alex forsyth at the _ talked about. alex, thank you. alex forsyth at the cbi _ talked about. conference. - g4s security staff who deliver cash and coins have voted to strike in december. the strike could affect supplies to banks and supermarkets. meanwhile, the rmt union says it's likely to announce details of more rail strikes later today. the union has accused train operators and network rail of refusing to make an offer to end the long—running dispute about pay, jobs and working conditions. train companies have urged the union to stay at the negotiating table. the number of people known to have been killed in yesterday's earthquake in indonesia has risen sharply, to nearly 270. it comes as rescue workers on the island of java spent the night searching through rubble for survivors. the quake struck the west of the island near the town of cianjur, a densely populated area prone to landslides, with many poorly—built houses. valdya baraputri sent us this report. rescue workers remind people not to get too close to a ruined house. they are trying to evacuate a body of a 28—year

alex forsyth - short-term. alex, thank you very much indeed. alex forsyth at - short-term. , outfox, so energy, tru energy and utilita. not reading metres for the vulnerable is one of the failings, according to ofgem. as are customers being unable to contact their suppliers to give readings, and excessively high debt repayments being set at such a level that vulnerable customers self—disconnected completely. the consumer assocation, which?, describes the regulator�*s report as "hugely concerning that so many energy firms are falling short" at a time when people were being hit by bills double the level of last winter, amid the soaring cost of living. some of the suppliers have defended themselves, calling the review "incomplete". the chief executive of ofgem, jonathan brearley, told radio 4�*s today programme he was concerned there was no uniform approach. we know people are paying £2,500 a year on average in their bills, and that will go up to £3,000 next year. now, although there is a lot of government support that we welcome, that is an incredible amount for many, many fam

alex forsyth, in birmingham.ch two young children died and a woman was critically injured. the blaze began in the early hours of yesterday morning. the two girls who died were aged one and three. our correspondentjo black joins us from nottingham. we are five miles outside nottingham city centre in clifton and you can see behind me the first floor flat where there is fire took place in the early hours of sunday. you can still see some fire damage to the property. as you were saying, two children, two little girls, one aged one, one aged three, died. their mother who is 28 years old is in a critical condition in hospital. the investigation that took place after this from the fire service and police service established this fire was set deliberately and late last night a 31—year—old man from clifton was arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder. karl thomas, a neighbourhood inspector, was here today talking to the media and he said there were no big updates that the force were doing everything they could

alex forsyth at the cbi conference _ itself. alex forsyth at the cbi conference there, _ itself.ampaign at 7pm this evening, they will be playing the usa. let's return to the rest of the day's news. that is exactly 3:15pm. let's get an update on that immigration hearing in london, which is considering whether a woman whojoined london, which is considering whether a woman who joined islamic state in syria should have had her british citizenship removed. lawyers for shamima begum argue that she was a victim of trafficking when she travelled to the country at the age ofjust 15. she remains in a camp in northern syria, nearly eight years after running away from home in london. our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, has been following the hearing. she fled the uk in february 2015 with two school friends. she was only 15 years at the time and she went off tojoin only 15 years at the time and she went off to join the islamic state group, which was then in its pomp in syria, and she essentially went there to go and marry one of the foreign fighters involved in the fighting for

alex forsyth, bbc news, gloucester. let's assess the impact across the uk.health and education in england means there will be an extra £i.5 means there will be an extra £1.5 billion available for the scottish government's budget over two years, although the first minister nicola sturgeon says that money is being swallowed up by inflation, and she accuses the conservatives of the imposing austerity. now, it will be “p imposing austerity. now, it will be up to the acting finance secretary john swinney to decide how to spend the money he does have, and that will happen next month. he will also have to decide whether or not to replicate some of the big tax changes in mr hunt's statement. now, some of what the chancellor set out does apply here, including for example the increases in pensions and in some benefits. on the issue of a windfall tax, there is some support for that in parts of scotland, but in the north—east of the country in particular, there is concern that it might affect investment in the north sea, including one of the problems facing northern ire

he heard alex forsyth our political correspondent reiterating that immigration is such a politicallye, what is your evidence for that? tom what is your evidence for that? two bits of evidence, _ what is your evidence for that? twr bits of evidence, really. long—term tracking of public attitudes, the salience of immigration, the people saying it is a top issue for the country is much lower than it was, is averaged around eight or 10% the last two or three years but was up 40% before the referendum. there's been a longer term shift towards seeing the benefits of immigration being slightly more important the pressures. there are pressures on housing, gains for the economy, and the ea nhs, there is a been a big swing towards seeing the economic benefit is positive whilst there are still social pressures to deal with. boris johnson's still social pressures to deal with. borisjohnson's government still social pressures to deal with. boris johnson's government adjusted policy in that direction because it ended free movement to the european union, which creates problems for some sectors, but

our political correspondent, alex forsyth, has been at the cbi conference in birmingham.ouple of themes have dominated, one of them is growth and how businesses in particular achieve growth given the economic challenges the country is facing, with the recession, inflation running high, the squeeze on public finances. another issue that has come up as immigration. sir keir stammered today, a marked shift in approach 31 south when he was advocating for free movement. in approach 31 south when he was advocating forfree movement. now in approach 31 south when he was advocating for free movement. now he is saying that britain has to wean itself off what it calls —— he called immigration dependency, there can be a reliance on low—paid labour for overseas. instead, business it should be investing in the domestic workforce instead. we can talk to brian mcbride, the cbi president. what did you make of what you heard from sir keir starmer?_ from sir keir starmer? broadly, we welcome his _ from sir keir starmer? broadly, we welcome his speech. _ from sir keir starmer? broadly, we we

new opportunities to control migration and strike new trade deals. 0ur political correspondent alex forsythe arrangement with the— arrangement with the eu, they've been tuite arrangement with the eu, they've been quite quick— arrangement with the eu, they've been quite quick to _ arrangement with the eu, they've been quite quick to shoot - arrangement with the eu, they've been quite quick to shoot that i arrangement with the eu, they've i been quite quick to shoot that down? this conference happens once a year but there's been one focus of this particular gathering, and that is how do businesses grow in the current economic picture when england faces a recession, with inflation going up, interest rates and a squeeze on public finances? trade has been part of that conversation. there were reports in the sunday times that number ten might be considering trying to go for some sort of swiss style arrangement with the eu, which basically means less friction when it comes to trade, easier to trade, but much closer to ties than having some eu rules. that cause some real disquiet amongst conservati

our political correspondent alex forsyth is at the cbi conference in birmingham. prime minister said? this is the retular prime minister said? this is the regular gathering _ prime minister said? this is the regular gathering of _ prime minister said? this is the regular gathering of business i regular gathering of business leaders that happens every year. this is a particularly significant time for them to meet. the chancellor only last week painted a pretty bleak economic picture about what is facing the country. the overriding question is how do businesses grow given the state of the economy where the uk is facing recession, when inflation is going up, interest rates are going up, the public finances are very stretched. the pulse of the cbi, the director—general, said the government has a role to play and he says it needs to involve things like planning rules about the regulatory environment that businesses work in and, crucially, emigration. in his view, the uk should be a lot more people to come from overseas to plug the skills gap in the labour markets. at t

our political correspondent, alex forsyth, is at the cbi conference in birmingham. i think. speaking to us in about half—an—hour, ithink. what speaking to us in about half—an—hour, i think. what does this mean about labour's policy on immigration? are they still pro freedom of movement? trio immigration? are they still pro freedom of movement?- immigration? are they still pro freedom of movement? no is the short answer, freedom of movement? no is the short answer. this — freedom of movement? no is the short answer. this is — freedom of movement? no is the short answer. this is a _ freedom of movement? no is the short answer, this is a pretty _ freedom of movement? no is the short answer, this is a pretty clear— answer, this is a pretty clear statement from labour, good morning from day two of the cbi conference in birmingham by immigration has been a theme. yesterday the prime minister said he wanted a visa system to attract the brightest and the bystander focus on illegal immigration, today is the turn of labour leader sir keir starmer and he will tell this confere

so i hope and we've got alex forsyth from the bbc here with us allies year. thank you, alex.you talk about the need for businesses to invest in skills and training in the uk workforce but that will take time and you would have heard from business leaders here about crippling labour shortages . now that are hampering growth. so how far would your pragmatic approach go in terms of increasing immigration in the short term? and how much is your stance on this driven by political considerations as much as economic ones? well alex, just let me take the final part of that question first, because i am utterly frustrated at the short term fixes . but what we've short term fixes. but what we've had for the last 12 years is the repetition of the same argument , whether it's on energy, whether it's on skills shortages, which is what are you going to do in the here and now? don't address the mid—term of the long term. and we keep going round around circle, the round around the circle, the crisis is now sticking plaster, never the medium of the long term and that is holding a spot. so i be

british workers, and move the economy away from its low—pay model. 0ur political correspondent alex forsythly been hardening labour's project immigration sometime, certainly from the position he took when he was standing to be labour leader when he advocated freedom of movement and today he was pretty definitive. as you say, he said the uk had to be weaned off its dependency on immigration. he was not going to be drawn on any specific numbers. he said he would be pragmatic, so when there were shortages in certain sectors, that workers could come in from overseas, but there will be conditions on business and they had to invest in skills and training for the domestic workforce. here is a little bit of what the labour leader had to say. ilil" little bit of what the labour leader had to sa . ., little bit of what the labour leader had to say-— little bit of what the labour leader had to sa . _, ., , , had to say. our common goal must be to hel the had to say. our common goal must be to help the british _ had to say. our common goal must be to help the british economy _ had to say. our common go