i'm ben thompson. the headlines.ice say they're treating the killing of the mp sir david amess as a terrorist incident, after he was stabbed to death during a constituency surgery. side by side in grief — the prime minister and leader of the opposition visit the scene as tributes are paid from across politics and sir david's constituency. his heart was in his community. he was the best constituency mp you could hope for. he was the best constituency mp you could hope for.— could hope for. he was at his ha iest could hope for. he was at his happiest when _ could hope for. he was at his happiest when he _ could hope for. he was at his happiest when he was - could hope for. he was at his| happiest when he was helping could hope for. he was at his - happiest when he was helping people, he was _ happiest when he was helping people, he was a _ happiest when he was helping people, he was a true servant and an inspiration. also today: questions asked about how a covid pcr testing lab, that recorded thousands of inaccurate re

ben thompson, bbc news, in stockport. the time is 17 minutes past one.ople may have been incorrectly given negative pcr covid test results. #go # go easy on me, baby... still to come — after six years, do adele fans think her new album is worth the wait? coming up on the bbc news channel, cameron norrie will become the new british men's number one after beating diego schwartzman to progress to the semi—finals of indian wells. he plays grigor dimitrov next. she's one of a handful of people changing the world by bringing the digital revolution to ordinary people — that's what the judges of the 2022 powerlist said about jacky wright. she has been named the most influential black person in the uk, and was chosen for the sheer scale of work she was doing. the annual powerlist celebrates people of african and caribbean heritage working in health, business, science and the arts. the footballer marcus rashford and actor and writer michaela coel also feature. our community affairs correspondent adina campbell reports. there are many women of colour coming through

ben thompson, bbc news, in burnley. paying home care providers enough to cover costs such as the time spent travelling between visits. the home care association says demand for services to support people in their homes is growing, but care companies are losing staff because of low pay. last week, the government announced a £162 million fund to help recruit care workers in england. here's our social affairs editor, alison holt. for 16 years denise has been driving around south yorkshire caring for people in their own homes, whatever the weather. doing myjob is great reward, great satisfaction. every day is different. you meet different people in different circumstances. her company looks after a lot of people paid for by their local authority, but today's report says many councils don't cover the real costs of care, including travel time. she loves herjob but understands why many are put off. you recruit people but when they go out there and they realise that you're getting up at five in the morning and sometimes you won

welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and katherine downes. 0ur headlines today: the government doublespend billions on training and new technical qualifications. millions of letters will be sent to parents in england this week, urging them to use the half term holiday to get their children vaccinated. film directorjoel souza speaks for the first time since being accidentally shot on set by alec baldwin. england make a stunning start to the t20 world cup — they hammer defending champions west indies. england captain eoin morgan says, "it is as good as it gets." sunday is

i'm ben thompson. our top stories... the man arrested by police following the killing of the uk mp sir david amess has been named as ali harbi ali and is being held under the terrorism act. officers have until friday to question him. a candlelit vigil was held last night in tribute to sir david, who was stabbed multiple times during a constituency surgery on friday. i don't know where we go from here. as a nation, i don't know where we go from here. i really feel sad. priti patel said there were "immediate" security changes being offered to mps in the wake of the killing of southend west mp will have to be self—aware about how we conduct business and put safety front and centre of this. one of the closest associates of the venezuelan president, nicolas maduro, has arrived in the united states to face money laundering charges. hollywood producers and the technicians union strike an eleventh—hour deal — avoiding industrial action that threatened to stop the cameras. a princely prize — the duke of cambridge prepares to reve

ben thompson is coming up next at two o'clock, and i will be back at five o'clock, but let's get the with torrential rain, but tomorrow is a very different —looking day, particularly for the east of the uk as this low finally shifts into the north sea. but to get us on into the evening, still wet weather for eastern scotland, pushing back down into east anglia, gusty winds as well. under the cloud with the wind and rain, a mild enough night across the eastern side of the uk. towards the west, lighter winds, down to two degrees in glasgow. skies clearing as we get a little ridge of high pressure just toppling in from the atlantic. and that will make for a drier day, certainly across the eastern side of scotland and for northern england on wednesday, quite a cool northerly breeze along the north sea coast, and towards the west after today's sunshine, for northern ireland more cloud around and some rain for the afternoon. a warmer day than today, temperatures in the mid teens. but in terms of warmth, the end of the week is what we really need to talk about, because temperatures are goin

iam ben i am ben thompson. the headlines add 2m...ilies are even selling their children to get money forfood. the desperation and the urgency of the situation is hard to put into words. there is no more time left to reach the people of afghanistan. the bbc is told the national living wage is set to rise to £9.50 per hour in this week's budget. the nhs in england is promised almost £6 billion to help clear the record backlog of people waiting for tests, scans and treatments. meanwhile, the health secretary, sajid javid, says he's leaning towards making vaccinations mandatory for all nhs staff in england. i think our nhs would be a safer nhs if the people who worked on it were

i'm ben thompson.our: questions asked about how a covid pcr testing lab, that recorded thousands of inaccurate results, won a multi—million pound government contract. uncovering the secrets of the solar system — a new nasa mission aims to learn more about how the planets were created. hello, welcome to leigh—on—sea in essex where the community here is grieving the loss and coming to terms with the sudden, horrific and violent killing of the man who has served as their mp for more than 20 years. sir david amess a much loved local politician, and that is seen in the growing flowers and messages that have been left hour by hour people coming to lay their own flowers, to reflect, to pausejust close to the scene where the events of yesterday unfolded about 2k hours ago. 0thers of yesterday unfolded about 2k hours ago. others have come, as well. not just people who live locally, but those who hold the highest office in the land. the prime minister, borisjohnson, and the labour leader, sir keir starmer, have

welcome to breakfast, with nina warhurst and ben thompson.sing concern over the rates of coronavirus. court documents show that alec baldwin was told that a prop gun was safe in the moments before he accidentally killed a cinematographer on set. there will be £500 million to support families in the chancellor's budget next week, but labour call it a smokescreen. three dads, 300 miles and more than £300,000 raised so far. the 3 dads walking will finish their walk in memory of their daughters this morning. arsenal's premier league recovery continues and young star

welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and katherine downes. our headlines today: the government doubles down on its skills revolution, confirming it'll spend billions on training and new technical qualifications. millions of letters will be sent to parents in england this week, urging them to use the half term holiday to get their children vaccinated. film directorjoel souza speaks for the first time since being accidentally shot on set by alec baldwin. england make a stunning start to the t20 world cup — they hammer defending champions west indies. england captain eoin morgan says, "it is as good as it gets." sunday is looking mild. a bit of rain in the forecast but sunny spells on the way too. it's sunday the 24th of october. good morning. our main story: ministers are to formalise their committment to a skills revolution in england with a series of measures to be unveiled in the chancellor's budget on wednesday. in his autumn statement, rishi sunak will announce £1.6 billion to roll out new t—levels for teenagers and £550 million for adult

i'm ben thompson. our top stories... tribute to sir david, who was stabbed multiple times during a constituency surgery on friday. i don't know where we go from here. as a nation, i don't know where we go from here. i really feel sad. priti patel said there were "immediate" security changes being offered to mps in the wake of the killing of southend west mp

this is bbc news i�*m ben thompson.on rates — but the government says it has no plans to do so. we will reach a situation where public health is under threat. we look at this on an hourly basis. we don't _ look at this on an hourly basis. we don't feel— look at this on an hourly basis. we don't feel it — look at this on an hourly basis. we don't feel it is the time for plan b right— don't feel it is the time for plan b right now — the uk�*s cost of living rises by more than 3% for the second month in a row. brazil�*s parliament publishes a damning report on the president�*s handling of the coronavirus pandemic — he could face criminal charges,

ben thompson, bbc news, in stockport.d northern england but the mildest air within southern england and south wales where you had the sunshine yesterday, more cloud and rain, may be a show on the south coast but highs of 17. elsewhere, cooler than yesterday but a crisp autumn day, more cloud in the north and west of scotland, a couple of showers. overnight, chile, the greater chance of frost in scotland, northern and eastern england, maybe even wales but in the west, it turns milder to the end of the night at cloud moves northwards and eastwards. still chilly tomorrow for scotland and eastern england, many places dry, more cloud around with occasional sunshine. the sickest cloud in the far west across ireland and western scotland with mix of rain, temperatures are lifting and the milder air will push to all after some overnight rain on saturday night. hello, this is bbc news with ben brown. the headlines... the queen has appeared to criticise world leaders for a lack of action on climate change, saying, "it's very irritat

i'm ben thompson. also this hour... about how a covid pcr testing lab, that recorded thousands of inaccurate results, won a multi—million pound government contract. uncovering the secrets of the solar system — a new nasa mission aims to learn more about how the planets were created. hello and welcome to leigh—on—sea in essex where the prime minister boris johnson and the labour leader sir keir starmer have both visited the scene where the mp, sir david ms, was killed during his constituency surgery yesterday. —— sir police are treating his death as a terror incident. the metropolitan police said there was a potential link to islamist extremism. a 25—year—old man was arrested on suspicion of murder yesterday, and two properies in london are being searched. the home secretary, priti patel, has also laid flowers at belfairs methodist church in leigh—on—sea this morning. she said she was working with the police and security services to make sure all measures are being put in place for the security of mps. we are all struggl

welcome to breakfast, with nina warhurst and ben thompson. our headlines today: get out and get your booster. a fresh push for eligibile people to get theirjabs amid rising concern over the rates of coronavirus. court documents show that alec baldwin was told that a prop gun was safe in the moments before he accidentally killed a cinematographer on set. there will be £500 million to support families in the chancellor's budget next week, but labour call it a smokescreen. three dads, 300 miles and more than £300,000 raised so far. the 3 dads walking will finish their walk in memory of their daughters this morning. arsenal's premier league recovery continues and young star emile smith rowe is singled out for praise after their dominant win over aston villa. and the day ahead on the weather front isn't looking too bad for most of us. a little bit of rain around here and there, but on the whole, a fine day. there are fresh calls from the government today for eligible people to go out and get a boosterjab. the chancellor, rishi sunak, has hailed th

let's go to burnley now and join ben thompson. good morning.et mill outside the town centre, this place was built in 1894 and testament to the rich history of this part of the country. east lancashire on the map for selling cotton right around the world, it brought wealth, prosperity and growth and it paid a lot of the bills in this part of the world. but as manufacturing declined, this town struggled for a purpose. and without manufacturing, it fell into hard times. and so, the town put its faith in tory promises of levelling up faith in tory promises of levelling up in the last election. but what does levelling up look like someone like this? in a moment, i'm going to speak to a couple of the guests i have got on the sofa in queen street mill. we will assess what the chancellor's budget could mean for people here but also for our personal finances, people here but also for our personalfinances, too. but before that, i have been taking a trip around town and looking at how the chancellor might make those numbers this afternoon add up. the chan

thank you, ben thompson.ons that most workers take for granted, we are asking for meal breaks during the day, weekends, rest periods between shifts, a livable wage for some of the lowest paid crafts, sustainable benefits as we all learned during the pandemic, health benefits are essential and a pension to allow people to retire with dignity, we are asking that once fell what was once called new media be treated now like traditional media and the very profitable companies that produce that pay industry standard wages to our members for that work. nobody is looking to go on strike, but when 98% of your members step forward and say, we care enough about these issues to take a strike authorisation vote, what you have is authorisation vote, what you have is a moment in time that the pandemic led to riches people understand that health and safety are vital and these producers can, when they want to, create a culture that keeps people healthy and safe. rebecca rhine. carol has the weather. good morning. some others

this is bbc news i'm ben thompson. the headlines: health leaders call for the return of some covid preventative measures in england to help the nhs cope with rising infection rates — but the government says it has no plans to do so. we will reach a situation where public health is under threat. we look at this on an hourly basis. we don't _ look at this on an hourly basis. we don't feel— look at this on an hourly basis. we don't feel it — look at this on an hourly basis. we don't feel it is the time for plan b right— don't feel it is the time for plan b right now — the uk's cost of living rises by more than 3% for the second month in a row. brazil's parliament publishes a damning report on the president's handling of the coronavirus pandemic — he could face criminal charges, including homicide and even crimes against humanity. police investigate a number of reports from women who say they have been injected with needles on nights out — leaving them incapacitated and with memory loss. the queen cancels a trip to norther

ben thompson, bbc news in burnley.you seen chandler? i thought you were chandler. gunther�*s infatuation... this is a "getting rid of everything rachel ever touched" sale. i will take it all. a recurring theme. and as friends' popularity grew, so did the role originally credited simply as "coffee guy." gunther, six glasses. six, you want me tojoin you? oh, i thoughtjoey was here. five is good. but, of course, he had one storyline everyone remembers. the arc where he was obsessed with rachel, loved her, hated ross, the writers could have had that for two episodes but they kept it going for ten years. rachel? yeah? when's your birthday? 5 may, why? i'm just making a list of people's birthdays. 0h, mine's december... yeah, whatever. i've finished it, i did it all by myself! and there's nobody to hug. it was so important to fans, the show felt they had to resolve it in friends' final episode. ijust have to tell you... ..i love you. i love you too. probably not in the same way. there were other small roles like an arts jour

it came after bbc breakfast presenter ben thompson told rishi sunak he originated from burnley, in lancashirece you�*ll home and a lot of what we announced yesterday, the levelling up fund, bids like burnley market, world famous burnley market benefitting, that will create job, it is about improving every day infrastructure off our that will create job, it is about improving every day infrastructure off our communities. compere that is a very interesting gav, but he is a busy chap, so maybe he is forgiven. let us catch up with the sport. i am sure burnley has a fine market as well. we will start with this really important news in football, england�*s leading authorities have provisionally agreed to an industry wide fund to support players living with dementia and other neurodegenerative condition, the professional footballers�* association which has been criticised recently for its approach to brain injuries in the game has told the bbc that the level of support hasn�*t been decided by all parties are aware of the urgency. what i sense is they acknowledge this is urgent, because again, you kn

know that but -- >> because i was watching every minute of your show and your interview with ben in thompson, and which was so important, one of the things that was said tonight was something that i don't think was quite so clear before. and that was when liz cheney said that the resistance, the trump resistance, to this investigation and to this particular subpoena actually indicates that donald trump was involved in the run up to the preparation for, and what they believe may be the conspiracy to attack the capital. >> and that that is the common thread that explains all of the resistance in terms of what people aren't handing over, are refusing to talk about -- i asked thompson tonight whether or not we have seen enough already in their investigation to know, to have found things that the public doesn't know. tua found things that will surprise us or indeed shock us in terms of how things went in january six, and he said yes, the public will be shocked, we have found stuff that will surprise you. and then for list cheney to said that tonight, i think that they are starting to give us indi

know that but -- >> because i was watching every minute of your show and your interview with ben in thompsone of the things that was said tonight was something that i don't think was quite so clear before. and that was when liz cheney said that the resistance, the trump resistance, to this investigation and to this particular subpoena actually indicates

in a joint statement from the panel's chair, ben thompson and vice chair liz cheney, the committee vowedhouse select committee is laying out its criminal contempt case against former trump adviser steve bannon. the committee sent a letter to bannon's attorney on friday informing him the pam had rejected his arguments for failing to cooperate with its investigation. bannon has argued he can't respond to a subpoena, but the panel, due to executive privilege. it also relates to criminal attempt to get bannon to comply with the subpoena. the report will be the subject of a committee meeting later this evening when the panel is expected to vote and to prove the contempt charge. it's possible the vote could be taken up by the full house as early as this week. it would then go to the justice department. so, joe, the wheels are turning, slowly but they're turning. >> they are, but gene robinson, you can't claim executive privilege when you weren't working for the president of the united states. >> no. >> this is another con job, as somebody said, by steve bannon. >> yes, con, con, con. delay, de

this is bbc news, i�*m ben thompson.s. the national living wage is set to rise in the budget on wednesday. it will go up to £9.50 per hour, from 1st april next year. that�*s up from the current minimum wage of £8.91 per hour. the rise means a full—time worker on the living wage would see their annual income jump by more than £1,000. our political correspondent, damian grammaticas, explained who will be affected by these changes. the national minimum wage applies to anyone 22 and under, so that is apprentices, those who are working from teenage years, eighteens, 20, 21, 22. at 23, it becomes called the national living wage and that is what we are talking about at the minute, so the national living wage, set at the minute at £8.91 per hour, is going to go up, we understand, to £9.50 per hour from april next year, it is worth saying. this is on the recommendation of the low pay commission, who have been looking into this and they advise the government. they had been looking already at around £9.a0—ish, but now it looks like

i�*m joined now by our business correspondent ben thompson. number of electric cars has risen sharply. given everything we have talked about, petrol shortages, given everything we have talked about, petrolshortages, huge queues at stations, people are opting for electric, but in a similar parallel there is concern there aren�*t enough charging points for electric cars. you might see a queue for a charging point in the way we are seeing queues for petrol stations. let us get thoughts from james from the society of motor manufacturers and traders. let us talk first about the semiconductor issue, it is a huge problem and means there are not enough cars available now. it is a major challenge, not one 'ust it is a major challenge, not one just on— it is a major challenge, not one just on the _ it is a major challenge, not one just on the automotive industry but a global— just on the automotive industry but a global shortage of semiconductors affecting _ a global shortage of semiconductors affecting many industries. the car industry— affecting many

i�*m ben thompson. the headlines...rn until mid—november, almost two months after a catastrophic fault. hunting for planets from the comfort of the sofa — a project enlists the help of the public to identify new stars by looking at five years�* worth of footage captured by telescopes. this the government has set out a road map for cutting carbon emissions to zero by 2050 which ministers claim will support nearly half one million jobs over the next few decades. it includes the aim that by 2035 the uk will be powered entirely by clean electricity. there is also £650m to subsidise the cost of electric vehicles. and people in england and wales will be offered 5,000 pound grants from next year to replace their gas boilers with low carbon heat pumps, as ministers wants to end the sale of gas boilers by 2035. this report from jon donnison. engineers in chesterfield this morning being trained how to install heat pumps. over the next few years, they can expect to be busy with the government hoping gas boilers can be phased out c

bens stage. [ cheers and applause ] next week -- who's on the show? oh, wow, we've got quite a week. tom hanks, dwayne johnson, gal gadot, tessa thompsonave music from lainey wilson and j. balvin. so please join us for all that. [ cheers and applause ] our first guest is an oscar and emmy-winning actor with more talent in one perfect eyelash than most people have in their whole families. she stars alongside idris elba in the western "the harder they fall." >> where's rufus buck? >> oh -- oh. if i'd known you were switching sides i'd have asked you to come join us. you here for your damsel in distress? [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: the harder they fall" is in select theaters now and at home on netflix starting wednesday. please welcome regina king. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: you're very beautiful, you look fantastic. >> thank you very much. >> jimmy: how are you? >> i am well. >> jimmy: earlier today you got one of the -- i mean, maybe the top honor an actor can receive here in hollywood. you were -- you had your hands and feet -- [ cheers and applause ] impressed in cement at the chinese theater across the street. there yo

. >> ben, rose that's a perfect question to set up what this is about. this is about chairman bennie thompson, his vice chair liz cheney articulating that all those questions must be answered not for a single political purpose but for the protection of our democracy so our democracy continues to exist. what do you make of the significance, not in political terms, but historic terms, of this vote under way right now to hold steve bannon in contempt of congress? >> well, i think, first of all, the only difference i would have with the liz cheney clip you played is not that the republicans who are voting against this have forgotten. it's that they don't care. that's much more disturbing. they don't care that there was an insurrection against our democracy. they don't care to learn the facts, and nicole, they don't even care about the role of congress in our constitutional system. let's take a step back and look at this executive privilege claim. it's completely insane. it is absurd. steve bannon hadn't worked in the white house for years. i was -- i appeared in front of republican investigation