at six, the tractors roll into westminster as around 10,000 farmers turn out to protest against the government's tax plans. from 2026 controversial changes to inheritance tax mean many farms worth more than a million will have to pay. among the protestors one of the country's most famous farmers. what is your message to this government? please, back down. tonight i'm here on a farm in gloucestershire gauging reaction and trying to find outjust how many farms will be affected. and the other main stories on tonight's programme. ukraine fires us—supplied long—range missiles at a target inside russia for the first time a day after washington gave it the green light

i have decided it's time to step away from the early alarm call. and start a new chapter. after six years at the helm, zoe ball announces she's stepping down from radio 2's breakfast show. scott mills will take over. and our first taste of winter with schools closed, trains delayed and weather warnings of snow and ice in some areas. and coming up on bbc news... wales need just one point to reach the next stage of the nations league. they host iceland in cardiff later in their final group match of the campaign. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six, tonight live from gloucestershire. we are on a farm near cirencester.

the man who owns it is one of around 10,000 who took part in the protests in westminster today. there were rallies elsewhere in the country too. this was cirencester livestock market this morning. save our farms! several hundred farmers gathered to voice their anger at the surprise changes to inheritance tax for farmers that were announced in last month's budget. so what are the changes? from april 2026, many farmers whose agricultural assets are worth more than £1 million will have to pay 20% inheritance tax, as they pass their farms on to the next generation. there are some exemptions which could push that up to three million. the government estimates that by 2030 this will raise around £520 million a year for the treasury. just how many farms will be affected is disputed. farming organisations say it

could impact up to 70,000 farms. the treasury estimate that around 500 farms a year will end up paying inheritance tax. 0urfirst report tonight is from our political editor, chris mason. harvesting an argument, big and small. the essence of this, say the farmers in westminster today, the next generation and this. we've got to change this so that we can pass it down to our daughter and our son, so they can farm or have the opportunity to farm if they want to in the future. daughter evelyn in tow, mum and dad, laura and robin farm in nottinghamshire. that's what it's all about at the end of the day. we're not here to earn money. we're here to pass down. to sceptics, though, that is seeking to preserve wealth which others can't. morning.

i'm chris from the bbc. how angry are you? fairly angry. i can't say because some words might come out of my mouth that _ you don't want to hear. your debut as a protester. here you are at the gates of downing street. yes, yes, i think they should be climbing them, don't you? are you tempted ? well, i would if i was 20 years younger, i properly would. at the same time, down the road, the national farmers union rings its members in for a rallying call. i grabbed a word with the union's president. mr bradshaw, why should farmers be an exception? others have to pay inheritance tax, why shouldn't you? unfortunately, the margins we are making from food production are just so low. on average it's about 0.5% return on capital. the sense of betrayal is not going away. and how might that step up? should people be fearfulfood not being on the shelf? i really hope not. hope not? we don't want our consumers to bear the brunt of this. this is an issue of ill thought through government policy. you're not saying no, though. people will worry about that. i want to be working with the government on delivering the food security agenda. richard's a dairy farmer

in gloucestershire, wearing an argument of the heart as well as a colourfuljacket. my farm, our family started farming there in 1822 and my 13—year—old son is with me. he was with me, milking with me on saturday morning. i'm sorry... it's all right. i'm part of a long chain that i don't want to see broken. back outside, opposition politicians are revealing whose side they're on. this policy is cruel, it is unfair and it is going to destroy farming as we know it. you are feeding our families and struggling to feed your own. that is just so wrong. as for the prime minister, the man himself�*s not here. he's meeting world leaders in brazil. ido i do understand their concerns. what i do understand their concerns. what i have _ i do understand their concerns. what i have pointed — i do understand their concerns. what i have pointed out— i do understand their concerns. what i have pointed out is— i do understand their concerns. what i have pointed out is firstly— i do understand their concerns. what i have pointed out is firstly in- i do understand their concerns. what i have pointed out is firstly in the - i have pointed out is firstly in the budget— i have pointed out is firstly in the budget we — i have pointed out is firstly in the budget we have _ i have pointed out is firstly in the budget we have put _ i have pointed out is firstly in the budget we have put £5— i have pointed out is firstly in the budget we have put £5 billion -

i have pointed out is firstly in thei budget we have put £5 billion into farming _ budget we have put £5 billion into farming in — budget we have put £5 billion into farming in the _ budget we have put £5 billion into farming in the next _ budget we have put £5 billion into farming in the next few— budget we have put £5 billion into farming in the next few years - budget we have put £5 billion into farming in the next few years and | farming in the next few years and that is_ farming in the next few years and that is the — farming in the next few years and that is the biggest _ farming in the next few years and that is the biggest single - farming in the next few years and that is the biggest single amount| farming in the next few years and . that is the biggest single amount of money— that is the biggest single amount of money put — that is the biggest single amount of money put into _ that is the biggest single amount of money put into farming _ that is the biggest single amount of money put into farming because - that is the biggest single amount of money put into farming because i. money put into farming because i want _ money put into farming because i want to— money put into farming because i want to surmort _ money put into farming because i want to support our _ money put into farming because i want to support our farmers. - the government's determined not to give in, insisting the existing system is neitherfair nor sustainable, and they need the money for schools and hospitals. and the farmers, well, they are determined too. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. the man who owns this farm near cirencester is on his way back from london tonight after taking part in the protests. dave barton says his farm is worth around £5 million but doesn't actually make much money year on year. 0ur rural affairs correspondent, jenny kumah, has been following hisjourney from cirencester to westminster. downing street, you can hear us. making their voices heard. in the rain and the cold, thousands came out to protest. among them, david barton and his son. we're not going sit

down and take this. so, they need to rethink and get round the table and sort something out. they need to get rid of this tax. it's unjust. unfair. i met david on a much sunnier day last week, on his farm in gloucestershire. my great—grandmother came here with my grandfather in 1913. this budget has just ripped the heart out of us because i know my son cannot, will not be able to afford to pay inheritance tax. david says his son could face an £800,000 inheritance tax bill. he could have to sell the farm off to pay up. that's why the family have come to westminster, to raise their concerns. first stop, a mass lobby of mps organised by the national farmers union. how are you feeling about the situation? for 34 years i've had to go back to the family farm and produce food for the nation.

it's a huge worry for me that that dream of mine won't be there. as an estimated 10,000 protested outside, the environment secretary steve reed faced questions in parliament about the new tax rules. the family had a chance meeting with him after leaving their mp's office. so, how did it go? i asked steve reed, to his face, explain to my son how he's going to pay the inheritance tax on ourfamily farm. and i gave him the figures. he doesn't really have an answer, because there isn't an answer. how much of a difference do you think today will make? today, tomorrow, however long it takes, we'll a difference. how? wait and see. the government shows no sign of changing course. ministers say the policy takes a fair and balanced approach and protects farms while supporting public services. jenny kumah, bbc news, westminster. since the agricultural property relief was introduced in 1984, farmers have not paid

a penny in inheritance tax, even the very wealthy ones. our business editor simonjack has been finding out who will now be subject to the new tax. there are nearly 210,000 farms in the uk and according to government and industry figures, around 70,000 of those are thought to be worth over £1 million. so, technically could be caught by this new tax threshold. however, that's not the full picture. because of inheritance tax reliefs and special exemptions for bequeathing stuff for spouses and families, the threshold could be as high as 3 million. now, let's compare that number to what's happened in recent years. in 2021 — 2022, only 117 farms were inherited worth more than 2.5 million. not all families will get all of those exemptions but that has led the treasury and independent economists and tax experts to think that the number actually affected by these changes could be as low as 500 a year, although those figures are disputed.

there is no doubt it's been a very challenging few years for farmers. the cost of things like food, fuel, fertiliser have rocketed. they've been walloped by the cost of living and the cost of doing business crisis. for example, pig farming costs have gone up 54% since 2019. cow farmers have seen costs rise by 44% and even cereals have seen an increase in costs of 43%. in many cases, those costs have risen faster than the prices farmers can fetch for the food they finally produce, which has put a real squeeze on their incomes. plus the value of subsidies they get for the land they have has been declining since brexit. so, many feel this is just another unexpected kick in the teeth which will prompt some very difficult decisions between now and april 2026, when these changes are due to come in. simon, feelings are running very high about this and there seems to

be a huge discrepancy in the figures about how many will be affected. ah, about how many will be affected. big row about how many will be affected in part, say some, due to other budget changes, it is notjust the land and buildings that go into the land and buildings that go into the taxable pot, things like livestock and farm machinery will go in there for the first time, evidence they say that defra should have had a proper consultation with the farming sector before this was sprung on them. it is a reminder also that this is notjust an agricultural tax, this affects all private businesses, of which farming is only a small part. nevertheless, the energy we saw today on the streets of london and elsewhere means this argument has still quite a long way to run. this farm is around five miles from cirencester. i've been to find out how much support the farmers have. this market town is in the heart of the cotswolds. there are more than 300 farms around here and so there is plenty of support, though some feel the issue is more complicated. it is pitiful what most of them earn.

they think they are riding around in posh cars but they are not. you can be asset rich but cash poor and i believe that is what farmers are. we need our taxes to pay for the terrible i state of the country, - so, yes, all of us should pay taxes, also farmers. but i do understand there are people who are investing in land _ who are not doing it - because they love the land, they are doing it because they are making money. | so there are people here actually buying land specifically to avoid inheritance tax? i don't think that is right, the question is how do you differentiate between the two? we are paying more into everything. we're trying to buy a house where everything is changing, so i guess it's difficult. where do you draw the line as to who starts paying more and who doesn't pay more? the views of some of the people i spoke to in cirencester today.

among the protestors was the tv presenter turned farmer, jeremy clarkson. he told victoria derbyshire that the government should reverse its tax plans. i've been here to support farmers. right. are you angry? it's difficult to be angry on somebody else's behalf. that's like being... i'm not angry on someone else's behalf. so, it's not about you, it's not about your farm and the fact that you bought your farm to avoid inheritance tax? no. classic bbc, that. is it? oh, yeah. it's not "the fact," "the fact" that i bought a farm to avoid inheritance tax. you told the sunday times in 2021 that's why you bought it. you people. sorry? bbc. ok, let's start from the beginning. sure. i wanted to shoot, 0k? that's even worse to the bbc. i wanted to shoot. which comes with the benefit of not having to pay inheritance tax. now i do. but people like me will simply put it in a trust.

as long as i live for seven years, that's fine. one of the reasons rachel reeves says she bought this in is to stop wealthy people using it as a way... no, that was the only reason she did it. no, the other reason was to make money for public services. are you listening to this? have you tried to get a gp appointment lately? yes, ijust recently had a heart attack. do you know how many people pay inheritance tax in this country? it's 4% of estates. what? 4% of estates. 4% pay inheritance tax. 96% of the population of the uk does not pay inheritance tax. after this becomes law, 96% of farmers well. 96% of farmers will. where have you got that figure from? who here... can ijust ask, who here is going to be unaffected by these changes? no one. right, where have you got the 96% figure from? well, you've got...

96%, from the same place that rachel reeves does, from the middle of her head. right. from the sixth form debating society that she was no doubt a member of. which formed her opinions, and yours. i am not expressing opinions. i'm literally asking you questions. you know that, mr clarkson. so, what is your message to this government? please back down. please. and you can see the full interview on newsnight tonight at 10:30 on bbc2. that's all from here in cirencester, now it's back to reeta in the studio with the rest of the day's news. russia says ukraine has fired us—supplied long—range missiles into the country for the first time, a statement confirmed by us officials this afternoon. the attack came after president biden gave the green light for weapons provided by america to be used on targets inside russia. moscow says the strike hit the eastern bryansk region this morning.

russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov has said they will react accordingly. 0ur russia editor steve rosenberg has the latest. breaking news on russian tv — claims that ukraine had fired six american atacms missiles into russia's bryansk region, though no reports of casualties. the response from russian's foreign minister... president putin had promised changes to the nuclear doctrine weeks ago,

a clear signal to europe and america not to let ukraine strike russia with long—range missiles. then an even clearer signal. whether he can use nukes or he can't. it depends on his emotions. we know that he's a very emotional man, and the decision to begin this war was also an emotional step. the lowering of the nuclear threshold does not mean that vladimir putin is about to press the nuclear button. these changes are designed, i think, at the very least to put pressure on western leaders who will now have to decide, is putin bluffing or not?

earlier at the museum of victory, the kremlin kick started commemorations for next year's 80th anniversary of the end of world war ii. not a word was said here about the 1,000 days of russia's war in ukraine, a war which, for the kremlin, hasn't gone at all to plan, but which it remains determined to win. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. this development in the war has been a major topic among world leaders at the g20 summit in brazil. 0ur deputy political editor vicki young is in rio dejaniero for us. and, vicki, you've been speaking to sir keir starmer. what's he been saying? really none of the leaders here have talked very directly about this. keir starmer was reluctant to talk about what he calls operational matters, so there's a question over

whether british made long—range missiles might at some point be used in this way. but he says that ukraine must have what it needs for as long as it needs to win the war. it doesn't take much to read between the lines, suggesting he thinks this would be a good move. he's keen to point the blame at president putin, saying he is the aggressor here and that the quickest way to end the war would be for him to stop that illegal invasion. at a press conference here over the last hour he was directly asked the russian statement setting out when it might use its nuclear weapons. there is irresponsible rhetoric coming from russia and that is not going to deter our support for ukraine. we're now on day 1000 of that conflict. that's 1000 days of russian aggression. 1000 days of sacrifice in ukraine. we have stood with ukraine from the start.

i've been doubling down in my clear message that we need to ensure that— ukraine has what is needed for as long as is needed to win this war against putin. now, earlier, downing street called the russian government depraved in pretty strong language, certainly not diplomatic language. so it's clear that the rhetoric is escalating here. the fear among some of course is that it will escalate on the battlefield as well. thank ou. in new york, prosectors have told thejudge presiding over donald trump's hush money conviction, that they would not object to pausing proceedings — including donald trump's sentencing while litigation continues on the defence's request to have the case dismissed. john work in washington,, explain this to us. ., , ,

this to us. donald trump is the first convicted _ this to us. donald trump is the first convicted valid, _ this to us. donald trump is the first convicted valid, as - this to us. donald trump is the first convicted valid, as they i this to us. donald trump is the | first convicted valid, as they say here, to be running for the office of president, having been found guilty by a jury earlier this year for paying that money to a pornographic star to cover up a sexual encounter adolf the 2016 election, the american public. he was due to be sentenced for those convictions on the 26th of november and his lawyers have already been arguing that the whole thing should be thrown out, firstly because a supreme court ruling giving presidents in america great immunity from prosecution but most notably because he has just won this election and it would be unconstitutional and complicates things. what we were waiting for today was the prosecution response and now we have it. they too admit that this complicates things and they say the judge should consider they say the judge should consider the options, perhaps even delaying sentencing, until after mr trump has served his four years in office. if

mr trump was hoping that they would throw in the towel, that hasn't happened. you'll be very disappointed. a hearing, they say, should take place in december and they are fighting on.— our top story this evening. thousands of farmers head to westminster to protest against the government's inheritance tax plans. and coming up, there's been weather warnings across the country, as the uk is hit by snowfall. coming up on bbc news... england manager sarina wiegman will be without manchester city striker lauren hemp who's had knee surgery, ruling her out of their friendly with the usa next week. in france, gisele pelicot who is at the centre of a mass rape trial, has condemned the cowardice

of the dozens of men accused of abusing her — who claim they didn't realise that it was rape. she was giving evidence at the court in avignon, where her ex husband and 50 other men are accused of raping her while she was drugged and asleep. andrew harding reports from avignon. this long trial is almost over. arriving in court this morning, gisele pelicot sounded weary. "yes, it's the final stretch," she said. her children are here too, grappling with the fear that their father may also have abused them and even his own grandchildren. masked as usual, the 50 men accused of raping gisele pelicot as she lay drugged by her husband have now finished giving evidence. almost all still deny rape, but explicit video footage of their actions has been shown in court. speaking at the trial for a final

time today, gisele pelicot condemned "male cowardice." they all raped an unconscious woman who was unable to give her consent. not one of them reported it to the police. it's time for a change to our macho, patriarchal society, one that trivialises rape. inside the courtroom here, gisele pelicot has been speaking again of her refusal to feel shame as a victim. asked, for instance, about why she kept using the family name "pelicot", she said because she wanted it to be associated with her, not her husband, and that she wanted her grandchildren to feel proud of it. in his own last comments, dominique pelicot spoke of his fantasy of making a strong woman submit to him. but it is gisele that the public are here to support. ijust hope that her case will help justice to change.

she do it to give strength l to all the women who don't have the courage to go on trial to fight. - the verdicts are still a month away, but it is gisele pelicot�*s defiant image that is spreading, inspiring and perhaps changing france. andrew harding, bbc news, avignon. cctv images have been released by the police investigating the murder of 24—year—old harshita brella. detectives believe she was killed by her husband, pankaj lamba. a postmortem has given her preliminary cause of death as strangulation. tens of thousands more pensioners will be in poverty every year due to the restriction to the winter fuel allowance, according to new government analysis. around 50,000 more pensioners will be in relative poverty next year —

meaning they'll have less than 60% of the average income. the figure rises to 100,000 more pensioners by 2027. only those claiming pension credit will be eligible from this winter. after six years of presenting the most popular morning show on uk radio, zoe ball has announced she is stepping down from hosting the bbc radio 2 breakfast show. scott mills will replace her, moving from his afternoon slot. 0ur entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba reports. del amitri on radio 2. this morning, zoe ball told her millions of listeners that she was leaving the show she's presented since 2019. after six years of fun times alongside you all on the breakfast show, i've decided it's time to step away from the early alarm call and start a new chapter. it's been a challenging few years, with the bbc losing audiences to well—resourced commercial stations, but throughout, zoe has still presented the most

popular breakfast show in the uk. her replacement will be scott mills, someone who, for a quarter of century, has been a familiar voice on radio 1 and more recently, radio 2. it feels surreal, it feels incredible and it feels like i've been working towards this point my whole career. gary lineker�*s leaving match of the day, zoe is leaving her breakfast show. it's possible that you could become the bbc�*s highest paid presenter. how do you feel about the extra scrutiny that that may bring? that's pressure that i haven't even thought about and until you've just asked me that, it's not crossed my mind. i don't do this for the money. i do it for the love and i've always done that, since i was 16. zoe ball's last breakfast show will be in december. how are you feeling about leaving after six years, zoe? i'm really chuffed for my mate and i don't have to set my alarm any more. which i'm really excited about!

but she'll be staying with the station and says she's excited for the future. lizo mzimba, bbc news. the uk has had its first taste of winter today, with parts of the country blanketed in snow. there have been school closures, train delays, and an appeal to check on the vulnerable. navtej johal has the latest. the weather got the seal of approval from some, including this fellow. 0vernight, scotland recorded its coldest early winter temperatures in more than 25 years. one part of aberdeenshire reached a low of —11.2 celsius. a bus in the county ended up in a ditch due to the icy conditions, but no one was injured. further south last night, this bus in south yorkshire skidded off the road and appeared to hit the side of a house, although no one was hurt. many parts of the north of england, wales and the midlands woke to a blanket of snow. travel disruption has affected thousands of rail

passengers and gritters have been out in force across the country. almost 200 schools have been closed today. in this birmingham park the snow brought mixed reactions. very unexpected, very surprising, actually. not a great fan at all, i have to be honest. it's been so exciting from the moment they got up and saw outside. they've been in absolute bliss and out there playing in the sludge straightaway. mine went out before 7am. they were, like, "it's snowing, boots on, let's get out." good boy. and in wales, with thick and in wales, with thick snow covering the grass, snow covering the grass, breakfast at this sheep breakfast at this sheep farm was served by hand. farm was served by hand. for all the disruption for all the disruption deep snow has caused... deep snow has caused... ..including in nottinghamshire, ..including in nottinghamshire, it has also created some beautiful scenes, it has also created some beautiful scenes, like this in newstead abbey. like this in newstead abbey. yellow weather warnings yellow weather warnings remain in place now remain in place now for parts of england, wales, for parts of england, wales, scotland and northern ireland until scotland and northern ireland until tomorrow morning, tomorrow morning, and drivers are being and drivers are being reminded to be prepared reminded to be prepared in in case of breakdown. case of breakdown. but for many, the snow but for many, the snow is a rare treat. is a rare treat.

navteonhal, bbc news. navteonhal, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. time for a wintry the weather. time for a wintry look neather. time for a wintry look to ather. time for a wintry look to the r. weather for some of us but the rule of is that what you had of thumb is that what you had falling from the sky today, rain, sleet or snow, might well freeze overnight tonight, so things are wet, slushy or snowing where you are, there is the threat of some ice, so take it easy if you are on the roads. today we had a band of rain, sleet and snow moving south, giving a covering in places. snow