the biggest capital budget since 2010 in our national health service to invest in the new scanners, the diagnostic equipment, the radiography equipment that our nhs desperately needs. good morning. what would the bank of dave do with the budget? dave fishwick takes us on a tour of his home town, burnley, to hear what people and businesses there want to hear from the chancellor. international concern over aid to gaza, after israel's parliament votes to limit the un's palastinian refugee agency's operations. teenagers leaving care need more support — a national charity says it's a postcode lottery when it comes to starting an independent life. the man behind the pen for the children's favourite the gruffalo shares his technique and his new project.

good morning. manchester united set their sights on sporting's star manager. they're in talks with 39—year old ruben amorim to replace erik ten hag after he was sacked yesterday. good morning. it's another cloudy day ahead for most of us, with some patchy light rain and drizzle, some mist and fog, but we should see more brighter breaks yesterday compared with yesterday, and it is going to be mild. i will have all the details shortly. good morning. it's tuesday the 29th of october. our main story. the government has shared more details of its pledge to increase the number of hospital appointments and procedures in england by 40,000 per week. the chancellor, rachael reeves, will explain herfull spending plans in tomorrow's budget, and whilst she is expected to pump billions of pounds into the health service, reeves says tax hikes and borrowing increases may not be enough to undo "14 years of damage" to the nhs. 0ur health editor,

hugh pym, reports. out on the wards with a story to tell. the chancellor and the health secretary meeting hospital staff to explain some of their spending plans for the nhs in england. the budget, they were told, would provide money to help get more patients treated, and reduce waiting lists. to deliver on the 40,000 additional appointments every single week in our health service, to reduce those waiting times and waiting lists. and alongside that, the biggest capital budget since 2010 in our national health service, to invest in the new scanners, the diagnostic equipment, the radiography equipment that our nhs desperately needs — alongside the reform to get better productivity and better outcomes for patients. so what are the details? the treasury says £1.8 billion of extra money has been provided to the nhs since the election for more operations and appointments. there'll be 1.57 billion allocated next year for equipment including scanners and radiotherapy machines.

the challenge is to bring down the total waiting list of 7.61; million. extra money announced by the westminster government generates more, as well, for scotland, wales, and northern ireland. these are some — but not all — of the government's spending plans for the nhs in england. to find out overall totals for this year and next year and how they compare with the previous trend, we'll have to wait for the budget speech itself. health experts welcome the new funding, but warn that there are many unanswered questions about future policy — with the government's ten—year nhs plan not published until next spring. if you think about the huge pressures on the national health service now, but also into the future with the ageing population, we're simply not going to manage carrying on the way we have with marginal improvements — or, indeed, significant improvements. there really has to be a massive step change in the way that we do things in

the national health service. and really the game—changer here is technology with different working practices, and that should be the focus of reform, and that's what we really need to see the look of — in addition to the money — and that really will only begin to be forthcoming in the spring. some of the new investment will go into surgical hubs — specialist centres for carrying out planned operations. the aim is to get patients treated quickly and more efficiently. but getting back to the 18—week target for waiting times will be a big ask, and today's announcement is just the start. hugh pym, bbc news. 0ur chief political correspondent henry zeffman joins us now. good morning to you. a busy week at westminster. this is undoubtedly a big injection of cash, but the problems in the nhs go way beyond money. certainly, and that is the government's view as well. striking words from wes streeting. 0ur nhs is

beaten but not broken, he says, and what this budget will enable us to do is to rescue the decline and start to rebuild the foundations. but he can't promise there won't be people waiting on trolleys in corridors this winter. people i have spoken to right at the top of the government know that many people willjudge the when the next election rolls around on their experience of the nhs, but they don't want people to believe that they can fix it rapidly, because the government doesn't believe they can fix it rapidly. but i am struck very much by the language being used around this announcement, about this being an investment in the nhs, partly because lost of it —— lots of it is capital investment. that is similar to a lot of the language we heard in keir starmer�*s speech yesterday when he began to frame what we could expect from the budget speech tomorrow. he used the word investment 15 times yesterday, just as rachel reeves and wes streeting are using today as well. this is because tomorrow they know they will because tomorrow they know they will

be tax rises, there might be spending cuts, there will be more borrowing. but they want us to know in advance of tomorrow's announcement of all those details is that that is tax rises and so on for a purpose, and that purpose is investment in public services. but many of us will await the details tomorrow. many of us will await the details tomorrow— many of us will await the details tomorrow. , ., ., ., ., tomorrow. they are not far off now. hen , tomorrow. they are not far off now. henry. thank _ tomorrow. they are not far off now. henry. thank yom _ tomorrow. they are not far off now. henry, thank you. roger _ tomorrow. they are not far off now. henry, thank you. roger has - tomorrow. they are not far off now. henry, thank you. roger has a - henry, thank you. roger has a round—up of some of the day's other news, and we begin in the middle east with a humanitarian crisis there. meenagh, thank you. israel's parliament has voted to pass legislation banning the un's palestinian refugee agency, unwra, from operating within israel and israeli—occupied eastjerusalem within three months. a number of countries, including the us, the uk and germany, have expressed serious concern about the move. 0ur reporter vincent mcaviney has more. founded by the un general assembly in 1949 with the mission

of supporting the relief and development of palestinian refugees after the founding of israel, unwra now employs some 30,000 people and is crucial to palestinians across the region, providing food, shelter, health care and education. cooperation with the israeli military, which controls all crossings into gaza, is essential for unwra to transfer aid into the war—torn territory. but the vote by the knesset, the israeli parliament, on monday to ban the organisation, is the culmination of growing hostility in the israeli government and among politicians against not just the agency but the un itself. they see both as deeply biased against israel, with some accusing unwra of complicity with hamas. israel alleges that some of its employees were involved in the october 7th attacks. the un has held an investigation and fired nine of its staff members. in a voice note sent to the bbc,

the agency's communications director expressed her outrage. it sets a dangerous precedent, and it opposes the un charter and violates the state of israel's obligation under international law. it's beyond a concern to all of us. it's a threat to our common humanity. many countries have expressed deep concern about the ban. british foreign secretary david lammy has branded it totally wrong, whilst un secretary—general antonio guterres warned it will be detrimental to peace and security in the region. the new law, which will come into force after three months, will not only shut down unwra's headquarters in eastjerusalem, but also forbid israeli state authorities from any contact because it's been designated a terror group, severely affecting its already greatly depleted ability to provide essential services in gaza. vincent mcaviney, bbc news.

meanwhile, lebanon's health ministry says 60 people have been killed in israeli attacks on the beqaa valley. officials say the strikes hit 12 areas in the region, with two children among the dead. 0ur middle east correspondent hugo bachega is in beirut for us now. hugo, what more do we know at this stage? good morning, roger. it isjust afterten good morning, roger. it isjust after ten past eight here, so details am still coming in about what happened overnight, but it was a violent night of israeli air strikes in that part of the country, and those attacks happened with no warning by the israeli military. there hasn't been a reaction by the israeli army following those attacks, but the lebanese health ministry has confirmed that at least 60 people were killed, including two children, and pictures posted online showed widespread damage in those areas, fires that were sparked by those israeli air strikes. emergency

teams continue now to search the rubble for possible survivors, and in one town, residents pleaded on social media for heavy equipment to be sent to this town to help in the search for people who are believed to be under the rubble, so that gives you an idea of the desperate situation. the beqaa valley is an area where hezbollah has a strong presence, it is a strategic route to syria, iraq, where hezbollah has its allies and also to iran, which is hezbollah�*s main supporter. it has been repeatedly hit by the israeli military in this war, and the governor of the town said that those air strikes were the most violent in his region since the beginning of this conflict.— this conflict. hugo, thank you as alwa s. in one week, americans will go to the polls to choose their next president after a bitterly fought campaign by donald trump and vice president kamala harris. the candidates have been appealing to voters in key swing states which

could determine the final result. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes has more. i'm bruce springsteen, and i'm here today to support kamala harris and tim walz! the boss, back on the campaign trail in pennsylvania. and to oppose donald trump and jd vance. a celebrity heavyweight for the democrats with a week to go. with the polls still neck and neck, both parties are bringing out the big guns. following the rock star on stage, the democrats' political equivalent, former president barack 0bama. what i cannot understand is why anyone would think that donald trump will shake things up in a way that is good for you. because there is absolutely no evidence that this man thinks about anybody but himself. millions have already voted, but this final week of campaigning will be crucial. only a few americans are still sitting on the fence, but they could make

all the difference. kamala harris addressed a rally in michigan, counting down the days to what she called "one of the most consequential elections of our lifetime". we need you to vote early, michigan, because we have just eight days to go. eight days left in one of the most consequential elections of our lifetime. and as everybody here knows, this is going to be a tight race until the very end. so we have a lot of work ahead of us, but we like hard work. hard work is good work. hard work is joyful work. and make no mistake, we will win! we will win. after dominating the headlines over the weekend with a massive and controversial campaign event in new york, donald trump returned to georgia, another state that could go either way. the former president seemed

determined to show he still has plenty of energy after the harris campaign claimed he was exhausted. these are bad people. they've covered everything. let's see, last week... oh, that last week. "he's tired." you know what i mean? i've done this stuff now for 58 days in a row, and i don't even feel tired a little bit. not even a little bit. crowd: go, go, go, go! the next seven days will be a gruelling race to the end for both candidates, criss—crossing the country but concentrating on seven key states to grab every vote they can. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. from one key election to another one here which has nearly reached its conclusion. conservative party leadership hopeful kemi badenoch has told the bbc she thinks she may need to soften her approach. speaking to the bbc�*s newscast, ms badenoch said some

of her advisers have told her she may have been heavy—handed with her comments from time to time. i don't think i'm being rude. ijust think i'm saying something that i wouldn't mind hearing back. so i treat people how i treat myself. and, you know, i've had even some of my advisors say, well, why did you say that? "why did i say what? what do you mean?" i have to be mindful that i have a higher tolerance for things than others. and i think part of being a leader is being able to calibrate so that you can help manage. kemi badenoch or robertjenrick. we will find out at the weekend. british gas is urging its older customers to take up pension credit if they are eligible after the government cut winter fuel payments for people not currently claiming the benefit. ben has the details. good morning. yes, one of rachel reeves' first decisions as chancellor was to make the winter fuel payment means tested, bringing the total number of people entitled to it down from more than 11 million to it down from more than 11 million to fewer than 2 million.

you will now only get the payment of around £300 if you receive pension credit. now british gas — the uk's second largest energy provider — has said it will provide support for its customers on top of that. and it's urging people to check if they are eligible for pension credit. it's thought many pensioners could qualify for government support but haven't applied for it. british gas — whose parent company centrica made record profits of a billion pounds last year — says its setting aside an additional £40 million of financial help for its customers with measures including matching debt repayments and support grants. centrica boss chris 0'shea has said previously on this programme that his £8 million plus salary is impossible to justify — but says that while some cost—of—living pressures have eased, the crisis is "far from over" for many households. thank you, ben. the strictly come dancing professional amy dowden will miss this week's show after collapsing

at the strictly studio over the weekend. the 34—year—old missed the 2023 series of the programme after being diagnosed with cancer. it's been announced that professional lauren 0akley will train with her partner, jls singerjb gill, and perform in saturday's show for the couple's choice dance. 0n strictly�*s sister programme it takes two last night, the bbc released a statement sending the dancer love and saying they are "hopeful that amy will be back to dance with jb next week". and we wish her all the best. indeed. just after a quarter past six. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. it is not looking too pleasant, i think? that's right. we are looking at very much the same weather for the next few days, cloudy with mist and fog to start the day, but we will see a little sunshine develop, and it is going to be mild. mainly dry, because there is some drizzle and

patchy light rain around this morning too, across parts of the south east, north wales, northern england, the north midlands, but a lot of the starting off on a dry note. some of the mist and fog lifting into low cloud, but hopeful we will see more brighter breaks that we had yesterday, especially parts of eastern scotland and north—east england. but elsewhere we will also see some glimmers of brightness, maybe even the odd glimpse of the sun. temperatures 11-16 in glimpse of the sun. temperatures 11—16 in the light breeze, so still feeling quite mild. as we head the evening and overnight, once again we see the return of some cloud forming, but also some clear skies around, light winds, mist and fog patches forming as well especially in the south, and although temperatures are down a little odd where we the moment, this morning, we are still looking at overnight lows of 6—11. tomorrow for england and wales we start off with mist and fog and low cloud, but some of that will lift and we will see some sunny intervals develop. it will be mostly

dry. for scotland we start off with some early cloud, but we will see how it brightens up from the south, and for northern ireland, we are also looking at a cloudy start, then it brightens up but will cloud over once again. a weather front will introduce thicker cloud again later. temperatures ii—i6. and as we go through the next few days, it is very similar weather, it is very quiet at the moment. thank you, carol. now, homelessness among young adults leaving care has more than doubled in the past five years according to government figures released earlier this month. care charity become described this as a "failure of society" claiming that for some, important support can disappear overnight. joe inwood has this report. callum and zara, two young people whose journeys have something in common — they both went into care — but whose destinations

were very different. she got a foster family. he went into a residential home. and that had an impact on how they left the care system. i got told a couple of months before my birthday that it was going to be quite a quick transition period. and then as my birthday came about, i was told that i had to leave the night before my 18th birthday, because once midnight hit, they basically wouldn't be funding it any more. my experience was in a family setting instead of like residential care, and i was really lucky that when i hit 18, um, that i didn't have to face the care cliff, and i got to stay with my foster mum in a stable arrangement. the "care cliff" that zara is referring to is the idea that many young people in care like callum are told that on their 18th birthday, they are in many ways on their own.

nobody wants to be evicted from their home the day before their 18th birthday, or any birthday for that matter. it's meant to be something memorable, meant to be something that you enjoy, especially your 18th. you've just become an adult. but for the reality of people in care sometimes, it is "you're 18, you are an adult, so now you've got to fend for yourself," and that is very much how it was for myself. so look at this. whereas zara, who was living with foster parents, got what's known as a staying put arrangement and so kept that safety net. i wasn't ready to live independently. i was ready to, like, you know, move off to university. but i don't think i'd have been ready for that full level of independence. i still needed, you know, somewhere to come back to, somewhere to ask for advice and just somewhere to call home. um, obviously i was only 18, so you're not really ready for the big wide world. and i don't think most people my age are.

research by the charity become has found that there's been a 54% rise in homelessness amongst young care leavers in the last five years, and that they are nine times more likely to end up homeless than other young people. i can see why the statistic for it is so high. i've had times where i've had to choose between heating the home and paying my bills or having food, and there isn't much help for that. you get a £40 meal voucherfrom the government from being in care, but you can only have that once every few months, so that there isn't help and it can put you in some difficult situations. that's not a problem zara faced. she was supported through difficult times and shared in the good ones. but these turned out, i think, to be some of my favourite photos from the day. yeah. last week she got married with herfosterfamily by her side. herfoster mum, sheena, thinks ending the care cliff is a good thing, but that carers need more support. not all children that are in care, | um, are mentally able to do that because of the traumas that

they've been through. - um, and you know, the foster carers need the support, - because when they turn 18, - um, the, the finances do change. in a statement, the government said... "we're working with councils and the sector to break down barriers to opportunity, including those that stop care leavers from successfully making the transition to independent living. "as part of our long—term strategy to end homelessness for good, we are also strengthening the support there to help care leavers access housing." as for callum, he's managed to overcome the challenges he faced, and now works caring for others. but he knows his life could have taken a very different path. joe inwood, bbc news. really impressive young people, and we will be speaking to the chief executive of that charity after eight o'clock. it is just

approaching 25 past six. let's take a look at today's papers. the front page of the telegraph quotes chancellor rachel reeves ahead of tomorrow's budget. she has said the money she'll give the nhs won't be enough to undo "14 years of damage" from the previous conservative government. her words there. the budget is expected to include a number of tax hikes, including a possible rise in national insurance paid by employers. the daily mirror also leads on the budget and what it could mean for the future of the nhs. it shows the chancellor alongside health secretary wes streeting on a visit to a south london hospital yesterday. during her visit, ms reeves pledged to get the nhs "back on its feet again." wes streeting live on the programme in just over an hour from wes streeting live on the programme injust over an hourfrom now. away from the budget, the guardian is reporting on a vote in israel's parliament which will ban the un's palestinian refugee agency from working in the country. israel has accused unwra staff of involvement

in the 7th of october attacks, and diverting aid in gaza. the ruling will see aid workers banned from the country within the next 90 days. and the picture that dominates the front of the times shows protestors in the georgian capital of tbilisi. tens of thousands of people gathered outside the country's parliament last night after the pro—western president called for an annulment of saturday's election where the country's authoritarian party claimed victory. now, technology is helping archaelogists to uncover ancient civilisations in the north and central americanjungle. the distinctive mayan temples and cities are now being explored using radar, helping scientists understand more about the communities who lived there. georgina rannard reports. deep in the central american jungle, the trees are hiding treasures. radar fired from a plane peers through the canopy to search for ruins.

this is in guatemala, but archaeologists have now discovered another huge city — this time in mexico. they're calling it valeriana. now, we don't have any pictures of valeriana — that's because no—one's been there for hundreds of years — so we thought we'd show you what it might have looked like, here in this virtual studio. this is a mayan pyramid temple, similar to the ones that would have been found in the city. people worshipped here, brought riches like jade masks, and even buried the dead. in total, the team found almost 7,000 buildings in an area of the jungle about the size of edinburgh. up to 50,000 people may have lived in this area at its peak in the ninth century. alongside houses, the archaeologists found evidence of amphitheatres, plazas, and even a sports field for an ancient ballgame. it would have been a very colourful, very lush, and i think very striking environment to move through.

things like palaces and temple pyramids — all of those would have been covered in lime plaster and then painted red, pink and yellow and black. there would have been clusters of buildings where people mostly spend their time making ceramics, or mostly spend their time shaping stone tools. this part of the world, there's some evidence for marketplaces. it took centuries, but war, climate change, and the spanish invasion caused the collapse of the mayans. but their descendants still live in campeche today, and at the new site — just 15 minutes from a busy road — their ancient relatives lie beneath their feet. georgina rannard, bbc news. fascinating. isn't itjust? time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. i'm tolu adeoye. a man's died at an immigration

removal centre near gatwick airport. serco, which manages brook house, says the 26—year—old died on sunday. last year a public inquiry found there was a toxic culture there, with detainees subjected to degrading treatment and the inappropriate use of force. ahead of tomorrow's budget, council leaders ac