and coming up on the bbc news channel, cameron norrie sets his sights on becoming the new british number as he reaches the last eight at indian wells. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the increasing pressure on the nhs is underlined by new figures this lunchtime which show a record number of people waiting to start routine hospital treatment in england. 5.7 million people were waiting at the end of august for procedures such as hip replacements and cataract removals — the highest since records began. waiting times in accident and emergency departments are also at their worst since the four—hour target was introduced in 200a. the answers have to be what we can do now is start planning effectively and investing effectively for the long—term future of the nhs. it’s long-term future of the nhs. it's not “ust long—term future of the nhs. it's notjust pressure on hospitals. gps say they are also struggling to cope with the workload. i got say they are also struggling to cope with the workload.— with the workload. i got your message- — with the workload. i got your message. do

the takeover of newcastle has been criticised by amnesty coming up on the bbc news channel, a huge match ahead to their world cup qualifier against the czech republic. they're without gareth bale, but aaron ramsey returns to lead the side. you won't should big players and he has not disappointed us, he steps up to the plate and this is a big virus. championship leader lewis hamilton has been handed a 10—place grid penalty for this weekend's turkish grand prix. his mercedes team will fit a new engine in his carfor the race — triggering the penalty. engine in his carfor he did have something to cheer about this morning though. he was fastest in first practice at istanbul park. we're just over a day away, now from the much anticipated world heavyweight contest between tyson fury and deyontay wilder in las vegas. fury is defending the belt he won back in february 2020, but today's weigh in will not have a face off. the pair traded verbal blows in the press conference, earlier in the week, with wilder accusing fury of cheating in that fight. so the promoter is keeping them apart. you don't th

and coming up on the bbc news channel: the chinese grand prix is expected to be dropped from next year's formula 1 calendar. the shanghai race hasn't been held since the pandemic began. good afternoon. welcome to the bbc news at one. tens of thousands of people may have incorrectly been given negative pcr covid—19 test results. testing has been suspended at a private laboratory in wolverhampton, while possible technical problems are investigated. about 43,000 people are affected, and were given a negative result between september 8th and october 12th. most of the affected cases are in the south west of england, with some in the south east and wales. people who've been affected are being contacted by test and trace. 0ur health correspondent katharine da costa has the latest. graeme loaderfrom berkshire, his wife and his 11—year—old son all had positive lateral flow test results, but then received negative pcr test results in the last fortnight. because we had had the negative result back, that said to me, just go about my daily business. i haven't got the virus, i'm perfectly safe to cont

you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. ello. you're watching the bbc news channel with me. joanna gosling. more than 200 incidents of drink and injection spiking have been reported to police forces across the uk since september. the national police chiefs' council say there have been 198 confirmed reports of people having their drinks spiked, while there were 2a reports of someone being injected. two men have been arrested as part of an ongoing investigation into spiking incidents in nottingham. jason harwin is the lead for drugs on the national police chiefs' council. he says police are taking this type of crime seriously. importantly, it is about making the environment very hostile for those who believe they can commit the offence. so what we are certainly doing at the minute is working with licensed premises, working with universities and wider partnerships to firstly make sure more of us are alert within those environments to stop such offences taking place and ultimately making it more of a chance of catching those res

coming up on the bbc news _ stop it happening again. coming up on the bbc news channelain. coming up| on the bbc news channel, scotland play oman later in the men's t20 world cup and could get back to the next round. scotland have two winds from two in the competition so far. welcome to the bbc news at one. police have charged a mild with the milder of the conservative mp sir david amess. 25—year—old ali harbi ali was arrested following the —— in leigh—on—sea last friday. he has also been charged with the preparation of terrorist acts. this is a very latest from our correspondent. daniel. is a very latest from our corresondent. daniel. , ., ., correspondent. daniel. 25-year-old ali harbi ali — correspondent. daniel. 25-year-old ali harbi ali has _ correspondent. daniel. 25-year-old ali harbi ali has been _ correspondent. daniel. 25-year-old ali harbi ali has been in _ correspondent. daniel. 25-year-old ali harbi ali has been in custody - ali harbi ali has been in custody since just moments the mp was a tad. he was arrested in leigh—on—sea and has been in custody for six

and coming up on the bbc news channel, scotland's cricket team fight for a place in the twenty20 world. good evening and welcome to the bbc�*s news at six. a 25—year—old man has been charged with murder and the preparation of terrorist acts, after the fatal stabbing of the mp sir david amess. ali harbi ali from north london was arrested following the attack in essex, last friday. sir david, who had been a conservative mp for almost a0 years, died at the scene. our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, reports. just over six days after sir david amess mp was stabbed to death in leigh—on—sea, the man accused of murdering him was brought to court. the crown prosecution service had authorised counterterrorism detectives to charge him this morning. in the dock at westminster magistrates�* court, ali harbi ali wore a grey sweatshirt and trousers, and black rimmed glasses. he spoke to confirm his name, date of birth and his address in kentish town, north london. and then sat silently for the hearing, which lasted less than a quarter of an hour. sir david was killed in an office at the

coming up on the bbc news channel, a huge match tonight for wales.r against czech republic. they are without gareth bale but aaron ramsey returns to lead the side. eight locations have made it to the next stage of the contest to become the uk's city of culture in 2025. not all of them are cities — with cornwall and county durham among the contenders. the others include stirling, wrexham and bradford. the title is awarded every four years and is currently held by coventry. southampton, derby and armagh city, banbridge and craigavon are also on the longlist, unveiled by new culture secretary nadine dorries. for culture secretary nadine dorries. the first time in 1 competition's for the first time in the competition's history, each location will now receive £a0,000 worth of investment. the winner will be announced next spring. let's go to our reporter simon novaya gazeta, whojoins me from one of our reporter simon novaya gazeta, who joins me from one of the contenders, darby — simon hare. yes. contenders, darby - simon hare. yes, a real sense — contende

and coming up on the bbc news channel. responding from his ryder cup heartbreak — rory mcilroy rose back to winning ways with his 20th pga tour title at the cj cup. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the widow of sir david amess has visited the church where he was stabbed and killed during a constituency surgery on friday. accompanied by members of her family, julia amess spent around 15 minutes looking at some of the flowers that had been left in his memory. mps are returning to westminster for a special parliamentary session this afternoon to pay their own official tributes, and there'll be a special service at st margaret's church, in the grounds of westminster abbey. since sir david's death, a number of mps have been speaking out, about the abuse and threats they receive, while the home secretary has called for a review of mps security arrangements. last night sir david's family issued a statement saying they're �*shattered' by his death. our political correspondent, chris mason, is live at westminster f

you can see more on all that day's stories on the bbc news channel but from me of the bbc news channel from me of the team, have a very good night. hello. if you been watching the rain for much of the day, it will clear into tonight. although there'll be some showers, tomorrow will a brighter day. maybe rain lingering in the far southeast, and the northern idols, we see the windy weather. gusts at 16 to 17 mph — 60 to 70. may a touch of frost as temperatures fall close to freezing. there'll be showers from the word go in the west, some heavy with a of thunder. though migrate further east as we go through the day. some longer spells of rain still around northern scotland. it'll be a windy day, and these are average speeds. we can expect gusts of 35— 45 mph. most of us mid to low teens. hello, this is bbc news with lukwesa burak. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment with joanne jarjue and anne ashworth. first, the headlines. after days of queuing at the pumps, retailers say there's an improvement nationwide, although fuel supplies remain critical in london and

and coming up on the bbc news channel... other manager under pressure — can ole gunnar solskj r get his manchester united side back to winning ways good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. health leaders are demanding the immediate reintroduction of some covid restrictions in england, to avoid the nhs "stumbling into a winter crisis". the nhs confederation says rising infections means measures, including mandatory face coverings in crowded spaces, should be implemented. week on week, the number of covid cases across the uk, hospital admissions and deaths, are rising at a rate of 10% or more, though that's well below levels seen injanuary. the government says it has no immediate plans to reintroduce covid restrictions. here's our health editor, hugh pym. the nhs confederation says that increases in hospital covid numbers are worrying, and that with other demands on the service and pressure on staff, health leaders are worried about what might be around the corner. the latest government figures show that week on week,

and coming up on the bbc news channel... al women come back from a heavy defeat to barcelona as they count down to their next match in the champions league against hoffenheim? good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the government has told gps in england to see more patients face to face, amid a sharp rise in the number of people going to accident & emergency departments. ministers say they'll provide extra funding to more temporary staff in surgeries and have said they will intervene if gp practices don't increase access to care. doctors�* leaders have reacted angrily, saying the attack is demoralising and indefensible. it comes as new figures show the nhs treatment backlog in england is at record levels, with more than 5.7 million people waiting for routine treatment. more and more people are going to a&e with more than a quarter waiting overfour hours to be seen. our health editor, hugh pym, has more. fabienne was used to regular face—to—face appointments with her gp to discuss her chronic health conditions. but s

bbc news, southern california. the riba stirling prize, for britain's best new building, will be announced next week — in a live programme here on the bbc news channelum in the lake district, and a university building in south—west london. over the coming few days, we'll be looking at each of the six buildings on the shortlist. today is the turn of 15 clerkenwell close, a mixed—use office and residential building in central london. on construction, its limestone facade proved controversial — with the local council initially calling for the building's demolition, a decision later overturned on appeal. people might look at this building and think, oh, it's completely modern and contemporary, i've never seen anything like it. but, actually, the building methodology is as old as the megalithic architects, builders. my name is amin taha, i am chairman of groupwork, a firm of architects. we are in 15 clerkenwell close. it's a mixed—use building, it has office space in it and residential. this building is in many ways differentiated from others by the stone exoskeleton. the whole building is held up by stone alone, but, at the same time, it's going to be t

and coming up on the bbc news channel... heartache for ireland's cricketers — knocked out of the t20 world cup before the super 12s stage — by the lowest ranked side in the tournament. good evening, and welcome to the bbc news at six. scientists advising the uk government say plans for the reintroduction of stricter coronavirus measures should be ready for "rapid deployment". they say early intervention, like asking more people to work from home, could have the greatest impact on preventing viral spread and reducing the need for more stringent and longer—lasting measures. new figures from the office for national statistics, suggest that 1.1 million people were infected across the uk last week, the highest number since january. currently there are more than 1,000 hospital admissions a day. borisjohnson says the situation is under constant review, but there are no plans to implement tighter rules, and he's recommending those who are eligible to get their boosterjabs. with more, here's our health editor, hugh pym. winter is appr

and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel: good news for england cricket fans, as ben stokes is d to the ashes squad who will head to australia next month. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the united nations says afghanistan is heading for catastrophe with millions facing starvation, and the harsh winter months still to come. the world food programme has warned 22 million people, about half the population, are suffering hunger on a daily basis. and the bbc has found evidence that some families are even selling their children to make ends meet. international aid has dried up since the taliban seized power in august, while the world debates how to deal with the new regime. our correspondent yogita limaye reports from afghanistan. her report contains distressing images and details from the start. this is what starvation does to a country. to its tiniest lives. this six—month—old. bournemouth three months ago. afghanistan was barely surviving before the taliban took over, but no foreign funds which propped up this country have been frozen. putting at leasti million

and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel, the two bottom sides in england's group at the t20 cricketld cup look for theirfirst win, as west indies take on bangladesh. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. "two can play at that game", that's the warning today to france from the british government as the row over post brexit fishing rights continues to escalate. the french ambassador to london has been summoned to the foreign office this afternoon. the french are angry about what they claim is a lack of licences for their boats to fish in uk waters. france has threatened to block british boats from its ports if the issue over fishing licences is not resolved by tuesday. our political correspondent, nick eardley, reports. rows over fishing are nothing new. this is jersey rows over fishing are nothing new. this isjersey in the summer. french boats protesting at a loss of catching rights after brexit. now, the uk and french governments are involved in an escalating war of words. the uk says it's given most french boats licences to keep fishing here. but it has objected to som

and coming up on the bbc news channel... can ireland follow scotland's lead and get through to the next stage of cricket's t20 world cup? they're playing namibia in a winner—takes—all match. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. buckingham palace says the queen is in good spirits and back at windsor castle after spending wednesday night in hospital. she was taken in for tests after being forced to cancel a trip to northern ireland. her doctors had told her to rest, following a busy round of public engagements. here's our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. windsor, two days ago, early afternoon, a convoy of royal vehicles were seen heading into london. was this the convoy taking the queen to hospital? at around the same time, at windsor castle itself, a very small royal standard was seen to be flying, its presence supporting the palace's claimed that the queen was resting at the castle. in fact, the queen was here, at the private king edward vii hospital in central london. the palace clearly hoped her visit w

there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel, and i'll be back with the late news at tenbbc news. here's a story to make your legs hurt. imagine riding a bike at nearly 35 miles per hour, consistently, for a full hour. that's what alex dowsett is planning to do when tries to break a world record in mexico next month. he's also using the opportunity to raise awareness of haemophilia, which he's had since childhood. james burridge has been to see him in training. this is the giant windtunnel which gb cyclist alex dowsett hopes will help him become a world recordholder. he is training for the one hour record, cycling as fast and as far as possible in 60 minutes. so every technical scientific advantage gained in here is critical. basically air is pulled through here, my bike and me are on a large—scale and that measures how much wind resistance i'm creating. we are optimising helmets, shoes and, most importantly, the skin suit to make me as aerodynamic as possible so i am as slippery as possible through the wind, which means, come the end of the attempt, the last 20 or 30 min

coming up in sportsday on the bbc news channel, a huge match tonight for wales. world cup qualifier against the czech republic. they are without gareth bale but aaron ramsey returns to lead the side. the right to freedom of expression has been recognised by this year's nobel peace prize, which has been awarded to two journalists known for their hard—hitting investigations which have angered their countries' powerful elites and leaders. maria ressa from the philippines, and dmitry muratov from russia have both faced significant threats. the committee commended their work, saying that independent and fact—based journalism served to protect against the abuse of power and lies. caroline hawley reports. for the first time since 1935, the peace _ for the first time since 1935, the peace prize goes tojournalists for the first time since 1935, the peace prize goes to journalists for their battle to tell the truth at great — their battle to tell the truth at great personal risk. two maria ressa and dmitry muratov, _ great personal risk. two maria ressa and dmitry muratov,

coming up in the sport later in the hour on the bbc news channel, quinton de kock says he will now takeouth africa matches and wants to return to the side at the t20 world cup. good afternoon, welcome to the bbc news at one. france has seized a british trawler as the row over post—brexit fishing rights escalates. the french claim the boat was fishing in their waters without a licence and it�*s been taken to the port of le havre. the french are angry that some of their boats have been refused licences to fish in uk waters and they�*ve threatened to block british vessels from their ports. one french minister has said we "need to speak the language of force because that seems to be the only thing this british government understands". hugh schofield reports from paris. the british—registered cornelis gertjan was impounded yesterday by the french maritime authorities, who say it was fishing in french waters without a proper licence. it is now moored in le havre pending possible judicial proceedings against the captain and owner. it�*s clearly intended as a message to the british about what�*

and coming up on the bbc news channel, manchester united manager ole gunnar solskjaer is in defiant moodsaying his team are ready to fight back after their difficult week ahead of their game against spurs. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. a woman has been found guilty of murder, after stabbing her husband to death following a row over a birthday meal. penelope jackson, who's 66, attacked david jackson, who was 12 years older, with a kitchen knife at their home in somerset in february. mrs jackson claimed he was violent and coercively controlling. she was sentenced to life in prison at bristol crown court. here's andrew plant. 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. as she waited for the police, she told 999 she stabbed her husband with a kitchen knife. while she waited, penny jackson wrote this note entitled "confession". she said, "i have taken so muc

coming up on the bbc news channel. isn't sure he deserves to be picked for the team, anyway. the former world number one was knocked out of the indian wells tournament overnight. the hyper violent korean drama squid game has become netflix's biggest ever series launch. the dystopian nine part series, which debuted in september, tells the story of a group of misfits taking part in a series of children's playground games with an unpleasant twist. its been watched by 111 million users in its first 28 days, knocking period drama bridgerton off the top spot. squid game's popularity has sparked a huge online following and spawned thousand of copycat video clips. steve holden has more. squid game is a dystopian drama that puts a deadly spin on some classic childhood games. 0ver nine episodes contestants with huge personal debt put their lives at risk to win millions of pounds in prize money. the creator of the south korean show originally came up with the idea in 2008, with netflix taking it on for distribution in 2019. it bl

and coming up on the bbc news channel, it is another night of world cup qualifying as wales continue bid for a place in qatar. they take on estonia in tallinn. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the nhs is appealing to all pregnant women to get their coronavirus jabs, as new figures show one in six of the most critically ill covid patients is pregnant and unvaccinated. the royal college of midwives says pregnant women are at a greater risk of becoming severely ill from the virus. nhs england found that betweenjuly and september, out of 118 people who needed the most intensive kind of life support, 20 were pregnant women, with 19 unvaccinated. one had received a single dose of a covid vaccine. here's our health reporter, hugh pym. we've been trying to have a baby for a long time now. i can't believe we are still both here, to be honest. it's not long now and he's going to be in the world.— be in the world. claire is reliving her covid deal _ be in the world. claire is reliving her covid deal in _ be in the world. claire is reliving her covid deal in july, _ be in the worl

and coming up on the bbc news channel: ben stokes is back in the england squad for the upcoming ashesries, after recovering from injury, and says he's ready to take on australia. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. how desperate would you have to be to sell your child? that's what some families in afghanistan are resorting to, as the country faces the biggest humanitarian crisis in the world, according to the united nations. since the taliban seized power in august, a record 22.8 million people — over half the population — face a dangerous lack of food. that's a rise of nearly 40% since april this year. international aid, which propped up the country s fragile economy, has been stopped, as the world debates how to deal with the taliban regime. yogita limaye�*s report from herat contains distressing details and images from the start. this is what starvation does to a country. to its tiniest lives. six—month—old usman, habibul rahman born three months ago. afghanistan was barely surviving before the taliban took over, but now, foreign funds which propped up this country hav

and coming up on the bbc news channel. nd take a big step towards qualifying for the super 12 stage of the men's t20 world cup, with a second win in three days. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. in less than 30 years�* time, the united kingdom should be a net—zero country, putting nothing into the atmosphere which would make climate change worse — that is the ambitious target that the government has set out today. anything that does produce greenhouse gases, like industrial processes and aircraft, will be balanced by measures to absorb carbon dioxide — like planting more forests. the plans include £620 million grants for electric cars and charging points. it comes ahead of the united nations cop 26 climate conference in glasgow, which begins next month. with more here's our science editor, david shukman. every aspect of life is going to have to change as we go zero carbon. and now, after a long delay, the government is laying out its plans. and the key to it all is a belief that new green technologies will qu

and coming up on the bbc news channel, premier league winning manager claudio ranieri looks set to becomethe new watford manager, after xisco munoz was sacked following their loss to leeds this weekend. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the chancellor rishi sunak has told the conservative party conference in manchester that he wants to make the uk the most exciting place on the planet. he says he wants to do whatever it takes to help britain recover from the pandemic. he defended tax rises and said he would like to cut taxes when public finances are on a sustainable footing. he insisted brexit was in the long—term interests of the uk economy, despite disruption to fuel supplies. the government is committing £500 million to renewed job support programmes, amid concerns about a rise in the cost of living on the scrapping of the £20 per week uplift in universal credit. the message from the prime minister and the chancellor is clear. the slogan is build back better. translated, this means the economy could be stronger after the pandemic than before. it takes time to train mor

next on the bbc news channel, justin rowlatt continues our countdown to cop26. ammes from around the world, looking at the issues and challenges of climate change, as nations prepare to gather in glasgow this november to discuss solutions to this global emergency. and i am currently 120km of england�*s yorkshire coast in the north sea, in the middle of the world�*s biggest offshore wind farm, hornsea 1. just a single rotation of one of these turbines can power the average uk home for an entire day. as i�*ve been finding out. it�*s all part of the uk�*s aim for a sustainable energy revolution. it�*s actually much smoother than it looks. if you thought your commute to work was rough going, check this out. we are with a team trying to get out to service a wind turbine. so the north sea is famous for its savage weather. but that�*s why they have put the wind turbines out here, because this is where the wind is. but of course, it means they are very hard, whoa, to maintain. the swell is up to three metres high today.

coming up in the hour on the bbc news channel: the ashes tour should get the green light by the end ofstrong a team will england have? good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. borisjohnson has closed the conservative party conference in manchester. with a promise to remodel the economy and "promote opportunity" across the uk. in a speech peppered with jokes, he spoke of building a high—wage economy, with high productivity and low taxes and said he is committed to his levelling up agenda. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports from manchester. they waited from early. the yawn worth it for the faithful. the first self—described super fan there before dawn. as one cabinet minister said, it is all about him. five and a half hours later, the moment borisjohnson has been waiting forfor later, the moment borisjohnson has been waiting for for more than two years. been waiting for for more than two ears. , �* . ., ., been waiting for for more than two ears. , �* ., ., ., , been waiting for for more than two ears. n ., ., years. isn't it amazing to be back here in person? _ years.

and coming up on the bbc news channel, scotland are in action at the t20 world cup against papua new s they aim to qualify for the super 12 stage. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the government has set out a road map for cutting carbon emissions to zero by 2050 which ministers claim will support nearly half a million jobs over the next few decades. the plans include millions of pounds to subsidise the cost of electric vehicles. the government also wants to end the sale of gas boilers by 2035. people in england and wales will be offered £5,000 grants from next year to replace their gas boilers with low carbon heat pumps. critics say it's not enough. boilers with low carbon heat pumps. here'sjon donnison. boilers with low carbon heat pumps. jamaat boilers with low carbon heat pumps. in chesterfielt being jamaat in chesterfield this morning being trained how to install heat pumps. being trained how to install heat um s. being trained how to install heat --ums. , ., , being trained how to install heat um s, , ., , , pumps. over the next few years, they can exect pumps.

and coming up on the bbc news channel: can arsenal, the only ever british winners of the women's championseague, produce a statement result as they kick off against the holders barcelona tonight? good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the home secretary has announced an independent inquiry into the "systematic failures" that allowed a serving police officer to kidnap, rape and murder sarah everard. in her speech to the conservative party conference, priti patel said the public needs answers to ensure "something like this can never happen again". last week wayne couzens was sentenced to a whole life term in prison. our special correspondent lucy manning has this report. so so many questions after sarah everard's murder. how could wayne couzens be a police officer? why wasn't he stopped earlier? why are women still not safe? nearly a week after, we learned the full distressing details of what a police officer did to sarah everard, there will now be a wide—ranging inquiry. the public have a right to know what systematic failures enabled his continued employment as a police officer.

and coming up on the bbc news channel: liverpool have collected substantial evidence as they investigateer city that a home fan spat at staff during their draw at anfield on sunday. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the home secretary has announced there'll be an inquiry into the failures that allowed a serving police officer to kidnap, rape and murder sarah everard. at the conservative party conference, priti patel said the public needs ansers to ensure that something like this can never happen again. she described wayne couzens, who's been sentenced to life in prison, as a monster. the home secretary also criticised protesters who have recently caused motorway disruption and says courts will get new is to prevent some people from travelling to protest. —— will get new powers. 0ur political correspondent iain watson reports. this conference has mostly focused on the conservatives' direction of travel with very few specific policy announcements. today that'll change. the prime minister tried to drive home his green credentials, promising to tackle climate change for futu

and coming up on sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel... tributes have been paid to waltermith, one of ranger's greatest managers, who has died at the age of 73. good evening and welcome the bbc news at six. millions of public sector workers will get a pay rise next year. the government says it will lift the pay freeze introduced last november and nurses, teachers and members of the armed forces are among those who will benefit. the increase won't be known until next spring and depends on recommendations from independent pay review bodies. the government won't confirm whether the pay rises will be above inflation. labour says tax and price rises mean families are facing a cost of living crisis. here's our political editor laura kuenssberg. look very carefully. promises may not be exactly what they appear. it is nearly budget time and there are plenty of vows and pledges around. teachers in the classroom are just some of 2.5 million public sector staff who have had their pay frozen in england. that technical limit will disappear next year, welcome in this head's office. like

and coming up on the bbc news channel. racially aggravated incident in the stands at wembley, as calls grow for hungary to be banned from international football. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. don't panic—buy. but do plan ahead for christmas. that's the message to shoppers from a global shipping boss who has warned that a shortage of hgv drivers is having a knock—on effect on ports around the uk. felixstowe is the biggest. it has 50,000 containers waiting to be collected, and ships are having to wait for up to ten days to unload. the port has blamed several factors forthe build—up, including the impact of the pandemic. 0ne retailer has warned the problem could hit supplies of toys this christmas. 0ur transport correspondent caroline davies is in felixstowe. international shipping is a worldwide, interconnected web, and what we are seeing here in felixstowe and beyond is when that web is disrupted. international trade is beginning to reawaken, and as there is more demand for goods shipped over to the uk, t

and coming up on the bbc news channel, south africa's quinton de kock has made himself unavailable for personal reasons ahead of his country's t20 match against the west indies. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. millions of public sector workers will see their wages rise next year after the government decided to end the current pay freeze in england. it was introduced a year ago because of the pandemic, but in his budget tomorrow, the chancellor, rishi sunak, will announce he's lifting it. nurses, teachers, police and prison officers, and members of the armed forces will be among the five million workers whose pay will go up — but how much depends on independent pay review bodies. pay offers for some staff in scotland, wales and northern ireland will be made separately. our political correspondent helen catt reports. the armed forces, prison officers, teachers and the police were among the millions of people who had their pay frozen, last year. a difficult decision, said the chancellor, made because of the uncertain impact of coronavirus on the economy. now he says thi

coming up on sportsday on the bbc news channel, a day after watford sacked xisco munoz as manager then in charge. how much graduates in england need to be earning before they begin paying back their student loans is currently being considered by the government. at the moment anyone earning just over 27,000 pounds a year starts to repay their debt. but with only 25% of students expected to pay back their loan in full, there are suggestions that threshold could be reduced so that more students start repaying their debt. 0ur education editor branwen jeffreys has been talking to students in staffordshire. jeffreys has been talking growing jeffreys has been talking up in stoke, you go from school growing up in stoke, you go from school to university stop half the rate of wealthier southern england. even though most graduates earn more. students starting in staffordshire will all pay fees of more than £9,000. from engineers who will earn higher salaries, two digital artists like vincent his final year, digital artists like vincent his finalyear, he digital artists like vincent his final yea

and coming up on the bbc news channel, scotland are two wins away from a place in the world cup play—offsreparing to face the faroe islands later. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. one of the worst ever public health failures — that's what a new report by mps has called the uk's failure to do more to stop covid spreading early in the pandemic. they said the government's approach — backed by its scientists — was to try to manage the situation and in effect achieve herd immunity by infection. the report says the delay in introducing the first lockdown cost thousands of lives, many of them elderly and vulnerable people in care homes. there was also criticism of "light—touch border controls" only on countries with high covid rates. the start of the nhs test and trace system was "slow, uncertain and often chaotic". there were "unacceptably high" death rates in ethnic minority groups, and among people with learning disabilities and autism. but there was significant praise for the uk vaccination programme, described as "one of the most successful and effective initiatives in the h

we're just going to say goodbye to our viewers on bbc world news, they will depart for the moment, we continue talking here on the bbc news channele of the other things that president biden was talking about, particularly this issue that he thinks the end of coal issue that he thinks the end of coal is nigh, he talks about the support he has given to electric vehicles, he has given to electric vehicles, he talked about the tax credits for electricity companies, but a lot of people will look at this situation and say, actually, there is a lot of investment going into coal and gas right now. investment going into coal and gas riaht now. , ., ~ ., ., right now. yes, he talked about how the chance right now. yes, he talked about how the change to _ right now. yes, he talked about how the change to renewable _ right now. yes, he talked about how the change to renewable energy - right now. yes, he talked about how the change to renewable energy and electric vehicles is not going to happen overnight. clearly this is going to be a long process. the aim of the need, the scientific consensus is that carbon images need to be half by 2030. —

and coming up on the bbc news channel... land chase automatic qualification to next year's world cup, does england manager gareth southgate believe his team are getting the credit they deserve? good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. rob oliver good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. "one of the most important public health failures in the history of the united kingdom" — that's the damning verdict of mps on the uk government's early response to the pandemic. a joint report by two commons committees says both ministers and scientists waited too long to lock down last year, costing many lives. and it says there were avoidable deaths in care homes because of government policy. the report calls the test, trace and isolate system slow, uncertain, and often chaotic, but there is praise for the vaccine roll—out. our health correspondent jim reed reports. it is completely unimaginable, and we are not at the peak yet. the report says the government was working in a fog of uncertainty in the spring of 2020. i wor

you can see more on all that day's stories on the bbc news channel but from me of the bbc news channelday. maybe rain lingering in the far southeast, and the northern idols, we see the windy weather. gusts at 16 to 17 mph — 60 to 70. may a touch of frost as

bbc news. that's it. i'll be back with the late news at a 10.15. bye for now. hello. you're watching the bbc news channelap currently regulating household bells is not fit for purpose. they are warning that customers could face increased costs as more suppliers are forced out of business by spiralling wholesale prices. separately a number of conservative mps havejoined separately a number of conservative mps have joined those calling for the government to provide urgent support to industries struggling as a result of the crisis. the chief executive of together energy explains why his company is currently making losses. they have to keep their— currently making losses. they have to keep their costs _ currently making losses. they have to keep their costs as _ currently making losses. they have to keep their costs as low - currently making losses. they have to keep their costs as low as - to keep their costs as low as possible, forecast the number of customers they are going to have and you have to service your customers to the best of your ability. those three things are what makes a supplier successful.

bbc news. the riba stirling prize, for britain's best new building, will be announced next week in a live programme here on the bbc news channelouth west london. we've been looking at each of the six buildings on the shortlist. today is the turn of housing for key workers in cambridge. let's take a look. we created a place that has a real sense of community and where the residents can feel they belong to. i'm kaori 0hsugi, a director at stanton williams. we are the architects for the key worker housing at addington, north west cambridge. the project consists of ten buildings, containing 264 apartment buildings. the focus was on, sort of, creating spaces between the buildings, rather than the buildings. we created a network of interconnecting courtyards, a sequence of spaces of varying character and size responding to the social functions, starting from the public urban space of market square through to the much more community—focused landscape court. so, the buildings are arranged to frame these spaces. the positioning and the, kind of, undercuts that were introduced are intended to create moments of intimacy and a sense of a

coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel, england and northern ireland find out who they will faces the women's euro 2020 to draw takes place in manchester. —— 2022. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. researchers say millions of people are set to be financially worse off next year, despite wage increases and benefit changes announced in yesterday's budget. analysts from the independent body the institute for fiscal studies say inflation and higher taxes will hit low—income households, who'll feel "real pain," as the cost of living rises faster than benefit payments. the ifs also says the number of higher rate tax payers, is set to dramatically increase. here's our economics editor, faisal islam. raspberries and blueberries! in doncaster in south yorkshire, the market is busy but what the chancellor called his new age of economic optimism hasn't quite arrived. . ., , ., , economic optimism hasn't quite arrived. . ., , ., arrived. eating going up, gas going u, arrived. eating going up, gas going up. everything- _ arrived. eating going up, gas going up. everything- they

there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. time to have a look at the weather for the week ahead. and it's looking very changeable, very, very mild. let's have a look at the jet stream first — some big patterns here, big peaks and troughs, you can see a peak going over greenland there, trough in the north atlantic, then peaking again across western parts of europe. and when we see this sort of pattern, that gives us an indication there'll be a lot of mixing in the atmosphere between the northern and southern climes — so pulses of cooler air pushed up ahead, then back to cooler air again. lots of low pressures forming in the north atlantic as a result of these temperature contrasts as well, and towards the end of the week it looks like it will turn a little bit colder. so let's summarise what the next few days will look like — bouts of heavy rain particularly across western areas with low pressures approaching, that also means gale force winds, but we will also see a lot of mild air, very mild air, in fact, streaming in from the

coming up on the bbc news channel, we'll head live to las vegas as the countdown continues to tyson furyay wilder part three. good evening. millions of households are now facing much higher energy bills, over the coming year, according to industry experts. both domestic consumers and businesses are being warned they'll have to deal with the impact of higher global costs of gas and electricity. manufacturers say they'll have no choice but to pass on much of the increases to consumers. the energy price cap, which is designed to protect domestic customers, could rise sharply in the spring, and charities say an additional 1.5 million households could find themselves in fuel poverty. our economics editor faisal islam reports. price rises are slowing direct from russia to yorkshire, from drill to grill and soon to everybody�*s bills. already this has hit the likes of susan, a pensionerfrom bradford whose energy company hiked her monthly bill from 85 to 125. unconscious i'd put less water in the cattle. i've already started putting an extra layer on if it gets cold. there is only a limit to wha

i look at the newspaper is coming up on the bbc news channel. w some sunny skies and largely dry weather away from the drizzle in the south and showers hello there. on sunday, many saw some sunny skies and largely dry weather away from the drizzle in the south and showers in the north. and the coming week, with high—pressure ruling the roost, promises to be dry for many, although there will be these weather fronts, as they come south, into that high—pressure, will tend to weaken, but they will introduce more cloud from time to time and with high—pressure at this time of year, night—time ground frost and fog are something we need to be aware of. but, otherwise, it looks largely fine and dry. yes, it will be a little bit cooler than it was last week, as we had temperatures three or 4 above average, so back to average and that does mean, as i say, the risk of ground frost at night. chilly start on monday. there will be a few pockets of fog around, but less widespread than we have seen recently, but they will become an issue through the week and the

bbc news. all those stories and more on the bbc news channel throughout the day. a good afternoon. australia are a very good team. coming into the tournament they would have been considered joint second favourites along with us. they are a side we know pretty well. her level of performance and intensity has been pretty good in the two games we have played. we have challenges continuing that for next three games in terms of getting through to the next phase. figs next three games in terms of getting through to the next phase.— through to the next phase. as you can see, through to the next phase. as you can see. de _ through to the next phase. as you can see, de kock_ through to the next phase. as you can see, de kock took— through to the next phase. as you can see, de kock took the - through to the next phase. as you can see, de kock took the knee, l can see, de kock took the knee, having missed the last match for refusing to make the gesture. he has since apologised. 72 from nissanka was a good start. in football, a busy day in the premier league. in the early kick—

there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. the news where you are. hello. this is bbc news. it's a new academic year for university students across the uk, and many of them who are returning will get to sit in a lecture hall, and attend their classes in person, for the first time since they started their studies. at the university of bristol, they've been welcoming the return to normality while working to keep everyone safe, as fiona lamdin has been finding out. a new start, a new term. and for these students walking into this lecture theatre, it feels pretty special. it is still worth its weight in gold getting face—to—face teaching and being able to interact with other students. for the first time in 18 months, this lecture theatre is full. students are being asked to wear masks and this maths lecture is being recorded for students who aren't yet comfortable about being surrounded by so many people. dave has been cleaning here throughout the pandemic. the first time in two years i have seen so many students, it's lovely. i l

there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. we're back with the late news. y two areas of low pressure. this one has mostly cleared away eastwards, that will be followed by sunshine and showers. tomorrow we have a deeper area of low pressure to bring some wet and windy weather, and that will also be followed by sunshine and blustery showers into the afternoon. this is this morning's rain band pushing into the north sea, a brief bump of high pressure bringing all the sunshine, then this new area of low pressure which will arrive on sunday and bring very windy weather and further heavy rainfall. a chilly afternoon, cooler than the last few days, but still pleasant in the sunshine. this evening will be chilly under clear skies, most of the showers fade away, then this new area of low pressure will be hurtling into the south and west turning wet and windy here, with temperatures rising to 11 or 12 degrees. further north, could be really quite chilly, low single digits in some spots. don't forget, tonight the clocks go back one hour so you get the extra hour in be

there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. ews, i'm lukwesa burak. more now on the conservative party conference in manchester. the prime minister has promised that he is opposed to any unnecessary tax rises, but would not rule out any further increases. earlier, my colleague shaun ley discussed boris johnson's comment in more detail with sebastien payne from the financial times and sam lister from the daily express. the public wants to see the fuel sorted and the food shortages resolved, but i think what we have seen from the prime minister today, he is trying to push this back onto business. he has been talking about a period of adjustment while businesses adapt to the new reality. he is trying to put the blame back on to the businesses, saying it is time for them to pay higher wages to attract the staff and that is the way forward. it's curious this relationship that has developed with business, from a conservative prime minister, we had him saying quite a while ago when we were talking about brexit effects, he used an exple

bbc news. and we will be live at the awards ceremony with a special programme tonight at 7.30pm on the bbc news channell be looking at the six shortlisted entries, and find out which project is named best new building. time for a look at the weather. he is chris fawkes. across scotland we have thick cloud, quite windy and rain pushing southwards at the moment. for many of you this afternoon is going to be pretty cloudy with occasional bright spells. then we have the weather across the far south of england, perhaps the far south of wales too, where we have more generous breaks in the cloud and long spells of sunshine and doesn't it look glorious. here in dorset, west bay, barely a cloud in the sky. over the next few hours this way will continue its journey southwards across scotland with fairly blustery wynter—macro. sunshine and showers follow, the rain trickling into northern ireland. further south it's mostly dry, very mild and whether you have the cloud of the sun temperatures reaching a high of 18 in london, compared with the average of 1a, but cooler weather is on the way. the cold front bringing

bbc news. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. rom the bbc sport centre. the premier league is back and the action is already underway at vicarage road where claudio ranieri is in charge of watford for the first time. they're up against 2020 champions liverpool. just coming up to half time. liverpool 2—0 up. sadio mane giving liverpool the lead early on. his 100th premier league goal. roberto firmino with the second. liverpool hoping to end the day top with a victory, and chelsea failing to win later on. the champions, manchester city, play burnley today, and england forward raheem sterling will be getting restless if he doesn't start. this week sterling said he's open to leaving and moving abroad if he doesn't play more. he has only started one premier league game this season. some players, yeah, want to play all the time. but i cannot assure them, so they know it. i spoke many times about that. i cannot assure how many minutes every player is going to play. what i want from raheem, from everyone as they have to be satisfied to be