and the german taking on england — thomas tuchel is confirmed thomas tuchel is confirmed as gareth southgate's successor. as gareth southgate�*s successor. i'm proud to be the english manager. i'm proud to be the english manager. i will do everything to show respect i will do everything to show respect to this role and to this country. to this role and to this country. and coming up on sportsday later and coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news: a dificult in the hour on bbc news: a dificult day for england's cricketers day for england's cricketers in multan as they are undown by spin in multan as they are undown by spin on the second day of the second on the second day of the second of britain's poorest families. test against pakistan. test against pakistan. good evening and welcome good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. to the bbc news at six. inflation fell by inflation fell by a lot more than expected a lot more than expected last month, down to 1.7%. last month, down to 1.7%. that is the lowest rate that is the lowest rate in three and a half years. in three and a half years. it's prompted expectations it's prompted expectations that the bank of england could cut that the bank of england could cut interest rates by interest rates by even more than expected by even more than expected by the end of the year. the end of the year. but it also has an impact on some

on interest rates, it helps these people at the bank of england go for rate cuts from this level of 5% probably faster now than expected, with markets expecting two cuts this year, bringing rates down to 4.5% by the end of the year. there is another big impact in terms of this number on benefits. this figure normally sets next april's increase in a variety of benefits and tax credits, so up 1.7%. that compares to the state pension going up 4.1% under the more generous triple lock policy. in pounds and pence, it depends on the family and type pension, but a typical single over—25 universal credit recipient would receive just under £7 extra a month next april. and a single pensioner under the triple lock gets £39 extra a month under the full new state pension. the overall benefits bill is one of the types of spending under pressure ahead of the budget. the minister in charge especially wants to rein in the ballooning cost

of people too sick to work. i want to see those costs coming down, because i want to have people able to work, to get on in their work, which is good for them, it's good for companies too. but that does require fundamental reform of the current system of employment support. all this ahead of a tough budget. the mood music from the treasury is that the budget hole they are trying to bridge with tax rises is bigger than expected, perhaps £40 billion a year, as they try to plug what they say are widespread gaps across public services. faisal, thank you very much. a seven—year—old boy has died after an explosion at a house in newcastle last night. six other people were taken to hospital with injuries. the blast destroyed three houses that were divided into flats. fiona trott is at the scene for us. fiona.

sophie, police have described this as truly devastating. the idea of a family sleep, a little boy losing his life in an explosion overnight, and it was soon declared a major incident involving specialist teams, and search and rescue workers have been here throughout the day. gas engineers have been working here too, helping the police and fire service with their investigations, which they say will continue for some time. it used to be a family home. this is all that's left, an empty space at the heart of a city centre community. they were woken by this. neighbours described a loud bang and a bright flash moments before. when we waked up, we looked, and after that, there was a lot of fire. a huge fire that's forced people out of their homes. today, they were queueing for food and drink from the british red cross. then, at lunchtime, the news they all feared —

a seven—year—old boy had died. it is with great sadness that i stand in front of you today following the tragic death of a young child. an investigation is ongoing to establish how the explosion occurred. these inquiries are still at a very early stage and in the coming hours and days, we will continue to piece together what has happened so we can provide answers to the family as well as the wider community. today, the sheer number of emergency workers outside their door explains that something tragic has happened, but it can't help them process it. how did this happen? it's something everybody here is asking about and worrying about, and having to explain to their own children tonight. fiona trott, bbc news, newcastle. five people, including two children, have died in a car crash on the m6. a third child is in hospital with serious injuries.

two cars collided yesterday afternoon on the northbound carriageway near tebay services. police are appealing for witnesses to come forward. thomas tuchel, the former chelsea coach, has been confirmed as the new manager of the england men's football team, replacing gareth southgate. tuchel, who's german, said he was "very proud," and described the job as a "huge privilege". prince william, who's president of the football association, called his appointment "exciting". our sports editor dan roan reports. it's been eight years since the fa last unveiled a new manager of the england men's team. today thomas tuchel was confirmed as the latest to fill the wembley hot seat, the german telling me just how much it meant to have signed an 18 month contract. this job is about football and it's

about pushing the team to have the possibility to win the world cup. this is what got me excited very quickly. it is called sport's impossible job. is that how you see it, or are you excited by the challenge of proving that wrong? nothing is impossible in sports, first of all. and i think the players know it. the federation is there. the women did it, the under 21s do it, so there is no reason. we have to, at some point, we have to free ourselves from history. having won trophies in the three countries he's managed in, tuchel developed a passion for english football at chelsea, where he guided his side to champions league glory. he will start work as england's third foreign coach injanuary and says he hasn't decided whether he will sing the national anthem. so what's his message to those who are disappointed that he was preferred to a home—grown coach? i'm s o rry' i'm sorry. they should trust... also the federation, we had fantastic talks and the federation trusted me, so hopefully i can get some trust in advance and then i have deliver up

and then i have to live up to it and convince them that it was the right choice, that we can squeeze everything out of this group of players. former manager gareth southgate came close to ending england's long wait for silverware before stepping down this summer. the fa say they interviewed around ten coaches including english candidates, but then moved quickly to end the uncertainty surrounding the team. do you understand those who are disappointed that a footballing country as proud as england hasn't got an english coach? i think we were very clear that we always wanted the best person for the job, but i think any federation will always want to look at an appointment like this and have a really strong candidate pool of five to ten candidates who are winning trophies for club and international level. we're not in that position at the moment. interim boss lee carsley will remain in charge for england's next two fixtures before tuchel, whose assistant will be englishman anthony barry, takes over in the new year, his task to reach the 2026 world cup and end what by then will be a 60—year wait for a trophy. and there was no stopping thomas tuchel!

the fa are hailing what they say that would see as a coup, and the hiring of tuchel may be an act of desperation to finally land a trophy and make the most of the generation of players, but it does also represent a shift away from this emphasis we have seen in recent years around a pathway for english coaches. it's hard to see tuchel staying on the job coaches. it's hard to see tuchel staying on thejob if england don't win the next world cup, so there is plenty at stake here, not only at him for the governing body as well. dan, thank you. israel has launched an airstrike on a major town in southern lebanon. the israeli army said it had struck dozens of hezbollah targets in nabatieh. the town's mayor was killed in the attack along with 16 others when a building was hit where they'd been holding a meeting to coordinate assistance to the civilian population. the governor of the province accused israel of directly targeting local officials. more than a50 people were injured in the attack.

the un says some supplies are now reaching northern gaza after a period of two weeks when they say no aid had reached thousands of people trapped there. israel says 50 trucks carrying humanitarian aid went in today. it follows a letter of warning from the united states earlier this week that it would take away some military support unless israel boosted aid to the territory. so how much aid is getting through to gaza and is it reaching the people who need it most? nick eardley from bbc verify can explain. thanks, sophie. the united nations publishes figures showing aid trucks it has observed crossing into gaza, and the changes have been significant. before the current conflict, the average was 500 trucks a day. but if we focus in on the last year, it increases gradually. in april, 5,000 trucks crossed — that's around 170 a day. since then, a fall.

and then a dramatic fall at the start of october. this equates to an average ofjust 13 a day. the un also looked at the population of gaza — just over two million people — and found 96% of them were facing crisis levels of food insecurity or worse. this map shows the key entry points for aid in the last year. let's look at one — the rafah crossing. it used to be where the vast majority of aid was delivered. you can see in this satellite picture all the infrastructure around the crossings in november. this is a few weeks ago — it's empty, and buildings have been flattened after israel's military offensive in the area. rafah crossing has now been closed since may 7th — no aid is getting through. in the past few days, since the us sent that letter raising concerns about the aid situation, there has been evidence of some aid passing into gaza. this video was posted today

by israel, saying 50 trucks had crossed into northern gaza from jordan. israel has also highlighted dozens of other trucks crossing in recent days. they are said to have included food, hygiene products, baby formula and shelter equipment. israel has also denied preventing the entry of humanitarian aid into gaza. but as we know, the us, the un and many others have real concerns about what isn't getting through. sophie. nick, thank you. gaza is now "a kind of unliveable wasteland", according to the head of the un agency for palestinian refugees, who says around 70% of its infrastructure has been destroyed. the un say the humanitarian situation is now dire — and the attacks continue. our special correspondent fergal keane reports on the intensifying attacks in northern gaza nearjabalia. israel is not allowing international journalists, including the bbc, independent access to gaza. he sent this report from jerusalem, and a warning —

it contains distressing scenes from the very start. the man on the ground has lost most of his family. his son grieves a dead sister. it's a horrible crime here, says the civil defence officer. many dead are being pulled out of homes and from the streets. jabalia is cut off by the israeli army fighting hamas, but the horrors being endured here are emerging. they run to save life and because they fear being bombed. bodies piled into ambulances. all ages. this hospital injabalia is facing a constant stream of casualties. there is a dire humanitarian crisis. israel is accused of refusing or impeding up to 90% of aid to northern gaza in the last months.

gaza in the last month. from jerusalem, i spoke by phone with the hospital director. what is the situation now for you in the hospital? translation: we are talking about collective punishment l for the health system in the gaza strip. consequently, we urge the world to intervene and impose their humanity over the israeli army, to open the humanitarian corridors that allow the entrance of medical tools, delegations, fuel and food so that we can provide humanitarian services for the children, newborn babies and patients who are in need. america has warned israel it may cut arms if it doesn't boost the aid allowed into northern gaza. israel says it's addressing us concerns, and its soldiers blame hamas for the crisis facing civilians, saying medicalfacilities are used to launch attacks.

this is gaza city, where some fled from jabalia, only to find themselves hit by an israeli strike. they are digging for the dead. what a child must witness. they desperately want this to stop, but they know they cannot make it happen. fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. the time is 6.16. our top story this evening: a surprise fall in inflation down to i.7%, driven by a drop in fuel prices and air travel. and the scientific discovery that could help slow signs of ageing. and on bbc london, rotting beneath herfeet — coming up on sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news: we'll have more reaction to thomas tuchel�*s apppoinment as england head coach, the german signing an 18 month contract that starts in january seeing him throiugh t

the next world cup. police and retailers are warning that organised gangs behind the recent rise in shoplifting are using more sophisticated tactics to steal on a large scale. a bbc news investigation has gained exclusive access to the work of one organisation that tracks the criminals for some of the biggest retailers in the country. jim connolly reports. marauding gangs, violent tactics. but the reality is often much more sneaky. gangs evolving, going under the radar. we're told this woman wears a fatsuit to sneak out more out items. 0rganised crime gangs, fuelling the rise in shoplifting. the crime adds more than £100 to a family shopping bill each year. to get a sense of the scale of the problem and how these gangs operate, we've been given exclusive access to the workings of an organisation that follow these gangs for some

of the biggest shops in the country. so we are currently tracking 63 organised gangs across the uk who are responsible for £2.11 million worth of theft over a five—year period that we know of. that's just the tip of the iceberg. and we're going to focus on one gang. what are they called? well, we call them the champagne gang, because they steal champagne. they operate right across the uk, but they're actually from eastern europe. this is really organised, isn't it? it is really organised. it's a mafia—style operation. sarah then talked me through one location the gang hit. ok, let's have a look at harrogate in north yorkshire. and you're going to bring up some of the offenders now. talk us through what we know about these guys. seven individuals here. one of them was one of the original key members of the team. the fact that it's seven and not the usual smaller group, what do you think�*s happening here? we believe they've used this specific hit as a training day

for their new recruits to show them the ropes, do a bit of schooling and then set them to work. what sarah sees happens all over the country. here in beverley in east yorkshire, gangs have been terrifying shop workers. they came round the counter, swiping this shelf and the shelf at the bottom there, barging customers and staff out of the way. sarah says the same gang targeted another of their stores in york on the same afternoon, but nobody was arrested. very, very frustrating. why are forces not talking to each other, or have a unit that supports this? would you be surprised to know that there is actually a scheme out there that the government brought in with police forces to do just that, to coordinate and try and break down these gangs? wow. why didn't we know? why did we not know that this was supposed to be going on? the national police chiefs�* council, which runs that project, known as pegasus, says there's more work to do to tackle the gangs, but insists it's taken leaps and strides in the right direction. but until rates of the crime start to fall, prices for everything we buy will keep on being pushed up.

jim connolly, bbc news. an inquest into the deaths of four teenagers who died after their car overturned during a camping trip in north wales last year has heard that they all drowned. the boys were all sixth form college students from shrewsbury. their car was found in a flooded ditch. from the inquest, our wales correspondent, hywel griffith, reports. the sharp, sweeping bend where last november, four lives ended suddenly when a car left the road. 16—year—old jevon hirst, harvey owen and wilf fitchett, both 17, and 18—year—old hugo morris were college friends who had come to north wales for a weekend in the mountains. when the boys didn't arrive home, a search was launched. their car was eventually spotted overturned in the flooded ditch, two days after it had crashed. the conditions on that day were wet. there were leaves on the road,

but a crash investigator told the inquest that the accident had been avoidable. he believed the driver, hugo morris, had been going around the bend too quickly and lost control, even though he was well below the speed limit of 60 miles an hour. harvey 0wen�*s mother told the inquest her son had been flourishing in life, loving music and playing his guitar. she believes young drivers shouldn't be allowed to carry passengers of the same age and wants licensing laws changed. i will miss him every second of every day, and ache to see his beautiful face, to hear his soft and gentle voice, and feel his warm embrace for the rest of my life. but it would give me reassurance that my girls will be less at risk and will help stop so many of these preventable deaths and save other people having to live with this pain. after the accident, vigils were held to remember the four boys. their deaths struck a chord with families across the uk. today, the coroner said she too was worried about the laws for young

drivers and their passengers, and would write to the department for transport to raise her concerns. hywel griffith, bbc news, caernarfon. a jury has been told that a 10—year—old girl who allegedly died at the hands of relatives she was living with had more than 70 new external injuries when her body was found. sara sharif was also found with internal injuries and wounds inflicted before the assault which led to her death at the family home in woking in surrey, last year. herfather, stepmother and uncle have all denied murder. an inquiry has heard how a woman who died after being poisoned by the nerve agent novichok told her boyfriend she felt "very, very strange" before he found her lying, fully clothed, in the bath foaming at the mouth". 44—year—old dawn sturgess died after unwittingly spraying the nerve agent on her wrist from a perfume bottle in 2018. her partner charlie rowley told police she began to feel unwell around 10 to 15 minutes later, when he called the emergency services.

a private member's bill to legalise assisted dying for people in england and wales who are terminally ill has been formally introduced in parliament. the bill has been put forward by labour's kim leadbeater, who says the current law isn't fit for purpose. it's the start of what is likely to be a long and impassioned debate and parliamentary passage for the bill, on which mps will be allowed to vote with their consciences. ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, has presented a so—called "victory plan" that he says would be enough to end the war with russia. he told parliament that an essential part of his plan was for nato to invite ukraine to become a member, and that ukraine's allies must end restrictions on long—range strikes on russia. translation: for decades, russia was using the geopolitical uncertainty in europe and the fact that ukraine is not a nato member as a factor to challenge our safety. a ukraine invitation to nato

is fundamental to peace. our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse is in kyiv. is president zelensky likely to be granted what he wants by his allies? this is the crucial question, sophie. this proposal, it is a victory plan, as he puts it, is only as good as the willingness of his western allies to accept it. we understand he is going to have a call shortly with president biden of the us. senior officials here in kyiv are saying they want him to grant permission to start the process of inviting ukraine into the nato military alliance. all signs thus far .2 that not happening any time soon. he wants permission to use missiles deep inside russia. that is not materialising. this is a plan with no mention of territorial

concession, which was the school of thought among some experts, a territorial concession in exchange for security guarantees. instead, territorial concession in exchange forsecurity guarantees. instead, he is doubling down. he is saying russia needs to be forced to withdraw, with the help of his western allies. he wants his military strength and further and he is trying to present ukraine as an economic opportunity, an investment opportunity for western allies when it comes to things like natural resources, for example. but he also acknowledged the fatigue his country is facing. we have been in the city tonight where there was a large rock concert earlier, and people are now far less afraid to admit that they are exhausted, and even say that they want this war to end because of they want this war to end because of the sheer numbers of lives that are being lost in a battle over territory. nevertheless, people are still worried about the future of their country and as i talk to you now, you can hear air defences in the background on the outskirts of the background on the outskirts of the city. there were searchlights earlier because of another russian

drone attack. it is an invasion which is relentless. it is still existential in the eyes of most ukrainians, and yet ukraine knows it can't fight forever.— can't fight forever. james in kyiv, thank yom _ scientists have made a discovery which could, in time, be used to slow signs of aging — and could also prevent scarring and produce artificial skin for transplantation. the team working for the human cell atlas project have worked out the precise details of how human skin is created from a stem cell — and how individual genes are turned on and off during aging. here's our science correspondent, pallab ghosh. professor muslifah haniffa is trying to find out how humans are built, one cell at a time. it's one of the most ambitious research programmes in biology, and the potential benefits are enormous. if we knew how you can actually manipulate the skin from not ageing, we would have fewer wrinkles,

enhance our heart, all of those things that can rejuvenate organs. you can then try to actually intervene and say, "how do i make the heart younger? how do i make the skin younger?" so it sounds like the human cell atlas was invented for someone like me. i think it was invented for all of us! humans and all plants and animals are made from cells. these develop in the womb and after we're born to make up every part of our body, such as our skin and our arms and legs. and this happens because microscopic genes inside each cell give instructions on which bits to grow and when. this is a slice of skin just a few millimetres in depth. you can see a hair follicle on the surface. now, if we zoom right in, you can see what look like fairy lights. these are in fact individual genes that are turned on that make its different components. the ones in orange are responsible for the topmost layer, and in yellow are the genes responsible for its colour. now, if you look over here,

we can see a developing leg. you can see again all sorts of genes are turned on to make the bone, muscle and cartilage. this happens all across the human body to grow the organs and tissues we need. these dishes contain skin cells that have been artificially grown by researchers, by using what they've learned to turn the right genes on and off, which they do by adding chemicals to the cells. the details have been published today in the journal nature. look closely, and you can see tiny hairs growing out of them. that's incredibly exciting, because it's giving us new insights into physiology, anatomy, really a new understanding and rewriting of the textbooks. these pictures show different parts of our body growing. they give us a deeper understanding of how the human body works and should lead to better treatments to hold back the diseases of ageing and help us live longer, healthier lives.

pallab ghosh, bbc news, cambridge. england's cricketers are facing a tough battle in the second test match against pakistan at multan. after bowling out the hosts for 366, ben duckett hit a sparkling hundred, but the pakistan spinners then tore through the english batsmen. they finished the second day on 239 for 6, still 127 runs behind. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. rather warm today and wet, by the looks of it. a warm for some, wait for others. that sums up the weather. yes, we have seen some localised flooding today here in parts of shropshire, with the rain coming down really heavily. it's been particularly wet across parts of western england and wales. we had 67 millimetres of rain in parts of

cornwall over the past 2a hours. but whilst it was chucking down in the west, in the east we had temperatures of 22 degrees in london and 7 degrees above average for the time of year. tonight, we have more rain to come, but it is moving its way northwards and eastwards. the rain is likely to be heavy and will be accompanied by some low cloud, so hill fog patches for a time. most of that clears away, but it will loiter for the far north—east of scotland. temperatures overnight are very mild. a mild start to the day tomorrow and his better day overall too. the rain will clear away from northern scotland. most of the uk will have some sunshine and dry weather, but we stuck to su's shower is moving to northern ireland, western areas of scotland and in the northwest of england and wales through the afternoon. it's another mild day, others there's temperatures are a little lower than today. today billy mckay than a band of rain starts to move in from the west accompanied by some gusts of

wind, 50 to 60 mph allow around exposed coasts. quite blowing through the irish sea. probably staying dry across eastern england, still mild with spells of sunshine eventually, rain will move through as we go into friday night and saturday. it will take its time to clear across eastern areas of england. what will follow on saturday is a day of sunshine in blustery showers. temperatures still above average for the time of year. but then the second half of the weekend, we are watching for some strong winds across the northwest of scotland. gusts here can reach 70 or even 80 miles an hour, making it the most intense low pressure of the autumn so far, and it could bring some localised disruption, so some windy weather on the way as we head through the course of the weekend. thanks, chris. and that's bbc news at six. now it's time to join our colleagues for the news where you are, goodbye. hello and welcome to sportsday.