and i think you're going to do some unbelievable things. zombie knives and machetes are still available to buy online more than a month after they were banned in england and wales. how much did the uk economy grow over the summer? we will find out later this morning. i have come to this paint spraying factory in birmingham to find out it —— how it affects businesses like this and what they are feeling about the future. it is the last push for paddy mcguinness. he is heading to glasgow on his_ mcguinness. he is heading to glasgow on his kid's— mcguinness. he is heading to glasgow on his kid's bike. it has been an incredible — on his kid's bike. it has been an incredible effort and the finish line. _ incredible effort and the finish line, glasgow, is almost in sight. a dream debut for curtis jones. he scores for england, as they beat greece to stay in contention for nations league promotion.

a bit more sunshine today than yesterday. more cloud in the north which _ yesterday. more cloud in the north which is _ yesterday. more cloud in the north which is bringing a change. are you ready— which is bringing a change. are you ready for— which is bringing a change. are you ready for an — which is bringing a change. are you ready for an onset of the first spell— ready for an onset of the first spell of— ready for an onset of the first spell of winter. more of the details on breakfast. it's friday, the 15th of november. our main story. the governor of the bank of england, andrew bailey, has called for britain to rebuild relations with the eu while also "respecting the decision of the british people" to leave the bloc. speaking at the annual mansion house gathering of investors in the city of london, mr bailey said brexit had weighed on the uk economy. our economic editor, faisal islam, has the story. there have been many reasons why the british economy has been sluggish in recent years. extra goods trade barriers with our nearest neighbours after brexit haven't helped, and the government says it wants to do something about them. but when britain's top financiers gathered in the city of london to hear the famous mansion house address from the chancellor and the bank of england governor, andrew bailey went further than he has before on this topic.

now, i've said many times as a public official, i take no position on brexit per se, and that's very important. but i do have to point out consequences. the changing trading relationship with the eu has weighed on the level of potential supply. the impact on trade seems to be more in goods than services, which i don't think is particularly surprising, but it underlines why we must be alert to and welcome opportunities to rebuild relations while respecting that very important decision of the british people. while those opportunities are coming, spain's finance minister is meeting the chancellor today. he told the bbc, a better relationship could be struck, for example, on travel and work for young people. can a better deal be done? would you encourage the british government to look at a closer relationship? undoubtedly. i think we need to be positive here and optimistic that a better deal can be actually closed on that front. as you said, there was a very close movement, very intense movement in terms of young people travelling both from... between the eu and the uk.

and i think again, there's a lot of room for improvement there and hopefully we can find a way for that. the word tariff, properly used, is a beautiful word. but the arrival of a new us president with plans to tax all incoming trade creates a new dilemma. the governor of the bank of england is normally rather shy to talk about brexit, but he will see this as a statement of the economic reality rather than any sort of political intervention. but it comes at a sensitive time. if the stated plans of the incoming trump administration to apply a blanket tariff to all imports does cause some sort of global trade war, many fear the uk will have to make a choice between closer trade relations with europe or trump's united states of america. the message from the chancellor is that the uk might be able to have it both ways. i look forward to working closely with president—elect trump

and his team to strengthen our relationship in the years ahead. and of course, our biggest trading partner is the european union. we will not be reversing brexit or re—entering the single market or customs union, but we must reset our relationship. rachel reeves also promised to boost the financial industry, saying that some regulations seeking to prevent crisis had gone too far, as she looks over the channel and over the atlantic at the same time for how to boost the economy. faisal islam, bbc news. our political correspondent damian grammaticas is in westminster. morning to you. always very interesting when the governor of the bank of england makes comments. when they fear into politics, it does draw attention. it

they fear into politics, it does draw attention.— they fear into politics, it does draw attention. ., , ., , ., draw attention. it does. he has gone further than — draw attention. it does. he has gone further than before _ draw attention. it does. he has gone further than before but _ draw attention. it does. he has gone further than before but he _ draw attention. it does. he has gone further than before but he would - draw attention. it does. he has gone further than before but he would say| further than before but he would say he is pointing out the realities of what leaving the eu has meant for trade. now the government has said that it trade. now the government has said thatitis trade. now the government has said that it is committed, it says, to resetting the relationship with european partners and working together on a broad range of issues and the chancellor will be, for example, going next month to a meeting of eu finance ministers, something that hasn't been happening before. she will attend that. the conservatives haven't responded directly to this. their issue is to do with the economic growth and prospects for the uk and they want to point to what is diminished prospects because of the budget. they say they do not want to take lessons from the past administration. we will stick with the theme of politics but we will go to the

united states. lots of interest into how president—electtrump�*s will look. donald trump has nominated the vaccine sceptic, robert f kennedyjunior, to lead the department of health in his incoming white house administration. mr kennedy, who's from america's most famous political family, had been an independent candidate for the presidency and has a track record of promoting conspiracy theories. our north america correspondent, rowan bridge, has the story. america could soon have a vaccine sceptic who repeated covid—i9 conspiracy theories running its health department. robert kenneder comes from democratic party royalty. his uncle was president john f kennedy and his father was attorney general. mr kennedy made his own name as an environmental lawyer and activist, but that's been overshadowed by his controversial views on vaccines. do i want children to get measles? of course i don't. why do you spread this doubt? because... i'm asking you to be responsible

and ask the question. the questions have been asked. the vaccines are safe. the vaccines are safe from what? the vaccines cause autoimmune disease. i'm in court right now arguing the case. there's no evidence they do. well, there's plenty of evidence that they do. you're just not looking at it. last year, he launched an independent bid for the presidency before dropping out and throwing his weight behind donald trump. he was one of the speakers at mr trump's new york rally, where he condemned the party his family had dedicated their lives to. today's democratic party is the party of war. it's the party of the cia. you have kamala harris giving a speech at the democratic convention that was written by neocons. his loyalty to the trump cause has now been rewarded. in a speech at his mar—a—lago resort, the president—elect praised mr kennedy. we want you to come up with things and ideas and what you've been talking about for a long time,

and i think you're going to do some unbelievable things. nobody going to be able to do it like you. and, boy, does he feel it in his heart! so congratulations also to your family. during his campaign, donald trump said he would let robert kennedy go wild when it comes to the nation's health. mr trump vowed to shake up the establishment — this latest pick shows he plans to do just that. rowan bridge, bbc news, washington. a group of scientists and former political leaders say the un climate talks are "no longer fit for purpose" and need urgent overhaul. the latest round of negotiations, cop 29, is currently taking place in azerbaijan. the country's role has been criticised after its president said oil and gas were a "gift of god". our climate editor, justin rowlatt, is in the capital, baku. very good morning to you. that phrase, it is no longerfit very good morning to you. that

phrase, it is no longer fit for purpose, it needs urgent overhaul, this has come from scientists and political leaders. what about that? i mean it is an unusual thing to say. these are really kind of serious people. we have got banned key men, former secretary and un chief. the women overseeing the process for the landmark paris agreement. the former irish president. other scientists and luminaries. they are saying the way that azerbaijan has been conducting itself at this conference has raised questions about how effective the conferences are. there was the comment about oil and gas being big gift of god, a very unusual way to start a conference about climate change. there was footage by the

azerbaijani team —— of the azerbaijani team —— of the azerbaijani team —— of the azerbaijani team discussing deals on oil and gas. they say maybe we should not post this in countries which have not faced out fossil fuels. the un says, is likely to say, this process is working but is going to acknowledge it probably is not working fast enough. thank you very much- — almost three quarters of universities in england will face financial problems next year, despite tuition fees increasing. that's according to the higher education regulator, the office for students, which says the main cause is a lower number of uk and international students applying to courses than predicted. our education reporter, vanessa clarke, has more. it's a stark warning from the university's watchdog. the financial situation in the sector is worse than previously thought, with almost three quarters of institutions predicted to be in debt next year. it's calling for big changes. what we're saying in our report

is that there is an urgent need for financial reform of universities, and i think that needs a partnership between the government in terms of what they will contribute to higher education, but also it needs universities to radically transform the way they make their offer to students. universities say changes are already happening and many are making tough choices to control costs, including job losses. but a long term solution is needed. the number of international students who pay higherfees is down, and although there has been a slight increase in the number of home students studying this year, there are fewer than many universities had predicted. with a tuition fee rise coming next year, getting value for money is vital for many students. i think in terms of the course, it's really worth it. but in terms of the other costs and maybe the hidden costs, there's just... there'sjust so much, it's really hard to judge. at the moment, i'm applying for grad programmes, grad fellowships. a lot of them want work placements and experiences that i've not

had the chance to gain, because i've been too busy working on my degree. people kind of lose sight of the money they're paying anyway, so i think there needs to be sort of more targeted educational steps as opposed to just going to university. the education secretary, bridget phillipson, says this report shows exactly why the increase in tuition fees is so essential and that universities must do more to make their finances work. vanessa clark, bbc news. as carol singers around the uk start getting ready for the festive season, some have been warming up their vocal chords in more creative ways than others. # in heaven the angels singing.# i wanted to listen to more of that.

# hosanna in excelsis.# the choir from the king's school canterbury practised singing the classic ding dong merrily on high while 66 feet in the air on the rollercoaster. ido i do not want to go on a roller—coaster. i would rather sing than go on a roller—coaster. will you, then? than go on a roller-coaster. will you. then?— than go on a roller-coaster. will ou, then? ., ., ., ., you, then? saying? i am not going to do either of — you, then? saying? i am not going to do either of those _ you, then? saying? i am not going to do either of those things. _ you, then? saying? i am not going to do either of those things. i _ you, then? saying? i am not going to do either of those things. i do - you, then? saying? i am not going to do either of those things. i do not. do either of those things. i do not like going on a roller—coaster, if i am honest. i like going on a roller-coaster, if i am honest-— like going on a roller-coaster, if i am honest. , ., ., . , am honest. i prefer a roller-coaster to singing- — not a bad day today. a bit of reversible options compared to yesterday. lots of sunshine in the south and east. a contrasting start.

clear skies in the night. 12, 13 in the north of scotland. we have a strengthening south westerly wind bringing milderair strengthening south westerly wind bringing milder air but lots of cloud. patchy light rain or drizzle. heavy rain into the far north—west. eastern scotland stays dry, 1a, 15 the high. more sunshine in the south. temperatures on the cooler side, nine to 11 degrees was at this evening and overnight heavy rain across the north west of scotland pushing into mainland scotland. strengthening winds as well. patchy rain ahead of the main rain band. that weakens as it heads southwards tonight. it will keep temperatures up tonight. it will keep temperatures up when you sit underneath it. colder air is setting in further north, temperatures —2 for one or two and cooler air this weekend.

thank you. zombie knives and machetes are still available to buy online more than a month after they were banned in england and wales. bbc news was able to purchase illegal weapons, some for under £20, from online retailers with uk websites. two of the weapons were shipped from overseas. our west of england correspondent, danjohnson, has this report. on the 24th of september, the government introduced new restrictions on zombie knives and machetes. well, that's got to be illegal. but look what we received in the post! that is sharp as well. that is not a toy. we ordered these weapons online after the ban came into force. there's a serrated edge on that as well. they were delivered in just days. the latest definition of a zombie knife is a blade over eight inches long, with a sharp pointed end and a plain cutting edge, plus an additional feature —

a serrated edge, more than one hole in the blade, or multiple sharp points or spikes. so we believe all these are illegal. we looked at the uk websites of knife retailers and we found these for sale in pounds. it says we ship within the united kingdom. and that looks familiar. even the knife the government use to show what is banned. it is actually the weapon pictured on the home office poster. advertising restricted weapons is an offence. phone rings. hi there, ijust wanted to ask about something i've seen on your website. but some retailers told us they wouldn't fulfil our orders. ah, right. 0k. thanks for your advice. here, though, is what was delivered — four knives from three british websites. deadly weapons that are supposedly banned. we showed them to a criminal barrister, who's dealt with many teenage stabbings. all four of those knives are offensive weapons under the act. is there any doubt in your mind? none whatsoever.

there's no ambiguity in the definitions, the classification? no. and does it make any difference if these have been shipped from abroad? none whatsoever. importing them is a criminal offence. manufacturing them in the uk is a criminal offence. selling them, offering them for sale. hiring them or lending them is a criminal offence. possession of them even in your home is now a criminal offence. we don't want to remember, mark when we come here, not just remembering him, we really want to see the different faces of him. we just come here and say he's always smiling. he is a teenage life now held in a family memorial. malcolm was 17 when he was stabbed trying to stop an attack, and another parent grieving the loss of youthful innocence. what sort of knife? it was a zombie knife. serrated, no, zombie knife.

that was the knife used to kill malcolm. and that was a very cheap knife as well — it cost £19.99. that was the cost of the life of my son. now, these might be difficult to see, but you've agreed we can show you what we found. and this one... that looks exactly... almost exactly like. but it's longer. is enough. i'm sorry to show you that. mm. it scares me when i see this. like, it scares me. because lives are being lost daily because of the availability of this. this serrated machete also cost 19.99 — one of two sent by hunting and knives. the company told us we have been reviewing the articles that did not comply with the new law and removing them, and that it was not our intention to make prohibited articles available

to the end customer. ninefit sent this — described as a fantasy sword from overseas, even though its website says it ships within the uk. ninefit failed to respond. huntingcrossbows sold us this hunting knife for £35. it arrived from america but there was no indication it was coming from abroad. the retailer described these as display knives for decoration use only, and said they cannot damage any person unless modified. be in no doubt, this knife is really sharp. and i've spoken to so many bereaved families, who know the real deadly impact that these weapons can have. that's why what we've found raises such serious questions, for retailers, but also for the police, for border force, and for government, too. border force is responsible for stopping dangerous items coming into the country. we filmed at the main parcels centre

when the law changed at the end of september. they told us they can't check everything. the home office says it's important to investigate potential illegal activity, and it is reviewing the online availability of weapons as part of the government's effort to halve knife crime over the next decade. i think the mere fact now we've got a certain type of weapon that we knew is extremely dangerous, is now outlawed, has got to be a positive thing. how can it be possible these knives are still being advertised and still being sold? this ban will have an impact. how much of an impact, difficult to say. but we do know that some of the large uk retailers will no longer be selling these knives. so that's got to be a good thing. is it enough? time will tell. will we have to change the law again? quite possibly. and a ban on ninja swords is already coming. this is just some of what we found on the internet. on social media, there's an even bigger challenge. that's the focus of the government's review to try to stop these knives

reaching the streets and the hands of teenagers. the government need to do more. each of... each time this knife is used on someone, lives are shattered forever. homes are destroyed forever. futures are destroyed forever. dan willjoin us at quarter past eight to tell us more about his investigation. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. funding is being made available to ensure every london borough will have a mentor to help children who don't attend mainstream school, most of them after having been excluded. city hall says the £2.3 million boost will enable one—to—one and group mentoring at more of london's pupil referral units helping a further 2,200 young people. it says it forms a "critical

element" of the london mayor's "approach to tackling violence". they give them support, encouragement, at a point when they're feeling very challenged. and as a result of that and the impact we know the work has had over the last couple of years, we've seen improved attendance, we've seen improved behaviour, we've seen 100% improved relationships and we want to invest across london even more. the mayor sadiq khan says he is happy to look into introducing a potential tourist tax in london hotels. putting a charge on visitors to the capital could put london in line with manchester and a number of other european cities. city hall says it will look into the measure following cross—party calls this week. uk hospitality say it could damage visitor numbers. next, ahead of tonight's children in need telethon we're looking at one charity making a huge difference to young londoners, mumsaid. it's a mental health charity for new mothers, offering specialist counselling. they first received children in need funding a decade ago specifically

to support young mothers so that these teen mums can give their babies the best chance in life. they help with, like, therapy. and i think therapy with mumsaid was like a big part that helped me process everything that i was going through. so you must have seen a huge change in yourself? yeah, even the therapist noticed as well. she was like, "you're more happy now," i was like, i know! let's take a look at the tubes now. so far so good, some severe delays on the metropolitan line. now onto the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it is a largely cloudy start this morning but the good news is, the cloud is going to break and we will have plenty of sunshine to follow. the wind is light, the cloud will start to disappear fairly quickly this morning. sunshine to follow, just a bit of patchy cloud this afternoon.

temperatures today between nine and 11 celsius. it's a clear start to the evening so temperatures are going to drop, it is going to be a chilly night. the wind will start to pick up further north. further south, it's still quite light, though, could see some mist and fog patches forming there. cloud further north, temperatures overnight between two and four celsius so a chilly start to the weekend. saturday, we see this cold front sinking south. that's going to bring cloud and also some outbreaks of light and patchy rain but it will clear overnight saturday. a northerly flow to follow and it is going to feel cold as we head into sunday but it is looking dry and sunny now on sunday. temperatures in single figures, unsettled for monday and temperatures getting much colder as we head further through next week. that's it, head to our website where you can see the moment last night when london's tallest building switched on its christmas lights. we're back in half an hour. see you then. hello, this is breakfast with

charlie stayt and naga munchetty. it's been a long ride but paddy mcguinness is now on the final day of his 300—mile ultra endurance cycle challenge for bbc children in need. he's nearly raised £6 million so far as he cycles from wrexham to glasgow all on a customised chopper bike. john maguire is in strathaven in scotland where paddy will be starting his final push this morning. bring us up—to—date, where are you, what's happening, how is it going today? what's happening, how is it going toda ? ., ., ., ., today? charlie, morning, naga, mornina, today? charlie, morning, naga, morning, morning _ today? charlie, morning, naga, morning, morning to _ today? charlie, morning, naga, morning, morning to everyone l today? charlie, morning, naga,| morning, morning to everyone at home. we are in the dark and the rain as well which is wonderful, in strathaven, right? i have been practising that all night! we are in strathaven, tubsey is here ready to set paddy off at his very last leg up set paddy off at his very last leg up hill and down glen into glasgow, arriving later this morning. it has

been the most phenomenal week, he has done all of this on a children's bicycle. but all four, of course, as you know with pudsey at this time of year, children in need. an amazing effort, this is the very last leg, this is how he has got on so far. at times it's been brutal. oh, please tell me it goes downhill now. at times it's been brilliant, and often it's looked bizarre. but paddy mcguinness's endurance bike ride for children in need has proved hugely bountiful. whoop whoop! the man of the moment is on his way. he set off from wrexham in north wales on monday morning. ahead of him, five gruelling days of cycling on a raleigh chopper. the stuff of his boyhood dreams and always top of his christmas wish list. his arms have worked

as hard as his legs. if he'd had a pound for every wave, every hello, well, you know what? he probably has. i feel so lucky being able to do this and just see everybody out and about, waving and shouting and what have you, people in their cars, kids dressed up as pudsey. it feels like everyone's behind... honestly, it's really blown, i can't put it into words. on day three, he hit a physical and emotional wall. a low point until this. i can't believe we've got to a million. i can't believe it. oh, god. it's all worth it, it's all worth it. we're over £1 million, everyone! that first million was the perfect energy boost at the perfect time. those of us who raced their mates on these bikes know this body position all too well, as he gave it everything in the cumbrian hills. when the hunter charitable

foundation said it would match each donation to the tune of two, then £3 million, the fundraising accelerated to almost £6 million. and now the finish line is in sight. glasgow beckons for paddy, pudsey and the bike he's nicknamed patch. despite the yellow top, this is a world away from the tour de france. this has been paddy's tour de force. here is patch, britain's most famous, most infamous, possibly, bicycle. the gulak, the front wheel is absolutely tiny, i cannot believe it. very fond memories of one of these. fancy having a go, pudsey? given half a chance! let's go and see paddy. he is quite rightly stayed in the mobile home, i think he has probably been getting a few

last—minute energy bars, bananas, let's see if he's awake. he is not going to keep it hanging on, hopefully. paddy mcguinness. hello! 0h, m hopefully. paddy mcguinness. hello! oh, my word- _ hopefully. paddy mcguinness. hello! oh, my word. good _ hopefully. paddy mcguinness. hello! oh, my word. good to _ hopefully. paddy mcguinness. hello! oh, my word. good to see _ hopefully. paddy mcguinness. hello! oh, my word. good to see you, - hopefully. paddy mcguinness. hello! oh, my word. good to see you, pal, | oh, my word. good to see you, pal, are ou oh, my word. good to see you, pal, are you 0k? — oh, my word. good to see you, pal, are you ok? more _ oh, my word. good to see you, pal, are you ok? more importantly, - oh, my word. good to see you, pal, are you ok? more importantly, howj are you ok? more importantly, how are you ok? more importantly, how are ou? are you ok? more importantly, how are you? i'm — are you ok? more importantly, how are you? i'm all— are you ok? more importantly, how are you? i'm all right, _ are you ok? more importantly, how are you? i'm all right, just - are you ok? more importantly, how are you? i'm all right, just about. are you? i'm all right, 'ust about holdin: are you? i'm all right, 'ust about holding up. i are you? i'm all right, 'ust about holding up. first_ are you? i'm all right, 'ust about holding up, first thing _ are you? i'm all right, just about holding up, first thing in - are you? i'm all right, just about holding up, first thing in the - holding up, first thing in the morning, that's when it takes me a bit to get going, my legs are stiff, my back is sore. a bit rough last night, but all ok, though. we are on the final bit now. everyone has been coming out, everyone has been supporting us all the way. and it's been an amazing four days. it supporting us all the way. and it's been an amazing four days. it really has so far- — been an amazing four days. it really has so far. there _ been an amazing four days. it really has so far. there is _ been an amazing four days. it really has so far. there is a _ been an amazing four days. it really has so far. there is a crowd - been an amazing four days. it really has so far. there is a crowd here. . has so far. there is a crowd here. says good morning to you paddy! goad says good morning to you paddy! good mornina! do says good morning to you paddy! good morning! do you _ says good morning to you paddy! (13mm morning! do you know what, it's drizzling, dark and freezing, and some people still come out. i have

been absolutely blown away by the amount of people, i have come all the way from wrexham come out of into england, up into scotland. t