlantic and that's the case today. here is the area of low pressure and you can see the swirling showers towards the west. a couple of weather fronts pushing north and east across the uk, bringing a lot of cloud and some showery rain. this morning we have bits and pieces of rain across western wales, scotland and ireland as well and brighter spells across scotland and also east anglia to the

south—east with some brightness in between the showers as well. nothing particularly heavy for most of us. could be the odd thundery downpour for wales and south—west england later on. top temperatures, 13 to 15, further south, 16 to 17 so reasonably mild for october. this evening and overnight we will see cloud and showery rain moving east and a damp night for the southern scotland, and whale seeing more showers overnight. clear spells elsewhere but not a cold night so temperature is holding up between nine or 12 degrees. that's how we start the day on monday with rain to come and it will be quite slow moving across parts of scotland. northern ireland and northern england seem showers and further south they should be sunshine but later the next batch of heavy showers and thunderstorms will push on across the south—west of england. top temperatures similar to today between 1a and 19 degrees and we could see 20 and one or two spots, so mild air at the moment but things will change through the course of

the week and in the north a change in wind direction, cooler conditions on tuesday bringing sunshine and showers. slow—moving rain across parts of scotland. england and wales seeing sunshine and showers and some showers pushing into northern ireland at times too. temperatures still in the mid to high teens for most of us. moving into wednesday, an ex hurricane will be moving on from the atlantic. a bit of uncertainty on the exact position but most likely pushing across parts of france and spain and bringing the worst of the wet and windy weather there. it will be to the northern edge of the x hurricane, so for us not as disruptive and some showers around and the breeze coming in from there also temperatures just 10 degrees for the likes of northern scotland but for southern england holding onto sunshine and in between any showers, 15 or 16. later in the week we will see a colder air mass, so the blue colour is returning to the map meaning a drop in temperature in the second half of the week. for the next few days,

looking unsettled and you can see plenty of shower symbols on the outlook and there could be the odd thunderstorm around. from mid week onwards, we will see a drop in temperature to round about seven or 12 degrees temperature by the time we get to friday, so a bit up and down in the next week or so. what we get to friday, so a bit up and down in the next week or so. what we are enjoying — down in the next week or so. what we are enjoying is — down in the next week or so. what we are enjoying is that _ down in the next week or so. what we are enjoying is that autumn _ down in the next week or so. what we are enjoying is that autumn has i are enjoying is that autumn has announced its arab announced its arrival in a definitive way. it absolutely has. —— it has announced. and as we come up to halloween we enjoy the pictures we saw at the beginning of every spooky. amazing, bleak -- please _ beginning of every spooky. amazing, bleak -- please keep _ beginning of every spooky. amazing, bleak -- please keep sending i beginning of every spooky. amazing, bleak -- please keep sending in i beginning of every spooky. amazing, bleak -- please keep sending in your bleak —— please keep sending in your sunrises. bleak -- please keep sending in your sunrises. , ., ., ., , ., sunrises. they are gorgeous. thanks, sarah. harnessing the body's own immune system to help it fight disease, immunotherapy is regarded as a revolutionary cancer treatment, but it doesn't work for the majority of people. more than half of all cancer patients treated see no benefit, with many relapsing or having

significant side effects — and now a new multi—million pound research facility wants to find out why. our health correspondent dominic hughes has more. immunotherapy saved alex's life. he was diagnosed with melanoma, a dangerous form of skin cancer, which then spread. alex underwent a course of immunotherapy, helping his body's own defences to stop the disease in its tracks, but it was not without complications. i'm completely clear that immunotherapy has saved my life. without it, i would have died in 2019. it can come with side effects in certain patients, and those side effects can be a little bit difficult to manage. i wouldn't describe it as fun. i got through it, and i think one of the exciting things about the research that's going on in the field of immunotherapy is people really trying to work out how to make the treatments as effective as possible, but also as kind as possible for patients, because it's notjust about treatment of the cancer,

it's also about trying to maintain quality of life. immunotherapy is a cancer treatment full of potential, but so far its benefits have been limited. even in melanoma, where immunotherapy is most successful, only around half of all patients respond to the treatment. this new study will initially involve around 6,000 patients, half of whom have already completed treatment and half who are just starting immunotherapy for breast, bladder, kidney or skin cancers. the study will try to identify why so many patients relapse or suffer really challenging side effects. so what we want to achieve here, very simply, is to do better by cancer patients who can potentially benefit from immunothera py. the purpose of this program is to take many measurements, both from tumour tissue and from blood, and over time, to better predict from the outset who should have this treatment, who should have an alternative treatment, who is at the risk of side effects? one of the key areas

of research will be trying to identify vital biomarkers, signs that tell doctors whether someone is likely to benefit from a given drug. they could help in both selecting those patients for whom the therapy is most likely to work, but also possibly open up new treatments like vaccines and cell therapies. researchers say the project could speed up the delivery of truly personalised medicine. dominic hughes, bbc news. we are nowjoined on the sofa by professor caroline dive from cancer research uk. good to see you this morning. what do we know it works for some patients and not others? that do we know it works for some patients and not others? that is the challen . e. patients and not others? that is the challenge. when _ patients and not others? that is the challenge. when it _ patients and not others? that is the challenge. when it does _ patients and not others? that is the challenge. when it does work, i patients and not others? that is the challenge. when it does work, it i challenge. when it does work, it works well. it has revolutionised treatment for melanoma and patients with advanced melanoma, 50% of them will live for ten or more plus years, so really revolutionary

treatment. trying to instruct our own immune system to fight a patient�*s cancer. what we're trying to find out now with the new investment from government is exactly your question, why does it work in up to 50% of patients who have that treatment but not in others. to do that we have to develop robust, reliable tests or biomarkers and this is what the new funding is for. biomarkers and this is what the new funding is for-— funding is for. because it is new, it has had _ funding is for. because it is new, it has had some _ funding is for. because it is new, it has had some dramatic - funding is for. because it is new, it has had some dramatic resultsj funding is for. because it is new, i it has had some dramatic results and gives a lot of hope, doesn't it, you might go on in immuno therapy course and sometimes that hope doesn't have any foundation but you don't know till you try. any foundation but you don't know till you try-— till you try. indeed, and that's why we need these predictive - till you try. indeed, and that's why we need these predictive tests i till you try. indeed, and that's why we need these predictive tests so | we need these predictive tests so what we want to do is understand why looking in a patient with a tablespoon of blood as sample, look for the molecules that given this indication that either the true has

defeated the immune system and is not going to respond and they are winning the battle against the tumour cells and the patient will experience a response to immunotherapy. for example, if we look in a patient�*s tumour biopsy, the first question is, do you get into the tumour and do enough of the immune cells get in and are they of the right quality, so it's notjust how many but the right type and are theyin how many but the right type and are they in the right place. so we can study with new technology, we can study with new technology, we can study that we brought together an amazing group of scientists, clinicians, computer scientists, research nurses, clinical trialists to understand the biology of the tumour the to understand the biology of the tumourthe immune to understand the biology of the tumour the immune system. and if you join the dots between the biomarkers and the people for whom it works and does not work, and if you take out the people risking side—effects, can you then advance immunotherapy?

indeed. what we want to do, the goal in the next four or more years with the funding is to give the right immunotherapy to the right patient in the right dose and at the right time. and what we want to do is avoid giving it to patients who have significant side effects and may be hospitalised. medics can manage it but it would be so much better if we use the immunotherapy more efficiently and intelligently. we have heard it works with a melanoma in many cases but what other cancers? is it a cure all potentially? some tumours are very poorin potentially? some tumours are very poor in terms of their response to immunotherapy and we are going to study melanoma because we see some responses. bladder cancer, triple negative breast cancer and kidney cancer and then we can compare the samples from the patients who do response from those who don't. we need to understand the comparison to build the new biomarkers. it is incredible if you think 20 years ago we would be say that we had

developed personal vaccines were cancers, is progressing all the time. it's transformational in the time. it's transformational in the time of my career when i started and people thought it was pointless studying the immune system but really good basic discovery science, that's how we get to translate that information to something that's really useful for patients, to give them longer lives with good quality of life. i them longer lives with good quality of life. ~' ., them longer lives with good quality of life. ,, ., them longer lives with good quality oflife. ~ ., ., them longer lives with good quality oflife. ,, ., . . of life. i know you are at the forefront — of life. i know you are at the forefront in _ of life. i know you are at the forefront in the _ of life. i know you are at the forefront in the work - of life. i know you are at the forefront in the work you i of life. i know you are at the| forefront in the work you are of life. i know you are at the i forefront in the work you are doing and the group you together but is this kind of work being replicated in different places around the world and is it a race to get to it? i don't see it as a competition. globally, we need to collaborate. here in the uk we've brought together 16 academic institutions and we are levering the cancer research uk investment and we brought including the royal marsden and the christie hospital in manchester and they are cancer specific hospitals and we've already brought in 11 biotech diagnostic

private sector companies and brought in more than 12 millions in funding to match what the government is giving us to do the research. we are all aware of what is going on around the world in immunotherapy and there are lots of pharmaceutical companies developing immunotherapy all the time and we hope through the studies we will do in the next four years that we will open avenues for new immunotherapies. the institute of cancer research, the mentorship institute, colleagues across the country, it is research at scale and bringing in the experts across north and south, pulling it together with and south, pulling it together with a huge goal and a huge challenge in the next four years.— a huge goal and a huge challenge in the next four years. presumably that information sharing _ the next four years. presumably that information sharing helps _ the next four years. presumably that information sharing helps ultimately| information sharing helps ultimately to complete the jigsaw. thank you so much. exciting times. thank you,

caroline. a huge piece of art has been installed at whitby abbey, and much like the historical site, it's truly rooted in heritage. painted using natural pigments, �*the heritage tree' was commissioned to honour those who've made a massive impact on science, history, and conservation. but be quick, it won't be around forever, as our reporter carla fowler explains. already an iconic landmark on the yorkshire coastline, today, whitby abbey is even more breathtaking than usual. the heritage tree is a new land art installation commissioned by the national lottery in its 30th year, it symbolises the impact and importance of conservation and heritage. internationally renowned artist david pope creates land frescoes from natural pigments. this incredible image will biodegrade and disappear, leaving no trace.

probably the most exciting part was getting this tree to run through the middle of the abbey and the transept, and then sort of blooming out and coming out the back. it was definitely very difficult technically to try to pull that off. we use a series of different techniques from taking a lot of different drone reference photos, and even 3d design and 3d software to make sure that we have the right concept down. it is a huge labour of love to pull something like this off. seven hands form the tree's roots, each belonging to a heritage game changer. wildlife conservationist and presenter chantelle lindsay from doncaster is one. to be in it and actually like stood within a bit of artwork, i mean, it's a massive like symbol of how we should treat the earth. you know, like we're all kind of like sort of tiptoeing on it at first because you're like, "oh my gosh, this is art that someone's created." but actually, you know,

it's something that's so precious, um, and could be washed away, you know, any minute. that's the whole point of it, is to show that it's going to go back into the earth. so i'd say come and see it for yourself. even former time team frontman sir tony robinson was in whitby to help the national lottery publicise this once in a lifetime opportunity to see the abbey as never before. we've got the incredible gothic ruins here and surrounding it and incorporating it and involved in it is this fantastic artwork. come up and look at it, but come up and look at it quickly because it's a wonderful biodegradable piece of art and it won't stay very long, particularly given the rain and wind that we've got at the moment. why should you come and look at it? just because it's wonderful. beauty beneath your feet and above your head. carla fowler, bbc news. very clever. sunday with laura kuenssberg is on bbc one at 9:00 — laura, what's on today's show? it's been an eventful week for both the big parties. it it's been an eventful week for both the big parties-—

the big parties. it certainly has. good morning _ the big parties. it certainly has. good morning to _ the big parties. it certainly has. good morning to you _ the big parties. it certainly has. good morning to you both i the big parties. it certainly has. good morning to you both are i the big parties. it certainly has. i good morning to you both are good morning everyone, but because of everything going on abroad rather than at home this week we will be focusing on those fast moving and complicated events in the middle east and we will be talking to people from israel, iran and also people from israel, iran and also people on the ground in lebanon after those strikes over night have caused such chaos there. so many thousands and thousands of civilians caught up in the events in the middle east in the last year, so we will be trying to work out what my happen next and understand what the impact of that burgeoning conflict might mean for us here at home. it can be bewildering when we look at these terrible events unfolding in that part of the world but there are of course potential costs here with the prime minister warning this morning about tensions in our communities, and of course, the potential economic costs if the war does become even worse. so a serious morning, we will try to hold peoples hands and take them to everything

going on. we will be on bbc1 at nine o'clock. ., , ., , , ., o'clock. hope to see you then. laura, o'clock. hope to see you then. laura. thank — o'clock. hope to see you then. laura, thank you. _ let's return to our main story. the lebanese capital, beirut, is said to have suffered its most violent night yet — with large explosions reported across the south of the city. lebanese authorities say more than a million people in the region have been displaced over the last year, as the conflict intensified between israel and iran—backed hezbollah, humanitarian organisations say aid is urgently needed — with the red cross delivering 17 tonnes of health care relief to the lebanese capital as the demand on aid supplies continues to rise. we can speak now to gabriel karlsson from the british red cross, who's in beirut. good morning and thank you for taking the time to talk to us. obviously things have developed in beirut in the last week and it's beirut in the last week and its continuing at an accelerated pace in recent hours, butjust how bleak is

the situation potentially going to be there for you?— the situation potentially going to be there for you? thank you, roger, for havin: be there for you? thank you, roger, for having me _ be there for you? thank you, roger, for having me and _ be there for you? thank you, roger, for having me and it's _ be there for you? thank you, roger, for having me and it's absolutely i for having me and it's absolutely concerning, the escalation every night we have in beirut which is worse than the night before. the horror to the civilian population in beirut and across lebanon is absolutely concerning on the situation is deteriorating at an alarming pace. my colleagues at the lebanese red cross and the arab red crescent and palestinian red crescent and palestinian red crescent are on the ground responding to this massive crisis where the civilian population and the protection of the emblem and medical services is being disregarded by parties in the conflict. , , ., conflict. gabriel, tell us about the number of — conflict. gabriel, tell us about the number of displaced _ conflict. gabriel, tell us about the number of displaced people i conflict. gabriel, tell us about the number of displaced people at - conflict. gabriel, tell us about the | number of displaced people at the moment in lebanon because we heard initially about lots of people moving from the south but now people also are moving out of beirut and trying to go north to syria. i’zre

trying to go north to syria. i've seen thousands _ trying to go north to syria. he: seen thousands with my trying to go north to syria. lwe seen thousands with my own trying to go north to syria. l�*e seen thousands with my own eyes trying to go north to syria. lwe seen thousands with my own eyes on the move to cross to the save syria book two nights ago the crossing, the main crossing border, the last one for lebanon to bring in humanitarian aid and facilitate to cross into syria have been bombed by the parties in the conflict and that has resulted into hampering the efforts to save lives and my colleagues remain other border crossings in the north which hope parties and the complex would spare in order to have civilians seeking a safe space will stop i saw a kid who was six years old who kept repeating his name, his place of birth and his age in case he loses contact with his family. imagine the defence mechanism with a kid who needs to repeat his information all the time, his name and agejust repeat his information all the time, his name and age just to repeat his information all the time, his name and agejust to be in contact with his family. my colleagues at the border are working on restoring family links while providing psychosocial support and

aid to these people.— providing psychosocial support and aid to these people. gabriel, thank ou so aid to these people. gabriel, thank you so much _ aid to these people. gabriel, thank you so much for— aid to these people. gabriel, thank you so much for your _ aid to these people. gabriel, thank you so much for your time - aid to these people. gabriel, thank you so much for your time this - you so much for your time this morning and we are really grateful to you. we're on bbc two and the bbc news channel until 9:00 this morning.

hello, you're watching breakfast with nina warhurst and rogerjohnson. thank you if you have just followed us over from thank you if you have just followed us overfrom bbc thank you if you have just followed us over from bbc one. thank you if you have just followed us overfrom bbc one. we thank you if you have just followed us over from bbc one. we are thank you if you have just followed us overfrom bbc one. we are on bbc two until 9am and also on the bbc news channel. you did the right thing to hit that button. it's the stuff of boxing legend — in 1963 british heavyweight henry cooper took on — and almost beat — the man who would later be known as muhammad ali. however, a rip in cooper's glove meant the fight had to be paused, buying cassius clay some recovery time. it is like a film script, isn't it? that glove was made in somerset, and is being auctioned this month. it's expected to fetch a six—figure sum — as our reporter alastair mckee explains. thank you. you have been identified. at an underground vault in a secret location, an item of sporting memorabilia that

could be worth several million pounds. wow. this is it. injune 1963, wembley stadium saw britain's henry cooper face the american cassius clay — who would later become muhammad ali. this is one of the gloves that ali wore, which henry cooper later signed. it says henry cooper on it. yes, yes. and i can see it says bailey's of glastonbury. bailey's of glastonbury, yes. and this... this is the damage. the famous damage. during the match, with ali struggling, his trainer drew the referee's attention to a split in the glove. and he still doesn't know where he is! i it's thought the subsequent delay gave ali time to recover, and he went on to win. but the controversy doesn't end there. a pair of gloves with exactly the same story were sold at auction in 2001. i can't comment about those gloves. i've never handled them.

how do you know this is the real one? this is the real deal. i've never had a doubt. the family who owned this glove were gifted the glove to them, along with a letter of authenticity. they've had it for about 31 years, and they didn't really know what to do with it, and we set about gaining full provenance for it. we've written a 65—page dossier. we've spoken to the managing directors of pittards. we've spoken to the sales rep who actually sold the leather that the gloves were made from. it's been such a really good heritage project. you know, it was made in somerset, it's come back to somerset, it's being sold in somerset. the auctioneer expects the item to sell for at least £4 million — possibly as much as 10 million. a lot of money for a single 61—year—old damaged glove. alistair mckee reporting there.

we said it was a 6—figure sum but it will be a seven figure sum. possibly. will be a seven figure sum. possibly-— will be a seven figure sum. possibl . ., ., ., , possibly. for a million quid. is it worth... possibly. for a million quid. is it worth--- i _ possibly. for a million quid. is it worth--- i say — possibly. for a million quid. is it worth... i say is _ possibly. for a million quid. is it worth... i say is it— possibly. for a million quid. is it worth... i say is it worth - possibly. for a million quid. is it worth... i say is it worth it? - possibly. for a million quid. is it worth... i say is it worth it? yes| worth... i say is it worth it? yes ex-macro _ worth... i say is it worth it? yes ex-macro it _ worth... i say is it worth it? yes ex-macro it is _ worth... i say is it worth it? yes ex-macro it is sporting - worth... i say is it worth it? yes ex-macro it is sporting history. | worth... i say is it worth it? yes i ex-macro it is sporting history. we had about how _ ex-macro it is sporting history. we had about how difficult _ ex-macro it is sporting history. we had about how difficult it _ ex-macro it is sporting history. we had about how difficult it is - ex-macro it is sporting history. we had about how difficult it is to - had about how difficult it is to make sure you have the provenance to make sure you have the provenance to make sure you have the provenance to make sure it is genuine. when you have done that work you probably want the [i have done that work you probably want the 11 million quid to make it worth it. want the 4 million quid to make it worth it. :, want the 4 million quid to make it worth it. ., ., ., worth it. could he have won it, henry cooper? _ worth it. could he have won it, henry cooper? possibly. - worth it. could he have won it, i henry cooper? possibly. cassius worth it. could he have won it, - henry cooper? possibly. cassius clay lost five fights _ henry cooper? possibly. cassius clay lost five fights in _ henry cooper? possibly. cassius clay lost five fights in his _ henry cooper? possibly. cassius clay lost five fights in his life _ henry cooper? possibly. cassius clay lost five fights in his life will - lost five fights in his life will stop that would have been the first, had it happened, and it would have been an extraordinary story because of everything that happened before, olympic champion, huge global superstar even in the age of it being difficult to be so and so henry cooper would have been the world champion but, as it happened, it didn't quite work out.— it didn't quite work out. henry coo-er it didn't quite work out. henry cooper went _ it didn't quite work out. henry cooper went on _ it didn't quite work out. henry cooper went on to _ it didn't quite work out. henry cooper went on to advertise i it didn't quite work out. henry cooper went on to advertise a |

cooper went on to advertise a famous... splashed all over. did famous... splashed allover. did he?! what— famous... splashed allover. did he?! what a _ famous... splashed all over. did he?! what a career ex—macro famous... splashed allover. did| he?! what a career ex-macro we famous... splashed all over. did - he?! what a career ex-macro we start with cricket- — he?! what a career ex-macro we start with cricket- a — he?! what a career ex-macro we start with cricket. a slightly _ he?! what a career ex-macro we start with cricket. a slightly more _ he?! what a career ex-macro we start with cricket. a slightly more sedate i with cricket. a slightly more sedate sport and particularly the way the world t20 is going to play out. you will hear a lot about the phrase trial by spin. it is happening in uae but because of the political unrest in bangladesh it has moved. they have the best spinner in the world in this format and she was the only one who did not take a wicket. there will be over the course of the next few weeks plenty of talk about spinners. they made hard work of it, but england's women's t20 world cup campaign got off to a winning start against bangladesh in sharjah. next up for heather knight's side is a game against south africa tomorrow afternoon. joe lynskey was watching. for bangladesh, this world cup could have been so different. two months ago they were set to host it. amid political unrest,

it's been moved to the uae. for england, location won't change expectation. their form in t20 should see them charge through this group stage, but bangladesh here were restrictive. england lost wickets and found runs hard to come by, while bangladesh let loose. another dance. they might have been even further on top, but drops in the field gave england a chance. they scored 118. it meant they'd need wickets. should be gone, yeah. in the field and in this match england found ways to hold on. for bangladesh, a big score was just as hard to get to. this was the bowling england needed to defend that small total. their world cup is up and running. this wasn't quite the perfect start, but for england all that matters is to be here at the end. joe lynskey, bbc news.

meanwhile, australia began their title defence with a comfortable six—wicket win in sharjah. sri lanka batted first and set a target of 93, but despite losing three early wickets opener beth mooney�*s unbeaten 43 led the six—time champions over the line. scotland play their second match today against west indies. wayne rooney was sent off during his plymouth side's match against blackburn in the championship yesterday but was still able to celebrate a victory. rooney thought there'd been a foul in build—up to blackburn's equaliser, and remonstrated with the fourth official, before being sent to the stands by the referee. it all ended well for him, though, because morgan whittaker scored a 97th—minute winner to move argyle up five place to 14th in the table. after day one of the first ever staging of the women's america's cup, the british athena pathway team sit second after the opening four races. skippered by the most successful female olympic sailor of all time, hannah mills, who co—founded the boat along with sir ben ainslie, the british team won the first of the four races yesterday to lie

just behind the italian luna rossa boat. they race again on tuesday. reigning champions wigan warriors will play hull kr in next saturday's superleague grand final at old trafford. wigan dominated their play—off semi against leigh leopards, thrashing them 38—0. the try of the match came from bevan french as he danced his way through the transfixed leigh defence. hull kr beat warrington in the other semi on friday. i thought the first 15, 20 minutes felt like a proper semifinal and i liked how we behaved then. i thought we managed the game well, harry kicked well, and our discipline was good. after that, you know, we get the chance to express ourselves but probably look more closely at them set—for—set moments. and i thought, defensively — system—wise and in contact — we were very good. england take on new zealand in wxv1 later today having beaten the world champions before the tournament as one of 18 straight wins. yesterday ireland lost to canada while scotland's hopes of retaining their wxv2 title were boosted by a hard—fought win

overjapan in cape town. they started the second half leading byjust two points, but rhona lloyd's try put the match beyond japan with the game finishing 19—13. they take on australia in their final game of the tournament in a week's time. nick ball defended his wba featherweight world title last night after a bruising encounter with ronny rios in liverpool. ball had already floored the american challenger in the third and seventh rounds, and a flurry of punches knocked rios out of the ring in the tenth before the towel was thrown in. the victory follows up ball's win over raymond ford in saudi arabia back injune. he is known as the wrecking ball, which makes perfect sense, and he is trying desperately to get himself that international recognition we were talking about muhammad ali eventually getting. he is a holder of one of those titles in the featherweight but there are different boxers with each of the

different boxers with each of the different belts so he will have to work to bring them all together. from liverpool to the world. remember the name. thank you. you may have seen this story this week, actually. we will buy you this all the way up to the headlines. —— we will play you best. for 100 years, it's been the venue where thousands of people have got married. celebrities including sir paul mccartney, liam gallagher and vicky pattinson have all said "i do" at old marylebone town hall in central london. last week, the venue held 100 wedding ceremonies to mark the occasion and bbc news was there to witness them all. cheering and applause. do you take maria to be your wife? i do. i promise to share my life with you. you are now husband

and wife together. i congratulations! applause. i feel amazing! the happiest day in my whole life. cheering. we are gathered here today to celebrate 100 weddings here at old marylebone town hall. all these weddings are happening injust one day — and it's to mark the centenary of the first wedding ever taking place here. we're going to be here for 1h hours, capturing every moment. cheering. couples start their day here. couples start their day here. they walk up these stairs they walk up these stairs and then into the town hall. and then into the town hall. beautiful marble—decorated beautiful marble—decorated building with pillars. building with pillars. the flowers are out. the flowers are out. everything screams that up to two pets. everything screams that weddings are happening here. weddings are happening here. there's a person outside there's a person outside sweeping up confetti before sweeping up confetti before the next person comes out, the next person comes out, throws confetti, throws rose petals. throws confetti, throws rose petals. today, the couples are today, the couples are allowed eight guests, allowed eight guests, and also two pets — and also two pets —

up to two pets. where the weddings are taking place. there's seven rooms, and they're all named after districts in london. so, you've got the soho room, the paddington room, the pimlico room and then that is the westminster room, the very grand room at the front. so, we are about to see the wedding of georgia and conor. we are in the paddington room here at the old marylebone town hall. conor, do you take georgia to be your wife, and do you promise to stay true to her for the rest of your lives together? i do. georgia, do you take conor to be your husband, and do you promise to stay true to him for the rest of your lives together? i do. tearfully: it's all right, i'll be... - yes. i call upon... ..these persons here present...

..to witness... ..to witness. .. ..that i, georgia... ..do take thee, conor... ..to be my lawful wedded husband. i promise to share my life with you... tearfully: | promise - to share my life with you... ..as your best friend... tearfully: ..as your best friend... ..and life partner. 0k, well done. she sniffles. deep breath.

lovely day to celebrate our love. yes! beautiful day. so, yeah. beautiful. and your family has a history with this building? that's right! yeah, yeah. so, my mum and dad got married here in 1987, so, yeah, itjust feels a bit of a full—circle moment. and then we've got a daughter, and we were saying, "i wonder if she'll get married here." so, yeah, it'sjust sort of this... they laugh. cheering. excited chatter. what was the response like, when you advertised this? you're going to do 100 weddings in a day, and it's going to cost £100 for one day only? the response was humongous. so, initially, we offered it out to westminster residents, those who work and studied in westminster. so, we took it out for about a month to see how the uptake was. it was huge. we filled probably about 60% of the bookings, and then, after a month, we offered it out to everyone. and then, within about another month, it was fully booked. and of course, everyone is getting their chance, who gets married here today, to have those photos on the steps

and of course, everyone is getting their chance, who gets married here today, to have those photos on the steps outside old marylebone town hall. the town hall has long been the choice of celebrities for their weddings. sir paul mccartney, of the beatles, he got married here twice — first time to his wife linda and then to his third wife nancy. ringo starr, another beatle — he's had a wedding here. cilla black, the �*605 singer — she was married here. and then, recently vicky pattison, the british reality tv star — she had her wedding just a few weeks ago here. i, andy... ..do take thee, mel... ..to be my lawful wedded husband. i promise to share... tearfully: i promise to share... ..my life with you... ..as your best friend... ..and partner... tearfully: ..and partner. thank you so much.

here... a wedding ring is a symbol of the entwining of two lives. let your wedding rings also be a reminder to you both of the joy and excitement of today. please extend the ring. i now declare you husband and husband. congratulations! cheering. how are you feeling? er...relieved, sort of thing! they laugh. all the tension and - everything else has gone. it's all, you know... i'm glad you said that. you've been together for 36 years. some of the couples here have only been together for a couple of years. what is your advice for a long and happy relationship? never argue about money. never argue about money? and always say yes. always say yes! laughter. we have some questions about weddings...

we do. ..and marriages and civil partnerships. and it turns out that some of you have questions — and we can't answer them. so we have brought in an expert, which is tommy hanover. and you're a registrar here? lam. thank you so much for speaking to us and answering these really hard questions. it's my pleasure. i've been here since 6am, so this isn't really working. they may not be accurate answers. let's have a go! i've been here since then, as well, so we're both... we're both in the same boat. how's the day gone, before we get into the question? beautifully! we expected wonderful, insane chaos. and the insanity and chaos hasn't happened. but it's been wonderful. it's been lovely. ok, first question. shall we go for it? you get the first question. how much does an average wedding cost? we know today that they're only paying £100 to have the wedding, but what's the average cost? they range from a statutory wedding being about £50, i think, to our most expensive one, which is £1,400. so you'd have to do the maths there.

i'm going to say a few hundred pounds, seven or eight is about the average. have you ever been at a wedding where someone's objected? i have not, thank god. that was a question... i have not. that was a question from me. ijust wanted to know if anyone had ever done that. they'd have to come with legal evidence to support their objection. yeah, you can'tjust go ahead and say, "oh, we can't do it, then." they'd have to bring evidence. and you've been a registrar for 13 years. are there any things that really stick out to you? any days? any couples? my own personal experience and my own, i suppose, top of my list has got to be the first same—sex marriage in the uk, which i conducted for westminster. and that was significant for me for a number of reasons, historically and personally, because when i was a younger person, the idea that this institution was open to me was beyond my realm of understanding. so that's probably the real highlight. oliver and georgina have chosen to be part of this momentous occasion, and part of the old marylebone town hall's history, by celebrating

their love story today. so, oliver and georgina, i now have a very important question that i'm going to ask of each of you. and that is, oliver, do you take georgina to be your wife, and do you promise to stay true to her for the rest of your lives together? i do. and, georgina, do you take oliver to be your husband, and do you promise to stay true to him for the rest of your lives together? i do. and place the ring upon his finger. and say to him, oliver, i give you this ring... oliver, i give you this ring... ..which represents my promise... ..to fill our married life... ..with love and happiness. it therefore gives me very great pleasure on behalf of the city of westminster, to declare that you are now husband and wife together. congratulations. you may kiss. cheering and applause.

it felt like such a special moment. and actually, like, i didn't even... i was just thinking i about marrying ollie. yeah. i wasn't thinking about all of the rest of it. - yeah, that's true. now, coming out and remembering what we've been part of is so amazing. - yeah, yeah. it's fantastic. absolutely loved it. six... yeah, thank you. i promise to share... ..my life with you... ..as your best friend... ..and partner. konstantin, i give you this ring... ..which represents my promise... ..to fill our married life... it's ok. take a moment. cani...?

that's all right. of course. yeah, you just take a moment. to fill... ..our married life... ..with love and happiness. perfect. you wrote your own vows, as well, which were very emotional. yeah. we did. yeah. you are my strength, my source ofjoy and support. today, i hope, as i always have, to cherish our relationship, to take care of you and to love you just as you are. i promise i stand by your side to support you in everything and never forget how much you mean to me. we're originally from ukraine and we've met, like, six years ago actually in the app with each other. another couple who met on the app! yeah, we met in the app. a lot of couples here have... yeah. what does it mean, the fact that

you can get married in london, you can have a wedding ceremony, you can be husband and husband? um, we're already family. but for us to have this legal right, it's very important. yeah. like he a real, real family with all meanings. because, like, in our country, for example, it's still not possible to...to get this marry, yeah, and for us, it's...it's everything. this is a man who knows what he's doing. he's been in charge today. edwin... that's right. ..you have been on the door making sure everything runs smoothly. what has been your role today? just to ensure that all guests are welcomed and they feel calm and relaxed and go up to their ceremony. and also making sure that people are going to the right place, i guess? most definitely. and that people who are...got their appointments are coming in and people who don't have an appointment are saying outside. what did you think when they told you at first, we're going to do this and we're going to do 100 weddings in one day, and you're going to be on the door making sure everything runs smoothly? i felt a migraine coming on!

a very serious migraine and then it was just like, you know what, don't worry. did the migraine come in the end? no. no chance. so we have three pugs! and one in a wedding dress! laughter. and this is maria and maurice that are getting married in the marylebone room now. do you take maria to be your wife, do you promise to stay with her for the rest of your life together? i do. thank you. and, maria, do you take maurice to be your husband, and do you promise to stay true to him for the rest of your lives together? i do. thank you. maurice and maria, i now declare you as husband and wife. congratulations. you may now kiss the bride. cheering.

there we go. oh, congratulations! thank you so much. thank you for letting us in yourwedding. that's all right. we've been asking couples that have been together quite a long time... yes. ..what is their secret for a long and happy relationship. what is your secret? do you know... i don't know. ..just being best friends. yeah. and from the outset. so we knew each otherl before we got together. so, um, you know, and that's it. the fact that he is my best friend. yeah, and likewise. yeah. the dogs are getting as much attention as the bride and groom. i've been asked to try and get a word from marvin as to what he thought, which is probably not wise on television, but, erm, marvin, did you...did you enjoy the ceremony? oh, he's sniffing! oh, yes! he's got...he's got...he's got a bow tie on as well. hello, pedro. how was the wedding for you? 0h! and out goes stamford, the dog. he's barking away! dog barks. this has got to be one of my favourite moments of the... ..of the day! stamford the dog attacking geraint.

he nearly lost his leg! laughter. this is dexsha and marcus. and accompanied by blue, the dog in...in matching red! so here they come. it's more special because i used to work here, as a registrar. - so, yeah. so you know a lot of the people who are here? i know most of them. so it just feels - really heart—warming. my family — feels - like my family are here. and you brought blue along? i brought blue along! yeah! little baby! and i made a dress to match. she looks incredible! hello, gorgeous. hello! coordinated mummy and daughter. exactly. aw! so you felt you had to bring blue for this moment? yes, definitely. we did. that's it.

the last couple, dexsha and marcus, are having their photos now on the steps. they were the hundredth couple to get married today. injust over 11i hours, 100 couples said their vows. congratulations! how are you feeling? i feel amazing! the happiest day in my whole life! i'll tell you when i've finished shaking. on top of the world, yeah, i think we're both a bit speechless. in and out. bish, bash, bosh. it's been emotional. it's been very special. it has been so happy. there has been so much love in this building today. i really hope you've enjoyed watching these weddings because we have had so much fun being here.

good morning. welcome to breakfast with nina warhurst and rogerjohnson. our headlines today. several intense strikes hit beirut overnight — with large explosions reported in the south of the city. meanwhile, dozens of people are reported to have been killed in an israeli strike on a mosque in gaza. donald trump makes a defiant return to the showground in pennsylvania, where he narrowly survived an assassination attempt in july. for 16 harrowing seconds during the gunfire, time stopped as this vicious monster unleashed pure evilfrom his sniper's perch. residents of a south wales town say they feel "under siege" from dangerous e—motorbike riders. in sport...

can manchester united drag erik ten hag back from the brink? the manager's under growing pressure with a match at aston villa to come this afternoon. and good morning. a fairly cloudy day out there today with outbreaks of rain that will be coming and going at times. some sunny spells and quite a mild southerly breeze. all of the details coming up shortly. good morning. it's sunday 6th october. our main story. the lebanese capital beirut is said to have experienced one of its most intense waves of israeli strikes yet — with large explosions reported across the south of the city. the israeli military says it struck weapons storage facilities and terrorist infrastructure sites belonging to the iranian—backed group, hezbollah. meanwhile, at least 21 people are reported to have been killed in an israeli strike on a mosque, serving as a shelter in gaza. the army says it hit a hamas command centre. our correspondent will

vernon has the latest. panic and terror in gaza after israeli air hit a mosque. it was the dead of night when the attack came. dozens were killed. the hamas run government said displaced people were sheltering here. the israeli military claims are carried out precise strikes on hamas terrorists. the bombing in beirut goes on too. giant flames leapt into the night sky over the city's southern suburbs. several secondary explosions appear to have been caused by the initial strikes. shortly before the blasts, the israeli military sent out an urgent warning to the area's residents that they should evacuate immediately. as the explosions continued, planes were still seen landing at beirut airport. today, another

evacuation flight for british nationals is due to leave. the uk government says no more are planned. just across the border, northern israel also came under attack from lebanon. the country's iron dome air defences were activated and after this huge ballistic missile attack last week, the israeli prime minister vowed revenge on iran. translation: no country in the world would - accept such an attack on its cities and citizens. and nor will israel. israel has the duty and the right to defend itself and respond to these attacks, and it will do so. in lebanon, urgently needed assistance is being rushed into the country. aid agencies say the humanitarian situation is rapidly getting worse

with this. this escalating conflict has now forced more than a million people from their homes, and with tensions rising across this region, it's ordinary civilians that are feeling the pain. will vernon, bbc news. this is the scene in beirut this morning after those overnight strikes on the lebanese capital. some still rising at this point. obviously the scenes on the ground are traumatic. there is a big humanitarian fallout this morning. from there, our middle east correspondent lina sinjab sent us this report. this is perhaps one of the worst nights since the israelis escalated their attacks here in lebanon. more than 30 air strikes were heard and reported also here by the national news agencies. it is an apocalyptic scene with flames over a

neighbourhood in the south of beirut. many people were rushed out of their homes. there were at least three mornings to eight different locations but the amount and the scale of the attack made people even in neighbouring areas, such as a palestinian rep refugee camp, running out of their homes. this is a further escalation by the israeli forces making really everyone here scared to death every night. sleepless nights for the lebanese. and worrying what's going to happen next. this is causing also a terrible humanitarian crisis. more than 1.2 million are already displaced needing homes. you know, there are 900 shelters but they need assistance, they need food, they need medical aid. this is a country

thatis need medical aid. this is a country that is already struggling with its finance and its failed government to run the country. meanwhile, there are also reports of strikes in gaza overnight. from jerusalem, our correspondent jon donnison has this update. you don't get any sense that israel is letting up in lebanon and of course all the while, the war in gazais course all the while, the war in gaza is ongoing. i wasjust looking at the united nations figures for the past week. 180 people were killed in gaza last week and nearly 500 people injured according to the ministry of health. there's been overnight strike on a mosque. the civil defence authorities saying that at least 20 people were killed. also, some reports of an attack on a school. of course, tomorrow it is the anniversary of the october the 7th attacks. that will be a big moment here in israel. more than

1200 israeli citizens were killed there. there are still hostages of course being held in gaza. but in the past 12 months, 42,000 people just about have been killed in gaza. again, that's according to the united nations. this conflict is spiralling completely out of control. what people are watching for here of course it israel's response to that unprecedented ballistic missile attack on tuesday. it's going to come, that response. it's going to come, that response. it's not a question of if but when and how big it will be. reports that a leading us generally is heading to israel today to speak to the israelis precisely about the possibility of that reprisal for the iranian attack last week. let's catch up with the rest of the main stories. starting in the united states. with exactly one month to go

until the us presidential election, donald trump has returned to the pennsylvania showground where he survived an assassination attempt. speaking from behind bulletproof glass, the republican began his speech with a joke. our correspondent will grant has the details. asi as i was saying... in the same spot where he was _ as i was saying... in the same spot where he was almost _ as i was saying... in the same spot where he was almost killed - as i was saying... in the same spot where he was almost killed three i where he was almost killed three months ago, donald trump took to the stage in bullish and defiant mood. he immediately referenced his attempted assassination. time sto - ed attempted assassination. time stopped as _ attempted assassination. time stopped as this _ attempted assassination. time stopped as this vicious - attempted assassination. t nwe: stopped as this vicious monster unleashed peer evilfrom his unleashed peer evil from his sniper's unleashed peer evilfrom his sniper's perch so far away. but by the hand of providence grace of god, that villain did not succeed. memories of that day remain fresh. firing from just 150 metres away came close to killing the former president, grazing his ear. as he was taken bloodied from the stage,

he urged the crowd to fight. one man was killed that day, former fire chief corey camper tour. his helmet and uniform are on display and his grieving family in attendance for a minute's silence in his honour. this time, and it much tighter security from behind bullet—proof glass, mr trump repeated his calls for his supporters to secure his victory in pennsylvania in november. and he called his most high—profile backer, tech billionaire elon musk who endorsed him soon after the shooting, onto the stage in butler. takeover, elon musk! takeover, elon in shooting, onto the stage in butler. takeover. elo— takeover, elon in the immediate aftermath of— takeover, elon in the immediate aftermath of the _ takeover, elon in the immediate aftermath of the assassination . aftermath of the assassination attempt, donald trump received a notable bump in the polls. by returning to butler he hopes to project an image of fearlessness and bolster his support with less than a month to go until voting day. butler is staunchly pro—trump country are

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distraught and lost following her disappearance. migrant rights charities are calling for britain and france to reform their laws after four people, including a two—year—old child, died trying to cross the channel yesterday. prime minister sir keir starmer previously said he was "absolutely determined" to tackle the smuggling gangs facilitating the crossings. a state of emergency has been declared in bosnia after at least 16 people were killed in flash floods and landslides. towns and villages became submerged after a storm caused rivers to burst their banks. a huge rescue operation is under way with a number of people reported missing. a new multi—million pound research programme aims to discover why immunotherapy fails to work for the majority of cancer patients. it's seen as a revolutionary treatment — using the body's own immune system to fight disease — but more than half of patients see no benefit. our health correspondent dominic hughes has more. immunotherapy saved alex's life. he was diagnosed with melanoma, a dangerous form of skin cancer, which then spread. alex underwent a course

of immunotherapy, helping his body's own defences to stop the disease in its tracks, but it was not without complications. i'm completely clear that immunotherapy has saved my life. without it, i would have died in 2019. it can come with side effects in certain patients, and those side effects can be a little bit difficult to manage. i wouldn't describe it as fun. i got through it, and i think one of the exciting things about the research that's going on in the field of immunotherapy is people really trying to work out how to make the treatments as effective as possible, but also as kind as possible for patients, because it's notjust about treatment of the cancer, it's also about trying to maintain quality of life. immunotherapy is a cancer treatment full of potential, but so far its benefits have been limited. even in melanoma, where immunotherapy is most successful, only around half of all patients respond to the treatment. this new study will initially involve around 6,000 patients, half of whom have already completed treatment and half who are just starting immunotherapy for breast,

bladder, kidney or skin cancers. the study will try to identify why so many patients relapse or suffer really challenging side effects. so what we want to achieve here, very simply, is to do better by cancer patients who can potentially benefit from immunothera py. the purpose of this program is to take many measurements, both from tumour tissue and from blood, and over time, to better predict from the outset who should have this treatment, who should have an alternative treatment, who is at the risk of side effects? one of the key areas of research will be trying to identify vital biomarkers, signs that tell doctors whether someone is likely to benefit from a given drug. they could help in both selecting those patients for whom the therapy is most likely to work, but also possibly open up new treatments like vaccines and cell therapies. researchers say the project could speed up the delivery of truly personalised medicine.

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the west, so western parts of britain, northern ireland as well. further east, north—east scotland, parts of eastern england could see a bit of sunshine. just holding on into the afternoon hours. temperature is not quite as warm as yesterday. still 16 or 17 in the south, so still quite mild. moving through this evening into tonight, we still got this bank of cloud and showers moving across the north—east. quite a damp night to come for much of scotland. northern ireland, northern england and wales seeing showers. clear skies moving on but wherever you are, not a cold night, no frost. on monday, still got this fairly slow moving area of cloud and rain across scotland. sunshine and showers elsewhere. some of them moving into the south—west later in the afternoon. they can be quite heavy, potentially the odd thunderstorm. fewerand quite heavy, potentially the odd thunderstorm. fewer and further between for most of us. a bit more sunshine than today. typically looking at the mid—teens further north. so, more of the same into

tuesday. quite cloudy and wet across parts of northern england, northern ireland, scotland. furthersouth ireland, scotland. further south sunshine ireland, scotland. furthersouth sunshine and blustery showers. so, starting to turn a little bit colder towards the north. through the middle of the week, this is going to be ex hurricane kirk moving its way through, probably staying to the south, spain and france in the wettest and windiest weather. it could move a bit further north so keep an eye on the forecast. further showers on wednesday and the breeze coming in from the north. temperature starting to come down a notch. late in the week that colder air will move further south. colder air will move further south. colder air moving in from the north and changing weather type as we had three next week. unsettled over the next few days, many of us seeing outbreaks of rain at times and then those temperatures sliding away as we look towards the end of the coming week.

faster and more powerful than e—bikes, e—motorbikes are becoming increasingly popular. but residents in one south wales town say it's only a matter of time before someone is killed by a reckless rider. unlike e—bikes, they don't require the rider to pedal, and can reach speeds upwards of 60mph. those in tredegar say that in the wrong hands they could prove fatal, as our reporterjordan davies has been finding out. a social media videos showing someone riding on one wheel that night in the rain past a police officer in swansea city centre with no helmet. and then they ride on the pavement around a blind corner. it's dangerous and illegal. this pavement around a blind corner. it's dangerous and illegal.— dangerous and illegal. this is the main thoroughfare _ dangerous and illegal. this is the main thoroughfare of _ dangerous and illegal. this is the main thoroughfare of tredegar. l dangerous and illegal. this is the i main thoroughfare of tredegar. and it's happening allover main thoroughfare of tredegar. and it's happening all over the country. including in tredegar. thea;r

it's happening all over the country. including in tredegar.— it's happening all over the country. including in tredegar. they go round the roundabout, _ including in tredegar. they go round the roundabout, nine _ including in tredegar. they go round the roundabout, nine times - including in tredegar. they go round the roundabout, nine times out i including in tredegar. they go round the roundabout, nine times out of i the roundabout, nine times out of ten the wrong way. this the roundabout, nine times out of ten the wrong way.— ten the wrong way. this local councillor _ ten the wrong way. this local councillor nose _ ten the wrong way. this local councillor nose of— ten the wrong way. this local councillor nose of two - ten the wrong way. this localj councillor nose of two elderly people hit by e—bikes recently. i people hit by e—bikes recently. i believe someone is going to people hit by e—bikes recently. i believe someone is going to get killed. i honestly believe it's only by the grace of god at the moment that people haven't got killed. there have been a number of minor accidents, near misses and the other thing i'm concerned about is that people are going to take the law into their own hands. i've been told by a number of people if i catch them, and i say please let the police do theirjob. i've got great respect for the police but in this case i feel their hands are tied. police are trying to tackle it, with sophisticated methods like this from gwent police where they track a problem riderfrom the gwent police where they track a problem rider from the air. gwent police where they track a problem riderfrom the air. the force is encouraging people to report issues with e—bikes and e—motorbikes. they say anti—social

behaviour in blaenau gwent has dropped by more than a third. but problems with me since riders persist. in tredegar, some believe it so bad they are now thinking about closing their businesses here. kevin is the town's mayor and a business owner and he believes the problem is having a wider impact. in my opinion it's getting worse and worse. you see them riding into town at silly speeds, dangerous. on the pavement is one of the worst ones i've seen. and when people and families are coming out of shops and businesses, sooner or later somebody is going to get struck by one of these bikes. when we speak to local businesses, they are ready to pull out of towns with this problem because of course it's going to be harmful to their businesses and their clients and anybody walking into the shop. pm their clients and anybody walking into the shop-— their clients and anybody walking into the shop. an 18-year-old man was recently _ into the shop. an 18-year-old man was recently jailed _ into the shop. an 18-year-old man was recently jailed for _ into the shop. an 18-year-old man was recently jailed for this, - was recentlyjailed for this, crashing into a pedestrian in port talbot. you can see how this could

have been worse given the speed he was travelling at. the rider came off but was unharmed. michelle says the road outside the pub and hotel she runs is one of the worst. thea;r she runs is one of the worst. they really speed _ she runs is one of the worst. they really speed up — she runs is one of the worst. they really speed up the _ she runs is one of the worst. they really speed up the road - she runs is one of the worst. ttwe: really speed up the road and she runs is one of the worst. ttwe; really speed up the road and how they get away with it i don't know. they do it outside the police station as well. doing skids, all that, past the police station. this is an issue _ that, past the police station. this is an issue across _ that, past the police station. this is an issue across wales and can be tricky to tackle. but now there's is an issue across wales and can be tricky to tackle. but now there's concern that it's notjust dangerous concern that it's notjust dangerous to individuals but detrimental to to individuals but detrimental to entire communities. jordan davis, entire communities. jordan davis, bbc news. bbc news. we can speak now to tony campbell we can speak now to tony campbell from the motorcycle from the motorcycle industry association. industry association. thank you for taking the time to thank you for taking the time to talk to us. to be completely clear talk to us. to be completely clear for everybody, just explain the for everybody, just explain the

difference between and be difference between and e—bike and ann e—motorbike, what's legal and what's not to please. your life so, good morning. and e—bike, that has a mate that's no more powerful than 250 watts, should be pedal assisted, should do a maximum speed of 15.5

is an e—motorbike. motorbike, that is an e—motorbike. am i correct you are are only allowed to use it on private land? t allowed to use it on private land? i don't want to mention any brands allowed to use it on private land? t don't want to mention any brands but i'm familiar with the bike in the video. they are actually imported and retailed as a motorbike. the problem is is that people are buying these thinking there are bicycle and they are subsequently using them, probably likely using them knowing that they are using them illegally. the vehicles that i'm referring to, they are what's called type approved, they are manufactured to a high standard, therefore they should be sold as an electric motorbike and all of the things i mentioned earlier, user has an obligation to do all of those things. however, to the general public and logically speaking to some of the authorities, some of the police, they don't often recognise the difference between and

e—bike and what is actually an electric motorcycle. just e-bike and what is actually an electric motorcycle. just finally, there is a blurring _ electric motorcycle. just finally, there is a blurring of _ electric motorcycle. just finally, there is a blurring of the - electric motorcycle. just finally, there is a blurring of the lines i there is a blurring of the lines because you can buy a kit, put it on to something that is illegal and make it illegal.— make it illegal. there are kits available online _ make it illegal. there are kits available online where - make it illegal. there are kits available online where you i make it illegal. there are kits| available online where you can upgrade what is sold as an e—bike. there is also some very simple software downloads which then actually make an e—bike illegal. what we are seeing is more and more particularly delivery riders delivering food, small parcels, pizzas, they are turning to high—powered e—bikes which are not e—bikes, they are categorised as a motorcycle but to avoid all of the costs associated with that, so licensing, insurance, registration and safety helmet. we licensing, insurance, registration and safety helmet.— licensing, insurance, registration and safety helmet. we heard from the re ort in and safety helmet. we heard from the report in the — and safety helmet. we heard from the report in the west _ and safety helmet. we heard from the

report in the west midlands _ and safety helmet. we heard from the report in the west midlands from i and safety helmet. we heard from the report in the west midlands from the l report in the west midlands from the local authority, this feels like one of the areas where police are catching up with the tech, it's advancing so quickly it's tricky to police at the moment. frustratingly, that is the case _ police at the moment. frustratingly, that is the case i _ police at the moment. frustratingly, that is the case i would _ police at the moment. frustratingly, that is the case i would say - police at the moment. frustratingly, that is the case i would say full i that is the case i would say full some forces. i'm sure if you speak to them they'll talk about resources. the reality is, this problem has been emerging for the last two or three years. we've been speaking with the department for transport about it, we've been hanging the drum to say, look, you banging the drum to say, look, you need to pay attention to this, this is going to become a problem. we know these type of bikes are being used to enable more serious crime. we see it quite widely in london now. so, it really is a case, there has to be a clampdown. i saw some activity from city of london police recently where they were actually stopping lots of riders on e—bikes, checking that they are legal, confiscating bikes that are not legal. so, ithink confiscating bikes that are not legal. so, i think the police really need to have a crackdown and as you say, the problem is that this

situation has been emerging for quite some time.— situation has been emerging for quite some time. situation has been emerging for uuite some time. ., ~ y., , . quite some time. thank you very much for talkin: quite some time. thank you very much for talking to — quite some time. thank you very much for talking to us. _ quite some time. thank you very much for talking to us. we _ quite some time. thank you very much for talking to us. we are _ quite some time. thank you very much for talking to us. we are really - for talking to us. we are really grateful. it is 8:26am. if you're one of the tens of thousands of people who pass through london euston each day, you may already be aware of changes to where to find your train information. earlier this year, network rail caused a bit of a stir on social media after converting the main departure board into a large advertising screen. but nine months later and the company has been told to turn the advertising screen off. even seeing those images i'm reminded of the houston dash where you're trying to get on the london to manchester piccadilly and you can ever get a seat! we're nowjoined from london euston by the independent�*s travel correspondent simon calder. good morning. what was the issue with the advertising board? yes. with the advertising board? yes, this sa . a with the advertising board? yes, this saga began _ with the advertising board? yes, this saga began a _ with the advertising board? t'wes this saga began a couple with the advertising board? twes this saga began a couple of years

ago when they started to introduce smaller screens which they said would actually improve, this is network rail, improve the flow in the concourse. now, this is a very, very cramped station. it was built for about 30,000 passengers a day and it's now got an average of 86,000 passengers a day. there were queues building up, there was the famous euston stampede where suddenly, they announced the train and everybody heads over there. so, to stop crowds building up, to stop things becoming dangerous, they said we are going to put the smaller screens in. then they installed not just a big screen but europe's biggest digital out of home screen as it's called. it stretches all the way across from platform 12 right across the platform four and it carries adverts for holidays in canada or energy companies, all

sorts of things i've seen there. anyway, we take the new transport secretary said this is not good enough, it's causing sensory overload and so the first of her five—point to improve things at what is the gateway of course for four of the big uk cities, birmingham, manchester, liverpool and glasgow, would be to switch it off. i've been in this morning and it has indeed been switched off. life seems a little, as a result.— little, as a result. they could almost put — little, as a result. they could almost put the _ little, as a result. they could almost put the departure i little, as a result. they could i almost put the departure board little, as a result. they could - almost put the departure board back up almost put the departure board back up there and have it on the smaller screens and therefore everyone wouldn't cluster in the same place. as he will know, simon, a big advertising screen isn't the only issue when it comes to sensory overload at euston. the problems go way beyond that. overload at euston. the problems go way beyond that-— way beyond that. certainly, yes. the five- oint way beyond that. certainly, yes. the five-point plan _ way beyond that. certainly, yes. the five-point plan is _ way beyond that. certainly, yes. the five-point plan is trying _ way beyond that. certainly, yes. the five-point plan is trying to _ way beyond that. certainly, yes. the five-point plan is trying to address i five—point plan is trying to address the really serious issues. it's almost a year since the office of rail and road told network rail, you've got to improve things. this

is getting really dangerous and we could see a really nasty accident unless you improve things. so, they are going to review how passengers are going to review how passengers are invited to board services and ultimately that just means, are invited to board services and ultimately thatjust means, let's try and tell people in advance so you can get a trickle of passengers rather than a great surge of people. already there's a number of people who use various apps which tell them which platform it's going to be on butjust making everything a little smoother. and then they also want to create more concourse space. that's going to be tricky because to my right, you have the hs2 building project. it is a zombie building site. it's completely stalled. they shut it down about 18 months ago saying, yes, we're going to have to have another look at the plans for the high—speed two line from here to birmingham, no longer to manchester

and leeds of course. so, it's very difficult to see how you'll create more space over there. looking further down the list, unify station operation during disruption to ensure a holistic approach is taken for the benefit of all passengers, says .4 of the five—point plan. everyone would like to think that if things are going wrong then you've got to train operators all talking to each other and also to network rail and then finally, they are going to drive up the reliability of both the infrastructure and train services to reduce disruptive events. erica i am sure that will reassure everyone to know they will make it better. thank you for your time. network rail sent us this statement, saying —

"passengers haven't received the experience they deserve at euston recently and we need to do better. "our five—point plan will help improve things for passengers in the short—term by creating more space, providing better passenger information, and working as an industry to improve the reliability of train services on the west coast main line". we all hope and pray for improvements. sunday with laura kuenssberg is on bbc one later this morning at nine o'clock, here's what's coming up on the show. it can be bewildering trying to understand what is happening on the ground in the middle east. this morning at nine o'clock on bbc one we will be trying to put together the pieces of a complicated and dangerous jigsaw. the pieces of a complicated and dangerousjigsaw. we the pieces of a complicated and dangerous jigsaw. we will hear voices from israel, iran, lebanon and gaza and will be asking why what is happening abroad matters here at home. we hope to see you over on bbc one at nine o'clock. we

home. we hope to see you over on bbc one at nine o'clock.— one at nine o'clock. we will speak to laura later. _ a group of bereaved families of women, who were murdered at home, are calling on the government to change what they call outdated and misogynistic homicide sentencing laws. on average, men who have killed women in the home serve about ten years fewer than those who murder on the street — something the campaign group is hoping to change. our reporter simon ward has more. you were the kindest, sweetest person anyone could meet. you're always so helpful. and you did everything with a beautiful smile. three years after the death of their daughter. anthony and elaine look back on the tributes from friends and family. megan newborough was 23 when she was killed by ross mccullum at his home in coalville. mccullum was found guilty of murder and given a minimum sentence of 23 years in prison. megan's parents are part of a group called the killed women network, who say murderers who carry out domestic abuse should receive sentences equal to those who kill on the streets. at the moment, there can be a ten—year difference

in the length of sentences. all of the families have been on the receiving end of the injustice, and we feel it's a complete slap in the face for victims and victims' families, that sentencing for murder within the home starts at a ten—year—less than if somebody steps foot outside the home. the campaigners recently took their black and blue plaque campaign to the government in westminster. the plaques are a symbol to remember those who've been killed. the black and blue background showing bruising and brutality that our loved ones suffered, and obviously showing the injustice ten years longer if the murder happened outside the home. some legal experts say this is a really important campaign, but it may not be straightforward to equalise sentences. the problem, if we increase the minimum tariff which is given in domestic killings, that we then potentially bring with that the unintended consequence

that women who kill abusers would also be subject to that elevated sentence. in a statement, the government told us... "the victims minister, alex davies—jones, was humbled to meet the families and the government recognises there's more to be done on this important issue." we just take it day by day, keep going and try to make a difference in megan's name. elli o'brien was murdered by her partner in 2022. her mum gail smith has been campaigning for a change to sentencing for domestic murder and shejoins us now. good morning. good morning. why is this campaign — good morning. good morning. why is this campaign important _ good morning. good morning. why is this campaign important to _ good morning. good morning. why is this campaign important to you? i good morning. good morning. why is this campaign important to you? my. this campaign important to you? tj�*i; daughter this campaign important to you? ti daughter was this campaign important to you? ti: daughter was murdered this campaign important to you? ti; daughter was murdered in this campaign important to you? i; daughter was murdered in 2022. she

was stabbed by her partner at the time and died three days later. he received a sentence of 23 years. their starting point, as is for murders within a home is 15 years. his sentence was increased because he was also convicted of another assault on her and for controlling and coercive behaviour. that sentence _ and coercive behaviour. that sentence was _ and coercive behaviour. that sentence was not _ and coercive behaviour. that sentence was not as - and coercive behaviour. that sentence was not as a - and coercive behaviour. that sentence was not as a resulti and coercive behaviour. that sentence was not as a result of the murder, it was for other sentences combined. he murder, it was for other sentences combined. . , murder, it was for other sentences combined. i, , , i i, i, , combined. he was sentenced for those offences and — combined. he was sentenced for those offences and they _ combined. he was sentenced for those offences and they ran _ combined. he was sentenced for those offences and they ran concurrently. - offences and they ran concurrently. because of the aggravating features of the abuse, the controlling and coercive behaviour before the murder, thejudge imposed the best sentence he possibly could within the current guidelines. had he stabbed elli outside the apartment in the communal hallway, the starting point would be 25 years and

the sentence would go up from there. literally the other side of the door. , , , i, i, literally the other side of the door. , , i, , , door. yes. yes someone established in a home. — door. yes. yes someone established in a home. with _ door. yes. yes someone established in a home, with a _ door. yes. yes someone established in a home, with a knife _ door. yes. yes someone established in a home, with a knife from - door. yes. yes someone established in a home, with a knife from their. in a home, with a knife from their own knife block, the starting point is 15 years. own knife block, the starting point is 15 ears. i, , i, is 15 years. you bring a unique perspective — is 15 years. you bring a unique perspective for _ is 15 years. you bring a unique perspective for this _ is 15 years. you bring a unique perspective for this because . is 15 years. you bring a unique i perspective for this because you work for the crown prosecution service. can you explain why the difference exists? i appreciate you are ingrained in s but as a crown prosecutor, can you explain the distinction? i prosecutor, can you explain the distinction?— prosecutor, can you explain the distinction? i am here as a mum today that _ distinction? i am here as a mum today that i _ distinction? i am here as a mum today that i do _ distinction? i am here as a mum today that i do have _ distinction? i am here as a mum today that i do have a _ distinction? i am here as a mum today that i do have a unique - today that i do have a unique perspective. the starting point of 25 years was brought in with the best of intentions because of knife crime and a high rate of knife crime that still exist today. what it then created was a disparity. a person who is stabbed on the street, may be in a pub fight or a gang fight,

their manager echoed their starting point would be 25 years. however, a woman, it is often a woman, stabbed within her own home after many years of abuse, and stabbed multiple times, which is often a feature in domestic murder, i don't like that word, the starting point would be 15 years. we say this is a shocking disparity and one that should be corrected. , i, i, i, , i, corrected. one point that was made in the film. — corrected. one point that was made in the film. if _ corrected. one point that was made in the film. if a _ corrected. one point that was made in the film, if a woman _ corrected. one point that was made in the film, if a woman were - corrected. one point that was made in the film, if a woman were to - in the film, if a woman were to suffer years of abuse and then she were to stab her abuser, if the law changes, that would apply to her. that was the point made in the report. i guess there would be some extenuating circumstances if a history of abuse and coercive behaviour can be shown. does that concern you? it behaviour can be shown. does that concern you?— behaviour can be shown. does that concern you? it would be a concern, obviously- — concern you? it would be a concern, obviously- if — concern you? it would be a concern, obviously. if they _ concern you? it would be a concern, obviously. if they suffered _ concern you? it would be a concern, obviously. if they suffered years - concern you? it would be a concern,

obviously. if they suffered years of i obviously. if they suffered years of abuse, that would not necessarily be their defence. the plane the matter as it would catch domestic abusers and the victims would be the women. presumably you have built relationships with other parents who have been through unimaginable horrors as you. is this campaign, does it bring you all some shared code that you know you are put in this place right in front of people's eyes?— this place right in front of people's eyes? this place right in front of --eole's e es? ~ , people's eyes? when i met up with the other families _ people's eyes? when i met up with the other families in _ people's eyes? when i met up with the other families in london, - the otherfamilies in london, because i onlyjoined the campaign relatively recently, early this year. we all said, you become a member of a club you never wanted to join. nobody else would want to join. nobody else would want to join. but you feel much more

comfortable. people... don't get me wrong, i have been well supported by my husband and my family and my daughter and everyone has been marvellous but it is not the same. when you talk to people, they don't quite get the loss. when you are with people... i want to talk about elli is a person. some people feel uncomfortable and i get that. when you are with other families ye feel free to talk about them as a person. that brings me where i would like to go. we are talking about your campaign and why you are doing it, you are doing it because of elli. tell us a bit about your daughter. this is the difficult bit. i am sor . this is the difficult bit. i am sorry- she _ this is the difficult bit. i am sorry. she was _ this is the difficult bit. i am sorry. she was beautiful, i this is the difficult bit. i am | sorry. she was beautiful, as this is the difficult bit. i am - sorry. she was beautiful, as you can see. she sorry. she was beautiful, as you can see- she was _ sorry. she was beautiful, as you can see. she was very _ sorry. she was beautiful, as you can see. she was very loving, _ sorry. she was beautiful, as you can see. she was very loving, very - see. she was very loving, very headstrong. we clashed a lot. but

she was a wonderful girl and she had a long way yet to go. when you mourn and grieve, you grieve what might have been and you grieve the fact that they never get to live their lives and have children. that is the hardest bit. that is what you mourn what you have lost. find hardest bit. that is what you mourn what you have lost.— what you have lost. and the future ou have what you have lost. and the future you have been _ what you have lost. and the future you have been denied _ what you have lost. and the future you have been denied together? . you have been denied together? although in one respect, i am contradicting myself. i don't want her life to be defined by what happened to her. i am almost doing it at the moment. i feel like happened to her. i am almost doing it at the moment. ifeel like i am using what happened to her for good. yes. to using what happened to her for good. yes. i, i, ,, using what happened to her for good. yes. i, i, ~' i, ' i using what happened to her for good. yes. i, i, ,, i, , i i, yes. to make a difference. i have said this before, _ yes. to make a difference. i have said this before, knowing - yes. to make a difference. i have said this before, knowing that. yes. to make a difference. i have| said this before, knowing that you might end up spending up to 30 years in prison deters one person and one

family is relieved of what happened to us and the other families then it would be worth it. it to us and the other families then it would be worth it.— would be worth it. it has been a real education _ would be worth it. it has been a real education to _ would be worth it. it has been a real education to us, _ would be worth it. it has been a real education to us, just - would be worth it. it has been a i real education to us, just outlining that distinction in the law, it is fascinating. such a powerful symbol, the black and blue, says it all. thank you so much for coming in and thank you for telling us about elli. good luck with your campaign. we are going to talk about peaky blinders before the end of the programme. we are. we are going to be having a look at a scene from birmingham. now for the sport. wrapping up the premier league from yesterday and a big game today. that is where we are going to start. four of the top ten premier league teams play this afternoon

but none of them are manchester united. they head to aston villa, 14th in the table, after a start to the season that has put erik ten hag under more pressure. one that has led harry maguire to say teh team has to stick together as everyone piles on their boss. having only signed a contract extension in the summer, ten hag has led his team tojust three wins in their first ten games of the season and needed maguire's injury time goal to resuce a draw in the europa league in their last match. and they now travel to play a team who beat bayern munich in theirs. when one, two, three players switching off, then it's a problem. and that is what we have to solve. and we just started the season, so we have time to solve this issue. but it has to go quickly. we can't wait so long. players have to take their responsibility in such defending moments. wayne rooney was sent off during his plymouth side's match against blackburn in the championship yesterday but was still able to celebrate a victory. rooney thought there had been a foul in build—up to blackburn's equaliser and remonstrated with the fourth official

before being sent to the stands by the referee. it all ended well for him though because morgan whittaker scored a 97th—minute winner to move argyle up five places to 14th in the table. scotland's women will be hoping to bounce back from their opening match defeat at the women's t20 world cup later this afternoon. they take on west indies in dubai. india play pakistan at 11. meanwhile, england's opening match brought a win against the team to whom scotland lost to bangladesh. batting first, they found runs hard to come by with danni wyatt—hodge a notable exception scoring 41 while the innings was given some late impetus by sophie ecclestone as england posted 118. in reply, linsey smith was the pick of the england bowlers, taking two wickets forjust 11 runs as heather knight's side began with a 21—run win in sharjah. they face south africa tomorrow. dominant performance by everyone. um, first game out a few nerves. uh, with the bat, i thought we adapted quite early, which was good.

um, communication was really good out there. um, and then with the ball, i thought the girls did a fantasticjob. um, so, yeah, hopefully we can kick on, learn from tonight and put out another good display in the next game. meanwhile, australia began their title defence with a comfortable six—wicket win in sharjah. sri lanka batted first and set a target of 93 but despite losing three early wickets, opener beth mooney�*s unbeaten 43 led the six—time champions over the line. scotland play their second match today against west indies. after day one of the first—ever staging of the women's america's cup, the british athena pathway team sit second after the opening four races. skippered by the most successful female olympic sailor of all time, hannah mills, who co—founded the boat, along with sir ben ainslie, along with sir ben ainslie, the british team won the first the british team won the first of the four races yesterday of the four races yesterday to lie just behind to lie just behind the italian luna rossa boat. the italian luna rossa boat.

they race again on tuesday. nick ball defended his wba featherweight world title last night after a bruising encounter with ronny rios in liverpool. ball had already floored the american challenger in the third and seventh rounds, and a flurry of punches knocked rios out of the ring in the tenth before the towel was thrown in. the victory follows up ball's win over raymond ford in saudi arabia back injune. reigning champions wigan warriors will play hull kr in next saturday's superleague grand final at old trafford. wigan dominated their play—off semi against leigh leopards, thrashing them 38—0. the try of the match came from bevan french, as he danced his way through the transfixed leigh defence. hull kr beat warrington in the other semi on friday. england take on new zealand in wxv1 later today having beaten the world champions before the tournament as one of 18 straight wins.

but rhona lloyd's try put the match beyond japan with the game finishing 19—13. they take on australia in their final game of the tournament in a week's time. saracens can go top of premiership rugby with a win at home to exeter later today. bristol bears currently occupy first place after beating bath by 36 points to 26 in the west country derby at the rec. bristol had won one and lost one before santiago grondona scored two of bristol's five tries on his debut to help them to victory. both the bears and bath secured a bonus point. in the other premiership game, leicester tigers made light of the suspension of boss michael chieka, beating newcastle falcons by 42 points to 10 with will wand scoring on his debut for the tigers. newcastle are bottom of the table, and yet to win this season. munster eased to their second united rugby championship victory of the season, with a 23—0 home win over ospreys. playing in dreadful weather, shay mccarthy capitalised

on a handling error to score the first of his side's four tries with the match just 11 seconds old. munster are now unbeaten at home in ten games. if there was an early try in that one, the decisive moment in newport came very late. the dragons were beaten after the sharks scored in the fifth minute of time added on at the end of the game. there were also defeats for edinburgh and ulster, while leinster beat benetton to make it three wins from three. england's tyrell hatton will take a one—shot lead into the final round of the alfred dunhill links championship after shooting a record—equalling 11 under par 61. incredibly, that score was also shot by denmark's rasmus neergaard—petersen bit it's hatton who leads the tournament on 22—under — a shot clear of belgium's nicholas colsaerts. the first of the nfl's games in london this season takes place later — as the new yorkjets meet the unbeaten minnesota vikings at the tottenham hotspur stadium. thejets, who have two wins and two defeats from theirfour games,

have aspirations to make the super bowl and quarterback aaron rodgers says he's desperate to get a win in london after losing on his previous trip with the green bay packers two years ago. i definitely want to win in london, for sure. um, you know, we kind of hit a wall there in the second half. we're up 20 to 10 at halftime and then lost 27—20, you know. um, sojust understanding how it's a change on your body. we're on a different time clock, but no excuses. we got to go out and play 60 minutes. we played 30 great minutes two years ago. and that kind of started a little downturn for the g and g that year. finally, more evidence that keanu reeves is qualified to do his own driving stunts. the movie actor made his professional racing debut in a toyota series race at the famous indianapolis motor speedway. having appeared in celebrity races over the years, including winning them, reeves finished 25th of 35 cars despite having to rejoin the track after a spin half way through.

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at this morning's weather. good morning. most of us have a lot of cloud around producing outbreaks of cloud around producing outbreaks of rain at times. looking damp and drizzly. this picture from tame side greater manchester. similar skies for many of us. as we head through the rest of the day will keep the cloud and some spells of rain. some brighter intervals at times, especially for some eastern areas. given the fact we have low pressure in the west moving on from the atlantic and it is pushing these weather fronts north and east. atlantic and it is pushing these weatherfronts north and east. over the next few hours, there is outbreaks of rain are sitting across western parts of britain and northern ireland as well. towards north to scotland and eastern england, some brighter skies for a time that still a fair amount of cloud. more showers working in to the south—west of england and wales. these showers can be heavier, producing outbreaks of torrential rain at times and perhaps the

thunderstorms. living through fairly quickly. temperature wise 16 or so in the south but 13, ill quickly. temperature wise 16 or so in the south but 13, m for scotland and northern ireland. this evening and northern ireland. this evening and overnight area of clout and showery rain continues its progress northwards. we will see clearer skies pushing in from the south. you may hear the odd rumble of thunder as heavy downpours moving overnight. temperature —wise, eight to 12. not too cold and frosty night. we start monday morning on that unsettled and damp note. perhaps an isolated thunderstorm in the north. scotland will stay cloudy with outbreaks of rain. sunshine and a few showers across wales with more frequent heavy showers pushing into the south—west later. temperatures, male, 19, 20 in the south—east. temperature starting to come down. some cooler air working in from the

north. tuesday another area of low pressure put that you can see showers or longer spells of rain rotating around the area of low pressure. temperatures could reach 17, 18 and 12, pressure. temperatures could reach 17,18 and 12, 13 further pressure. temperatures could reach 17, 18 and 12, 13 further north. into the middle of the week, take a look at this area of low pressure. this is x hurricane kerk. likely to move across parts of france and spain but it could be further north. it does look like a breezy and showery picture on wednesday. the heavy rain associated with the former hurricane on the other side of the english channel. as we head through the second half of next week in a colderair through the second half of next week in a colder air starts to meaning behind a mild air we have seen recently so it is unsettled. those temperature slipping away later in the week. i, ~ temperature slipping away later in the week. i, ,, , i,

for more than a decade, viewers have been watching fictional gangster tommy shelby build his crime empire on the streets of 1920s birmingham. although much of the tv series was recorded in other parts of the uk, the highly—anticipated adaptation is being filmed in the heart of the west midlands as part of a move to boost filmmaking in the region, as david lumb reports. it will be an explosive chapter. full—on peaky blinders at war. that was the tease from steven knight, creator of the international hit series and soon to be netflix movie, with filming due to start at digbeth loc studios in birmingham. for the west midlands film industry, it's a mouth—watering prospect with hopes that it'll soon bring more productions and morejobs. i think it does have a really positive impact, but obviously it's only the start. we have lost some production here as well, especially with the the axing of doctors. but then again, we do have masterchef coming, so that's

really encouraging as well. there's been six series of the mythology of the shelby clan since 2013. our cameras were there at the outset at the black country living museum, one of a number of shoot locations, while across the region others have benefited. there have been walking tours, murals, themed pubs and even a stage adaptation. stephen knight is working with the mayor of the west midlands to open a new production office next year to win more business. basically, this is an expansion of what we have already and i think what we need to do is not only be there waiting for the call, which is good, we need to be going out there and we need to be, you know, attracting, um, productions, which we haven't been doing. meet birmingham's next generation of filmmakers, celebrated here by the network real brum. here, there's access to festivals and showcases training schemes too, but it's often difficult to push through. the workers are here,

they're hungry for the work, —— the workers are here, they're hungry for the work, and we just need to show that there is a sustainable workforce ready for sustainable jobs. more peaky blinders spin—offs are said to be in development. the shelby story may not be over. ben godfrey, bbc news. that was ben godfrey reporting. joining us now is christopher moll, an executive producer who's worked on oscar—winning and bafta—nominated films and television programmes. we films and television programmes. are very pleased us we are very pleased you are joining us this morning. we had in that report the investment happening in dick beth and the west midlands. investment more widely has been on the decline in the uk. with; investment more widely has been on the decline in the uk.— the decline in the uk. why is that? there is a specific _ the decline in the uk. why is that? there is a specific reason _ the decline in the uk. why is that? there is a specific reason for- the decline in the uk. why is that? there is a specific reason for that l there is a specific reason for that in the last year, it is mainly down to the writers strike in the us. it

had been largely reliant on projects coming in the country and there was a blip in that pipeline, a very significant blip. that means figures are well down. i hope in the next year the effects of that strike will have worked their way out and production in spend will be back up again. pare production in spend will be back up aaain. �* , i, i i, i, again. are we seeing a change from feature films _ again. are we seeing a change from feature films and _ again. are we seeing a change from feature films and big _ again. are we seeing a change from feature films and big movie - feature films and big movie productions to these glossy, streaming programmes? you laugh. am i right or wrong? streaming programmes? you laugh. am i right orwrong? i streaming programmes? you laugh. am i right or wrong? i don't know. absolutely right. their success story in the last few years has been very high end tv drama, middle of the golden period in the uk in terms of land in and out of london. obviously, wejust did of land in and out of london. obviously, we just did the item about birmingham, which has been enjoying part of that. the real problem in the british film industry is lower budget films. they are in a

bit of a crisis at the moment, largely because it is the perfect storm. they cannot get access to talent because they are busy working in high—end tv, there is a lack of finance, particularly on the private sector side and producers, who are ultimately the people in the engine room who cannot make a living from low budget independent films any more. i, , , more. that is interesting, the absence of— more. that is interesting, the absence of talent _ more. that is interesting, the absence of talent moving - more. that is interesting, the - absence of talent moving abroad, that means there is not a channel in training and apprenticeship schemes in that kind of thing.— in that kind of thing. there is a lot of that- _ in that kind of thing. there is a lot of that. low-budget, - in that kind of thing. there is a - lot of that. low-budget, independent lot of that. low—budget, independent films as we call them, i suppose when it is under £10 million, something like that, had tended to be the places to break new talent that behind the camera with writers and directors and producers and in front of the camera. if we do not have that essential part of the ecology system we are much poorer for it. it reflects diversity and

culture. we are a nation with endless stories to tell and unless we actually have the ability to tell those stories on the screen we will be much poorerfor it. those stories on the screen we will be much poorer for it.— be much poorer for it. does it reauire be much poorer for it. does it require much _ be much poorer for it. does it require much investment? i be much poorer for it. does it| require much investment? the government — require much investment? the government has _ require much investment? tia: government has recognised that problem. they need to make it much more attractive to the private sector. at the moment there is no money going from the private sector for budget independent films. you can tell you _ for budget independent films. you can tell you work in the industry, thank you so much for giving a 15 second answer when asked to. the budget is not far away. maybe the chancellor was listening this morning. that's all from us today. breakfast will be back from 6am tomorrow. have a good day.

the anniversary of the hideous october 7th attacks on israel looks to be marked with more violence and more people on the move. we'll hear from israel's ambassador, and the view from lebanon and iran. the cabinet minister peter kyle, the science secretary, is here.