we'll be there in the next few moments. all of that is coming up, but first, all the sport with gavin. good evening. good evening, matthew. ruud van nistelrooy thinks that his success as interim manchester united boss led to him being offered the leicester city job, following steve cooper's dismissal. speaking to the media on monday for the first time in his new role, van nistelrooy also revealed he was "astonished" by the amount of interest in him, after his brief unbeaten spell at old trafford. it was a good period. it was a short and intense. buti it was a good period. it was a short and intense. but i was happy to help, get the club back, steady the ship, i called it. i've been in coaching before, and it never got this reaction from the football world. apparently it provoked these

reactions. i was happy with that and to get into conversations with different parties and be able to make a decision that felt really good for me, and now i'm here. fiorentina midfielder edoardo bove remains in intensive care after collapsing during their serie a match at home to inter milan. in the past hour, the club has released a statement saying he is currently awake, alert and oriented. the 22—year—old, on loan from roma, fell to the ground in 16th minute of their match, with both sets of players immediately signalling for the medical staff and forming a protective ring around him before an ambulance took him to a hospital close to the stadium. the match, which was goalless, was abandoned shortly after the incident and will be replayed at a later date. england's chloe kelly and fran kirby will miss the friendly with switzerland tomorrow. they picked up injuries in the goal—less draw with the united states on saturday. manager sarina wiegman says the team willjust have to try something new against the side who host next summer's euros.

before we go, we want clarity and we know talk_ before we go, we want clarity and we know talk skin change very quickly. but now _ know talk skin change very quickly. but now you want everyone to compete at the _ but now you want everyone to compete at the highest level, against each other_ at the highest level, against each other -- — at the highest level, against each other —— talks can change. also trying _ other —— talks can change. also trying out — other —— talks can change. also trying out things, new things, and of course — trying out things, new things, and of course we're not going to get everything right, but we're learning and it_ everything right, but we're learning and it gives — everything right, but we're learning and it gives us information. e some formula i news now — mclaren have called for an e inquiry mclaren have called for an inquiry into the penalty lando norris was given for ignoring yellow flags during the qatar grand prix. a decision was made to give norris a ten—second stop—and—go penalty — the most severe that can be handed out other than a disqualification. team principal andrea stella is arguing the call "lacked any specificity and proportion". it meant norris dropped from second place, and a close fight with the leader and eventual winner max verstappen, to an eventual tenth place. the tributes to terry griffiths have continued to pour in from the world of snooker.

the welshman who, in only his second professional tournament, won the world championship in 1979 as a qualifier, passed away aged 77 yesterday after a long battle with dementia. the man he beat in that world final dennis taylor, spent some time with him at the weekend and has been reflecting on his friends life. that great final in 1979, i mean, his father was so emotional about it. all the families mixed together up it. all the families mixed together up at _ it. all the families mixed together up at the — it. all the families mixed together up at the hotet _ it. all the families mixed together up at the hotel. terry _ it. all the families mixed together up at the hotel. terry didn't - it. all the families mixed together up at the hotel. terry didn't evenl up at the hotel. terry didn't even have _ up at the hotel. terry didn't even have a _ up at the hotel. terry didn't even have a cer— up at the hotel. terry didn't even have a car with _ up at the hotel. terry didn't even have a car with him _ up at the hotel. terry didn't even have a car with him and - up at the hotel. terry didn't even have a car with him and we - up at the hotel. terry didn't evenl have a car with him and we had to go off with _ have a car with him and we had to go off with the sponsors _ have a car with him and we had to go off with the sponsors for— have a car with him and we had to go off with the sponsors for a _ have a car with him and we had to go off with the sponsors for a meal - off with the sponsors for a meal afterwards, _ off with the sponsors for a meal afterwards, and _ off with the sponsors for a meal afterwards, and there's - off with the sponsors for a meal afterwards, and there's me - off with the sponsors for a meal afterwards, and there's me and| off with the sponsors for a meal. afterwards, and there's me and my wife, _ afterwards, and there's me and my wife, terry— afterwards, and there's me and my wife, terry and _ afterwards, and there's me and my wife, terry and his _ afterwards, and there's me and my wife, terry and his wife _ afterwards, and there's me and my wife, terry and his wife and - afterwards, and there's me and my wife, terry and his wife and in- afterwards, and there's me and my wife, terry and his wife and in the. wife, terry and his wife and in the boot— wife, terry and his wife and in the boot of— wife, terry and his wife and in the boot of my— wife, terry and his wife and in the boot of my car _ wife, terry and his wife and in the boot of my car was _ wife, terry and his wife and in the boot of my car was the _ boot of my car was the world chempiortship_ boot of my car was the world championship trophy, - boot of my car was the world championship trophy, but. boot of my car was the world championship trophy, but it. boot of my car was the world - championship trophy, but it didn't belong _ championship trophy, but it didn't belong to — championship trophy, but it didn't belong to me! _ championship trophy, but it didn't belong to me! it _ championship trophy, but it didn't belong to me! it was _ championship trophy, but it didn't belong to me! it was terry - championship trophy, but it didn't belong to me! it was terry who i championship trophy, but it didn't. belong to me! it was terry who won it. the words of dennis taylor there on terry griffiths's life. you can get more on that story at the usual places. but that's all the sport for now.

thanks so much, gavin. the uk government has confirmed that the number of migrants crossing the channel in small boats, since labour came to power has exceeded 20 thousand. 122 people in two boats arrived in the early hours of yesterday morning. that takes the total since sir keir starmer became prime minister to 20,110. but how do the figures compare to previous years? nick eardley from bbc verify explains. yes, the number of people crossing the channel on small boats has proved a political headache for a series of governments now. and today, the latest official figures show that more than 20,000 people have crossed into the uk this way since keir starmer became prime minister. let me show you the figures. this is 2024 from when labour took over to now. you can see 20,000, just over 20,000 there. but let me add the same period in previous years and you can see this year is higher than 2023, but it's a lot lower than it was in 2022 when we had those record numbers of crossings.

it's actually ever so slightly lower than it was in 2021 as well. now, to explain this figure, there was a sharp spike in october this year which helped contribute to that. and home office figures shared with the bbc and other media organisations claim that the weather was a factor in this. but does that stand up to scrutiny? you might hear today a lot about this red days, days where the met office says the weather is better and the government thinks it's more likely people can cross the channel on small boats. the home office says there are high number of these red days in october, and that's one of the reasons for so many people crossing for so many people crossing the channel. but does that explanation add up? the bbc has actually looked at this issue recently. home office figures can be quite complicated and can be used selectively to support political arguments, but this story

from february is from bbc verify. when we looked at the weather question, you might remember the last government. —— from february is from bbc verify when we looked at the weather question, you might remember the last government, the conservatives, said that weather was not a factor when numbers fell. they wanted people to credit their policies. well, we got data based on freedom of information, showing how the weather had been categorised on every showing how the weather had been categorised on every day over two years. and in this story, migration experts found that the weather was certainly a factor. what wasn't clear is how much of a factor. it's important to point out that the conclusion at the time was there are a number of different issues at play. now, the government does acknowledge that weather is not the biggest reason. they think people are often prepared to make the journey, regardless of the weather, and that there are smuggling gangs who will help them do it again regardless of conditions. but the big question for ministers

is how they get that figure down, given that they can't control the weather and there are other policies that will have to play their role. nick eardley. france's government looks close to collapse after several of the main opposition parties said they would vote against the prime prime minister michel barnier in a motion of confidence. that vote has been triggered after he used parliamentary procedure to force through legislation on the budget for social security — without allowing mps to vote on it. both the left—wing france unbowed party and also the hard right national rally have said they will censure mr barnier. he was appointed by president macron to lead a minority government — the motion of confidence is expected to be held later this week. in paris, our correspondent hugh schofield told us what will happen next. it looks very likely that michel barnier will fall on wednesday and that france will be once again without a prime minister —

or at least not a functioning one. he'll probably remain as a caretaker prime minister for a while, but we will be plunged back into the same crisis that we had back in the beginning of all this. if you remember, the background is the election disastrously called by macron back injune—july after the european elections which resulted in this split house, split three ways in which none of the three blocks — that is the centre, the left and the populist right — could command a majority because the other two blocs would always unite against it. we've got a government under michel barnier which represents the centre, but it's always been there from the start on sufferance, and it only takes a combination of the two other blocks to come together to bring him down. and that's what's happening. marine le pen, who's kind of held back for all this time and has not pushed her opposition into a kind of outright challenge, is now saying that she's going to do that. and the point at issue is this is this budget barnier�*s spent the last three months basically spent his whole time

in office drawing up this budget. so the first bit of legislation that matters that comes before the house and the whole thing looks like it's going to fall, fall apart. so, hugh, in terms of if it goes exactly as you've described, what happens next? do we have a new prime minister put forward? do we have new elections? what is the most likely course of action? well, there's a big problem in all of this, which is that there can be no new elections until nextjuly, because the constitution says there has to be a year between votes. so, no, that that is ruled out. so whatever happens will have the same kind of badly functioning upper chamber or chamber, the national assembly. or the national assembly. what will happen is probably that michel barnier will be asked by the president macron to stay in office simply to sign cheques and keep things going

while he goes about the task once again of trying to find a prime minister. and if you remember, back in september, august, september, that was what we were reporting on for week after week, and he eventually found michel barnier. at last he found someone that he felt could could get together a government, and he did. now we're going to have to go through that all over again, meanwhile, the markets, the economy are going to speculate and attack. the economy is not doing well. the country feels like it's in a very poor declining shape. macron�*s reputation has has gone down markedly. and the feeling is that this can't be allowed to continue for another six months until it's cleared up, maybe by new parliamentary elections. so, of course, in all of this comes into the mix comes calls, growing calls for macron�*s resignation. hugh schofield. the uk government has confirmed that the number of migrants crossing the channel in small boats, since labour came

the government is setting new targets for work to be finished on removing flammable cladding from tall buildings. ministers claim high rise blocks will be made safe by 2029 but campaigners say that, seven years after the grenfell tower disaster, the plan is �*extremely disappointing.�* 0ur housing reporter tara welsh has the latest. it's basically ruined my life. i feel insecure in my own home. just tears of rage. every family should have the right to sleep, knowing that they're not sleeping on a high risk building. we're kind of waiting for other people to make decisions. thousands of people discovered their homes had building safety defects following the grenfell tower tragedy in 2017, but disputes over who pays to make towers safe have dragged on. today, ministers said they wanted developers to double the rate of remediation, and cladding on high—rise towers that are backed by government safety funding must be fixed by the end of 2029. also the rapid identification, i think the public would be astonished that we think between 4,000—7,000 buildings not yet identified with possible dangerous cladding.

identifying them and going after those responsible it is a stretching challenge, no doubt at all, and it's really important it's one we make. the government says the new deadlines will be backed by funding for enforcement, so developers or landlords that do not comply could face fines or even criminal sanctions. but campaigners and people living in unsafe buildings say they've heard tough words before. what they haven't seen is meaningful action. so, the target dates are new, but we still have no clarity about how they will actually meet them. people still do not know when their homes will be made safe. so, it's a start, but we will need a lot more from this government. the government says it wants to work with campaigners on the issue, but pictures from a fire in dagenham earlier this year was a stark reminder of the enormity of the building safety crisis it faces.

tara welsh, bbc news. let's speak to rachael loftus, who lives in flat that has cladding. welcome here to the programme. why don't you _ welcome here to the programme. why don't you start by telling me how lon- don't you start by telling me how long you've lived in don't you start by telling me how long you've live— long you've lived in that flat and how stressful _ long you've lived in that flat and how stressful it _ long you've lived in that flat and how stressful it is _ long you've lived in that flat and how stressful it is knowing - long you've lived in that flat and how stressful it is knowing that| how stressful it is knowing that you've got cladding. i how stressful it is knowing that you've got cladding.— you've got cladding. i actually moved into — you've got cladding. i actually moved into my _ you've got cladding. i actually moved into my flight - you've got cladding. i actually moved into my flight about i you've got cladding. i actually moved into my flight about 17| you've got cladding. i actually - moved into my flight about 17 years ago, but it was injanuary 2020 when i found out my building was unsafe by virtue of two men turning up to stand outside and stand guard, basically. that was how are building owners let us know that our cladding and our installation failed the safety test that they had done nearly three years after grenfell. that must�*ve been quite alarming. tell me in terms of what have been told about when it will be removed. i would say injanuary 2020, i was promised it would be a few weeks, that they would be in and get it sorted. i've had subsequent promises

probably every few months for the last five years to do that. we took our building owners to the tribunal earlier in the you —— year and they won, but they said they probably won't start until next november. until then, wejust won't start until next november. until then, we just have to keep paying for interim measures — i'm paying for interim measures — i'm paying ten times more than i used to and about six times more for my service charge. we've paid tens of thousands of pounds out in terms of the waking watch that we had an additional alarms put in place. mater. additional alarms put in place. wow, so. . . additional alarms put in place. wow, so--- hugely— additional alarms put in place. wow, so... hugely costly _ additional alarms put in place. wow, so... hugely costly as _ additional alarms put in place. wow, so. .. hugely costly as well— additional alarms put in place. wow, so... hugely costly as well as - so... hugely costly as well as hugely stressful? so. .. hugely costly as well as hugely stressful?— so... hugely costly as well as hugely stressful? yeah, we don't know how safe _ hugely stressful? yeah, we don't know how safe the _ hugely stressful? yeah, we don't know how safe the building - hugely stressful? yeah, we don't know how safe the building is or| hugely stressful? yeah, we don't - know how safe the building is or how dangerous because no—one will give us a straight answer. we don't know when the work will take place, how disruptive will i be in my home? none of this is clear. i am just

supposed to sit here and wait and be encouraged that at least maybe my building might be safe, but it could be five years' time before the government can really put that to... i'll come back to that about the deadline, but do you ever think of giving up, selling up? i deadline, but do you ever think of giving up, selling up?— giving up, selling up? i can't, it's not possible- _ giving up, selling up? i can't, it's not possible. i _ giving up, selling up? i can't, it's not possible. i can't _ giving up, selling up? i can't, it's not possible. i can't sell, - giving up, selling up? i can't, it's not possible. i can't sell, i - giving up, selling up? i can't, it's not possible. i can't sell, i can't i not possible. i can't sell, i can't sublet. all i can do is continue paying my mortgage and continue paying my mortgage and continue paying my mortgage and continue paying my service charge and my grand rate. i have no choice. i can't make anything go any faster. i'm completely a prisoner to this system and to the fact to the people who could make my building plays are choosing not to.— choosing not to. wow, so you're tra ed. choosing not to. wow, so you're trapped- just — choosing not to. wow, so you're trapped- just a _ choosing not to. wow, so you're trapped. just a final _ choosing not to. wow, so you're trapped. just a final thought - trapped. just a final thought in terms of the deadline. when you hear

that year, 2029, for all of these flats, for the work to be done, what do you think? i flats, for the work to be done, what do you think?— do you think? i think, well, double the rate of— do you think? i think, well, double the rate of remediation _ do you think? i think, well, double the rate of remediation is - do you think? i think, well, double the rate of remediation is almost l the rate of remediation is almost laughable because doubled the pace of the snail is still a snail�*s pace, and that's how much progress is being made to date. the i think the people like myself, we have lost all hope in the last five years. the idea that we're just be patient wait another five years — idea that we're just be patient wait anotherfive years — people need another five years — people need to get along with their lives. there are people who have children, their people who want to get divorced, they can't divide assets. the loss of lives happened in and around a month's time. it's taking far too long and even if we can really truly believe what will happen in the next five years is nothing in the plan that was announced that makes us truly believe that it's going to go that fast. .,. .

truly believe that it's going to go that fast. .. ., , ., ., that fast. rachael, you tell an incredible _ that fast. rachael, you tell an incredible story. _ that fast. rachael, you tell an incredible story. thank - that fast. rachael, you tell an incredible story. thank you i that fast. rachael, you tell an | incredible story. thank you for joining us in speaking to us here on bbc news. let's turn away to that life event. tonight the world of fashion is gathering at the royal albert hall for the fashion awards 202a. the event unites the global fashion community in london and around the world, to celebrate its achievements and support the next generation of creative talent. those ally pictures coming into us. 0ur reporter lilah parsons is there. —— those are live pictures. 0ur reporter lilah parsons has been getting up to speed with the event's host kojey radical. i'm here on the red carpet outside the royal albert hall for tonight's fashion awards. it promises to be an incredible evening with the biggest names in music, fashion and entertainment soon to be arriving. now, this evening's hosts are maya jama and kojey radical. are maya jama and kojey radical, and kojeyjoins me now. kojey, thank you so much for speaking to bbc news.

thank you for having me. so, you and maya are back for the second year running? yeah. how does it feel to be doing it again? crazy. um, it was surreal the first time, so i think it's just double surreal this time. i'm very grateful for the opportunity, and i'm less nervous this time, so i think we're i'm very gratefulfor the opportunity, and i'm less nervous this time, so i think we're going to have more fun. what are you most looking forward to? just seeing everyone's outfit, really. i think that's, like, the main thing in it. i remember being, like, a student and sitting on twitter and waiting for all the updates and seeing who was wearing what and who's wearing who and all those things. so, to be here in ak, it's dope, man. i love that. so, you started out as a fashion student. you did a degree in fashion illustration. yes, at london college of fashion. do you feel like your career has kind of come full circle now? here you are hosting the fashion awards. yeah, a little bit, alittle bit.

there's been there's been a lot of moments, but i think it's just dope to see the young kids that are here. do you know what i mean? the graduates that are starting to get their names through. and how much this night kind of means to them, i think that's the most i see myself in them a lot of the time. do you know what i mean? the fashion awards is all about championing new talent, as well as celebrating those leading figures that we know and we love. what do you think is so special about the awards and what the bfc are doing this evening? i think it's all the stuff that happens behind the scenes. there's a lot of charity work involved and that charity work kind of goes on to help the next generation of creatives and artists. so, as much as we come and we enjoy the champagne and the glitz and the glamour and the cameras, it's really about what happens behind the scenes and what that does for the future of the fashion scene. now, can you give us any hints on tips, hints or tips on what to expect tonight? i know it's all under wraps. mhm—mhm—mhm—mhm—mhm! what can i tell you? some names? khloe and hailey are here. fantastic. they're going to do it. they're going to do a little number. maybe two. who knows? and i'm here and maya's here.

how many outfits? because i remember last year. did you have four outfits last year? yeah, i might match it or i might double it. we'll see. we'll see how much time we got. and final question. what do you think makes the british fashion industry so exciting? i think it's the influx of new ideas that we're experiencing every day as a result of the experiences we're having as londoners, as people from small villages and small towns and travelling in from abroad and everyone's ready to tell their stories. and those stories create the world of fashion that we know now. thank you so much for speaking to us. no worries. good luck tonight. thank you. we cannot wait to watch. i'm excited. it's going to be good. we'll see you later. thank you for having me. you can watch it all on our live stream right here on the bbc iplayer, the bbc news website and app. and as lilah says you can watch all the build up on the red carpet now on the bbc news app and on iplayer. that's starting now. all of that happening right as i'm talking to you now. one more story.

oxford university press has announced its word of the year. traditionally, the choice is a word or expression that reflects the mood, ethos, or preoccupations of the year. this year, it is brain rot. its use has surged recently, particularly on tiktok. earlier, i spoke to the president of oxford languages casper grathwohl, who explained to me the term's meaning. it's that deterioration of a person's mental state to overconsumption of a lot of low—quality material. its use this year really spiked in reference to the impact of scrolling through endless, mind—numbing content on social media like tiktok, as you said. how do you actually decide what the word of the year is? well, we look at usage and frequency of words and how their usage is evolving over the course of the year. with brain rot, it doubled in usage this year. there was a real spike, and we thought it was interesting in the various communities that are using brain rot,

a lot of young people are referring to brain rot, are referring to brain rot to describe the kind of language and the content that they're also taking part in generating. ah young people, which will explain why i hadn't actually heard of it. but look, the prominence around social media, but actually, i was fascinated to read that it is not a new word, is it? it's not, actually. our first recorded usage of the word is actually from henry david thoreau in walden, which was in 185a. he said, "while england endeavours to cure the potato rot, "will not any endeavour to cure the brain rot which prevails "so much more widely and fatally." so, tell me in terms of the other ,words or phrases that were on the short list. what did this beat? well, our shortlist consists

consisted of five other words that we were tracking and looking at very closely. demure was a word that spiked in august because of social media memes. we saw lore which is about a body of facts or background information related to someone or something that, again, by a lot of social media use. and another term is a mash—up word, romantasy, which is a genre of fiction which blends romance and fantasy, which has become a very prominent genre that's popular these days. i saw slop was also on there. slop was one too. and this is in reference to again, its eye slop, which is the is to the current context that it's being used in, and this is in reference to again, it's ai slop, which is the is to the current context that it's being used in, with, with al generated content that often is just low quality and sometimes inaccurate. just a final thought,

because i was looking at some of the previous winners and back in 2022, you had goblin mode. i mean, sometimes these words or phrases, they come to fruition, but would you say they quickly disappear as well? i mean, some do. some words that we use for a year really spike, but they're ephemeral by their nature. they have a moment. other words that have been word of the year before, say, for example, podcast was one of our year of the year, or selfie was a word of the year. these sometimes the words really enter into our current lexicon and are in the mainstream for a long time. today over the last three hours. 0ne today over the last three hours. one more story. the former boss of formula one, bernie ecclestone, is selling off his entire collection of 69 racing cars. they include championship—winning machines driven by the likes of michael schumacher and stirling moss and are expected to raise

more than £300 million. mr ecclestone says he doesn't want his wife to have to deal with them after he dies — and he'd like to know what happens to them. an extraordinary range of f1 machines. that brings us to the end of verified live. hopefully we see you the same times tomorrow. six o'clock news is up next. bye for now. hello. colder weather has been working southwards across the uk during today. in fact, it will often be quite cold during this week, cold enough at times for some snow over high ground. it will briefly turn a bit milder later in the week, but only as some wet and windy weather arrives from the atlantic. in the short term, the cold air has been brought southwards by this by this weather front. that has brought some clouds, some

bits and pieces of rain behind it, though, a ridge of high pressure toppling through. so, actually, as we go through the night, most places are going to be fine and dry. just a few showers, some mist and fog patches, freezing fog patches because temperatures will be dropping to around or below freezing. the coldest weather in the highlands minus seven looking pretty likely — some spots may even get colder than that. means a fine start to tuesday, but a cold start with some frost and some fog, the fog tending to lift and clear to give some spells of sunshine. cloud may bring patchy rain into the southwest of england, some heavier rain into northern ireland and western scotland, some of that turning to snow over high ground in northern scotland because it is going to be cold tomorrow afternoon. and then tomorrow evening, as that wet weather slides southwards and eastwards over high ground in scotland, we will see some snow, maybe eight centimetres of snow accumulating over the highest ground here. could be a little bit of snow over the tops of the pennines, maybe even the mountains in north wales as well as this weather front slides southeastwards — clear skies behind it. temperatures will drop. we could see some ice, we could see some fog to start wednesday. a window of fine weather, spells of sunshine,

but then another weather system pushing in from the atlantic. for most, wednesday will be quite cold, western parts turning a little milder in advance of that arriving frontal system, and that weather front slides eastwards during wednesday night. some heavy rain, strong winds, particularly in the north, and then another bout of wet weather for thursday. as that slides eastwards, it will bring some widespread windy weather. gusts of 40—50, maybe 60mph in places, but some mild air, so temperatures of between 9—11; degrees. as that low clears, it will turn a little colder again as we head towards the weekend, but there is the chance for more wet and potentially very windy weather.

at six — an apology from the tv presenter gregg wallace for the comments he made about middle class women of a certain age. i want to apologise for any offence that i caused. the bbc says tonight's episode of masterchef will go ahead for the sake of the chefs who are competing. shock and condemnation as president biden pardons his son who was facing jail, despite repeatedly saying he wouldn't. the government's plans to build 1.5 million houses in the next five years. we've heard from nearly 300 local councils in england — many say it's impossible to achieve.

sir eltonjohn says he has lost his sight after an eye infection this summer. and that sinking feeling — the crater in merthyr tydfil that's being blamed on storm bert. it was very scary. very scary. you could hear rumbling, you could hear it collapsing. and coming up in sport on bbc news. the start of a new era at leicester city, we hear from the club's new manager ruud van nistlerooy ahead of his first game in charge. good evening. the tv presenter gregg wallace has apologised for claiming complaints about his behaviour came from "a handful of middle—class women of a certain age", and says he is now going to take some time out. it comes after days of allegations about inappropriate comments and behaviour over a period of many years.

tonight's episode of masterchef will be broadcast as planned.