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. good morning. welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and ben thompson. our headlines today. plans to give unemployed people weight loss jabs to help them return to work. the health secretary says the treatments could be lifechanging for individuals and beneficial for the economy. calls for a ban on smartphones in schools in england reach parliament as an mp tries to introduce a new law to protect children. scientists warn that burning houshold rubbish in giant incinerators to make electricity is a disaster for the climate. the bellamy era brings

more success for wales. a penalty earning them victory over montenegro as wales remain unbeaten since he took charge. good morning. a cloudy start to the day for many of us with a lot of misty and murky conditions embedded in that. the brighter skies today are likely to be across the far north of scotland. all of the details shortly. it's tuesday, the 15th of 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. ease demands on the nhs and have our chief political correspondent henry zeffman is in westminster. morning, henry. what does the health secretary say? this morning, henry. what does the health secretary say?— secretary say? this is all about the investment — secretary say? this is all about the investment summit _ secretary say? this is all about the investment summit that _ secretary say? this is all about the investment summit that we - secretary say? this is all about the investment summit that we talked | investment summit that we talked about yesterday, ben, when the government had some of the biggest

investors in the world here in the uk talking about ways they could put money into the uk economy. one of the investments they unveiled yesterday was a £280 million investment from lilly, the world's largest pharmaceutical company, into new medicines. that research will include the first real—world trial of weight loss drugs and its effect on worklessness, productivity and the reliance on the nhs. so notjust the reliance on the nhs. so notjust the effect on waistband. wes streeting writing in the telegraph this morning saying the cost to the individuals on obesity are clear, and less healthy and shorter life, and less healthy and shorter life, and then he adds, our widening waistbands are also placing a significant burden on our health service costing the nhs11 billion a year, even more than smoking, and it is holding back our economy. he goes on to talk about how obesity —related illnesses such as heart disease and diabetes mean that people take extra sick days or

cannot work. there is no suggestion that unemployed people would be prioritised for weight loss injections which are usually purchased privately, but an unusual new approach being suggested by the government. find new approach being suggested by the covernment. �* ., ., , ., government. and also a proposal on brownfield sites, _ government. and also a proposal on brownfield sites, £68 _ government. and also a proposal on brownfield sites, £68 million - government. and also a proposal on brownfield sites, £68 million to - government. and also a proposal on brownfield sites, £68 million to try. brownfield sites, £68 million to try to make them more suitable for house—building? to make them more suitable for house-building?— to make them more suitable for house-building? that's right, there are two different _ house-building? that's right, there are two different things _ house-building? that's right, there are two different things here - house-building? that's right, there are two different things here again| are two different things here again related to the investment summit, the government touting half £1 billion of investment from some big funders to tackle the housing crisis, the government has a target of building 1.5 million homes in the next five years. they know that is worthless if they do not have the land to build on. the government is announcing this morning that it is going to spend this money giving it to councils to clear brownfield land so investors can build housing. some people will say, is thatjust small beer when you have got more than 1 million households on the social

housing waiting list? the government will say, they have to start somewhere. lots of people will be watching closely to see how quickly shovels getting the ground on those projects. shovels getting the ground on those ro'ects. . ~' , ., shovels getting the ground on those ro'ects. ., ~ , ., , projects. thank you, henry, we will check in with _ projects. thank you, henry, we will check in with you _ projects. thank you, henry, we will check in with you later. _ projects. thank you, henry, we will check in with you later. sally - projects. thank you, henry, we will check in with you later. sally as - check in with you later. sally as the other stories for you this morning. 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. in a moment we'll speak to our middle east correspondent injerusalem yolande knell, but first, our correspondent jonathan head is in beirut. what is the latest there? we have had israeli air _ what is the latest there? we have had israeli air strikes _ what is the latest there? we have had israeli air strikes going - what is the latest there? we have had israeli air strikes going on - had israeli air strikes going on pretty much through the night, mostly in the south in the bekaa valley, the south is where israeli ground troops are fighting. hezbollah had talked about more than

30 battles with israeli forces just yesterday. the israeli air force says it carried out 200 air strikes in lebanon yesterday in the last 2a hours, huge numbers. you get the sense that the campaign is escalating. in particular we had one air strike in escalating. in particular we had one airstrike in a escalating. in particular we had one air strike in a christian village in the north of lebanon, an area where there is no known hezbollah presence, 21 people killed there, many of them displaced from other parts of lebanon who had moved into this small village up in the mountains. the details of that attack give you a sense of this enormous human cost from these rates. israel is arguing it needs to degrade hezbollah�*s military capabilities which of course have been visible in israel over the weekend. been visible in israel over the weekend-— been visible in israel over the weekend. ., ., ., israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has told the biden administration that he is willing to opt for a more limited counterstrike aimed at iran, the washington post has reported. it comes amid continued speculation about israel's plans to retaliate against iran for a missile attack at the start of the month.

our middle east correspondent yolande knell is injerusalem for us and has the latest. what can you tell us? it's now two weeks since _ what can you tell us? it's now two weeks since iran _ what can you tell us? it's now two weeks since iran fired _ what can you tell us? it's now two weeks since iran fired some - what can you tell us? it's now two weeks since iran fired some 180 i weeks since iran fired some 180 ballistic missiles at israel and ever since then the region has been on edge, waiting for israel's threatened retaliation, knowing that there is danger lurking there or full—blown war between these two countries. this washington post article quotes to officials it says are familiar with this subject, they say that the israeli prime minister has told the biden administration that he is ready to opt for a more limited strike against iran than some had perhaps originally expected, opting to attack its military infrastructure. it had been proposed that israel could go after nuclear sites in iran, that would be

very sensitive of course, that it could go over oil production facilities which analysts are saying that could send energy prices worldwide touring. they are avoiding the perception of interference in the perception of interference in the us residential elections which are just three weeks away. the israeli prime minister's of this overnight put out a statement in response to this, saying this, we listen to the opinions of the us but we will make our final decisions based on our national interests. thank you. 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 its 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. dawn, the daughter of caroline sturgess, died in 2018 after spraying herself with a contaminated bottle that had been discarded. yesterday, the inquiry heard that she was an innocent victim in the crossfire of an assassination attempt. the american rapper p diddy is facing six new lawsuits that accuse him of raping women, sexually assaulting men, and molesting a teenage boy. they're the latest of more than a dozen that have been filed against him recently. he denies all the allegations and his lawyer has issued a statement saying "the truth will prevail". 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. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. good morning. a real contrast in temperatures at the moment, one degree in mls, 15 in plymouth. —— one degree in inverness. a lot of cloud and rain on the way. that is the forecast for the next few days, it will turn much milder than it has been and it will be warm for some of us but rain in the forecast as well. the rain especially heavy as we go

through tomorrow and tomorrow night. this morning, we have a lot of cloud around, thick enough for some spots of drizzle here and there, misty of the murky conditions. we have that across parts of southern england and south wales. through the day we will see some holes develop in the cloud, it will brighten up a touch. north—east england seeing some sunshine. some drizzle across northern ireland and much of scotland, it is cloudy away from the far north where we will have some sunshine for much of the day. i breezy day in prospect, it will brighten up a touch but by the end of the afternoon we will start to see some rain coming in across the south—west, cringing into northern ireland. that rain is going to march steadily north and east, heavy in places in southern england and wales. it will be a mild night, temperatures overnight ten to 15. tomorrow we start off with this

rain, it is starting to move eastwards, but its passages blocked by high pressure in the near continent. behind it in the west it will brighten up a little bit but there will still be showers. ahead of it in east anglia and the south—east, depending on how much sunshine we see, we could have temperatures up to 21 degrees. that is very dependent on how much sunshine we see. generally 12 to 18 or 19. sunshine we see. generally 12 to 18 or19. so again, while sunshine we see. generally 12 to 18 or 19. so again, while for the time of year. or 19. so again, while for the time of ear. , , ., ., ., of year. definitely warmer, carol, thank yon _ a labour mp is seeking stricter controls on smartphones for teenagers. josh macallister says children need stronger protections in place up to the age of 16, including a ban on phones in schools. his private members bill has won the backing of education unions, campaigners and the current childrens commissioner for england. here's our education editor, branwen jeffreys. sienna, phone. handing phones over to be locked away for the school day. this secondary in widnes is phone—free from this term.

for the year 11s it's 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 joins us now. it morning. so, what are the issues that phones might cause for pupils in school? the that phones might cause for pupils in school? ., ., ., ,. ., ., , in school? the main one that schools are tackling — in school? the main one that schools are tackling is _ in school? the main one that schools are tackling is the _ in school? the main one that schools are tackling is the idea _ in school? the main one that schools are tackling is the idea that - in school? the main one that schools are tackling is the idea that they - are tackling is the idea that they are tackling is the idea that they are going to be distracted, buzzing away, even if it is silent. every single secondary school pretty much has a restriction in place, but they vary hugely on how they interpret. some have phones off, silent, in the bottom of your bag, others are taking them off at the beginning of the day, and literally locking them away. they say that is addressing a whole pile of issues from bullying, sharing of inappropriate content, to the children being distracted in lessons, or even asking to go to the

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