one group of about 60 farmers that have come down from derbyshire...ry i hope you can carry on hearing us. 60 farmers have come from derbyshire and one of them on board the coach from chesterfield is with me now... do you believe that these changes the government wants to bring in are going to have an impact on yourfamily farm, and your impact on your family farm, and your grandmother is still involved in that. yes i do believe we will be affected. if we have to pay this we will not be able to put the money back into the farm and grow food from britain. when the government says most people are not going to have to pay inheritance tax, you've done the calculation, what do you think the bill would be for you? we be looking in the tens of thousands it will affect more farmers then their broadcasting. that more farmers then their broadcasting.— more farmers then their broadcasting. more farmers then their broadcastinu. �* ., broadcasting. at the end of the da the broadcasting. at the end of the day the question _ broadcasting. at the end of the day the que

jeremy clarkson they are talking to victoria derbyshire.gs like the ukraine and middle east conflicts absolutely dominating the last few days. we heard world leaders earlier calling for a just and comprehensive peace. though dilated pictures and a reminder that in about 45 minutes we are expecting to hear from the prime minutes we are expecting to hearfrom the prime minister keir starmer. let�*s turn to breaking news here in the uk because police have released cctv images... preliminary tests have found the cause of death was strangulation. police have been reviewing thousands of hours of footage to try and track her husband. they have established that he drove a silver vauxhall corsa in the morning of november the 11th. those are some of the details coming, we will bring more on that in the next little while. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. you�*re watching bbc news. the iranianjudiciary has said that no charges are being filed against a student who stripped to her underwear — in an apparent anti—hijab protest at a un

he told victoria derbyshire that the government should reverse its tax plans.se's behalf. that's like being... no, i'm not angry on someone else's behalf. so it's not about you? no. it's not about your farm and the fact that you bought a farm to avoid inheritance tax? classic bbc there. classic. is it? yeah. it's not the fact that. . .the fact that i bought a farm to avoid inheritance tax. you told the sunday times in 2021 that's why you bought it. you people. bbc... sorry? ok, let's start from the beginning. i wanted to shoot. that's even worse to the bbc. i wanted to shoot. which comes with the benefit of not having to pay inheritance tax. now i do. but people like me will simply put it in a trust, and so long as i live for seven years, that's fine. so one of the reasons rachel reeves says she brought this in is to stop wealthy people using it as a way of avoiding tax. no, that was the only reason she did. no. the other reason was to raise money for public services. are you listening to this? have you tried to get a gp appointment lately? yes. ijust recently

.— and victoria derbyshire will have more on that on newsnight on bbc two shortly. 0n those uk stormfference they could make, plus his take on the us's controversial decision to supply landmines to ukraine. and head to head — labour's harriet harman and conservative nadine dorries. join us on bbc two, bbc news and iplayer. the rate of inflation has seen its steepest rise month—on—month for two years. in october it was 2.3% — that's up from 1.7% in september. the office for national statistics says that's partly due to the increase in the energy price cap, which has meant higher costs for gas and electricity. 0ur economics editor, faisal islam, has been to visit an energy company whose customers are struggling with their bills. it's more important to find out what the customer can afford to pay. welcome to the front line of the cost of living crisis. the gas meter is in credit by 33p. for millions of households, it's never ended. i can see that we've got vulnerabilities at the property and i'm just going to run through a few of them. so, you've got children under the age of two. at 10

earlier, my colleague victoria derbyshire and me recorded a conversation with the former nato secretaryusses what donald trump's second presidency means for the alliance, for ukraine, and what keeps him awake at night. voiceover: ukrainecast from bbc news. - mr stoltenberg, welcome to ukrainecast. thank you so much for having me. you have stepped down but you have also been in touch with donald trump since he won the us presidential election. can i ask you what your — i know you texted. what was your — what did your exchange involve? it was a very brief exchange. i texted him after the elections and congratulated him on the victory — i think that's the proper thing to do when he wins the elections — and he thanked me and i think that reflects the fact that we actually worked together for four years, from 2016 to 2020. so, the last time when he was president, we had a good working relationship. and you've got incredible insight into working with him in a way that everybody wants to know what it's like to work with this man, especially now we have donald trump 2.0. that's correct. and the

chesterfield, derbyshire looked to be one of the snowiest places, the snow lying very thickly on theall in the nottinghamshire area and also a lake, burnley, in the north of wales. the snow did cause some problems. we had a handful of roads shut and a couple of hundred schools shut across parts of northern england, wales and also parts of the midlands. now these cold north westerly winds will continue to drive showers in over the next 2a hours. and where those winds come onshore, that�*s where we�*ve got the risk of some snowfall accumulating, although again, the amount of snow we see is going to vary a lot from place to place. some places won�*t see any at all, even around these coastal areas, whereas other locations just down the road we could be looking at a few centimetres of snow building up. what we�*ll all have pretty much is a widespread and sharp frost, and that will lead to these icy conditions first thing wednesday morning. so it�*s a morning where it could be a bit slippy on the roads and on the pavements. take it easy first thing as the day goes by. a lot of sunshine acr

and victoria derbyshire will have more on the archbishop on newsnight on bbc two shortly.m a survivor ofjohn smyth�*s horrific abuse. this survivor tells us why he believes the archbishop of canterbury should quit. we are over on bbc two and iplayer in about 15 minutes. join us then. ., ~ iplayer in about 15 minutes. join us then. . ~ i. iplayer in about 15 minutes. join us then. . ~ . ., . a premier league referee has been suspended, after the emergence of a social media video allegedly showing him making expletive—laden comments about liverpool and the club's former german manager, jurgen klopp. the refereeing body says the suspension of david coote will come into force with immediate effect and is pending a full investigation. the video, widely shared on social media, has not been verified by the bbc. here's our sports editor, dan roan. 48 hours ago, david coote was taking charge of one of the biggest matches of the season so far, liverpool's 2—0 victory over aston villa at anfield. but there are now questions of whether he'll referee again after video emerged appearing

lyse doucet, bbc news, port sudan. 0n bbc two shortly its newnight, and victoria derbyshire can tellagos islands in trouble? we will hear why an island home to a secretive uk us military baseis home to a secretive uk us military base is suddenly at the centre of uk relations with the incoming us president donald trump. that is newsnight in about ten minutes. the conservative leader, kemi badenoch, has said her party "got it wrong" on immigration. in a speech in westminster, she outlined her plans on migration policy, saying the tories would impose a "strict numerical cap", with visas only issued to those who would "make a clear contribution". the latest figures on immigration will be published tomorrow. the former prime minister david cameron has said he has changed his mind and now supports a bill to legalise assisted dying. mps are two days away from voting on assisted dying — on a proposed bill that would give the right to terminally ill adults in england and wales. 0ur political correspondent joe pike is in westminster. david cameron has written about this in the tomorrow's times

earlier, my colleague victoria derbyshire and me recorded a conversation with the former nato secretaryesidency means for the alliance for ukraine and what keeps him awake at night. ukrainecast from bbc news.

earlier, my colleague victoria derbyshire and me recorded a conversation with the former nato secretaryaljens stoltenberg. he worked with donald trump before and now he discusses what donald trump's second presidency means for the alliance for ukraine and what keeps him awake at night. ukrainecast from bbc news. mr stoltenberg, welcome to ukrainecast. thank you so much for having me. you have stepped down, but you have also been in touch with donald trump since he won the us presidential election. can i ask you what your... i know you texted. what was your what did your exchange involve? —— what was your... what did your exchange involve? it was a very brief exchange. i texted him after the elections and congratulated him on the victory. i think that's a proper thing to do when he wins the elections. and he thanked me. and i think that reflects the fact that we actually worked together for four years from 2016 to 2020. um, so the last time when he was president, we had a good working relationship. and you've got incredible insight into working with him in a way that everybody wants to k

he told victoria derbyshire that the government should reverse its tax plans.ry? it's difficult to be angry on somebody else's behalf. that's like being... i'm not angry on someone else's behalf. so, it's not about you, it's not about your farm and the fact that you bought your farm to avoid inheritance tax? no. classic bbc, that. is it? oh, yeah. it's not "the fact," "the fact" that i bought a farm to avoid inheritance tax. you told the sunday times in 2021 that's why you bought it. you people. sorry? bbc. ok, let's start from the beginning. sure. i wanted to shoot, 0k? that's even worse to the bbc. i wanted to shoot. which comes with the benefit of not having to pay inheritance tax. now i do. but people like me will simply put it in a trust. as long as i live for seven years, that's fine. one of the reasons rachel reeves says she bought this in is to stop wealthy people using it as a way... no, that was the only reason she did it. no, the other reason was to make money for public services. are you listening to this? have you tried to get a gp appointment late

. | and victoria derbyshire will have more on donald trump's appointments, on newsnight on bbc two shortlytment of matt gaetz, his attorney general. what does it mean for trump's vowed to exact retribution on officials who prosecuted him? and we have got breaking news here on the row over farmers' inheritance tax. make sure you tune in to newsnight on bbc two, bbc news and i play at 10:30pm. —— iplayer. there was surprise at the old bailey today as the father of ten—year—old sara sharif who was found dead at her home in surrey told the court that he now accepts full responsibility for her death. urfan sharif had denied killing her. but today he insisted he did not intend to kill her. his daughter's body was found with dozens of injuries at the family's home in woking last year. daniel sandford has the story. which one is your bag? i don't have any bag. you have no bag? no. 35 days after ten—year—old sara sharif was found dead, urfan sharif was detained on a flight back from pakistan, along with his wife and brother. you are therefore arrested i for the murder of sara sharif. he was arreste

now, newsnight is coming shortly over on bbc two at 10.30 with victoria derbyshire.ng story, we are going to hear a powerful testimony from two people who have had their drinks spiked —— on that spiking story. will any specific events reduce the number of attacks? plus, how is the voting is backing up for the assisted dying bill? newsnight has been doing some number crunching. we are on bbc two, bbc news and i play in ten minutes, see you then. she was chancellor of germany for 16 years at a pivotal time in history, but during that time, angela merkel rarely gave any in—depth interviews. now, three years after she left office, she has written her memoirs. in a rare interview, she has been speaking to our europe editor, katya adler, about her life in power, president putin and ukraine's nato membership bid in 2008. she was known as the most powerful woman in the world. angela merkel led germany and the eu to the financial crisis, the migrant crisis in russia's first invasion of ukraine. now she is defending her legacy. she was too soft on vladimir putin, say critics,

i'm here with victoria derbyshire at last. what do you mean, at last? it seems like it's been a year since you've graced our cushions. i think it may well be... yes, it is, but obviously i use the studio. we record ukrainecast here. i know, i'm not saying you're not here, but you're not here on this. correct. i still think of you as having achieved a rare interview with jeremy clarkson. i think that made the cultural weather. you probably won't like me saying that, about the farmers. you don't like me saying that? i don't... i have no opinion. ok, so we've got lots to do to get to grips with in this edition. yes. significant news in syria — a part of the world that we have not talked about for quite some time. and obviously, after yesterday's vote in the house of commons on assisted dying, we have had soooo much correspondence from newscasters, and you'll be "if the vote goes the way i've crunched the numbers, it will pass." but anyway, it's actually quite a comfortable pass, despite the people saying it was too close to call. yeah, it's an emphatic maj

thanks forjoining us- _ and victoria derbyshire will have more on that on newsnight on bbc two shortlyshe will be there at 1030 with more on that story on bbc two. a big shake up of the post office — which may include hundreds ofjob losses — could be announced as soon as tomorrow. our business correspndent emma simpson is here, what more can you tell us? this is a business in crisis, dealing with the fallout of the horizon it scandal, but it needs to look to the future as well, and it has a new chairman, and he has done a strategic review to transform the business and put it on a more sustainable financial footing. he business and put it on a more sustainable financialfooting. he is going to be outlining his plans tomorrow and we understand it will lead to hundreds ofjob losses at head office and also 115 crown offices are at risk of closure. these are directly managed and owned by the post office, generally the bigger branches in city centres, they are loss—making, that is not sustainable, i'm told, so they are looking at options, whether they can provide franchise partners to run the

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a 25 year old woman who died in a hit and run in derbyshire has been named as alana armstrong.e crash, involving an e—bike and a land rover discovery, occurred when the 4x4 rammed the bike. alana was riding . she was pronounced was riding. she was pronounced dead at the scene while the man she was riding with in his 20s has had to have his leg amputated below the knee. two people arrested in connection with the incident have been released without charge. derbyshire police continue to search for the driver of the land rover discovery, who fled the scene , and london is set to the scene, and london is set to be busier than usual this weekend as pro—palestine marches clash with black friday shopping and winter wonderland festivities. palestine solidarity demonstrators will march from park lane to whitehall tomorrow, marking their 21st protest since hamas's attack on israel . attack on israel. counter—protesters from stop the hate will gather near piccadilly circus to oppose the march , circus to oppose the march, urging demonstrators to stop supporting terror. police have warned t

. >> you know, i saw her, i saw victoria derbyshire, who i like a lot interviewing the guy on the frontere who's only 64 years old, by the way, jeremy clarkson, two years from me, he's done a lot of farming, i guess, because he looks like he's really experienced the outdoors. but she was interviewing him and he kept claiming that she was asking. she was expressing her opinion . she was expressing her opinion. when she asked questions about his position on inheritance tax. he claimed in an article in the sunday times, i think in 2021, that he bought a farm so he could avoid inheritance tax . could avoid inheritance tax. now, he says, now that he bought a farm so he could shoot . yeah, a farm so he could shoot. yeah, but when she asked that question, he said, oh, typical bbc, why are you expressing your opinions? she's like, i'm not. i'm asking you a question. it's not my opinion. and by the way, you did say that a few years ago. i don't know why he's trying to avoid the question. just say he's supposed to be the man of the people. just say that's why you did it. i think these farmers wou

this is the peak district in between sheffield and derbyshire, right on the border here, where we were 20 centimetres of snow falling. it hasn't quite materialised to be as extreme as that. you can see is a beautiful picture. even on the lower parts of the ground, it was only ten centimetres of snow that had fallen. it made travel difficult for people in the early hours but throughout today, here in the higher areas of the county, we have seen lots of gritters and snow ploughs to keep people on the move. the disruption is not as bad as we were expecting. i was speaking to a team in leeds yesterday you were saying they were out from the early hours to keep out from the early

i've seen people here today from derbyshire, from northern ireland, from across our great country whoearful that their livelihoods, their way of life, their history is being destroyed. there is land in this country that was bought by tenant farmers after the war, when this country recognised that it must never again be completely dependent on overseas imports . there completely dependent on overseas imports. there are completely dependent on overseas imports . there are farmers who imports. there are farmers who will have had land in their families, not just for generations, but for hundreds of years. this break with our history is being destroyed by a government that is a government of vandals, a government that has no concern for the prosperity and freedom of this nation. it is not surprising that i have behind me some of the best mannered people in england who will not stand for it up with this. they will not put . they deserve my support. put. they deserve my support. they deserve your support. they deserve the support of the nation. this is one of the worst pieces of policy that

i havejust been interviewed by victoria derbyshire for newsnight, let see if we can educate her here raise your hands, from a family farm? i hope we can see that, i hope we have our cameras up high to see. that is a lot of hands. keep them up and i want you to lower them if you think, and you have had time to work this out, you are going to be unaffected by the changes? thank you. my case rests. cheering and applause i want newsnight to see that. she was trotting out, nobody is effective, rachel reeves says so. since when was the bbc the mouthpiece of this infernal government? i have to get the brakes on. trouble is, i'm on codeine and paracetamol up. i don't know what i'm saying. but i do want to finish, if i made, with a message to the government. not a shouting one, it is this. for the sake of everybody here, and for all the farmers who are stuck at home today, paralysed by a fog of despair over what has been foisted upon them, i beg of the government to foisted upon them,

going to hang around for another few days, and for some of that means the threat of more snow, derbyshire has seen quite a lot in recent days, and they might see a bit more heading into the weekend, especially on the hills, but for the moment heavy snow into northern areas of scotland, and a line of snow showers coming in off the irish sea, very localised but maybe a few places like cheshire and merseyside and greater manchester with a few centimetres, otherwise it is cold and frosty, and we get this weather front tomorrow morning, 2—5 centimetres of snow over south—west england, and the chance some of that could reach the downs in south—east england, so some wintry weather around, but away from that, the main action is in northern scotland where we have the more persistent zone showers, working southwards into northern ireland and reaching the northern ireland and reaching the north of england later on. a bit of snow but also rain and sleet towards coastal areas. snow but also rain and sleet towards coastalareas. friday, snow but also rain and sleet towards coastal areas. friday, another

jeremy thank you very much for the referring tojeremy clarkson, the interview he did with victoria derbyshire or two. we were talking about we were talking about ukraine. with me is our ukraine correspondent — james waterhouse. in terms of the use of these american made long—range missiles, how much of a difference to the ukrainians think it's actually gonna make? f , ., ukrainians think it's actually gonna make? j , ., ., ,., make? they've been arguing for some time that these _ make? they've been arguing for some time that these will _ make? they've been arguing for some time that these will make _ make? they've been arguing for some time that these will make a _ make? they've been arguing for some time that these will make a huge - time that these will make a huge difference for them if they're used in a concentrated way and they frustrate russian supply lines and prevent the gathering of troops and in this case if the reports are true that they targeted a weapons depot then that can hinder pressures war effort. the problem is that it's too little too late that really is the feeling in kyi

of the snow on the hills up to 200 millimetres for the regions, even our drive here from north derbyshires lots of snow that was up to 100 millimetres deep, even parts of my journey this morning had to be unfit because the side roads, the untreated roads, as much of the country is as well, were very treacherous, you cannot get cars onto the main road from those side roads. many of these roads have been gritted, we have had snowploughs out. early hours of the morning, crews were out, and there would continue to be people out making sure to do they bit to keep people safe. fora sure to do they bit to keep people safe. for a lot of people it will be a case of staying at home because schools across the country will be closed because of the snow and people are being told that if they can work from home, do that. parts of the m1 sort snow, lots of motorways are down to two lanes or single lane, but a lot of people think it is not whether the challenge. this amount of snow is falling especially on the higher ground, but as the sun comes up, it might start looking rather beautiful but at the mome