here's our political correspondent alex forsyth.row brewing, the prime minister stressed the ties that bind the uk and france. an old ally and friend, but the french president tonight told the financial times the uk's credibility is at stake in the row over fishing. this is the front line of this fight, which has been rumbling for months. the authorities here injersey and across the uk say they have stuck to agreements made after brexit and issued licences to french boats that can prove a history of fishing these waters. but france says dozens have been unfairly denied. local fishermen, like their counterparts across the channel, are frustrated and worried. the feeling amongst the fleet yesterday was one of absolute despair. certainly, there are real difficult times ahead and our big worry down here is how are we going to try and preserve the fleet and come out the other end with a fishing fleet intact. the row escalated this week when this british trawler was detained by french authorities, a warning shot about what might follow. f

alex forsyth, bbc news, westminster.'ve heard, the prime minster and french president are with other world leaders in rome, with the us presidentjoe biden meeting the pope at the vatican ahead of a 620 summit. earlier, pope francis had urged governments to come up with "effective responses" to deal with carbon emissions, as the united nations cop26 climate summit gets under way in glasgow next week. our north america editorjon sopel is travelling with the us president and sent us this report. the ruler of the world's pre—eminent superpower en route to meet the world's most powerful religious leader. but forjoe biden, only america's second roman catholic president, this is an audience with his spiritual guide, and clearly someone he admires enormously. you are the most significant warrior for peace i have ever met. and with your permission i'd like to be able to give you a coin. i know my son would want me to give you this to you. the president gave him a coin as a gift, and thenjoked about his irish heritage. i'm the onl

alex forsyth, bbc news, westminster.the president of the jersey fishermen association. the situation and _ jersey fishermen association. tie: situation and the jersey fishermen association. t'te: situation and the threats jersey fishermen association. tt2 situation and the threats that have been used are disproportionate to the issue. i think if they could be moved out of the political arena, and the correct level of officials, with what is a pretty clear—cut situation. vessels need to prove that they previously fished here and they will receive a licence. all french fishermen on nearby coasts are actually quite content that they have received their licenses and are already fishing, so it's a bit of a bizarre situation right now. it is. bizarre situation right now. it is, and it must _ bizarre situation right now. it is, and it must look _ bizarre situation right now. it is, and it must look even _ bizarre situation right now. it is, and it must look even more - bizarre situation right now. it is, and it must look even m

alex forsyth, bbc news.sion for the economy, promising a high—skill, high—pay future. but with the conference taking place against a backdrop of concerns over rising inflation, supply chain problems, many businesses are warning of a difficult run—up to christmas. 0ur economics editor, faisal islam, is here with me now. what is the outlook? we got a vision from the prime _ what is the outlook? we got a vision from the prime minister _ what is the outlook? we got a vision from the prime minister of _ what is the outlook? we got a vision from the prime minister of a - what is the outlook? we got a vision from the prime minister of a high - from the prime minister of a high wage economy but not necessarily a new plan to boost productivity which really matters because if you raise wages without making workers more productive, what you get is higher prices. we already have a lot of inflation in the system from various sources, a big example of the day was from the international energy market and we can see the who

alex forsyth, in downing street, many thanks.ground to the chancellor's announcements today? 0ur economic correspondent andy verity is here with more. good morning. this is one of the leaky budgets i can remember and i have covered dozens of them. all the announcements we have seen already amount to billions, as you have been reporting already so what do we know? let's have a look at a few of the measures that have been preannounced. 0ne the measures that have been preannounced. one of them is that we are going to get national insurance rising. that was the big move which was announced a few weeks back and the 1.25% extra national insurance, we will all pay to pay for social care will kick in in april, as are the other moves like the national living wage which is not really a government measure, it is employers' money but we know that will go up to £9.50 per hour. you will get no vat cut on energy bills, even though some people thought the government might do that to help people with rising bills. we have also heard the public se

alex forsyth with the latest at westminster, many thanks.global climate conference, the united nations has warned that greenhouse gases reached record levels last year, despite the economic slowdown caused by the pandemic. a new report suggests the target set by countries six years ago to limit the rise in the earth�*s temperature to 1.5 degrees celsius is not being met. 0ur science editor david shukman is here. about that initial target, way off track? , ., , ., , track? yes, the un has totted up the ledaes track? yes, the un has totted up the pledges countries _ track? yes, the un has totted up the pledges countries have _ track? yes, the un has totted up the pledges countries have made on - pledges countries have made on climate change and found there are a long way short, that emissions are still projected to rise by 2030 when the science is screaming they have to be halved in that time to avoid the most dangerous climate change. we are still on course for hazardous levels of warming. it�*s still possible that the world�*s largest pollut

ok, alex, thank you, alex forsyth at westminster.ed higher levels of covid infection in the week to last friday than at any time last winter. the office for national statistics estimates 1.3 million people would have tested positive, or one in every 55. in the last few minutes, the government has announced more flexibility on when you can receive the boosterjab in england. with more, here's our health editor, hugh pym. boosterjabs like these being delivered in leeds today are seen by ministers as vital in the drive to keep the head of the virus. they are offered six months after a second dose, but from today, there will be flexibility on that, with some getting the jabs more quickly, including in care homes. what we have done now is working with the nhs is to say that you can have more flexibility and be more pragmatic on the timing, and what that really means is if someone is very close to the six—month point but not quite there, then the nhs canjust be pragmatic. so, for example, if someone, a doctor, is visiting a care home and th

alex forsyth, bbc news.nter ahead. our economics editor faisal islam is here. this is notjust a uk problem — it's europe wide — but there are serious concerns about the widespread impact it could have? yes, when you're trying to raise living standards it is about getting wages rising faster than prices and as the minister was speaking markets were conjuring up an iceberg for him in terms of the wholesale gas prices. i am going to show a chart which is the price is big energy companies pay for the gas that they sell on to you and you can see it going up and away and 2.72 pair firm, typically it is 50p or 60p, ip is seen to be a crisis, it fell back a bit of vladimir putin trying to soothe the market. what does this mean in practice? for now, because of the energy price cap until april consumers will be protected from that extraordinary rise in the wholesale market even though the prices have gone up this month but from april but industry insiders are suggesting is that that chart would mean a rise in domestic

alex, thank you, alex forsyth at westminster.an aircraft. david henderson, who's 67, arranged a pilot and booked the light aircraft, which came down over the english channel in january 2019. during his trial, thejury heard that henderson was aware that the pilot, david ibbotson, who also died, was unfit to fly. hywel griffith has more. it was a multi—million pound deal that should have brought emiliano sala to the premier league, but on the night he took off from nantes tojoin his new team in cardiff, the striker sensed something was wrong. he recorded a message saying i am now a board a plane that seems like it is falling to pieces, i'm getting scared. minutes later, the plane disappeared from contact over the english channel. the wreckage was discovered two weeks later, along with emiliano sala's body, which contained high levels of carbon monoxide. the body of the pilot, david ibbotson, was neverfound but it soon emerged that he should never have been in the air that night. he was hired by david henderson, despite not being li

here's our political correspondent, alex forsyth. behind the treasury's closed doors, the budget plans are being drawn up. but, while the official announcement�*s still days away, details of spending plans have started to emerge. today, news of a wage rise for some of the lowest—paid. the cost of living is a really important issue. the key thing is that today's announcement, an extra £1,000 a year for people on the national living wage, is a really important protection against those pressures, and it helps to make sure that every family in the country where people are in work can really see that this is a government that's on their side. people working in retail or hospitality, care or maintenance, are among those who will likely benefit. those aged 23 and over will see wages rise to £9.50 an hour from april, with increases for younger workers, too, welcomed by some in birmingham today. it's good news for everyone, really,especially people that work in care work and cleaning jobs and things like that. it's a shame it's not more, but

here's our uk political correspondent, alex forsyth.ors, the budget plans are being drawn up. but, while the official announcement�*s still days away, details of spending plans have started to emerge. today, news of a wage rise for some of the lowest—paid. the cost of living is a really important issue. the key thing is that today's announcement, an extra £1,000 a year for people on the national living wage, is a really important protection against those pressures, and it helps to make sure that every family in the country where people are in work can really see that this is a government that's on their side. people working in retail or hospitality, care or maintenance are among those who will likely benefit. those aged 23 and over will see wages rise to £9.50 an hour from april, with increases for younger workers, too, welcomed by some in birmingham today. it's good news for everyone, especially people that work in care work and cleaning jobs and things like that. it's a shame it's not more, but it is going to help, yeah. i think it's

alex forsyth, bbc news, westminster.est for at least the next two weeks following concerns about her health. earlier this month, the queen, who is 95, underwent medical checks in hospital. 0ur royal correspondent johnny dymond says it is significant that she still plans to attend next month's remembrance sunday events. this fortnight essentially gives her a couple of weeks now of not travelling, not meeting people, only carrying out virtual engagements, light desk—based duties, to recover from what seems like a sort of bout of fatigue. you know, she's carried out, what, three different engagements in the last three days. she has smiled broadly through a couple of them. she doesn't appear to be actually unwell, as many of us would see it. but she's clearly been a bit too tired to do travel, either to northern ireland, that was cancelled last week, or to glasgow, that was cancelled this week. and the doctors have said, look, no more travel for a couple of weeks. she will miss the festival of remembrance. that happens on th

alex forsyth, bbc news, westminster. hello, you're watching bbc world news.cisions at next week's climate change summit in a special message recorded for the bbc. and firefighters in new york protest as a deadline passes to force them to receive a covid jab orface suspension from theirjobs. here in the uk, a woman who attacked her husband with a kitchen knife has been found guilty of his murder. penelope jackson, 66, admitted manslaughter but denied murder, claiming she had been subjected to coercion, control and physical violence throughout her marriage. she is expected to serve at least 18 years in jail. andrew plant has this report. february this year, and police arrive at a bungalow on the somerset coast. pennyjackson opens the door, filmed on police body cam. inside, her78—year—old husband is dying. the retired lieutenant colonel has called police to say she stabbed him. paramedics arrive. cpr is being done at the moment. as she waited for the police, she told 999 she'd stabbed her husband with a kitchen knife. while she waited, pennyjackson wrote this n

colletta smith, bbc news, in pontefract. 0ur political correspondent, alex forsyth, is at westminsterlans from the government and they don't go far enough for some but they are still pretty big plans to get to know zero, who is paying ultimately for all this? ? net zero.— all this? ? net zero. these plans have been _ all this? ? net zero. these plans have been published _ all this? ? net zero. these plans have been published less - all this? ? net zero. these plans have been published less than . have been published less than two weeks before the prime minister will be hosting world leaders at the crucial climate summit in glasgow because boris johnson crucial climate summit in glasgow because borisjohnson would like to point to the strategy, but there are questions, does it go far enough, fast enough? 0n the question of cost, cost to the treasury but also households up and down the country. borisjohnson households up and down the country. boris johnson says households up and down the country. borisjohnson says the shift households up and down the country. boris johnson says the shift

let's get the latest from our political correspondent alex forsyth.line of the fight over fishing rights, caught in an escalating row. authorities here and across the uk say they have issued licences to french boats that can prove a history of fishing these waters, as agreed after brexit. but france says dozens have been unfairly denied. the local fishermen, like their counterparts across the channel, are frustrated and worried. the feeling amongst the fleet yesterday was one of absolute despair. certainly, there are real difficult times ahead, and our big worry down here is how are we going to try and preserve the fleet and come out the other end with a fishing fleet intact. this week, a british trawler was detained by french authorities in a dispute over paperwork, a warning shot about what might follow. france has threatened further checks on vessels, said it could stop british boats landing at french ports, even suggested it could disrupt cross—channel trade or energy supplies. today, uk ministers said they were prepared to retaliate. two can play

alex forsyth has more. i didn't know, or understand, what i was going through.hat is it that i keep doing wrong that makes them behave like this? a year ago, erica started a campaign to support survivors of domestic abuse, something she says that's very personal. when there were the good days, i'd be like, 0k, i've done something right. and then, when there was something going wrong, i'd say to myself, this is what i've done wrong, i'm being punished for my own mistakes. and getting out of that mindset is what led me to eventually leave this relationship. erica made a report of domestic abuse to the police, but was told no—one could be charged because too much time had passed. coming forward, for me, was one of the biggest things i've ever done in my life. to sit down and say to someone that doesn't know me that these are the things that happened to me. six months isn't enough time to even fathom that sort of experience. the current law allows six months between the time an alleged common assault takes place and someone being charged. the idea is to keepjustice

features in political debate, and wouldn't use, such language again. 0ur political correspondent alex forsyths a marked change of tone. clearly?— tone, clearly? yes, clive, that is riuht. if tone, clearly? yes, clive, that is right- if you _ tone, clearly? yes, clive, that is right. if you cast _ tone, clearly? yes, clive, that is right. if you cast your _ tone, clearly? yes, clive, that is right. if you cast your mind - tone, clearly? yes, clive, that is right. if you cast your mind back| right. if you cast your mind back jessica raine's comments provoked a —— angela rayner�*s reaction, she did stand by them but tonight he is a hasissued stand by them but tonight he is a has issued a statement when she said during some time away from parliament due to bereavement she has reflected on her comments and political debate more broadly which she said often featured threats and abuse. while she would continue to speak her mind many future she would be more careful about her choice of language, she spoke about threats that she has received, today a man was sentenced for sending her an email which co

alex forsyth, bbc news, hastings. let's discuss the prime minister's speech in more detail. the brentford and isleworth parliamentary seat in the 2019 general election. thank you to both of you forjoining me. let me start by asking you, seena, what did you make of this beach today? tt seena, what did you make of this beach today?— beach today? it did not really surrise beach today? it did not really surprise me. _ beach today? it did not really surprise me, i— beach today? it did not really surprise me, i did _ beach today? it did not really surprise me, i did not - beach today? it did not really surprise me, i did not think. beach today? it did not really i surprise me, i did not think this would be on levelling up and how he would be on levelling up and how he would actually plan to do that, and i think the reception that he received from the conference delegates was exactly as i thought. it was a bit muted around all the vaccine stuff but definitely a lot of support for the agenda that everyone campaigned on for 2019. d0 everyone campaigned on for 2019. do you agree with

here's our political correspondent, alex forsyth.sed doors, the budget plans are being drawn up, but while the official announcement is still days away, details of spending plans have started to emerge. today, news of a wage rise for some of the lowest pays. the cost of living _ for some of the lowest pays. the cost of living is _ for some of the lowest pays. the cost of living is a _ for some of the lowest pays. tue: cost of living is a really for some of the lowest pays. tte: cost of living is a really important issue, the key thing is today's announcement, an extra £1000 a year for people on the national living wage, is a really important protection against those pressures and it helps to make sure every family in the country where people are in work can really see this as a government that is on their side. people working in retail or hospitality, care or maintenance, or those who are likely going to benefit, those aged 23 or over will see raises —— wages rise from april to £9.50 with increases for younger workers, welcomed by so

colletta smith, bbc news, in pontefract. 0ur political correspondent alex forsyth is at westminster forrise they are being published less than two weeks before world leaders get together for a crucial summit on climate change in glasgow. the first key question is, do they go far enough, fast enough? the second is, what is the cost, to the treasury and therefore taxpayer, and families up and therefore taxpayer, and families up and down the country? the prime minister is keen to stress this move to greener living doesn't have to be painful, the government says this isn't about making people by electric vehicles tomorrow all swapping your boilers for heat pumps next week of this is about encouraging people, and providing grants and support packages so hopefully these processes become easier and cheaper over time. the treasury has signed up to this plan, but they are conscious of the cost. they have done their own analysis and although they have not put figures on it, they talk about the impact on the tax system and the impact on the tax system and the impact on the tax system and the impac

alex forsyth reporting there.n has been launched, after a teenage boy died in an assault in bristol yesterday evening. a witness told the bbc they saw three teenagers fighting in the lawrence hill area just before 6:30. avon and somerset police said the victim, who has not been identified, died at the scene after suffering "significant injuries". former us president bill clinton has been receiving hospital treatment in california, for a "non—covid related" infection. a spokesperson for the 75—year—old said he is "on the mend" and "in good spirits", after being admitted on tuesday. his doctors said he had received antibiotics and fluids and remained in hospital for "continuous monitoring". shoppers can spend up to £100 per transaction using their contactless card from today. however, retailers say it could take months before they ve updated their terminals to accept the new limit. there are also concerns about what the change could mean for the risk of fraud and personal spending. ben thompson reports. what was onc

alex forsyth reporting there. mps have passed a controversial bill that allows border guards to immediately expel migrants who've crossed the border illegally, even if they are asylum seekers. poland has seen a huge surge in the number of people — many from the middle east — trying to reach the country illegally from belarus. aru na iyengar reports. migrants in the forest, checking their belongings on the poland—belarus border. this is mohammed. he's a former travel agent from yemen. he says polish guards forced him back into belarus when he arrived at the polish border. they said they would bring us to the un camp. so they lied to us. we go with them. then they take our phones and they break our sim cards. he's one of thousands of people from the middle east, africa and afghanistan who have tried to enter poland from belarus in recent weeks. the united nations high commissioner for refugees says poland's in breach of international law in pushing migrants back to belarus, instead of offering them asylum. but that

alex forsyth, thanks very _ because let's see.evan haviland, director general of the british chamber of commerce. what do of this at a time when you have had a really tough year, and you're hoping to build the prospects of your members and businesses in helping them to grow. does this help in that objective?— in that ob'ective? queue for having me, in that objective? queue for having me, afternoon. _ in that objective? queue for having me, afternoon. there _ in that objective? queue for having me, afternoon. there is _ in that objective? queue for having me, afternoon. there is a - in that objective? queue for having me, afternoon. there is a lot i in that objective? queue for having me, afternoon. there is a lot to i me, afternoon. there is a lot to welcome in the budget today on the longer term, so the longer term we see some good investment in skills, infrastructure and in access to finance like the expansion in the regional angels programme, which is something we have been asking for for a while, so that is good news. and we a

here's our political correspondent, alex forsyth.ry's closed doors, the budget plans are being drawn up. but while the official announcement�*s still days away, details of spending plans have started to emerge. today, news of a wage rise for some of the lowest—paid. the cost of living is a really important issue. the key thing is that today's announcement, an extra £1,000 a year for people on the national living wage, is a really important protection against those pressures, and it helps to make sure that every family in the country where people are in work can really see that this is a government that's on their side. people working in retail or hospitality, care or maintenance, are among those who are likely going to benefit. those aged 23 and over will see wages rise from april to £9.50 an hour, with increases for younger workers, too, welcomed by some in birmingham today. it's good news for everyone, especially people that works in care work and cleaning jobs and things like that. it's a shame it's not more, but it is going to he

faisal islam, bbc news. 0ur political correspondent, alex forsyth, said the chancellor's decision tout taxes, will be judged on whether or not people feel the benefit of the investment. budgets are a moment of choice for chancellors and this chancellor had more choice than many thought because the economy did slightly better after the pandemic than some have predicted. he might have chosen to cut taxes. instead, he chose to spend. the treasury says that is investment that will help the economy grow and it would improve public services and it says there are measures in place to help those families on the very lowest incomes. it's worth remembering a couple of things. government departments are getting more money but for some of them that will not undo years of austerity that took place under conservative governments. secondly and most importantly the verdict of the economists and analysts today is that despite the spending many families will still be worse off because of price rises and tax rises. the chancellor said he does not like like high taxes and he wants to bring them down. do

our political correspondent alex forsyth explained the background. it is a change in the law. to cases of domestic abuse, that isn't long enough because it can take a long time for victims to feel able to come forward and of course these investigations can be complicated. so, there's been this push for that time limit, specifically in alleged common assaults involving domestic abuse, to be extended. now, it's my understanding the home secretary, priti patel, has agreed to do that, to allow up to two years rather than six months, which gives victims of domestic abuse longer to report that to police. and i also understand there'll be a renewed push to ensure that police and prosecutors are alive to coercive and controlling behaviour, which is behaviour that can often go along with cases of domestic abuse. and it is my understanding that there will be a change put down to a bill that's currently making its way through parliament, the police crime and sentencing bill, and that will enact this change in the law. and as you might expect, just initial conversations i've been having w

here's our political correspondent alex forsyth.ing is a really important issue. the key thing is that today's announcement, an extra £1,000 a year for people on the national living wage, is a really important protection against those pressures, and it helps to make sure that every family in the country where people are in work can really see that this is a government that's on their side. people working in retail or hospitality, care or maintenance, are among those who are likely going to benefit. those aged 23 or over will see wages rise to £9.50 from april, with increases for younger workers, too, welcomed by some in birmingham today. it's good news for everyone, especially people that works in care work and cleaning jobs and things like that. it's a shame it's not more, but it is going to help, yeah. i think it's good, to be honest, - because with that money adding up, it's going to do a lot for a lot of people. minimum wage has to always increase, to be honest. - but for hetty, who runs a brownie business in gloucester that we

our political correspondent alex forsyth told me more. it is a change in the law.will be a change put down to a bill currently making its way through parliament, the police crime and sentencing bill, and that will enact this change in the law. as you might expect initial conversations i have been having with campaigners they say if the government goes ahead with this that would be very welcome news indeed. five police officers from four forces are facing disciplinary action over messages shared on social media about sarah everard�*s killer. former met police officer wayne couzens is serving a whole—life sentence after kidnapping, raping and murdering ms everard earlier this year. the independent office for police conduct says officers from the metropolitan police, as well as from sussex, dorset and avon and somerset forces, will be subject to misconduct proceedings. the care regulator for england is warning that the sector faces a "tsunami of unmet need" this winter, unless staffing shortages are tackled. the care quality commission has called for immediate measure

nick eardley, bbc news, westminster. 0ur political correspondent alex forsyth is in parliament for useally wanted to cut taxes and if he could reword. the fact is, all the tax increases he announced back in march, he could've reversed those courtney? because of the much faster growth that we are seeing in the uk economy following covid. he's got billions to play around with. so why hasn't he cut taxes?— he cut taxes? exactly as you say clive, a budget _ he cut taxes? exactly as you say clive, a budget for _ he cut taxes? exactly as you say clive, a budget for any - he cut taxes? exactly as you say. clive, a budget for any chancellor comes down to choices. and what happened in this budget is rishi sunak was facing a slightly brighter economic picture than predicted post— pandemic and he chose to spend it. that's why you heard £150 billions more billions spent on public services in a long list of specific aware that money will go. and the fuel duty frozen cut and passenger air duty which will prove controversial for some coming ahead of the climate change summit. in the big measure he a

this was a report by alex forsyth.x-month timeline? that's right, chardy. thanks for having me on | six-month timeline? that's right, i chardy. thanks for having me on this morning _ chardy. thanks for having me on this morning the — chardy. thanks for having me on this morning. the timeline, the six month limit, _ morning. the timeline, the six month limit, is _ morning. the timeline, the six month limit, is completely arbitrary. that is why— limit, is completely arbitrary. that is why we — limit, is completely arbitrary. that is why we along with other campaigners are saying we need to see that _ campaigners are saying we need to see that the timeline extended. can ou 'ust see that the timeline extended. can you just explain? what is that six—month —— what does that six—month —— what does that six—month represent? that is between the time the incident occurs and the time of a prosecution, is that of the timeline we are talking about? that's correct. so from the time the incident _ that's correct. so from the time the