raising this important issue. constituents are anxious about the situation at durham county council. the tories�* funding formula is seen essential public services hollowed out, such as social care, whilst the demand is increasing. what assurances can be prime minister give me that essential services will be restored and that the new funding formula will be genuinely fair? she highlights _ will be genuinely fair? she highlights yet _ will be genuinely fair? she highlights yet another failing of the last government. four successive years of underfunding left council is experiencing significant budget pressures, which is felt by constituents, residents and individuals across the country. this government will clear up the mess, get council back on

theirfeet, partly multi—year funding settlements will help to allow longer term work to be done, but we recognise the importance of council, they know what is best, and we can support them in ensuring that services they provide get to the people that need it. {her the people that need it. over 50 homes — the people that need it. over 50 homes and _ the people that need it. over 50 homes and businesses - the people that need it. over 50 homes and businesses in| 50 homes and businesses in gosport found themselves under water. some have still not been able to return to their properties and its been upgraded to a one in 20 a risk. we still haven't had a decision from the environment agency about flood and coastal erosion risk management funding, which we have applied for. i still haven't secured a meeting with his defra team. winter is coming, my constituents are worried. , , . coming, my constituents are worried. , ., , worried. this is a really important _ worried. this is a really important issue. - worried. this is a really important issue. we i worried. this is a really| important issue. we are worried. this is a really - important issue. we are not going to take lessons from the party opposite. year after

year, we visited constituencies and areas which were flooded because there had been a failure to take adequate protection. what i said in the election campaign is that we would set up a flood resilience task force to get ahead of this. we will do that and i will ensure she can get herself further information.— will ensure she can get herself further information. october is black history _ further information. october is black history month _ further information. october is black history month and - further information. october is black history month and the i black history month and the theme this year is something. i want to thank people dealing with the temptations and the prime minister, to rebound, and the prime minister will be having an event in number ten this evening. will the prime minister agree with me that it's important we continue to have a debate on black history month? �* ., , ., month? i'm not sure at the moment — month? i'm not sure at the moment going _ month? i'm not sure at the moment going to _ month? i'm not sure at the l moment going to something labelled temptations is quite

where i should be. but this is a really important initiative. it is important it is being marked and i'm pleased to be hosting the event this evening, to which i think she is coming. that completes my business questions. that completes my business questions-— questions. prime ministers question. _ questions. prime ministers question, back _ questions. prime ministers question, back after - questions. prime ministers| question, back after several weeks because a party conference season. keir starmer and rishi sunak went head—to—head, rishi sunak pressing the prime minister or his former chief of staff, sue gray, licking her departure to labour's workers' rights bill and they also clashed on national insurance and the economy, keir starmer said he would not be drawn on details of the upcoming budget. also listening in, our political correspondent, ben wright, in the lobby to stop your reflections on the last half hour. reflections on the last half houn , reflections on the last half hour. , ,, . ~' reflections on the last half hour. , ,, .,~ , ., .,

hour. rishi sunak began with a 'oke, hour. rishi sunak began with a joke. saying. _ hour. rishi sunak began with a joke, saying, when _ hour. rishi sunak began with a joke, saying, when did - hour. rishi sunak began with a joke, saying, when did the - joke, saying, when did the prime minister become a fan of fired rehire, which is part of the workers' rights package we are going to see tomorrow? he didn't dwell on the region in downing street. his focus was on the budget, which is three weeks today and will be the first labour budget for ia years. there is lots of speculation about what the chancellor may or may not do the job we know she wants to raise billions of pounds in extra revenue and rishi sunak tried to press the prime ministerfor some tried to press the prime minister for some clarity. tried to press the prime ministerfor some clarity. in the election, labour ruled out raising vat, national insurance, income tax and corporation tax. rishi sunak wanted to know whether the promise on promise on ni applied to employer and employee ni because there's been speculation the government might look at the rules governing the tax arrangements for pension contribution, but the prime minister, asked clarify what that promise meant, battered the question of

life and said that rishi sunak and the commons would have to wait for the budget in three weeks. mr sue black tried again on the issue of whether the government is going to change its fiscal rules around borrowing. there is a lot of speculation the government might be tempted to change its debt rule to borrow more for long—term investment. some people are urging the treasury to do that, others warning against it. mr sunak quoted the chancellor, who said that would amount to fiddling the figures. again, the prime minister said, any decisions would be a matter for the chancellor and they would have to wait for the budget. nothing he said today would dampen speculation that the government is looking at those two fronts as it thinks about the budget in three weeks. , weeks. opposite, the conservative - weeks. opposite, the conservative benchesi weeks. opposite, the - conservative benches packed with all their 121 mp5, looking ahead to a few hours' time. take us through the

choreography of the next phase of the leadership contest. i5 of the leadership contest. i3 going to be a busy two and a half hours for the three campaigns left in the race, as they tried to twist the arms and cajole the 121 mps will decide which of the two candidates make it to the final vote of tory party members. that vote happens in the middle of the afternoon to get a result at 3:30pm. these contests are notoriously hard to call and unpredictable. this one has lurched all over the place. robertjenrick began as the clear favourite and now he is battling kemi badenoch for second place, it seems, because james cleverly, former foreign secretary, yesterday blocked a vote of tory mps, leapfrog the others and now has what looks like a fairly unassailable lead at the top. but we shall see. there are all sorts of rumours around the fact that tory mps and the various companies might be trying to game the result,

trying to vote in a way that find the ideal pairing that mps revamped. 0ur correspondent is at the inquiry pairing that mps find the ideal pairing that mps want to see for the final vote. want to see for the final vote. there will be a lot of arm there will be a lot of arm twisting, because there are there are twisting, because there are only 121 mp5, only a small only 121 mp5, only a small shift in vote either way could be a big difference when it shift in vote either way could be a big difference when it comes the outcome. ben wright, comes the outcome. ben wright, our political _ our political _ comes the outcome. ben wright, our political correspondent - comes the outcome. ben wright, our political correspondent at - our political correspondent at westminster. the chief comes the outcome. ben wright, our political l the _ comes the outcome. ben wright, executive of the post office, our political l the chief _ westminster. the chief executive of the post office, mick reid, has begun giving mick reid, has begun giving three days of evidence into the three days of evidence into public inquiry into the horizon it scandal stop hejoined mick reid, has begun giving three dayt stop lidence into mick reid, has begun giving three dayt stop he ence into mick reid, has begun giving three dayt stop he joined to public inquiry into the horizon it scandal stop he joined the post office in 2019 and has it scandal stop he joined the post office in 2019 and has been accused of supposed been accused of supposed masters of failing to bring masters of failing to bring about sufficient change. he about sufficient change. he told the hearing there was no told the hearing there was no mention in the job description mention in the job description or at his interview of either or at his interview of either the litigation against the litigation against sub—postmaster is or that the sub—postmaster is or that the horizon it system needed to be horizon it system needed to be revamped. 0ur correspondent is revamped. 0ur correspondent is at the inquiry. at the inquiry. he

revamped. our correspondent is at the inquiry-— at the inquiry. he started aaivin at the inquiry. he started giving evidence _ at the inquiry. he started giving evidence at - at the inquiry. he started giving evidence at 10am l at the inquiry. he started l giving evidence at 10am at about three quarters hour ago he was taken through his previous employment as a man who has turned around failing and struggling businesses and then we had, i think, what

job description or in the job interview that mick reid had when he became chief executive, and then the inquiry lead has been taking mick reid through the fact that, when he started his job, the fact that, when he started hisjob, everybody in the fact that, when he started his job, everybody in the post office thought this was all a 0ffice thought this was all a matter of history, that everything had been sorted, that there were no more litigations, that as far as they were concerned the sub master it difficulties were hide them and they can concentrate on the future. he has been giving evidence for a5 minutes and that's what we've heard so far.— minutes and that's what we've heard so far. the 'ury has been discharged h heard so far. the 'ury has been discharged and _ heard so far. the 'ury has been discharged and a — heard so far. the jury has been discharged and a retrial- heard so far. the jury has been discharged and a retrial has - discharged and a retrial has been ordered in the case of a teenager accused of attempting to murder two to just add another pupil at a school in south wales. the 1a—year—old girl, who can't be named because of her age, admitted the triple stabbing but denied charges of attempted murder two

teachers along with a pupil were taken to hospital after being stabbed at the school in april. the 27th of january has been set at the date for the retrial. if you open a point of not this morning you might not have given too much thought to where it came from but there is a warning the future of dairy production could be at risk. farmers say outdated myths people off during the industry, which is facing a staffing crisis. high on the mendips, two young dairy farmers are bringing their cows in for milking the they are both in their early 20s and this is the life they love.— their early 20s and this is the life they love. you can't being out in the _ life they love. you can't being out in the sunshine _ life they love. you can't being out in the sunshine on - life they love. you can't being out in the sunshine on a - life they love. you can't being| out in the sunshine on a lovely day with these beautiful creatures around us. it's great, great for your mental or physical health. it's not a 95, it's a lifestyle, but i wouldn't do anything else. maybe i worked in racing,

travelled all over, it is big in america. it was great but you can't beat it here with the family and farming and cows and this. can chemical in the industry, emily and georgie are the rule. ., , the rule. gathering for the big dairy show. — the rule. gathering for the big dairy show, farmers _ the rule. gathering for the big dairy show, farmers from - the rule. gathering for the big l dairy show, farmers from across the south—west. average age, pushing 60 and attracting new, younger talent can be a real challenge. in younger talent can be a real challenge-— younger talent can be a real challenue. . , , ., , challenge. in a survey, farmers sa the challenge. in a survey, farmers say they are — challenge. in a survey, farmers say they are finding _ challenge. in a survey, farmers say they are finding it - say they are finding it difficult, over 50% for the significant difficulty recruiting for roles and, where they can recruit, those people don't necessarily have the right skills.— don't necessarily have the right skills. dairy farming is high-tech. _ right skills. dairy farming is high-tech, and _ right skills. dairy farming is high-tech, and there - right skills. dairy farming is high-tech, and there are i right skills. dairy farming is - high-tech, and there are videos high—tech, and there are videos to prove it, showing students how high rorting and chanting derek rick can be. the technology _ derek rick can be. the technology involved i derek rick can be. the technology involved is| technology involved is incredible, we have sensors and robotic milking and data

analysis, analysis of big data, all these things require skill. plant chemical on the gate, some more young people make a left outdoors, not as farmers in clay but aspects. esther is from a big city is full and laugh with farm life. what is our laugh with farm life. what is your favourite _ laugh with farm life. what is your favourite topping i laugh with farm life. what is your favourite topping out i laugh with farm life. what is| your favourite topping out on the farm?— your favourite topping out on the farm? ., .,, . , the farm? scooping excrement is cuite the farm? scooping excrement is quite common- — the farm? scooping excrement is quite common. also _ the farm? scooping excrement is quite common. also just - the farm? scooping excrement is quite common. also just getting | quite common. also just getting to help the animals and see them running around the next day philip the calves are alike overgrown puppies.— day philip the calves are alike overgrown puppies. emily rounds u . overgrown puppies. emily rounds u- the overgrown puppies. emily rounds up the strapless _ overgrown puppies. emily rounds up the strapless and _ overgrown puppies. emily rounds up the strapless and heads i overgrown puppies. emily rounds up the strapless and heads off i up the strapless and heads off to milking the they will do this twice a day every day and they wouldn't want it any other way to top the government is to flesh out plans for the rental market in england later, when the renters rights bill comes before parliament. the centrepiece is a ban on no—fault addictions. homeless charities and tenants rights groups have been calling for

the change for years. a similar ban was introduced in scotland several years ago. michael buchanan has been looking at the impact. what endless planning, scotland has done years ago. no—fault addictions were banned here in 2017, but it hasn't stopped lentils behaving badly to the it’s behaving badly to the it's difficult to _ behaving badly to the it's difficult to find _ behaving badly to the it�*s difficult to find properties that are inexpensive. you had to change _ that are inexpensive. you had to change properties - that are inexpensive. you had to change properties because| to change properties because your landlord evicted you. that's right. he your landlord evicted you. that's right.— your landlord evicted you. that's right. he was evicted after complaining _ that's right. he was evicted after complaining about i that's right. he was evicted after complaining about the state of the flat. the radiator is boiler were _ state of the flat. the radiator is boiler were blinking. is i is boilerwere blinking. is landlord said he was going to sell the flat but instead he re—elected at a higher rent. exercising his tenant rights, look to suit his landlord for wrongful eviction and he won over £2000 compensation. it makes me sick that he is still a landlord. there hasn't been

any real repercussions. they are paid mid conversation on a payment plan out of the increased rent they are charging for the property. that's ridiculous. there should be more consequence and for wrongfully evicting somebody. clank m because landlords in scotland can evict a tenant by say they plan to sell the property but in one in five cases they don't do so. there needs to permit enforcement so that tenants feel confident to be able to get support and information and advice and actually enforcement when it's needed, so there is not a fear of raising issues. legislation is quite easy to bring him, it's making sure it happens thatis it's making sure it happens that is key. it's making sure it happens that is key-— it's making sure it happens that is ke . ., ., , that is key. scotland is in the midst of a — that is key. scotland is in the midst of a housing _ that is key. scotland is in the midst of a housing crisis, i that is key. scotland is in the | midst of a housing crisis, with record numbers of families living in temporary accommodation for the landlords point out that, as the law was changed in 2017, there has been a reduction in the number of

private rented properties. many landlords are _ private rented properties. many landlords are saying _ private rented properties. many landlords are saying this - private rented properties. many landlords are saying this to i landlords are saying this to risky business. in england, we could see something similar to what we have in scotland, landlords leaving, a lack of accommodation and rent going up. accommodation and rent going u. , , , accommodation and rent going up. despite ongoing problems, exerts up. despite ongoing problems, experts say _ up. despite ongoing problems, experts say the _ up. despite ongoing problems, experts say the scottish - up. despite ongoing problems, experts say the scottish rental| experts say the scottish rental reforms have meant tenants feel more secure in their properties. more secure in their properties-— more secure in their properties. more secure in their --roerties. �*, , properties. it's been positive for tenants, _ properties. it's been positive for tenants, landlords - properties. it's been positive for tenants, landlords and i properties. it's been positive for tenants, landlords and a | for tenants, landlords and a bit more waited on the tenant site, so getting rid of time—limited tenancies like six months at the year, for example, that's been good for security. the rule around only increasing rent once a year has been positive for them. the adoption — been positive for them. the adoption of _ been positive for them. the adoption of rental _ been positive for them. the adoption of rental reforms has given tenants more rights, including making it harderfor landlords to regain properties, but there is a national emergency of homelessness because, like every other uk nation, the country is simply

not built enough affordable homes. parents who have experienced the loss of a baby early in pregnancy will now be able to apply to have their child but awkward life officially recognised, regardless of how much time has passed. the government has announced it will extent the baby lost certificate scheme, which launched earlier this yearfor which launched earlier this year for those who have experienced a loss since september 2018. experienced a loss since september2018. it's experienced a loss since september 2018. it's estimated that every year there are more than a quarter of a million miscarriages in the uk. charlie day was heartbroken and she lost a baby, a boy named rory, at 11 weeks. she says receiving an official certificate made the world of difference. it’s the world of difference. it's chanced the world of difference. it's changed the _ the world of difference. ut�*s changed the whole grieving process for us, having that document, it has meant we are notjust a document, it has meant we are not just a statistic and that actually rory existed and we

could name our baby. we could be placed on the document as his parents and for us that's been incredible that our baby's life is recognition.— life is recognition. previously certificates — life is recognition. previously certificates were _ life is recognition. previously certificates were restricted . life is recognition. previously| certificates were restricted to babies lot from september 2018 new rules mean anybody in england over age 16 this pregnancy ended before 2a weeks can apply for a certificate regardless of how long ago they lost their baby. certificates include mother, father and baby names and the date of the loss. former children's tv presenter baroness floella benjamin experient three marriage marriages and have produced a private abyss bill in the lords in 2017 for baby lost diffidence. she told me of her i0y diffidence. she told me of her joy about the change in the rules. h joy about the change in the rules. . ,.., ., , rules. i had three miscarriages and i rules. i had three miscarriages and i think _ rules. i had three miscarriages and i think about _ rules. i had three miscarriages and i think about them - rules. i had three miscarriages and i think about them all i rules. i had three miscarriages and i think about them all the | and i think about them all the time when it come to that time of the year. i think there are lots of women like me and men,

because men suffer, too, my husband and i, we stood quiet together when i went through a loss, and i know there are men out there who will be pleased that finally there can be some sort of recognition, because grief never leaves you. itruiiiiii grief never leaves you. will ou grief never leaves you. will you apply _ grief never leaves you. will you apply for _ grief never leaves you. will you apply for certificates for the three babies you lost? not everybody _ the three babies you lost? not everybody wants the certificate but for those who feel that they can have something that recognises their loss, why not? you don't have to do it but i will be applying. the certificates - will be applying. the certificates are i will be applying. the certificates are an i will be applying. the i certificates are an option will be applying. the certificates are an option for legible parents and are provided free of charge by the nhs. tiktok is being sued by more than a dozen us states, which allege the app has knowingly contributed to a mental health crisis among teenagers and children. the company denies this. michael

malone gave us more information about this. the conversation has shifted to the state and we have 13 states that have all brought suits against tiktok, claiming it's causing mental ill health problems, because of its addictive features. among these health problems, these are the attorney generals of the states, the chief legal officer, and such impacts include disrupted sleep, depression, increased loneliness, loss of analytical skills, memory formation, contextual thinking, conversational depth, empathy and decreased anxiety, which i think is pretty accurate for the generation as a whole. it seems as if they are litigating tiktok is as the chief source of all the problems of the

young generation. every social media platform and most video games, they are all designed to be addictive. they use the techniques of casinos. they began that way, using that style to get kids involved, and now we look at our children and they are looking at their phones 15 hours a day. i don't think this is going to work. i do think the states are putting ace be in the sand for individual lawsuits in those states, based upon injuries to kids, changing behaviour, that sort of thing. in her posthumous memoir, the only child of elvis presley, lisa marie presley, shares intimate new details of her life with elvis, michaeljackson, and the suicide of her son ben. the book, from here to the great unknown, was completed by her daughter riley keough, who pulled together presley's recordings with her own memories to bring her story to readers.

it is a raw look at one of america's most famous families. riley sat down with the bbc�*s nada tawfik. # it is down at the end of lonely street. ..# as the only child of elvis, lisa marie presley's life played out in the public eye. her new posthumous memoir finished by her daughter riley is a raw and incredibly sad look at one of america's most famous families. riley sat down with the bbc to discuss the book. in it for the first time lisa marie shares the harrowing story of her father's death. how atjust nine she ran to his body on the bathroom floor, screaming. she writes that she sensed something was wrong with him. it was totally devastating to her, i think that she in some way spent her life grieving, and grieving him, and it definitely dictated

her life and her story. and, yes, that relationship was discussed as well. the world had no idea what to make of the union between the king of rock 'n' roll�*s daughter and the king of pop but lisa marie insists in her memoir she was so happy and that no—one ever came close to being like herfather, apart from michaeljackson. itjust sort of exploded. it was very passionate and kind ofjust went up in flames a bit. they both cared for each other very deeply. the first time michaeljackson proposed lisa marie said she was still married and he confessed his love in a dark room in las vegas. he told her he was a virgin and wanted her to have his kids. after two years of marriage, lisa marie filed for divorce. there were a lot of things at play, drugs, my mother's fundamental distrust of the people around her.

0n the accusations, he was a child molester, she said, "i never saw a goddam thing like that. i personally would have killed him if i had." addiction and mental health are a running theme through the book, lisa marie saying she experimented with drugs during her rebellious teen years, but it wasn't until her a0s after she was prescribed opioids for a c—section that she became an addict. it is sadly, like, so addictive, and ruins people's lives. i don't think she is alone, it's much more common than it should be. the biggest heartbreak of all for lisa marie was when her son ben took his own life. she kept her son's body on dry ice in the house for two months. do you think that time helped your mother in a way? certainly, the way we handle death in the western world, to sort of, just, it's very quick, and there is not really a grieving process,

the body is taken away and the doors are shut and you don't see anything. for her it was time to get her thoughts together. riley says her mother wanted to write something people could relate to and help them feel less alone. while her mother's life was filled with great trauma, she says there was great joy too. let's show you some of the beautiful photos from the wildlife photographer of the year award. this image of a leopard seal

low sea ice was the winner in the underwater category and was taken by matthew smith. filming a wildlife documentary in india, robin saw a tiger on a hillside overlooking the town and he used a drone to track the tiger to highlight the contrast between protected areas and those affected by human development. this was the winner of the young photographer competition, a 17—year—old from germany a fruiting slime mould and a tiny spring tailed the top used a technique called poker stacking and combined 36 images into one. hello again. it's been a fairly cloudy and a wet start to the day, particularly so across the north and the east of the country. what's been happening is low pressure has been driving our weather. it's now pulling away into the north sea, but we still have some remnants of fronts producing the rain. and the other thing that's

happening is you can see more of a northerly component to the wind. so feeling cold across the north of scotland, in fact, feeling quite raw now through the afternoon, we hang on to the rain across the north and the east, but it will brighten up across southern parts of england, south wales and northern scotland, with a few showers and some of those showers, down to about 6 or 700m in the highlands could well fall as snow. temperatures 8 to 9 in northern scotland, but generally we're looking at 12 to 17. 17 will feel quite pleasant if you're in any sunshine through this evening and overnight, that band of cloud and rain continues to sink southwards, weakening all the time. clearer skies follow on behind. there'll be some wintry showers down to 3 or a00m across parts of scotland, and you can see where we've got the blue in the charts. temperatures could actually fall away to —3 or —a. so a frosty start in the north. but as we head through tomorrow, the cold weather sinks southwards as represented by the blues eventually chasing away the milder yellows through the day.

because we're all going to be in this northerly wind. so we start with the cloud and some showery outbreaks of rain in the far south first thing, then a lot of dry weather, fewer showers around. a lot of those will be on windward coasts and it will feel cold in that wind. temperatures are low for the time of year anyway. add on the wind chill and it will feel much colder than that. it's going to be a frosty start on friday. quite a widespread frost, but a lot of dry weather for southern scotland, england, wales and northern ireland. but we've got some showery outbreaks of rain across scotland later in the day that will get into northern ireland, and we've got more of a westerly wind, but the cold air is already in place, so it still is going to feel quite a cold day. then, as we head from friday and into the weekend, you can see we've got a ridge of high pressure. yes, there's a weather front crossing us, but essentially on sunday the high pressure will keep weather fronts at bay. so during the course of saturday there will be some rain in the north, drier in the south, but it's looking like a decent day for

most as we head into sunday.

today at one — a life or death choice as hurricane milton closes in. millions of people in florida

are told leave now, as america prepares for the worst storm in a century. they say it is going to be difficult. there is not much that scares me but this has got me a little on edge. also on the programme... don't dig into the past — that's what post office chief executive nick read says he was told about the horizon it scandal when he took over in 2019. a heated exchange, as the prime minister faces questions from rishi sunak about the economy and the row over gifts. more bereaved parents can apply for formal recognition of the loss of their baby during pregnancy, as the government removes a cut—off date. breaking records and in style — cricketerjoe root becomes england's leading test scorer of all time.