number. -- tiny, tiny crack in the number. —— in that— tiny, tiny crack in the number. —— in that armour. her choice, it might not have _ in that armour. her choice, it might not have been mine, is among the lady's _ not have been mine, is among the lady's not — not have been mine, is among the lady's not for turning, i am going to stick_ lady's not for turning, i am going to stick to — lady's not for turning, i am going to stick to the programme, never look to— to stick to the programme, never look to left— to stick to the programme, never look to left or right, it was her downfall— look to left or right, it was her downfall but also her strength. and i downfall but also her strength. and | -ot downfall but also her strength. and i got synthetic with that, i thought, i can get behind that. —— sympathetic with that. you have to sympathise with the characters you may _ sympathise with the characters you play. that — sympathise with the characters you play. that was a tall order in my case _ play. that was a tall order in my case but— play. that was a tall order in my case but i— play. that was a tall order in my case. but ijust used that way in, the fact— case. but ijust used that way in, the fact that she was a woman in a totally— the fact that she was a woman in a totally male world.— the fact that she was a woman in a totally male world. dame harriet, it is so fabulous _ totally male world. dame harriet, it is so fabulous to _ totally male world. dame harriet, it is so fabulous to talk— totally male world. dame harriet, it is so fabulous to talk to _ totally male world. dame harriet, it is so fabulous to talk to you. - totally male world. dame harriet, it is so fabulous to talk to you. and i is so fabulous to talk to you. and the book is brilliant. dame harriet walter's new book �*she speaks! what shakespeare's women might have said' is out tomorrow. a good companion piece i think for anyone studying shakespeare at the moment. . ~ anyone studying shakespeare at the moment. ., ~ , ., anyone studying shakespeare at the moment. . ~' , ., , anyone studying shakespeare at the moment. ., ~ , ., , . time now to get the news,

travel and weather where you are. a very good morning, welcome to bbc london, i'm thomas magill. an inquestjury�*s found multiple failings contributed to a colombian man taking his own life at an immigration detention centre near heathrow. the coroner at frank ospina's inquest says he was let down by the state in numerous ways after he died at harmondsworth last year. the 39—year—old was sent there after he illegally took a job whilst waiting to start a university course in spain. the company that runs centre, says it's working with the home office and a health provider to address the coroner's concerns. there are calls for the mayor to do more to chase up drivers who fail to pay their ultra low emission zone fines. latest figures show that more than £370 million is owed in unpaid penalty charge notices. city hall says more than £25 million has been recouped in the last year and more

investigators are being taken on. let's take a look at how the tube is running — there's a good service across all of the network. the weather. it will be a cloudy day with sunny spells. heavy rain will set in this evening and tonight, it will remain very mild with a top temperture of 21c. that's it from me. there's more on the bbc news app and on bbc radio london where there will be regular bulletins across the morning. i'll back with you in half an hour. have a lovely morning. good morning, welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent. our headlines today. the rate of inflation falls to 1.7% — the lowest in more than three years. whilst the rate prices are increasing has slowed, many are still feeling the pinch of high costs over

the last two years. i'll explain how this latest figure will affect many people's benefits from next year. the archbishop of canterbury justin welby warns of a slippery slope ahead of the assisted dying bill being introduced to parliament today. israel considers america's strongly worded warning about the lack of humanitarian aid in gaza after being told it risks losing military assistance. olympian adam peatyjoins us on the sofa to tell us how he hopes to inspire the next generation of swimmers. england prepare to appoint their new manager with the fa agreeing a deal with german coach thomas tuchel, who's expected to be announced as gareth southgate�*s permanent successor this lunchtime/ cloudy and wet day ahead for most but also mild. in the south—east before the rain arrives later, we could have temperatures up to 22 celsius.

it's wednesday the 16th of october. the latest inflation figures have been released in the last hour — and the rate has fallen to i.7%, the lowest in more than three years. that means prices are continuing to rise but at a lower rate. ben's here with more details. what difference could it make? it is a welcome bit of respite after two years of sharp price rises. inflation slowed to i.7% last month, the lowest rate for more than three years and even lower than many economists were expecting. it means prices are still rising compared with a year ago, but more slowly than they had been. a fall in transport costs like fuel were the biggest drivers of that. but food costs rose more sharply, offsetting some of those other drops.

of england target of 2% since april 2021. september's inflation figures are particularly important because they're a benchmark for benefit rises next april. some benefits by law should rise at least in line with prices. that includes all the main disability benefits like personal independence payments, disability living allowance, and ca rer�*s allowance. we still don't know what's going to happen with the most important benefit, universal credit. it's claimed by 7 million people and its expected to rise in line with the september figure, but we're still waiting on confirmation of that rise, which should come at the budget in two weeks' time. so in summary — this lower inflation rate does mean price pressures on households and businesses are easing, but it also means a smaller benefit rise for many people next april. our chief political correspondent henry zeffman

is in westminster. henry, lower inflation is good news for the economy but how will it affect the budget in two weeks? good morning. a notably cautious response to the inflation statistics from the government. darrenjones said it was welcome news but then said it was welcome news but then said however there was more to do to protect working people. i think that looks to the budget a fortnight today. we are familiar with a big number, £22 billion, the black hole the government say it inherited from the government say it inherited from the conservatives. let me give you a bigger number, £40 billion, which is what the chancellor told cabinet colleagues in a meeting yesterday she had to find, that is the gap that needs to be plugged in the budget. what does that mean for viewers? tax rises. we are familiar with some of the government's

ducking and weaving over what they will do when it comes to capital gains tax, to national insurance falling on employers. i think it is clear there will be tax increases most likely there. there might be a change to the government borrowing rules but £40 billion is a lot of money to find even by those measures. a caveat. there are forecasts to be done by the office forecasts to be done by the office for budget responsibility that determines how much money the government needs to find. the situation might improve and the government might need to increase taxes less, however the situation might be more pessimistic in which case more money will need to be found by rachel reeves.- case more money will need to be found by rachel reeves. the archbishop of canterburyjustin welby has warned of a "slippery slope" ahead of an assisted dying bill being officially introduced to parliament. the law change would give people who are terminally ill in england and wales

the right to end their life, as our religion editor aleem maqbool reports. we want choice! should the terminally ill be allowed to choose when to die? it's a question that, after years of debate, is back in sharp focus. when it comes to the idea of an assisted dying bill of the kind that's about to be introduced in parliament, the archbishop of canterbury is unequivocal. i think this approach is both dangerous and sets us in a direction which is even more dangerous. and in every other place where it's been done has led to a slippery slope. and in the institution he heads, he's not alone. well, the last time the church of england voted on the subject of assisted dying, which was only a couple of years ago, only 7% of its general assembly,

the synod, voted in favour of a change in the law. that is massively out of kilter when it comes to opinion polls that have been conducted in wider society. there are members of the clergy who feel their faith and their experience guides them differently to the archbishop. the reverend val plumb�*s world and her views on assisted death were turned upside down when her mother was dying of pancreatic cancer. i remember this moment of looking in my mother's eyes and it just being her and me, and she said to me, "i'm not afraid to die, val, but, please, i'm terrified of suffering. please don't let me suffer." and i couldn't stick to that. reverend val is now a passionate advocate for allowing the terminally ill to choose. she sometimes feels the very institution she belongs to makes her feel bad for that.

but the man who leads it says he comes from a place of compassion, too. i've sat with people at the bedside and people have said, i want mum, i want my daughter, i want my brother to go because this is so horrible. i haven't said that's the wrong thing to do. what i'm saying is something completely different. for him, this is about opening the door to more and more people feeling like they should opt for an assisted death, but the church may find itself left behind in a fast evolving discourse. aleem maqbool, bbc news, in canterbury. israel has said it will consider america's strongly worded warning about the lack of humanitarian aid in gaza. a letter to the israeli government, by the us secretary of state antony blinken, said military assistance could be cut off if the problems are not addressed within 30 days. our middle east correspondent, yolande knell, joins us now from jerusalem.

israel said it is considering the morning but will it make any difference to what happens? irate difference to what happens? we reall difference to what happens? , really have to wait and see. there has been no formal israeli government response to the letter from these two top biden administration officials. it restates us policy on aid and weapons transfers. we have had a government minister this morning on the radio is strongly defending israel's position when it comes to aid saying it complies with international law. there had been suggestions made that this comes in the context of the upcoming us elections and the fact that there is a lot of pressure from democratic voters. but i have been in touch with a un official in gaza this morning and it seems in the past couple of days since the letter was

written, there has been a small shift at least in northern gaza. we had a period of two weeks when the un said no aid was coming into the north of gaza, an area where there is this new israeli ground offensive still going on. we have seen over the past couple of days that lorries of aid are starting to get through, taking flour and fuel. the letter lays out demands when it comes to aid with the us saying since israel gave assurances six months ago, the amount of aid going in has dropped by more than half. we have specific demands on israeli policy towards gaza and what it adds up to i would say is the clearest ultimatum yet we have seen from israel's closest ally. have seen from israel's closest all . . ~' the former head of the army, general sir mike jackson, has died at the age of 80.

he led the army during the allied invasion of iraq in 2003, after serving in northern ireland and bosnia. in 1999, he famously refused an order to intercept russian forces when they entered kosovo without nato's agreement. "i'm not going to start the third world war for you," he told a us commander. job coaches will visit seriously ill patients on mental health wards to try to get them back to work. trials of employment advisers giving cv and interview advice in hospitals produced dramatic results, according to the work and pensions secretary liz kendall. but disability rights uk has raised some concerns with the proposal. researchers say there's no evidence that nut particles can travel through the air in a plane and cause allergic reactions. airlines often ask passengers not to eat nuts on board to keep those with allergies safe. however, in a review published by the british medicaljournal,

experts said the real danger was from nut residue left on seats. an inquest into the deaths of four teenagers who drowned on a camping trip to north wales begins today. the boys were in a car which was found upisde down and partially submerged near porthmadog. our wales correspondent hywel griffith joins us now from caernarfon. this happened back in november. yes. the four friends were students at a sixth form college in shrewsbury and left there of the saturday of the weekend and the last contact with families was on sunday and by monday when they had not returned to shrewsbury, theirfamilies became shrewsbury, their families became worried shrewsbury, theirfamilies became worried and contacted police. tragically, on tuesday, the vehicle they were in was found overturned and partly submerged at the side of

and partly submerged at the side of a winding road amid a mountain landscape and the four have been killed. the inquest initially found the cause of death as drowning. we will hear more details today in front of the coroner. we know there is concern about younger drivers in particular, we know that tragically young men are four times more likely to die, all be seriously injured, than other car users. one of the families, the mother of harvey owen, has campaigned for potential changes to the driving licensing laws and the period people have to learn and what they can do after passing their test and she wants a graduated licensing scheme similar to what they have in ireland and australia that limits what people can do and who they can carry in their car. we know driving conditions were bad on that day and families have concerns about the signage and safety measures in place and we will learn more today at the inquest.

she famously sang diamonds are forever but dame shirley bassey has recently sold herjewellery collection at auction, raising a record—breaking sum for charity. most of the pieces fetched several times their estimated price, including a gold wristwatch and a vintage diamond ring given to her by sir eltonjohn. i love that heart shape. in total the sale raised £i.8 million. the proceeds will go to dame shirley's favourite charities. if they are not for ever there is a good reason. using the money wisely. here's carol. it is all about needing an umbrella in the next couple of days. absolutely, certainly today. we have heavy rain and some of us have that

already and some have yet to get it. it is also a very mild day. if you are just it is also a very mild day. if you arejust stepping out, take it is also a very mild day. if you are just stepping out, take your umbrella. look at the rain through the course of the night. it is moving northwards and eastwards with heavy bursts. surface water likely on the roads this morning. the green and yellow is where you can expect their heaviest to beat. it will clear western scotland and northern ireland but showers around. ahead of it, brighterskies ireland but showers around. ahead of it, brighter skies and sunny spells and in the south—east, we could see temperatures up to 22. it will still be windy across shetland. through this evening and overnight, the first band of rain. another comes in in northern ireland, wales and the south—west moving northwards and eastwards. clear skies behind. the wind changes to a south—westerly and

it will be another mild night. the overnight lows 10—15. tomorrow, rain clears. the cloud breaks up. a lot of dry weather around and some sunshine. we will see showers developing in the west. not all will catch one. temperatures tomorrow still mild for the time of year. 17 in aberdeen and newcastle, 18 in london and hull. we were having a chat there. no, we were listening to carol. our next guest is no stranger to the show. he's a triple olympic champion, former strictly contestant and he's also talked very openly to us in the past about his mental health struggles. now after taking home a silver medal at the games in paris, adam peaty is very much focused on inspiring the next generation of athletes. hejoins us now.

good morning. welcome back. thank you for having me. tail: good morning. welcome back. thank you for having me.— you for having me. talk about the medal in paris. _ you for having me. talk about the medal in paris. a _ you for having me. talk about the medal in paris. a really _ you for having me. talk about the j medal in paris. a really important day. medal in paris. a really important da . ~ . medal in paris. a really important da ~ ., ., , ., medal in paris. a really important day. what does that mean? i am breathin: day. what does that mean? i am breathing out — day. what does that mean? i am breathing out because _ day. what does that mean? i am breathing out because it - day. what does that mean? i am breathing out because it was - day. what does that mean? i am breathing out because it was a i breathing out because it was a blessing to go there. three years from being injured, being burned out, to getting in the lane and racing my heart out with covid basically and touching the wall. 0.02. knowing in my heart the only thing that mattered was my mum, holly and george were in the crowd. in sport there are moments that redefine by goals. this was the only race in my career where i do not race in my career