the scale of the challenge. calls for a ban on smartphones in schools reach parliament as an mp tries to introduce a new law to protect children. we hearfrom hollywood legend al pacino as he looks back on his career and how he's enjoying fatherhood for the fourth time at the age of 83. well, it's extraordinary. i've reacted to it as many ways as you could possibly react to it. it was, it's wonderful. you know, i have this little person. the bellamy era brings more success for wales. a penalty earning them victory over montenegro as wales remain unbeaten since he took charge. there is a cloudy start to the day, quite murky in the cloud but it will brighten up through the day. sunny sky is likely to be across the north

of scotland. all of the details shortly. it's tuesday 15th october. the health secretary has suggested that weight loss injections could be an effective tool in getting the unemployed back into work. wes streeting said the new treatments could be "life—changing" for many people, ease demands on the nhs and have benefits for the economy. our chief political correspondent henry zeffman is in westminster. morning, henry. what else is it that the health secretary has said today? morning, ben. we spoke a lot yesterday about the investment summit the government was holding securing billions of pounds of investment in all sorts of different aspects of british life. one of the investments the government is touting is £280 million by a company called lily, the largest pharmaceutical company in the world, looking at weight loss drugs. it is going to have the first real—world

trial of how effectively weight loss drugs could help worklessness, productivity and the britain's reliant on the nhs, something the government is keen to reduce. wes streeting has said this morning the cost to the individual of obesity are clear, are less healthy and shorter life. then he adds, our wide waistband are placing a significant burden on our health service, costing the nhs11 billion a year and holding back the economy. obesity —related illnesses taking days off sick and not working and that has an economic impact. nhs england will be trying a prescription of weight loss drugs, people usually have to buy them privately at the moment. there is no suggestion that unemployed people would be prioritised for those prescriptions of weight loss drugs under these trials. nevertheless the government is eager to look at what the impact might be for the economy

as well as for people's waistband. and also a proposal to get so—called brownfield sites back into a state to be built on, money for that? this is also a story _ to be built on, money for that? this is also a story about _ to be built on, money for that? ti 3 is also a story about the investment so it is today, even though a one—day thing which closed with rocket man being played by elton john last night. the government has said investment for three of the biggest funds into housing, keir starmer has said he wants to build 1.5 million homes overfive starmer has said he wants to build 1.5 million homes over five years. the government have told the bbc it is additionally going to do alongside those investment is give funds direct from government to cancel to clear brownfield sites, scrubland or places that are not ready to build on. the government hopes that that money will then enable that land to be developed by

these investors have brought money to the uk as announced yesterday. thank you, henry. sally has the other main news this morning. a labour mp wants to see stricter controls on smartphones for teenagers, including a ban on using them in schools. josh macallister says children need stronger protections in place up to the age of 16. his private members bill has won the backing of education unions, parents and the current childrens commissioner for england. here's our education editor, branwen jeffreys. sienna, phone. hunting phones over to be locked away for the school day. handing phones over to be locked away for the school day. this secondary in widnes is phone—free from this term. for the year 115 its been a big mental shift. i used to be dead het up about how i looked around people, how everything perceived me. i don't have it on me so i don't know what's happening with it, what's going on. i basically don't need it. so it's basically taken my anxiety away from me. i always wanted to have my phone on me just to make sure, whereas now i see it more as a tool

instead of something that i'm dependent on. it is a locked room, yes, so there's only a couple of people who have a key. the head teacher told me mental health is improving. there's less sharing of harmful comments or content. a lot of our girls have said that they no longer feel like they're being held hostage by phone, and that they also feel not compelled to go and check what's been going on in a group chat. they're having more meaningful conversations. they feel better in themselves, they've already reported that, and in addition to that, they're more focussed within lessons. all secondary schools have policies on how pupils use smartphones. for many of them, it's not seen, not heard. but now schools are going further with more moving to being completely smartphone free. now an mp is calling for a legal ban in all schools in england, and strict controls on when teenagers can consent to data sharing. it's having a massive

effect on kids' mental health, on their sleep and on their education. and around the world governments are taking action on this, and i think it's time in the uk that we have the debate here as well. some parent campaigners are backing stricter controls. rebecca won't give her ten—year—old daughter a smartphone, worried some platforms are addictive. i think that because it's been calibrated specifically to keep the feed up, it's, you know, it's a never ending parade of things that they like, isn't it? which is, i think, very, very much impacting how these kids are learning. schools are tightening up. parents set their own boundaries. the tech companies point to protections online, with the pressure for smartphone restrictions stepping up. branwen jeffreys, bbc news. the united nations says its peacekeepers in southern lebanon will stay in their positions, despite repeated demands by israel that they should move out of the way of its forces there.

it follows a rare israeli air strike in northern lebanon that killed at least 21 people. our correspondent jonathan head is in beirut. what the latest? this stand-off between the — what the latest? this stand-off between the un _ what the latest? this stand-off between the un and _ what the latest? this stand-off between the un and israel- what the latest? this stand-off between the un and israel is i what the latest? this stand-offl between the un and israel is not going to end, the two sides, their positions are completely different. the un has come out and said it has a mandate to be in southern lebanon, and it needs to be there, it has talked about the need to be there to help civilians, the need to create the mandate of at least observing what used to be a ceasefire, there is not one now but they say, it is not for israel is tail to leave. it's quite a strong message from the un. -- it is it's quite a strong message from the un. —— it is not for israel to tell us to leave. complains that hezbollah has been able to build tunnels and put rocket in place under the noses of the un peacekeepers, and the un head of peacekeepers, and the un head of

peacekeepers said, our mandate was to support the party to the agreement, in the last war 18 years ago, not implement it but they should still there. the israel prime minister benjamin netanyahu has given two strong statements saying, we don't want to hurt them, we will try not to, but they need to get out of harms way. the two sides are at loggerheads with the israeli forces still advancing into southern lebanon and fighting very close to those us bases.— lebanon and fighting very close to those us bases. ., ~ , ., g ., ., ., england's health watchdog has "significant failings" in how it works, according to a damning independent review on the care and quality commission. the government says the system for protecting nhs patients and care home residents is too complicated and needs to be overhauled. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson has this report. hospitals, gps and care homes are all inspected for safety, among other standards, by the watchdog, the care quality commission. it gives them a rating from outstanding to requires improvement. but today it's the inspectors themselves who've been rated

by an independent review. it says there are significant failings with the cqc's operational effectiveness, including poorly conducted inspections and an inability to deliver improvements. we recognise that the inspections have been poorly led, that the benefits that should come from a really good regulator haven't been there. instead, we've had poor quality inspections that have frustrated our members and added little to patient safety. the review follows multiple health care scandals, such as the maternity crisis at shrewsbury and telford nhs trust, where several hundred babies died and where some units had not been inspected for a number of years. the government has said it's taking steps to root out poor performing inspections. it's ordered two further reviews, one of which will look into patient safety at six key health

organisations, including at the coc. sophie hutchinson, bbc news. there's a warning that the uk is facing another energy crisis because of its high dependence on gas for heating and power. the energy crisis commission says the country is dangerously unprepared, despite repeated shocks over the last 50 years. the commission wants the government to increase investment in home energy efficiency, to accelerate the roll—out of electric heat pumps, and to be more ambitious on renewable generation. the train operator, northern, has announced that it's withdrawing live prosecutions against passengers for using railcard discounts for peak—time services. it will apply to all cases where the original fare was less than £12. the mother of a woman who died after coming into contact with a perfume bottle containing the nerve agent novichok will give evidence at a public inquiry today. caroline sturgess�* daughter dawn died in 2018 after spraying herself with a contaminated bottle that had been discarded.

on monday, the inquiry heard that she was an innocent victim in the crossfire of an assassination attempt. the american rapper sean diddy combs is facing new allegations of rape, sexual abuse and sexual assault. at least six lawsuits by two women and four men were filed in new york yesterday. lawyers for mr combs have denied the allegations. here's our la correspondent emma vardy. a warning that her report contains flashing images. a lot of these latest allegations centre around the notorious parties that sean combs held, and in one of these lawsuits, there is a man who says he was 16 at the time, who claims that sean combs groped him at one of these parties, saying that he could help him into the music business. in another lawsuit, there is a woman alleging that she was raped by sean combs in a hotel room. now, a lot of the latest allegations are centred around new york and sean combs' property in the hamptons.

but there are also a series of previous claims too, lots of those linked to la and to the parties that he held here in la that a lot of hollywood celebrities had attended too. now, in recent months, there has been this building picture of sean combs as somebody who allegedly had been using his power and his influence to coerce people into sex. and alongside these civil lawsuits, he's also facing a criminal trial, too. he's accused by the criminal authorities of sex trafficking and of drugging his alleged victims. and now he's going to be facing trial next year for that. now, his legal team have denied the allegations against him. but one of the other key questions hanging over this whole thing really is who else, perhaps, the facilitators were, who may have looked the other way at this alleged behaviour, and who else could be held accountable in the months to come. hundreds of thousands of children in england with suspected conditions such as autism,

cerebral palsy and adhd are waiting years for a diagnosis, according to the children's commissioner. the report highlights significant differences in access to support for girls, children from ethnic minorities and disadvantaged groups. our health correspondent dominic hughes has more.? the children's commissioner in england, dame rachel de souza, says there's a largely invisible crisis happening in children and young people's community and mental health services. her report says resourcing has failed to keep pace with demand for assessment and support for children with conditions such as adhd and autism. that's reflected in the shockingly long waits children and theirfamilies face for even their first appointment. an estimated 400,000 children, roughly 3% of all those in england, are currently trying to access help for a suspected neurodevelopmental condition. children with suspected cerebral palsy face the longest waits, on average three years and four months. almost a quarter of children

with adhd had waited for more than four years to get diagnosed following a referral, and almost one in six waited more than four years for an autism diagnosis via a community health service. of course, governments should be putting family absolutely at the centre. dame rachel describes a system which is working against itself, forcing children and families to jump through endless hoops to get the help they need. she's calling for urgent change to the assistance offered in mainstream schools, increased appointments and better support for families while they wait for their child's assessment. dominic hughes, bbc news. carol is with us this morning for the weather. getting a big warmer, but there is the batch? ., ., �* .,

the batch? no, don't say the word but! yes, it is getting warmer but it is going to be wet for some of us. it will be very mild over the next few days, heavy rain on the cards, particularly into tonight and tomorrow. we have a lot of cloud around this morning, in the south it is producing some hill fog and murky conditions and drizzle, but through the day you will see some brightness developed. also brightness this morning across north east england but the lion's share of the sunshine will be across northern scotland. currently here we have 17 degrees difference in capture. it is —2 here, plus 15 in swanage. we also have showers, coming in from the south—west later on. talking of temperatures, these are the maximums. through this evening and overnight, here comes the rain. pushing steadily north and east.

could be heavy and thundery particularly across southern england and wales. it is going to be another breezy night and these are the overnight lows. ten to 1a degrees. as we go through tomorrow, we still have all of this rain across the central swathe of the country. to the west, some showers, to the south—east and east anglia, we could have dry weather. dependent on that, it will really determine what the temperature is likely to be. if we hang onto the sunshine, we could reach an unseasonably warm 21 degrees but across the board it is going to be very mild for the time of year. again, 12 to 17 or 18 quite widely. of year. again, 12 to 17 or 18 quite widel . ., ., ~' of year. again, 12 to 17 or 18 quite widel . ., ., ~ ., of year. again, 12 to 17 or 18 quite widel . ., i. , widely. look at you bringing the sunshine. _ widely. look at you bringing the sunshine. on — widely. look at you bringing the sunshine, on every _ widely. look at you bringing the sunshine, on every level! - widely. look at you bringing the sunshine, on every level! that's what we need, _ sunshine, on every level! that's what we need, thank _ sunshine, on every level! that's what we need, thank you, - sunshine, on every level! that's| what we need, thank you, carol. let's take a look at today's papers.

many of the front pages this morning are dominated by the trial of urfan sharif, the father of 10—year—old sara, who is alleged to have beat his daughter to death. the guardian has a picture of sara and reports that mr sharif admitted to having killed his daughter at their home in surrey in a phone call to police, as heard in court. "reeves tells business to prepare for higher taxes" is the headline in the times this morning as bosses have warned the chancellor of anticipated "collateral damage" to the uk, following the proposed rise in employer national insurance contributions. and finally the daily star leads with a story which suggests that one in three people take refuge in the garden shed to avoid having to talk to loved ones, with one in ten staying squirrelled away for four hours. it says a loved one, but if you are taking refuge in the garden is shared, maybe not a loved one. you can love someone _ shared, maybe not a loved one. 7m, can love someone and want a bit of space from them! i am not sure that it would be in the shed. h0??? space from them! i am not sure that it would be in the shed.— it would be in the shed. how would ou sta it would be in the shed. how would

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it accounts for more than a fifth of working age adults and is an increase of 130,000 people from a year ago. the number of people classified as long term sick stands at nearly three million people. why? there's no one specific reason but long term illness, caring responsibilities, early retirement and an increase in poor mental health among the young are some factors. the office for budget responsibility, the set up by the treasury, estimates the cost of sickness and disability benefits will increase by £30 billion in the next five years. jean ran her own physiotherapy practice for 30 years before she developed long covid in 2020, she says she misses being able to work. and i always thought it was a privilege to be able to help people who came in with back pain, and they'd go out saying they were much better. you know, to me it was,

it was never a chore. i've always loved the job, and loved teaching other physios as well. and so it is very, very sad. i actually had an ex—patient say to me last week when she found out i wasn't working any more and she said, "well, a loss to the profession," which was so kind, but really made me... it made me feel better in some ways, but also really sad that i'm no longer able to do it. very difficult forjean and others like her, but the government has repeatedly pledged to, "get britain working," saying those claiming long term sickness benefits should do their best to find work. and there are lots of businesses who say they're providing opportunity. we went to see a training programme run by the restaurant chain nando's. it targets young people looking to enter the job market for the first time. it's really important that young people get into work as soon as possible, and we tell young people in the programme, it's much easier to find a job from a job. so even if you get an entry

level role that you're not that excited about, it's a step on the ladder and you can then build from there. and we know that long term, if you're unemployed for a long time, it can have hugely detrimental effects on not only your mental health, but also your physical health, your life outcomes generally, and even your life expectancy. and for our economy as a whole, we know that the economy is boosted when there are more people in work. so we get those new figures this morning but they are only likely to reinforce the challenge the government has in getting a large number of people back into the workforce. reasons also individual but the number being this high is such a problem. the problem for the government is how they do sort out the challenge. an appeal�*s been launched to save the salford lad's club. the venue was made famous by bands like the hollies and the smiths

but now needs to raise £250,000 to stay open. it's helped thousands of young people since it opened 120 years ago. katie walderman reports. for almost 120 years, it's provided a lifeline for young people in the local community. but now salford lads club is the one desperately in need of help. the pandemic, the cost of living crisis and competition for grants has taken its toll. it needs to find £250,000 million by november. if it doesn't, it will close. we've had reserves for a very long time, but then those, you know, once they start to dwindle, it's on this kind of knife edge. we're now going into a kind of crisis point, and we've got to raise £250,000 to keep us going until next year, next august. but the reality is to secure its future, they'll need even more than they're asking for. this is a really vital part of the fabric of this country. working—class heritage is ignored. this has got to be saved for everybody. salford lads and girls club, as it's now known, has a proud history of helping to

foster young talent. the hollies practised here before they were famous, while bbc radio manchester's mike sweeney was also a past member. it's totally and absolutely irreplaceable. if that goes, you couldn't get enough money together to reconstruct it because you've interrupted the dna of that place. the club became a musical mecca after the smiths used it as a backdrop for an album cover, with fans of the manchester band still making the pilgrimage today to see it, including jacob from australia. i love the smiths, so i wanted - to see the salford lads club and get a photo at the front, - just go and see it for its, like, historical, you know, historical importance. - but the revenue from visitors and merchandise isjust a drop in the financial ocean and not enough to fund the cost of providing free activities six days a week for hundreds of young people. have you told the kids yet? have you broken the news that this place may close? yeah, so we've spoken to the young people, and of course

they're quite devastated. but a lot of them have got some really good ideas to do some fundraising themselves. with just eight weeks till the money runs out, the charity hopes some big names will also get on board with theirfundraising. katie walderman, bbc north west tonight, salford. coming up. fresh from the strictly dance floor, we talk to olympian tom dean about his newest venture to get more children swimming. that is at ten to eight. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london, i'm tolu adeoye. a cyclist in his 60s has died after a collision with a lorry in brixton. it happened yesterday afternoon on mervan road. the man was pronounced dead at the scene — his next of kin have been informed.

the met says the driver of the lorry stopped and assisted officers with their enquiries. new figures show a fifth of over fifties are living in poverty in london — higher than any other part of england. the charity age uk london says 127,000 pensioners are eligible for pension credit but are not currently receiving it. the government says it's urging people to check their eligibility to secure the winter fuel payment. teenagers from hackney have designed emojis to include black and mixed—race hairstyles — to improve representation. community support group rise.365 said there are almost 4,000 emojis but none had afro and cornrow hairstyles. they plan to submit their icons next year to the consortium which approves or rejects new designs annually. today sees the launch of the thousand mile swim challenge for children in need. every bbc local radio station will be swimming their share of 1,000 miles. part of the bbc radio london team are taking part — with some finding it more

challenging than others. take the air that you need and then roll back down into the water. my husband can swim. my six—year—old daughter can swim. i can't do more than ten metres. but i think, through these lessons, you're going to follow myjourney and i'm going to get better and better. if you'd like to find out more and support the swim teams for bbc children in need — go to bbc.co.uk/swim let's take a look at the tubes now. now onto the weather with kat. hello, there, good morning to you. we've got quite a bit of cloud out there this morning, and that cloud may well be thick enough to produce a few spots of drizzle at times, and it's also misty and murky in places, too. now, through the course of this afternoon, that cloud will slowly start to break up to allow for sunny spells — the best of the sunshine is going to be later — and we're looking at highs today of around 18 degrees and it is going to stay largely dry. now, through this evening, we'll start off with some clear spells,

but cloud amounts will increase, there'll be some showery rain pulling in from the south, and that rain is going to continue on and off through the course of the night. our temperatures will fall away to around 13 to 1a degrees, so quite a mild start to our wednesday morning. now, wednesday, i think the best of the dry and bright weather will be first thing — there'll be some sunny spells through the morning — but as the day progresses it will turn increasingly cloudy with some showery rain. it's also going to feel breezier, but notice our temperatures lifting — so by wednesday we're up to around 20 degrees, but a much drier day with good sunny spells on thursday. should outpatients and hospital visitors ever be charged to use wheelchairs? it's an issue being raised in the house of lords today. you can read more about that story on our website. that's it — now it's back to ben and sally. have a very good morning.

hello, this is breakfast with sally nugent and ben thompson. within days of israel launching its war in gaza last october, two palestinians began filming their daily lives for the bbc. aya fled to the south to find safety, while khalid chose to stay in the north. now a new bbc documentary — life and death in gaza — has been made almost entirely from their footage. the film, which airs today, has been put together by world service's bbc eye investigations for storyville.