duncan kennedy, bbc news. we're back at the top of the hour, but now it's time for sportsday.ming up on the programme, we look back at the life ofjimmy greaves after the former england striker and tottenham's record goalscorer dies at the age of 81. he was a great personality, a wonderful footballer and a man with huge charisma and fun. well, the two clubs greaves impacted most — spurs and chelsea — faced each at the tottenham hotspur stadium — with the visitors leaving with all three points to go top. and england's women battle through the rain to beat new zealand in the second one day international. welcome along, thank you forjoining us. only one place to start this evening — with a man widely regarded as one of the greatest goal—scorers there's ever been. jimmy greaves' death at the age of 81 has lead to tributes across football. we'll bring you some of them tonight. greaves was a man who scored 357 goals in the english top flight. more than anyone else. his former clubs tottenham, chelsea and west ham were all in action today. more on how they got on shortly. but first, o

duncan kennedy, bbc news.o account when deciding how much to teach online, according to the regulator for higher education. out of nearly fifty institutions contacted by the bbc, just thirteen said all teaching would be face—to—face. here s our education editor branwenjeffreys. universities have been almost empty. 0nly students on some practical courses made it onto campus last year, but within weeks everyone should be back. almost 50 universities across the uk have shared their plans. this snapshot shows a return to mainly face to face teaching. but many will still hold larger lectures online. in england, where fees are more than £9,000. a warning from the regulator. student views matter. what we will be looking for is the quality of provision, whether or not it's face to face and online. but critically, the universities and colleges are taking into account the views of their students. what do they want? what's their feedback? and that then is factored into the course provision over the course of the next yea

duncan kennedy, bbc news.e already been widespread allegations of electoral fraud, but officials have dismissed them as a @campaign from abroad'. many prominent opposition politicians have been barred from standing and some have been forced to flee the country. steve rosenberg told us more from moscow. this is the third and final day of voting in this mannerfun russian parliamentary election. even before the first ballots were cast it would have been hard to describe this as a fair election, many opposition politicians and activists were barred from running, first and foremost supporters of jailed opposition little alexai navalny, also in the run—up to the selection the authorities were increasing pressure on independent media, a string of russian journalists were labelled foreign agents and my colleague sarah was full to leave the country declared a threat to national security. that is the background to the election, as for the voting itself the fact it has been spread over three days critics say that makes t

duncan kennedy, bbc news. and its aftermath proves that the "climate crisis" is here. ida had been downgraded to a storm, but flash flooding in the north east of the united states is known to have killed at least 45 people. in new york, people drowned while trapped in basement apartments and cars, as simonjones reports the destruction — in the words of the us president, joe biden — is everywhere. it's a matter of life and death, we are all in this together, he said. emergencies have been declared in newjersey and in new york. dramatic rescues for people stuck in their cars. the governor said the heavens opening had brought niagara falls levels of water to the city. hundreds of people were stranded on subway trains. up above, the streets were quickly flooded. at some points we were experiencing three to four inches of rain in one hour, causing all the flooding and people getting trapped in their cars. more of an issue was people getting trapped in their basements where they live, and that's how a lot of people

yvonne labrum ending that report by duncan kennedy. 36,710 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period. that means in the past week, there was an average of 33,034 new cases per day. there were 7,588 people in hospital with covid, according to the latest data. another 182 deaths have been recorded, that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid test, taking the average number per day in the last week to 143. 0n vaccinations, 89.6% people aged 16 or over have had theirfirstjab, while 82.1 % are now double vaccinated. the health ministerfor wales, labour's eluned morgan, has apologised for patients having to wait several hours for emergency care. welsh hospital a&e units have recorded another set of worst ever performance figures, with nearly 8,000 people waiting more than 12 hours to be seen in august. here's our wales correspondent, hywel griffith. it is a symptom of a system in crisis. ambulances queued outside a&e unable to hand over their patients or reach others in need. amy knows what that means. two weeks a

duncan kennedy, bbc news., posted online, he said he was removed from the plane when someone complained about his colleague's face mask. the airline involved said staff had taken action when two customers onboard had refused to comply with requests like putting mobile phones on airplane mode and wearing face coverings. i was taken off the plane today when going to the training camp in colorado springs by the police. the complaint was made by american airlines staff, they said my colleague's mask was not high enough and not up, they had to stop the plane and take me and my friend off when i did nothing wrong. they kicked us both off. a faction of the philippines' governing party has nominated the champion boxer and current senator, manny pacquiao, as its presidential candidate for next year's election. mr pacquiao accepted the nomination after a rivalfaction nominated president rodrigo duterte as its choice for vice president. the philippines' constitution bars mr duterte from running for a second term. univers

duncan kennedy, bbc news.uring last night's world cup qualifying game against hungary in budapest. raheem sterling and jude bellingham endured racist chants from the crowd, and cups and bottles were thrown onto the pitch after sterling scored in the game, which england won 4—0. here's our sports correspondent, natalie pirks. england knew the atmosphere would be hostile in the puskas arena. commentator: the president - of the hungarian federation pleaded with supporters not to boo. there is quite a bit of booing. but as england took the lead, it got much worse. players were pelted with plastic cups, flares were thrown and players faced monkey noises and gestures from the stands. substitutejude bellingham was one of those abused. tonight he has tweeted that racism will always be a part of the game until proper punishments are put in place by those with the power. his manager agrees. i don't think our players can do anything more than they have done over the last two or three years in trying to get the right mess

duncan kennedy, bbc news.gh hopes for british talent with "the crown" leading the nominations along with the london based football comedy "ted lasso" earning 20 nominations. our los angeles correspondent sophie long reports. afc richmond announced the hiring of their new manager, american football coach ted lasso. an american, who's now in charge of a football club despite possessing very little knowledge of the game. in a nutshell, a scorned woman damaged by divorce hires an american goofball in the secret hope of running the football club, which happens to be the only thing her ex—husband truly loves into the ground. little does she realise that when this human being comes into her life, no matter how hard she tries, he is actually her salvation rather than her scheming. george is here. if he's here, why isn't he here? oh, yes, good point. ted lasso is a heart warming comedy thatjerks more than the occasional tear, a mixture of mostly british cast with an american can do sensibility that's earned its cast an

duncan kennedy, bbc news.ong the gondolas this weekend. on board, a quartet of classical musicians have been serenading passers—by, with works by the venetian composer, vivaldi. the craft was built by a local artist as a tribute to victims of covid and to symbolise the rebirth of venice after the pandemic. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. hello there. thanks to high pressure we is a bit of sunshine around it it will feel quite warm in the afternoon. at the end of the week, we will see an active jets end of the week, we will see an activejets spin up some deep areas of low pressure which could bring some more autumnalfield of low pressure which could bring some more autumnal field to our shores in the be cooler for us to. whether from still struggling and east and be in the southeast (a bit of cloud at times, some showers around, the odd heavy one too. and what are for northwest scotland with a few shares of northern the sunshine will be a bit slice of social portions of the uk and get the highs o

duncan kennedy, bbc news.e age of 81. there are many younger viewers who will not realise how much of a legend he is. tell us why. perhaps if ou are legend he is. tell us why. perhaps if you are younger, _ legend he is. tell us why. perhaps if you are younger, it _ legend he is. tell us why. perhaps if you are younger, it is _ legend he is. tell us why. perhaps if you are younger, it is hard - legend he is. tell us why. perhaps if you are younger, it is hard not i if you are younger, it is hard not to overstate what an impactjimmy greaves had. we are so used to seeing footballers make it into the mainstream with broadcasting careers, think about gary lineker and jermainejenas butjimmy greaves and jermaine jenas butjimmy greaves did and jermainejenas butjimmy greaves did that in the 1980s, his conversational style, he was a man of the people, there was a time he was regarded as the best footballer in the country and among those in the world and it was that credibility that he brought to his broadcasting career.

yvonne laybrum ending that report by duncan kennedy.ld mild has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of the primary school teacher sabina nessa. she went missing at the weekend. we will bring you any more details that we are able to. that arrest announced by the police and at the last few minutes. tenants are being evicted because of rent arrears built up over the pandemic — despite the government saying that covid wouldn't leave anyone without a home. one third of eviction hearings monitored in england and wales over the summer stated covid as the reason that rent hadn't been paid. 0ur social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan, has been speaking to those affected. you've got lots of favourites! in liverpool, joanne, marshall and little roman have two weeks to leave their home. oh, thank you. all our incomejust kept going down and down and down, and then we ended up with spiralling debt, to be fair. marshall's newjob as a chef fell through due to the lockdown. he didn't qualify for furlough with his previous employer, and he co

duncan kennedy, bbc news. residential area and destroying a few houses. there's a two—kilometre—wide zone around the lava flow. evacuations have taking place since seismic activity started — there are no reports of any casualties. thank you for being with us for our developing stories on bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav. hello there. we saw a reverse of fortune today, weather—wise. it was the eastern side of the country which saw the cloud and the showers. further west, we had the best of the sunshine. this week is also going to be a tale of two halves. we are starting the week off on a fine note with a ridge of high pressure, plenty of sunshine and it will be quite warm. by the end of the week, low pressure takes over, bringing a risk of gales and it will feel cooler for us all as well. eastern england continues to see these weather fronts through the evening and the overnight period, lingering around east anglia and the south. thunderstorms will fizzle out, but there will still be

duncan kennedy, bbc news. mammal became curious about her presence. the moment was captured by a drone. this type of whale lives in the waters around south america, south africa and australia. analia says it was "privilege" and a "magical moment". don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter. i'm @samanthatvnews. thanks for watching. bye for now. hello. the weather's been stuck in a rut for quite some time, the weather will begin to change this weekend. let's take a look at the big picture. it's all to do with this area of high pressure which is slowly moving away eastwards. as that happens, we begin to draw in something warmer and brighter, gradually by sunday, into england and wales. whereas at the same time in scotland and northern ireland, there is a chance of seeing some rain to end the weekend. but until then, it's as you were, and that means a good deal of cloud around, as there will be getting into tonight. some clear spells in parts of wales and south west england, could b

yvonne laybrum ending that report by duncan kennedy.ever. health is the responsibility of the devolved government, and in wales a fifth of the population is on some kind of health waiting list — again, the highest figure ever. in accident and emergency in august, nearly 69% of patients waited under four hours for treatment. the target is 95%. in a&e, nearly 8,000 people waited over 12 hours to be seen — the worst on record. the target is zero. and for ambulance call—outs, only 57.6% of the most urgent calls were responded to within eight minutes. the target is 65%. here's our wales correspondent, hywel griffith. it is a symptom of a system in crisis. ambulances queued outside a&e unable to hand over their patients or reach others in need. amy knows what that means. two weeks ago she fell from a horse and ruptured her spleen. unable to move, she waited nine hours for the paramedics to arrive. i got very disoriented because i wasn't allowed to move my legs. my legs were really aching and to not be able to move your legs for nine hours, it

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duncan kennedy, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather. hello. a pleasant end to sunday.oss eastern england, some heavy and thundery rain on the go. temperatures for many holding in mid to high teens. now, the bands of rain will continue across parts of eastern england as we go through tonight. it will turn a little bit lighter and patchy. more cloud for scotland and northern ireland in the second half of the night. a colder night than of late temperatures into single figures in rural areas. notice, it will still be in the mid for east anglia. a chance of one or two showers, the ad were —— the odd heavy one as well. some outbreaks of light rain and drizzle. but it will be drive for much of england, wales and eastern scotland. turning wet and windy in the north of scotland on wednesday. hello this is bbc news. the headlines... the england and tottenham footballing legend, jimmy greaves, has died. he was 81. the government says its confident there's no risk to energy supplies for customers, amid soaring gas prices and warnings more businesses could go bust. sir ed davey say

duncan kennedy reports. >> she had been in the family for 10 years but last year, the dog was stolen.ened during a walk in open countryside. her owner says the dog has never been found. >> i think lots of family pets are more than a pet, they are members of the family. we were devastated when she went and -- it's traumatic. it's a year on and we still are upset and hoping to get her back. >> some dog thefts caught on camera, these two men on the right took a chihuahua on a london street and drove him off in this man. the government says 2000 dogs were reported stolen last year, it says current theft laws are not strong enough, so they are introducing a newer offense, pet theft. >> we think this is been a growing problem with gangs behind it. when police bring prosecutions, they find public criminality linked to it which is what we want to strengthen the law. >> these stolen puppies were put up from sale from a car boot, prices rose sharply during the pandemic. hazel was 10 months old when she was stolen from becky taylor last summer. becky put up posters everywhere from west sussex to

duncan kennedy, bbc news. time tojoin samira ahmed time to join samira ahmed for newswatch. and welcome to newswatch. hello and welcome to newswatch with me samira ahmed. coming upjournalists in afghanistan have been working in very difficult circumstances but has the bbc done enough to help its former staff leave the country? and what happened to local news reports over breakfast over the summer? welcome back to newswatch. and like the traditional august news low the past month has seen journalist being confronted with major international crisis as us forces pulled out of afghanistan and the taliban to took control of the country. it's led to some powerful and emotional broadcasting. foreign nationals and some afghans are being evacuated. the huge crowds gathered after rumours even those without geezers could travel. 0utside without geezers could travel. outside the airport even more chaos. 0utside the airport even more chaos. tele— outside the airport even more chaos. tele— band members firing in the air to assert their authority, trying to keep keep control. it’s to asser

duncan kennedy, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news...tion to fund - taking a consideration to fund social care reform despite a promise to not increase taxes. police shoot data in a violent extremist to stabbed and injured six people in new zealand. now on bbc news, anna smith presents the film review. hello and welcome to the film review with me, anna smith. i'm filling in for mark kermode to review this week's releases.

duncan kennedy, bbc news. i'm joined now by chris sherwood, the chief executive of the rspca.sion being stolen. absolutely. we really welcome the report from the pet theft task force. this is a really big task force. this is a really big task force across government involving notjust government departments but also the police and taking evidence from us in the animal welfare sector. and seeing this new pet adoption offence is to be welcomed. 0ur pets are more than just objects. we treat pets as we would treat someone stealing a microwave. they are sentient beings and we are pleased to see the focus on the impact of pet theft both on pets but also families. as your report said, this is a rising problem. we saw huge demand for pets, particularly puppies and dogs, during the pandemic. alongside that legitimate purchase of puppies and dogs, we have seen a rise in illegal smuggling of dogs and puppies during the pandemic and sadly arise in the number of beloved pets being stolen. and clearly stolen by people with little concern for the welfare of the animals, all about making money

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duncan kennedy, bbc news.to new york and neighbouring pennsylvania. this is the state capital, philadelphia, where rescue operations have been underway. there are reports that parts of the schuylkill river rose more than 3.5 feet in eight hours. joining me now is adam theil, the fire commisionerfor philadelphia fire department. the fire commisionerfor thanks the fire commisioner for for joining thanks the fire commisionerforforjoining us. what is the situation thanks forjoining us. what is the situation right now?— situation right now? thankfully, floodwaters _ situation right now? thankfully, floodwaters have _ situation right now? thankfully, floodwaters have receded. - situation right now? thankfully, floodwaters have receded. we l situation right now? thankfully, - floodwaters have receded. we reached a peak of 16.5 feet, the floodwaters have receded. we reached a peak of 16.5feet, the record floodwaters have receded. we reached a peak of 16.5 feet, the record set in 1896 was 17, normal flow is about 5.5,

duncan kennedy, bbc news.an half a million 16—to—2a—year—olds used the drug in the last year, according to the latest crime survey. let's talk now to professor gino martini, the chief scientific officer at the royal pharmaceutical society. thank you very much, professor. do you think it is the possession of laughing gas, nitrous oxide, should be criminalised with yellow well, i think people should be made aware of the dangers of think people should be made aware of the dangers o— the dangers of nitrous oxide. it is no laughing _ the dangers of nitrous oxide. it is no laughing matter— the dangers of nitrous oxide. it is no laughing matter and _ the dangers of nitrous oxide. it is no laughing matter and it - the dangers of nitrous oxide. it is no laughing matter and it is i the dangers of nitrous oxide. it is i no laughing matter and it is causing damage to people's spinal cords. laughing gas is a dangerous and what we are concerned and have been concerned for the last four years is that when there has been wide

duncan kennedy, bbc news.rity agreement with the us and australia will make it safer and could create hundreds of newjobs, the new foreign secretary has said. the pact, known as aukus, will see australia being given the technology to build nuclear—powered submarines. liz truss said it showed the uk's readiness to be "hard—headed" in defending its interests. universities in england must take student views into account when deciding how much to teach online, according to the regulator for higher education. out of nearly 50 institutions contacted by the bbc, just 13 said all teaching would be face—to—face. here's our education editor, branwen jeffreys. universities have been almost empty. 0nly students on some practical courses made it onto campus last year, but within weeks, everyone should be back. almost 50 universities across the uk have shared their plans. this snapshot shows a return to mainly face—to—face teaching, but many will still hold larger lectures online. in england, where fees are more than £9,000

duncan kennedy, bbc news.d up everywhere. there is the fountain, never been flooded up like that. i've seen a lot of trees falling down. like, this is pretty crazy. it is a similar story in philadelphia, with water as far as the eye can see, engulfing communities. some people had to be rescued from their homes by boats. with the death toll still rising in new orleans after hurricane ida struck with its full force on sunday, and 50,000 people evacuated from parts of northern california because of a massive forest fire this week, america is feeling the full wrath of extreme climate—related events. i've lived in new york for 40—some odd years, and obviously things are changing, so... and i love south lake tahoe, and we are seeing that burn down right now, too. so the whole west is in big trouble. wouldn't it be great if we could take all this rain and put it into california, for crying out loud, right? it all points to one thing, says president biden. the past few days of hurricane ida, and the wildfires in the w

duncan kennedy reports. she had been in the family for ten years. linked to it. that is why we want to strengthen the law in this area. these stolen puppies were put up for sale from a car boot. prices rose sharply during the pandemic. hazel was just ten months old when she was stolen from becky taylor last summer. becky put up posters everywhere, from west sussex to ireland. incredibly, after 11 months, an anonymous tip—off has just led to hazel�*s return. i saw her coming up the road and i thought, i know that dog, it's my hazel. and then she crawled into my arms and we had to drive someone safer and then i could cuddle her.