good morning, welcome to breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. our headlines today. two trains collide in mid wales — leaving one person dead and 15 in hospital with injuries. somehow my body bent the leg of the table and ripped it off, the bolts attached to the wall. suddenly i was on the floor with my laptop. at least 1,000 prisoners are due to be released early, in the next stage of the government's plan to ease overcrowding injails in england and wales. 0n the final day of his visit to australia, king charles visits the birthplace of the country's

aboriginal civil rights movement. good morning from glasgow with the city set to be announced as the host of the commonwealth games in two years, just as it hosted the games here ten years ago and we will look at what a potential slimmed down games looks like and what the future holds for this event. we games looks like and what the future holds for this event.— holds for this event. we have cloud and rain pushing — holds for this event. we have cloud and rain pushing across _ holds for this event. we have cloud and rain pushing across england - holds for this event. we have cloud | and rain pushing across england and wales. behind it, sunshine but blustery showers in the north—west. it's tuesday the 22nd of october. a man has died and 15 people are being treated for injuries after two trains collided in mid wales. it happened near the village of llanbrynmair, in powys, just before 7.30 last night when two passenger services crashed at low speed. the cause is being investigated.

0ur reporter vincent mcaviney has more on this story. just some of the emergency vehicles called to the scene in powys, mid wales, after two commuter trains collided. at around 7.30 on monday evening, the 18.31 service from shrewsbury to aberystwyth and the 19.09 service from machynlleth to shrewsbury were involved in what is being described as a low—speed collision. the train coming from newtown side failed to stop where they normally stop. there is a fair gradient then from that point down to machynlleth and, from what we can gather, he just slid and he could not stop the train. multi—agency response was launched with police, firefighters, road and air ambulances, as well as the coastguard helicopter all attending the scene. one man died in the incident.

his next of kin been informed and his family are being supported by specialist officers. a further 15 people were taken to hospital with nonlife—threatening or changing injuries. all other passengers were evacuated safely from both trains. somehow my body bent the leg of a table and ripped it off its bolts attached to the wall. suddenly i was on the floor with my laptop ahead of me, wondering what the hell had happened. first minister of wales, eluned morgan, tweeted, in a statement, network rail and transport for wales said the line will remain closed for now and all passengers should check theirjourneys before travelling in the region on tuesday morning. police have also asked drivers to avoid the a470 from carno to commins coch

and to use alternative routes. vincent mcaviney, bbc news. 0ur reporter craig duggan is near the scene of the crash. craig, what's the situation this morning? as you can see the road is closed behind me. the police closed the road less than a mile from the site where the collision took place. the main road from north to south wales runs adjacent to the line and emergency services working from it at a point close to the site of the collision alongside the road. we understand the train is still on the tracks, according to a passenger who came out after the collision. it is upright. the investigation is ongoing and we had a statement confirming one person died. a multi—agency response was called at 7.30 and many emergency vehicles where here and we heard from the

police at one o'clock this morning that 15 people were taken to hospital with injuries not believed life threatening or life changing. thank you. we will bring you the latest on the situation on people who have been injured as we get it. now more of today's news. more than 1,000 more inmates are being given early release from prisons in england and wales today in a bid to solve the overcrowding crisis. it follows the early release of 1700 inmates last month — and it comes as the government launches a sentencing review to consider tougher non—custodial punishments. 0ur senior uk correspondent sima kotecha reports. for the government, this is about dealing with the overcrowding in prisons. so today, 1100 inmates will be released early. instead of being freed 50% into their sentence, which used to be normal, they'll now be let out

at 40% of their term. ministers say this won't include murderers and those convicted of sex crimes and terrorism. but, for the first time, it will include those serving five years or more. in september, the government released 1700 prisoners as part of the same scheme — to ease the pressure on the system. if we had not done this, we faced courts unable to hold trials, police unable to make arrests, and a total breakdown of law and order. but 37 people who shouldn't have been let out were, due to how their sentences had been logged. all have since been returned to jail, and some of those who should have had an electronic tag fitted to monitor their movements didn't. the government is launching a sentencing review which will be led by the former conservative justice secretary. it is thought scrapping

shorter sentences will be considered. it will look at whether tougher sentences are needed for crimes against women and girls, and what can be done to tackle prolific offending. family and friends of chris kaba say they have been failed by the system after a police firearms officer was cleared of his murder. sergeant martyn blake told the old bailey he fired the shot because he feared one of his colleagues could have been killed when mr kaba tried to drive away during a traffic stop. 0ur uk correspondent adina campbell reports. say his name. all: free kaba! a community vigil outside court shortly after the police officer martyn blake was cleared of murder. just hours after the verdict, hundreds of people have gathered here outside of the old bailey in solidarity with chris ka ba's family. they feel they have not seen justice today. there's also a high police and security presence. doors, doors, doors!

this is the moment chris kaba's car is surrounded by armed police. armed police! 0fficers react quickly as he tries to escape. 13 seconds later, the fatal gunshot has been fired by sergeant martyn blake. the bullet has gone through the car windscreen into chris kaba's forehead. the 24—year—old died in hospital the following day. he was unarmed and about to become a father. speaking outside court, his family say they've been failed. no family should endure the unimaginable grief we have faced since chris was stolen from us, and this decision shows his life and many others like him doesn't matter to the system. hours after he was acquitted, ao—year—old martyn blake, who we can't show for legal reasons, had his suspension lifted. there remains much for us to do to strengthen confidence in our service and we know incidents like this place further strain

on already challenged relationships. no police officer is above the law, but we have been clear that the system holding police to account is broken. officer: kingswood road, kingswood road. - the car chris kaba was in had been linked to a nearby shooting the previous night and that's why he was being followed by police. while giving evidence, martyn blake said he never intended to kill chris kaba and genuinely feared his colleagues' lives were at risk. but tensions are still running high in some black communities, who fear how they're treated by the police and what this case means in terms of trust and confidence. adina campbell, bbc news. the lebanese health ministry says four people have been killed in israeli air strikes near the country's biggest government hospital in beirut. israel said it had struck a hezbollah target nearby

and the facility had not been hit. 0ur correspondent jonathan head joins us from the lebanese capital. what have you managed to assess? it is baffling. the second night of multiple air strikes in the capital. israel gave seven warnings, warnings to seven neighbourhoods. 16 were hit. some of them, people scratching their heads to work out what israel was after. the bombing outside the hospital, lots of people there, a lot of displaced people as well, so injuries, four dead including a child. israelaccused injuries, four dead including a child. israel accused a different hospital of having an underground bunker with a stash of gold and cash. the director of the hospital advise the media to go this morning to see for themselves. also targeted a former fishing village near the

airport, hit four times. a former fishing village near the airport, hit fourtimes. it a former fishing village near the airport, hit four times. it is a marina with fishing boats. we do not know what was there and it meant flights had to be diverted for a while. people are wondering here what israel's strategy is. it said it is going after hezbollah�*s financial networks and the previous night bomb to banks. it comes at the beginnings of a diplomatic process with the us special envoy here in lebanon yesterday. the secretary of state antony blinken goes to israel today. the us trying to see if there is any compromise on which israel, lebanon and hezbollah can agree but we are at the early stages and at the moment the israeli operation here is in full swing with hezbollah firing rockets over the border. no sign either israel nor hezbollah at this stage is willing to step back and look for a peaceful outcome. harrods says it's settling more than 250 claims for compensation

brought by women who allege sexual misconduct by its former owner mohamed al fayed. the luxury department store says the women have come forward since the release of a bbc documentary last month. the investigation exposed multiple allegations of serious sexual abuse by the businessman, who died last year. the uk government is loaning ukraine more than £2 billion to buy weapons to fight the ongoing russian invasion. the costs will be covered by profits made from frozen russian assets since the start of the war in 2022. the chancellor rachel reeves will set out further details on how the installments will be paid in next week's budget. the bbc understands that water bills will go up by more than previously thought over the next five years. injuly, the regulator 0fwat provisionally agreed to allow bills to rise by 21% above inflation from 2025 to 2030, but the final decision is now

expected to allow a larger increase. king charles has visited the birthplace of the aboriginal civil rights movement, on the final day of his australian tour. it comes after he was heckled in the country's parliament by an aboriginal senator. 0ur sydney correspondent katy watson can tell us more. how has it gone? we can see the crowds are out.— crowds are out. absolutely. the crowds are out. absolutely. the crowds here. — crowds are out. absolutely. the crowds here, outside _ crowds are out. absolutely. the crowds here, outside sydney . crowds are out. absolutely. the . crowds here, outside sydney opera house, you can seem a meticulously planned operation with police keeping crowds back, overlooking the opera house. many more, another 6000 allowed in the square in front of the opera house. the fact he has visited and indigenous centre this morning and he had a barbecue here in western sydney. the fact he is coming to the opera house shows he

is meeting australians and talking about important topics. not without controversy. we saw the senator yesterday, and there have been protests throughout the tour. i think that was expected. important topics have come up here before his visit and will come up afterwards. clearly, they are key topics the royal family field they need to address. he has not addressed it head on but he will leave australia with reflection of course, both here in australia and back home.- in australia and back home. thank ou. i in australia and back home. thank yom i love — in australia and back home. thank yom i love the _ in australia and back home. thank you. i love the barbecue _ in australia and back home. thank you. i love the barbecue pictures. | you. i love the barbecue pictures. very good. a barbecue off. a man accused of cheating his way to victory at the world conker championships has had his name cleared.

82—year—old david jakins, also known as king conker, was alleged to have used a fake conker made of steel when he won the men's competition earlier this month. following an investigation, organisers of the championships said mrjakins had achieved his title fairly. a lot of the competition was filmed so they were trawling through many significant moments and he had his name completely cleared. and what a title. king kong car. he will be touring australia next. here's carol with a look at the weather. a lot of conkers blown around all over the place in this winter. certainly at the weekend. good morning. we have fog around this morning. we have fog around this morning particularly in southern and south—east parts of england which will tend to lift and many will have sunshine, and it will be mild. but

we do have showers and rain. you can see where we have a weather front across northern england, wales, the south—west, producing rain and showers in the north—west, some of them blustery. the weatherfront continue southwards and it will weaken. behind it, sunshine, the odd shower in the afternoon in the north—west, where it will be blustery. still gusty wind here but nothing like the weekend. temperatures 9—16. this evening and overnight, starting with clear skies but we will start to see fog patches for men, particularly across england and wales and especially the southern half of the country and some of it will be dense. we have more cloud across northern ireland and scotland with a weather front continuing northwards, so some rain

for you. continuing northwards, so some rain foryou. not continuing northwards, so some rain for you. not particularly cold with temperatures 7—11. fog will be slow to clear tomorrow especially from the south—east where it could last until may be the early afternoon. when it clears there will be dry weather, the odd shower in the west. rain pushing into the northern isles, moving away and here also we will see showers. possibly breezy in the north. temperatures from the door 13 to about 16 towards the south—east. getting a proper meal can be crucial to a child's education but thousands of young people are missing out on school dinners because their parents are unwilling or unable to apply. now a new scheme is being trialled in some schools in england to automatically enrol children forfree meals. that's if they meet the criteria, which can include living

in a household which receives income support, jobseeker�*s allowance or employment and support allowance or child tax credit or universal credit. 0ur education correspondent elaine dunkley went to visit one school which is taking part in the trial. for many children across the uk, a free school dinner can be the only guarantee of a hot meal throughout the day. but due to paperwork and forms, some of the most vulnerable children are slipping through the net. murzan is in sixth form and receives free school meals. he believes there are too many barriers stopping children being fed. itjust does not make sense that when you can make auto—enrolment available, why hasn't it been done? why are these kids missing out on these free school meals? for mirzan, missing out on free school dinners has a huge impact on the future. i know what impact it has when we're not able to get that free school meal. we're tired, we're stressed, we're worried, and we can't concentrate on our lesson.

and, overall, that impacts our wellbeing. and in the long—term, it affects our long—term path. this is city heights academy in south london. more than half of the pupils here are on free school meals — that's twice the national average. every headteacher will have, you know, you go home at night and you constantly worry about the young people. this school is now part of a scheme that automatically enrols children who are eligible for free school meals. so for parents, there's no more paperwork and filling out forms and, for each child, families are around £400 a year better off. no, it's vegetarian. 15 children this term have been automatically enrolled. for each child that's on free school meals, the school also gets additional funding called the pupil premium. it's meant £15,000 more funding for the school budget. what i have done is i've used some of the free school meal funding to send pupils on residential, to subsidise trips, giving them new experiences, looking at within the school day,

looking at how i can actually provide extra intervention and support — if its online tutoring or mentoring. so for me, it's about guaranteeing that they have that entitlement and ensuring that they're getting that entitlement. language barriers, not understanding the eligibility criteria and not wanting to share financial information are just some of the reasons why parents haven't signed up for free school meals. rhett is a single parent who has recently been through difficult times and says for many families feeling the pressure, it's hard staying on top of things. it's crazy. so there's a lot of pressure from all sides, it seems. and you're getting the bills and you've got the gas and electric — worried about that being switched off or making sure the rent is paid. the letter to fill a form out for your children's school dinners will probably seem low on the priority list. i just think that if things were made easier and people were opted in rather than out, it would be beneficial to those that need it most.

across the country, more than 20,000 children have now been automatically enrolled by local authorities sifting through paperwork to see who meets the criteria. but it comes at a cost, and campaigners are calling for the government to find a more effective way to help schools feed children. national government already have all the information that they need. so the department for education knows who is registered already for free school meals and the department for work and pensions know who is on benefits. it's simply an administration challenge for national government to just bring those two data sets together. it's not fair for councils to do it, not fair for schools to do it, and, most of all, it's not fair for the most disadvantaged families. the government says it wants to break down the barriers that hold children back. campaigners say there needs to be urgent change to a system that can leave the most vulnerable children hungry and schools missing

out on vital funding. elaine dunkley, bbc news. let's take a look at today's papers. the news that police officer martyn blake has been cleared of the murder of chris kaba leads many of the papers. the guardian says the verdict has fuelled police anger that mr blake was ever put on trial, and reports that officers want to see reform of a system they say punishes them for doing theirjob. the daily telegraph reports that criminals could serve their sentences at home under house arrest, as part of government plans. it comes in response to forecasts thatjails will run out of space byjuly next year, despite the early release of thousands of prisoners today. the i reports that more teachers and nurses could be dragged into paying higher rates of income tax.

the freeze is set to end in 2028, but the chancellor is rumoured to be considering extending this to 2030 to raise billions of pounds. and the daily mail says a government assessment of planned workplace reforms suggests the changes could cost businesses £5 billion a year. it also found the changes could lead to more strikes and workplace disputes. a lot of numbers in the papers. we will try to explain them all. more numbers now. the world's richest man, elon musk, is giving away more than a million dollars a day until the us election to people in swing states who sign his petition in support of donald trump. some of the cash is given in relatively small amounts while one person per day will win a million dollars. but some critics say this tactic could be illegal. nada tawfik sent this report from the key swing state of pennsylvania.

it's not often that the world's richest man travels to small—town pennsylvania. in the final sprint of the election, elon musk has doubled down on his commitment to get donald trump elected, with town halls and giveaways in this swing state — a must—win for both candidates. it's inevitably led to two questions — will it work and why is he doing it? zander mundy went to elon musk�*s event at a school in folsom. the 21—year—old wasn't even planning on voting, but left the event now considering donald trump. someone like that tells you this is the election that's going to decide our future, this is going to decide not only who's president for the next four years, but what our world is going to be like, what the western world is going to be like. and i think that's pretty huge, you know, that matters. are you at all sceptical, though, about elon musk�*s motivations? yeah, i'm absolutely sceptical. i think everyone should be at least a little sceptical about everyone.

he is a multi—billionaire. he is a part of this like upper 1% echelon of people. and, again, i don't agree with all of his views, but, at the same time, a lot of what he was saying did seem like it came from a place of care. if donald trump wins, elon musk will have his ear and potentially a strong influence on decision—making in the administration. in town halls here in pennsylvania, musk said he will lead a department of government efficiency, while targeting government regulation could benefit musk�*s businesses. he wants to be sort of a on—the—frontier, wild and woolly entrepreneur who can break new paths and not be bogged down by regulation. and, you know, regulation in all governments tends to fall, you know, five, ten, 20 years behind the advances in technology. you know, musk wants it to go the other way. he wants to go to mars. the disruptor ceo has achieved extraordinary feats, from rocket science to ev technology.

his mutually beneficial relationship with the us government will continue no matter who is president. but what future contracts and regulations will look like could very well be determined by who wins this election. nada tawfik, bbc news, new york. inafew in a few minutes we will have the latest report from the train crash we have been bringing you information about that happened in wales late yesterday. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. i'm tolu adeoye. the family of chris kaba's, who was shot in the head during a police vehicle stop in streatham two years ago say they have been left with a sense of injustice after a police officer was cleared of his murder. the officer, martyn blake, said he did not mean to kill mr kaba but feared lives were in danger.

the met commissioner sir mark rowley has said that while no officer is above the law, he was concerned about the lack of support for firearms officers. 0ne police scrutiny board has told bbc london that officers must be held accountable. there is a level of scrutiny that is warranted in those circumstances. there is a level of scruti