alex forsyth, bbc news, dudley. everard has told the old bailey she is tormented by the thought of what her daughter endured. sarah was 33 when she was abducted in south london by a serving metropolitan police officer who falsely arrested her before raping and strangling her and setting fire to her body. wayne couzens, who will be sentenced tomorrow, was in court as sarah's family described the depth of their pain and grief. our special correspondent lucy manning reports. "she was my precious little girl," said sarah everard's mother. "i can never talk to her, never hold her again. i am tormented at the thought of what she endured." that was at the hands of wayne couzens, in handcuffs when he was arrested at home, telling lie after lie. he'd already kidnapped, raped, murdered and burnt sarah. he's asked if he knows her. do you know sarah? i don't, no. 0k. do you know where sarah is? no. all right. i'm sat in handcuffs and... so you must have something to say that i know her. within minutes, he's pretending he's hand

alex forsyth, bbc news, nottingham.uding all you need to know about who's being offered jabs over the coming months. just head to bbc.co.uk/news. job vacancies throughout the uk have hit a record high as the economic recovery continues according to official figures. the number of vacancies in the three months to august rose above 1 million for the first time since records began in 2001, with labour shortages in some key uk industries. official figures also show the number of uk workers on payrolls rose by 2a1,000 in august, taking it to 29.1 million people in work. our economics editor faisal islam has more details. it's harvest time, and that means all hands on deck in britain's farms, and particularly so this year. the good news is that the reopening of the economy has brought demand back, all thejobs back and the need to hire, to harvest the wheat and the barley from the ground. so, this should have left the farm injuly and be in a pint glass. arable farmer dan wallace sold this 300—tonne consignment to a brewer week

alex forsyth, bbc news, stoke—on—trent.nited kingdom and the united states, widely touted as one of the benefits of brexit, will not be happening any time soon. borisjohnson, who's held talks with president biden at the white house, insisted there was "every prospect" of a major agreement in the future but said that the focus for now was on "practical steps", in his words, to help british exporters. tonight, mrjohnson will address the un general assembly in new york, from where our political editor, laura kuenssberg, reports. the most solemn dedication of the pact that spans the atlantic, lives lost side by side. memories fade maybe, but what shape does a 21st—century relationship take? it does not, not now, mean a trade deal, promised when a very different president sat in that cream armchair. the white house dangles cooperation, but a big pact is not in sight. we are going to talk about trade a little bit today and we are going to have to work that through. 0n capitol hill this morning, there seemed more interest in awkwa

alex forsyth, bbc news.t's further verified that more than 20 people have been killed in panjshir province, where the taliban have been fighting opposition forces. a taliban spokesperson has denied any such killings are taking place, but based on our reporting, says they will investigate. some of the details in our correspondent yalda hakim's exclusive report are distressing. a reign of terror on the streets of kabul, for taliban bundling two men into the back of a car. the bbc has established this disappearance took place in the past few days, in an area of the capital where people are known for their opposition to the taliban. the community in panjshir is desperately searching for any information on the fate of their loved ones. the bbc has also confirmed that the taliban are committing human rights abuses in the panjshir valley. it lies 100 miles north—east of cobble. a warning that you may find this video distressing —— of kabul is a man in military clothing is dragged away. it is unclear if he was in th

alex forsyth, bbc news, stoke—on—trent.xit free trade deal between america and the uk, as he held talks with boris johnson at the white house. he said he'd discuss the issue "a little bit" with the prime minister, but added "we're going to have to work it through." tonight, mrjohnson will address the un general assembly in new york, from where our political editor, laura kuenssberg reports. the most solemn dedication of the pact that spans the atlantic. lives lost side by side. memories fade, maybe, but what shape does the 21st century relationship take? he's... ask him the question. it does not, not now, mean a trade deal, promised when a very different president sat in that cream armchair. the white house still dangles cooperation, but a big pact is not in sight. well, we're going to talk about trade a little bit today and we are going to have to work that through. a moment to strike political poses on capitol hill to stop and exports on capitol hill too. and exports of british lamb are said to be back on dc�*s menu, but

alex forsyth, bbc news. against prince andrew, over allegations of sexual abuse — claims he denies. our north america correspondent nada tawfik is in new york. what are we expecting? this is the first hearing _ what are we expecting? this is the first hearing of _ what are we expecting? this is the first hearing of virginia _ what are we expecting? this is the first hearing of virginia giuffre's i first hearing of virginia giuffre's case, in which accuses prince andrew of sexually assaulting her in new york, london and the us virgin islands when she was just 17 years old. the duke of york denies all of the allegations. already, though, these proceedings are proving to be complex. the court was just notified today that prince andrew has chosen a lawyer to appear on his behalf. we expect him, per a letter to the court, to contest the jurisdiction of the us court in this matter and to argue that the papers were not properly served. now, on the other hand, virginia giuffre's lawyers have accused prince andrew of

alex forsyth, bbc news, nottingham.they'll be offered one dose of vaccine rather than two. 0ur health correspondent dominic hughes has been looking at some of the questions the decision has raised for children and parents. there are around 3 million 12 to 15—year—olds living in the uk. now, one in eight of those has already been offered two jabs of the pfizer vaccine if they're judged to be clinically vulnerable or living with someone who's clinically vulnerable. now, the rest will be offered a single pfizerjab in a programme that could begin as early as next week. now, because this is a recommendation made by all four of the uk's chief medical 0fficers, it's a programme that will be rolled out right across the country. and these are the views of some of those in that age group from a school in bradford. i would like the vaccine, mainly because i know i'm contributing to everyone else's safety. my family agree with me, in that i shouldn't take the vaccine now but might do later on. i'll take the vaccine because it helps

alex forsyth, bbc news, dudley. covid rules to kidnap sarah everard from the streets of south london in march before he raped and murdered her. wayne couzens, who was a serving metropolitan police officer, pretended to arrest the 33 year old and was seen handcuffing her as she was walking home from a friend's house. today sarah everard's family addressed the court and said they were broken hearted. they said they were haunted by the horror of what happened to their daughter. our special correspondent lucy manning was in court. "she was my precious little girl," said sarah everard's mother. "i can never talk to her, never hold her again. i am tormented at the thought of what she endured." that was at the hands of wayne couzens, in handcuffs when he was arrested at home, telling lie after lie. he'd already kidnapped, raped, murdered and burnt sarah. he's asked if he knows her. do you know sarah? i don't know. 0k. do you know where sarah is? no. all right. i'm sat in handcuffs and... so you must have something to say t

our political correspondent alex forsyth joins us. :, :, , i. broken? you need to cast your mind back to spring _ broken? you need to cast your mind back to spring of— broken? you need to cast your mind back to spring of this _ broken? you need to cast your mind back to spring of this year _ broken? you need to cast your mind back to spring of this year when - broken? you need to cast your mind back to spring of this year when we | back to spring of this year when we had just been through that winter wave of covid and the vaccine programme was being rolled out across the united kingdom. the government introduced travel rules to try to limit the spread of new variants coming into the country. it meant you could only travel if it was essential and if you went to a higher risk, red country, when you came back you had to quarantine in a hotel. most other passengers had to quarantine at home for ten days. they were subject to a series of phone calls and text messages to check they were doing so, but we have obtained figures using the freed

alex forsyth, bbc news, stoke—on—trent. the uk. we're going to get a lifting of the ban on this, do a decades old ban, totally unjustified discriminating against british families. the ban on british land. we'll be able to export british lamb to the united states of the first time in decades. the kebabs, the lamb burgers, the people of the united states will be supplied this fantastic cuts of welsh lamb. it is about time to. but where wanting to do is mix steps, incremental steps on trade. the biotin administration as not free trade deals on the road right now, but i have every confidence that a great deal is there to be done in this great deal to be done in that building behind me and we are different going to do it. helen roberts, a sheep farmer and development officer for the national sheep association in wales, joins me now. thank you forjoining us. what does this mean for you? we thank you forjoining us. what does this mean for you?— thank you forjoining us. what does this mean for you? we welcome the decision and — thi

let's talk now to our political correspondent alex forsyth, who's at westminster. —— damian grammaticasl stations closing — ministers must be worried? the issue is you have two different problems there, but they are coming together. they have different causes, so the rising energy prices, the shortage of drivers delivering fuel, but they are pointing to other issues as well. what one minister called the acute shortage of labour across the economy, feeding into people's fears about rising prices and the availability of goods in the run—up to christmas. the government feels it has systems in place to deal with energy companies going bust, to bring in more drivers, to deal with some of the labour shortages, but the problem here i think is the opposition parties are finding an idea that they can coalesce around, this idea of the cost of living crisis. think of what's coming down the line, just down the line we have the end of furlough and the end of the universal credit uplift, that will feel like a cut to many. it will make this feel like a difficult winter notjust make this feel like a di

that was alex forsyth.ted her when she was 17. our royal correspondent jonny dymond has more. this is important because it's the first time that the judge and the lawyers for the woman who has actually made this allegation, virginia giuffre, have actually met. and what we expect is a consideration of whether or not and how this case might go forward. prince andrew has always denied the allegation of sexual assault — he says he can't remember meeting this woman, and his team have pretty much dismissed this case. this is a civil case, not a criminal case, a claim for compensation and damages, and his team have nearly alwaysjust said, "no comment, nothing to say about this case." now they are faced with the question of whether or not the court will accept that the allegations have been formally put to prince andrew, whether or not papers were served on him. this might sound like a fairly tedious technicality, but it is really important. if thejudge says, "yes, ok, i acknowledge that the papers have been served

alex forsyth, bbc news, dudley. i'm joined by chris curtis, a pollster at opinium.been let's start with chris. has there been any response to this speech? what we have done is spoken to just over a thousand adults from across the uk and shown them the highlights of keir starmer�*s speech this evening and we ask for their response to that and what the polling shows is a fairly positive response to the speech. if we compare that exercise with his speech today with with the prime minister was doing with boris johnson speech orfrom minister was doing with boris johnson speech or from jeremy corbyn and his first speech, the response to keir starmer�*s speech is a lot more positive. he came across like he cared and also ricky was competent as well.- he cared and also ricky was competent as well. fairly positive. sounds quite _ competent as well. fairly positive. sounds quite lukewarm. _ competent as well. fairly positive. sounds quite lukewarm. i - competent as well. fairly positive. sounds quite lukewarm. i think- competent as well. fairly positive. sounds quite lukewarm

alex forsyth, bbc news, nottingham.minic hughes has been looking at some of the questions the decision has raised for children and parents. there are around 3 million 12 to 15—year—olds living in the uk. now, one in eight of those has already been offered two jabs of the pfizer vaccine if they're judged to be clinically vulnerable or living with someone who's clinically vulnerable. now, the rest will be offered a single pfizerjab in a programme that could begin as early as next week. now, because this is a recommendation made by all four of the uk's chief medical officers, it's a programme that will be rolled out right across the country. and these are the views of some of those in that age group from a school in bradford. i would like the vaccine, mainly because i know i'm contributing to everyone else's safety. my family agree with me, in that i shouldn't take the vaccine now but might do later on. i'll take the vaccine because it helps, like, save lives. - and also, even if i didl come down with covid, i wouldn't bec

that was alex forsyth.se recommended children in that age group should be offered one dose of the pfizer vaccine. a little bit more on this. the uk chief medical officer is going on to say that advice on the second doses for children aged 12—15 will not be given before spring, so we are starting to get a bit more detail. nick eardley, a political correspondent, also confirming a spokesperson for the department of health and social care has said that, we have received advice from the four chief medical officers to vaccinate young people aged 12—15 and we will set out the government's decision shortly. i'm not too sure about the timeframe for that, but as soon as we get that we will bring that to you. the nhs is beginning trials today of a revolutionary blood test that could detect more than 50 types of cancer before symptoms even appear. it works by detecting chemical changes in fragments of genetic code. 140,000 volunteers aged between 50 and 77 are being recruited in england to see how well the test works

alex forsyth, bbc news. of cancer before symptoms appear, is beginning in parts of england. the aim is to recruit 140,000 volunteers, rising to a million, in 2024, for what's being described as a revolutionary new way to treat cancer. our health correspondent, dominic hughes has the details. has a doctor ever told you that you have cancer? no. in a retail park in runcorn, in cheshire, one of the world's largest clinical trials is getting under way. the first of thousands of volunteers are giving blood samples to be tested for the presence of tiny traces of dna linked to tumours, a warning of future disease. volunteers like stewart, a serving fire brigade officer. it seemed a good opportunity to actually become _ involved with something. sadly, most of us are touched by cancer at some time - in our lives and i thought, - well, actually, early detection is one thing that is going to help in our armoury against that. - detecting and treating cancer early is the key to a successful recovery. some cancers, like t

let's get more on this now with our political correspondent alex forsyth. in the government's strategy? we what might be in the government's strate: ? ~ ., what might be in the government's strate: ? ~ . , . ., what might be in the government's strate 7. ., , . ., ., what might be in the government's strate: 7~ . , . ., ., ., strategy? we are expecting to hear a bit more from _ strategy? we are expecting to hear a bit more from the _ strategy? we are expecting to hear a bit more from the prime _ strategy? we are expecting to hear a bit more from the prime minister - strategy? we are expecting to hear a bit more from the prime minister to. bit more from the prime minister to hear that the overall approach to winter as we know there are concerns. covid cases are very much present in the united kingdom but on top of that is the alert to the impact of other respiratory viruses, not least of all flu, and by the government's own admission, there is already significant pressure on the nhs. is what we will hear by the prime minister is a real push for the vaccine p