roads and building projects. rachel reeves will alter the debt rules to free up billions of pounds. but the conservatives say she's fiddling the rules. we report on the record number of cases of scabies in the uk, with university students and care homes among the worst affected by this highly infectious skin condition. our russia editor, steve rosenberg, is allowed to ask president putin a question for the first time since the war with ukraine. doctors are being warned to look out for people using weight—loss jabs who aren't obese. we talk to one woman who did so and fell seriously ill. and the olympic cyclist sir chris hoy speaks of his determination to stay positive after being diagnosed with terminal cancer. i now have a deep resolve to turn this incredibly difficult diagnosis into something more positive. and coming up on bbc news, three late wickets for england has helped give them a slight edge on the first

day of the decisive third test against pakistan in rawalpindi. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. with less than a week to go until her much anticipated first budget, the chancellor has announced that she is changing the rules, which are self—imposed, in order to free up billions of pounds for infrastructure spending. rachel reeves says there will be a technical change to the way debt is measured which will allow it to fund extra investment. the conservative party have accused her of fiddling the rules. rachel reeves has been speaking to our economics editor, faisal islam, who's in washington. what difference will this make to people?

what difference will this make to eo - le? , what difference will this make to neale? , what difference will this make to --eole? , , , people? yes, sophie, these rules, the are people? yes, sophie, these rules, they are nerdy. — people? yes, sophie, these rules, they are nerdy, they _ people? yes, sophie, these rules, they are nerdy, they are _ people? yes, sophie, these rules, they are nerdy, they are one - people? yes, sophie, these rules, | they are nerdy, they are one for the accounting boffins, but they are hugely consequential for every penny spent by this government, notjust at this budget, but over the next half decade. on the chancellor, when she spoke to me, made an argument that if voters gave her government the significant majority at the election because they felt that major projects in their town, the local railway stations were not up to scratch internationally, then the root of that was in overly restrictive rules on borrowing under the previous government, rules that she is now going to change. we will be changing the measure of debt, i'll set out the details of that to the house of commons next week. but i've listened to the imf, who have been clear that we do need to free up more money to invest in capital, as well as listening to people like gus o'donnell, mark carney, andy haldane and jamie o'neill, who are all saying we need to invest more to grow our economy and seize

the huge opportunities there are in digital, in tech, in life sciences, in clean energy. but we'll only be able to do that if we change the way that we measure debt. some might see this as a slightly sneaky shuffle when you're in a bit of a tight bind fiscally, or are you embracing the idea that this is meant to, for example, maintain investment levels at 2.5%? i don't want those jobs and those investments going to other countries. i want to see them in britain, because we've got huge potential. but of course, it's important that every pound of taxpayers' money spent gets value for money, so we will be putting in guard rails with the national audit office and the office for budget responsibility, validating the investments that we're making, and to give markets confidence that there are rules around the investments that we can make as a country. so that was the chancellor is speaking to me here at the imf. some significance that it is here at the

international monetary fund, because the point of these rules is to convey to the international markets credibility to carry on lending money, and what we are setting up now is a sort of budget two hives, jekyu now is a sort of budget two hives, jekyll and hyde, trick or treat, where on the one hand you have this loosening to invest in the future, but on the other hand you have a tighter budget on day—to—day spending, no borrowing for day—to—day spending, so this does not necessarily change the need for extra tax rises, but it does loosen the need and the availability of investment spending. so an important change, one with consequences for the budget and well beyond. faisal islam in washington, _ the budget and well beyond. faisal islam in washington, thank- the budget and well beyond. faisal islam in washington, thank you. there's been a big rise in the number of cases of scabies in the uk, with universities and care homes the worst affected. gps have told the bbc that they are seeing record numbers of the highly infectious skin condition, particularly in the north of england. they say numbers are likely to be much, much higher because many are too embarrassed to talk publicly about it, including the students

in this report by our health correspondent sharon barbour. student life can be legendary, but something's getting under their skin. a lot of people suddenly had scabies out of nowhere, and i think because of how contagious it seems to be, a lot more people could have had it than we know about. scabies outbreaks are happening in universities across the country. dave — not his real name — didn't know what the spots were on his wrist, but they were spreading. one of my housemates came out to the house that she had scabies at the time as well, so then i was like, "ok, so do i." it was like tiny red dots along your wrist or, like, in between your fingers. scabies is caused by a little mite which is basically a little parasite. it burrows under your skin, and then it lays eggs. nhs england said the number of cases being diagnosed in hospitals has gone up by 73% since last year.

it can be really nasty. potentially, you could get a bacterial skin infection on top of that, which obviously any skin infection could eventually lead to sepsis, but it is then really difficult to treat if you've got a really large area of the body covered in it. scabies spreads through physical contact, bedding and clothes. symptoms include small red spots and intense itching. it's not usually serious, but everyone that gets it needs to wash their bedding and clothing and get treatment at the same time from the pharmacy. cos no—one spoke about it, i felt like it was quite taboo. you went home — what happened? yeah, i gave it to a couple of family members, because i didn't realise that i had it, using, like, hand towels, in the bathroom, tea towels, and it's so easy to transfer. i think it's much more of an issue than people realise, because i think people feel embarrassed, they don't say anything

and struggle with it on their own, which then leads to more people getting it. there are now calls for the government to launch a public awareness campaign and to make sure there's enough medicines to treat it. sharon barbour, bbc news. government ministers from caribbean countries say it's only a matter of time before the uk changes its mind and agrees to reparations for the country's historic links to slavery. they were speaking as commonwealth leaders prepare to begin a conversation about how britain can best provide reparatoryjustice, such as compensation and an apology, for the transatlantic slave trade. on his way to the summit in samoa in the south pacific, sir keir starmer insisted it was better to focus on future challenges, such as climate change. here's our diplomatic correspondent james landale. a warm welcome for the king in samoa.

ancient ceremony and a sip of something strong in a coconut cup ahead of a summit of commonwealth leaders that they will host and he will lead. they like to call themselves the family of nations. and like any family, there are often tensions when they gather. and here the point of dispute is over reparatoryjustice for historic slavery. caribbean leaders want the prime minister to apologise and pay reparations. they won't get that here, but they may get the start of what the summit communique calls "a meaningful conversation" and the promise of more research. the principle must be established that the conversation needs to be had and some decision has to be made. how do you go forward with dealing with the issue of reparations? so, once you broach the subject, it may take a while for people to come around, but come around they will. reparatoryjustice can come in many forms. it could be financial reparations.

one report last year claimed the uk owed countries in the caribbean £18 trillion. that's seen by many as unrealistic. the government's whole annual budget is just over £1 trillion. so some ask whether instead britain could cancel debt that it is owed by some of its former colonial possessions — possibly easier to do, maybe politically less controversial. many also want a formal apology from their former colonial powers, but some countries are reluctant if that involves accepting legal responsibility. sir keir starmer says he wants to focus on challenges these leaders are facing now, such as climate change and economic growth. back in the uk, his chancellor, just days away from a cash—strapped budget, made clear that he and she were not budging. we're not going to be paying out the reparations that some countries are speaking about. i understand why they make those

demands, but that's not something that this government will be doing. so this summit is already overshadowed, notjust by the poor weather but the start of a debate about reparations for slavery, one that is complicated and controversial and may take many years to play out. james landale, bbc news. our political editor chris mason is at the summit in samoa, how difficult could this proved to be for the prime minister?- difficult could this proved to be for the prime minister? yeah, hello to ou. for the prime minister? yeah, hello to yom it is — for the prime minister? yeah, hello to you. it is definitely _ for the prime minister? yeah, hello to you. it is definitely awkward - for the prime minister? yeah, hello to you. it is definitely awkward for i to you. it is definitely awkward for the prime minister, no doubt, not least because of what foreign secretary david lammy has said in opposition, when he said that britain had neverfaced justice, as he put it, for the crime of slavery. at the heart of this is a difficult philosophical question, to what extent can these generation be held responsible for the actions of our forebears? and there are moral and legal, as well as political and

diplomatic, ramifications to all of that. now, the prime minister's view, as you were mentioning, is clear, he was telling us on the plane that he is not budging, he thinks it is backward looking, he doesn't want to apologise or pay reparations, he would rather talk about trade and climate change and future issues. but the tone and tenor of his language has contributed inadvertently to wrapping up the wrong way some people here who would like to see that conversation continue. and we will be talking to the prime minister in an hour or so, and i will ask him about this, and also ask him about the budget. we saw the chancellor talking about reparations, and talking to faisal islam about this whole question of borrowing and debt and the changes that labour are going to bring about, the very distinct labour flavour to the managing of the public finances that we will get more detail on next wednesday. you can catch that interview on the bbc news at ten and across the bbc news app and radio, and i will talk to you later about it.

well, all this will be discussed on question time tonight. should the uk apologise for and pay for our historic role in the slave trade? that's an awkward question for the prime minister at the commonwealth summit and one that our audience here in plymouth wants an answer to. we're on iplayerfrom eight and bbc one after the ten o'clock news. the court of appeal has rejected an attempt by the serial killer lucy letby to appeal against her conviction for attempting to murder a baby girl. letby was found guilty injuly in a retrial. her lawyers had claimed there was prejudicial media coverage following letby�*s conviction last yearfor murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six others. the sale of single—use disposable vapes will be banned in england and wales from june next year, the government has confirmed. the move is intended to protect children's health by reducing the appeal of vapes and reduce the environmental damage caused by packaging. scotland and northern ireland are expected to announce similar bans in coming weeks. doctors have been told to look out for signs that people

who are not obese may be misusing weight—loss jabs and falling ill. the medicines regulator says the drugs do have side effects and should only be used for treating obesity and diabetes. here's our health correspondent sophie hutchinson. the skinnyjab — now used by millions across the world. everyone wants to be thinner, everyone wants to be prettier. everything wants to be more, more, more, and we all want it immediately. and demand for the drugs has vastly outstripped supply. right, so i've put yours aside already... lorna's company makes outfits to bodybuilders — being body—conscious is literally her work. her gp told her she didn't qualify to get the jabs on the nhs, so she got them from an authorised prescriber at an online pharmacy. but after taking them for a month, she collapsed on the bathroom floor. and in the middle of the night, i literally felt like somebody had just stabbed something straight into my stomach. lorna developed pancreatitis, a potentially life—threatening

condition and a rare side—effect of the jab she used. she spent five days in hospital and has been left with chronic health problems. i thought it was this miracle injection that was completely 100% safe. my children were frightened. you know, my children would come in, and they'd cry, because they could see me, how poorly i actually was... sorry, it's a bit emotional. today, the medicines regulator, the mhra, stressed that while most side effects of these appetite—suppressing medicines are mild, some can be serious. it said the drugs are licensed to treat type two diabetes or obesity and warned the benefit—risk balance is positive only for those patients. leading doctors are concerned that slimmer people using these drugs aren't aware of the risks they're taking. so what worries me is if people who are not overweight as the criteria, then they're taking a completely untested medication.

the medicines have only been tested and, therefore licensed in the uk, for people who have a bmi of 30, classed as obese, or who have a bmi of 27 and weight—related disease. for everyone else, this is lorna's advice. i'd say try to do it the right way, healthy eating, balanced diet, you know, regular exercising. i know it's hard. today, semaglutide manufacturer novo nordisk said it did not condone, suggest or encourage misuse of any of its medicines. the regulator is calling for anyone experiencing unwanted side effects to report them. sophie hutchinson, bbc news. our top story this evening: with less then a week to go before the budget, the chancellor rachel reeves says she will change the debt rules — which are self imposed — in order to free up billions of pounds for infrastructure spending. the weird and wonderful world of tim burton goes on display at the design museum in london coming up on bbc news, erik ten hag's manchester united have travelled to istanbul to come

face—to—face with their old managerjose mourinho. the fenerbahce manager has said united should expect a tough match in the europa league later. the government's introducing plans to bring in what it is says will be a strengthened independent regulator for men's football in england. they say the new plans will put fans "back at the heart of the game" by giving them a bigger voice in their club over decisions like changes to ticket prices and plans to relocate home grounds. here's our sports editor dan roan. on the field, it's business as usual for english clubs — another comfortable win for champions manchester city in europe last night. but off it, change is coming... i beg to introduce a bill to establish the independent football regulator. ..strengthened legislation creating a watchdog for the elite men's game today introduced in parliament. we think it's in the interests of the whole game that the entire

football ecosystem is sustainable and thrives, and that's what establishing this independent football regulator will do. we have made significant changes to make the bill, if you'll excuse my pun, much more match—fit. this updated football governance bill will give the regulator new powers to make clubs consult fans on issues like ticket prices and improve equality and diversity. the regulator will also have more independence when deciding on club takeovers, no longer having to consider government foreign policy. it could also mean more money flows down the football pyramid, with multi—million—pound parachute payments given to clubs relegated from the premier league now in the regulator's scope if it forces the top flight to share more of its wealth. so what do fans at championship side blackburn rovers make of the move? i think it's a great opportunity to allow everybody to have a fair share of the pie, really. i'd just like them to look after smaller clubs. you know, it's them

that are struggling. it'll make absolutely no difference because the game is in the hand l of the top six football teams. the previous government backed the idea of a regulator after a spate of clubs went bust... chanting ..and in the wake of the crisis caused by the attempted european super league breakaway, but the premier league says it's concerned by what it called rigid regulation. i think the regulator is something that potentially could pose a big risk to the success of the premier league and therefore impact the whole of the football ecosystem, and all we're asking for is that parliament scrutinises that. while uefa has warned the government about the risk of state interference, the rest of the domestic game has largely welcomed today's news. but given the power and wealth of the top clubs, the goal of regulating english football may not be that simple. dan roan, bbc news. police are reopening an investigation into a crash at a school in south london last year, which killed two eight—year old girls.

theirfamilies had previously been told that the driver of the car — which ploughed into their playground — would not be charged, because she had suffered an epileptic seizure. here's our special correspondent, lucy manning. last summer, the girls were just playing on the school lawn, mats and tables laid out, enjoying an end of term party, when a land rover crashed through the fence. selena lau and nuria sajjad were just eight years old. compounding their family's grief, a met police investigation the families felt wasn't thorough enough, and a decision not to charge the driver, who prosecutors said had suffered an undiagnosed epileptic seizure. now the met admitting a number of lines of inquiry require further examination, and it will reopen its investigation. we think it's the right thing for them to do. i think all we wanted was a thorough, open

and transparent investigation. and we were not convinced the initial investigation was that, and the police themselves seem to have admitted that is also not the case. it has been kind of like living in hell for the past 15 months. every day that we miss our daughter, you know, because we sent her to school but she never came back. it's just like the day that turned our world upside down. the driver, claire freemantle, had expressed her deepest sorrow to the families. but the girl�* parents and the school's leadership team believe the police failed to properly investigate the medical evidence, that there were witnesses they just didn't interview, and when they asked the investigation team key questions, they couldn't answer them. injuly, the current and former head teachers spoke to the bbc. helen lowe, who comforted

nuria as she lay injured, was surprised she wasn't interviewed by police. at the end of this process, at this moment in time, it would appear to be that i have been let down by them. the grief of selena and nuria's families doesn't recede, and they feel they are back to square one, still in a nightmare, not knowing why their daughters died. lucy manning, bbc news. for the first time since the war in ukraine, irish editor steve rosenberg has been allowed to ask the russian president a question. a rare occasion, what did you ask and what did he say? the rare occasion, what did you ask and what did he say?— what did he say? the press conference _ what did he say? the press conference has _ what did he say? the press conference hasjust - what did he say? the press i conference has just finished, really. i asked this, the summit of emerging nations, which vladimir putin has been hosting, issued a

declaration calling for global security and stability, and a just world. i suggested to president putin that none of that matched his actions over the last two and a half years, since his decision to launch a full—scale invasion of ukraine. where is the justice a full—scale invasion of ukraine. where is thejustice in a full—scale invasion of ukraine. where is the justice in that? a full—scale invasion of ukraine. where is thejustice in that? in his answer, he turned everything around and accuse the west. yet as part of what he said to me. we and accuse the west. yet as part of what he said to me.— what he said to me. we told them, the nato expansion, _ what he said to me. we told them, the nato expansion, don't - what he said to me. we told them, the nato expansion, don't do - what he said to me. we told them, the nato expansion, don't do it. it| the nato expansion, don't do it. it violates_ the nato expansion, don't do it. it violates our— the nato expansion, don't do it. it violates our security. still they did it — violates our security. still they did it. is thatjust? there is no justice — did it. is thatjust? there is no justice here _ did it. is thatjust? there is no justice here and we want to change that, _ justice here and we want to change that, and _ justice here and we want to change that, and we will achieve it. the auestion that, and we will achieve it. the question of _ that, and we will achieve it. tue: question of security, that, and we will achieve it. tts: question of security, i that, and we will achieve it. tt9 question of security, i pointed out to the russian president that russia was actually less secure since his decision to go to war with ukraine, because there are now drone attacks regularly in russian cities, russian cities have been shelved regularly,

ukrainian troops are occupying a chunk of russian territory. none of this happen before his decision to invade ukraine. president putin accepted this had not happened, but in his response he said to me, well, things would have been even worse, he suggested if he hadn't have acted, if he had not have invaded ukraine, russia would have become a second—class state and would have lost its sovereignty, again blaming the west. on the recent claims by british intelligence that russia is on a mission to sow discord and chaos on the streets of britain, and in european cities, with sabotage and arson, he said that was absolute rubbish. the special educational needs system is close to financial breaking point according to a new report. the national audit office says there aren't enough places in special schools, just one reason parents have lost confidence. ministers say they're committed to big improvements, including making mainstream schools more inclusive for pupils with these additional needs. here's our education

editor branwen jeffreys. # the parents on the bus go chatter—chatter—chatter...# helping each child learn as best as they can. this is the inclusion unit in a small mainstream primary. some children here should be in a special school, but there just aren't enough places. most of the children have severe communication difficulties. so they're either not able to talk at all, they might be saying some sounds. so obviously they can't let you know what they want. more children are being diagnosed with autism, more struggling with speech and language. an overloaded system doesn't always help children early enough. these mums in huddersfield all have autistic children. each has battled to get help. they say fewer delays would save money in the long term. if they had those resources from a younger age, to get

the children in early years, actually the funding would be better spent because it would stop children getting to a crisis mode. today's report warns the system is in crisis mode and needs reform. so i asked the education secretary if she had answers. for parents. i completely recognise the system needs to change. it's been neglected for far too long. children are being let down. parents have to fight too hard to get the support that their children need. i am determined to turn that around. it will take us time, but it's crucial, absolutely essential that we do. more special schools are being built, and there's funding for targeted support in schools. this will all help, but today's report is clear it might still not be enough. branwen jeffreys, bbc news. cricket, and england hold a slight advantage over pakistan at the end of the first day of the third test.

after choosing to bat on a spinning wicket, jamie smith's knock of 89 helped england to 267. the tourists then took three wicket to leave pakistan on 73 for three. the olympian sir chris hoy has been called a real life superhero by his wife after deciding to speak out about his terminal cancer diagnosis which has encouraged many more men to seek advice. the 48—year—old six time olympic champion said at the weekend that doctors have told him that he has between two and four years to live. today he posted this message on the social media site instagram. i'm so grateful to everyone for their incredible kindness and support. you may have heard by now that i'm ready to share that my cancer is stage four. i will be living with it for the rest of my life. now, it's not the news anyone imagines hearing and it obviously came as a huge shock. we've taken time to process it as a family, and i now have a deep resolve to turn this incredibly difficult diagnosis into something more positive.

he's best known for directing films such as batman and edward scissorhands — now a major retrospective exhibition of tim burton's work is opening at the design museum in london. burton's personal archives will go on display in uk for the first time, including hundreds of artworks and costumes. here's charlotte gallagher. the living, the dead — can they coexist? the surreal, gothic and eccentric style of tim burton, in his latest film beetlejuice beetlejuice. and this is where all his creations begin, drawings on his sketch pad, something he's loved since he could pick up a pencil. i've always felt quite lucky that it was something that was important to me. and whether i was good or not at it, it was something that meant something to me. it was like therapy.

and did no—one ever say to you, "oh, that's a bit weird?" of course! and the monsters in yourfilms are often the ones that, visually, they look scary, but they're the ones that people connect with the most. and they tend to be the heroes — is that intentional? when i grew up on watching these movies, i mean, it was very clear, all of them, from king kong to frankenstein to creature from the black lagoon, all the monsters were the most emotional. you know, the humans were the ones that scared me. and the monster always had the most emotion, it had the most feeling. burton is credited with kick—starting the superhero genre with his batman films, but would he return to them? no, because it felt new at the time. there was pressure because it was a big movie and it was a different interpretation of comic books. and how do you feel about artificial intelligence? there was ai versions of characters, disney characters designed by me, ai, right? and until it happens to you, you really don't understand it,

but it was quite disturbing and ifelt like my soul had been taken from me. it's clear that for this director, his soul is attached to his very real creations. charlotte gallagher, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's stav a rather nice sunset? it comes off the back of a lovely day, with temperatures in the teens for sunny spots across central and southern england. tonight is mostly dry, cloud and fog building and we are also going to see some rain pushing into southern and western areas, slower moving areas of low pressure. south—west england, wales, northern ireland seeing that rain and strong wind. elsewhere, apart from a few showers in western scotland, mostly dry. we see the clouds building up and mist and fog. central and northern england, to start tomorrow morning. quite a mild

start, particularly across western areas but it will be cloudy and wet. the cloud and rain will push northwards, weakening as it does so. we will see skies brightening up, and also for parts of south—west scotland. a lot more cloud around tomorrow. temperature—wise, still mild for the time of year, mid or high teens. the area of high pressure begins to pull away southwards as we head into the weekend. we could see a view showers across the south and south—east of england, a bit of cloud here. wet and windy weather starts to push into scotland and northern ireland. in between, a good deal of sunshine around. with westerly winds bringing around. with wes