let's get more on this with iain watson. it is a s mbolic on this with iain watson. important l on this with iain watson. it is a | symbolic vote, but important in terms of what it says about party unity as much as anything else. there's a huge motion that will be voted on. one of the key points in that motion is there should be a minimum wage of £15 an hour. remember andy mcdonald left the shadow cabinet. it is highly likely this boat will endorse the £15 figure. not the current position, a minimum wage of at least £10. there will be symbolic to beat for keir starmer, but he's making it very clear that the party will look at this issue up to the next election, and from his point of view, this vote will not be binding on leadership. this will not become a commitment. this will be further down the line. so his aids are saying they are relaxed about the outcome. but what was interesting in the bbc interview, keir starmer was askedif the bbc interview, keir starmer was asked if he thought winning was more important than unity. it looks as though he can't reform or unite

iain watson, bbc news, brighton. now on bbc news, our world. asleep outside church, in rural zimbabwe, when he was attacked by a hyena. against the odds, he survived. immediately, when i arrived, they exposed these wounds, and here was a young man with, i mean literally, no face. he is now headed to south africa for life—changing surgery. when i saw the first photographs of how horrendous the injury was, i decided that i would do whatever i could to help him. our world has been given exclusive access to follow rodwell�*s journey to recovery. a rare moment of rest and play for rodwell and his mother, shamiso. it's just four months since rodwell was attacked. rodwell was living with his grandmother, in rural zimbabwe, when early in may, they attended an all—night prayer vigil. it was here, under this tree, that rodwell was attacked. rodwell�*s injuries were so severe, it seemed unlikely he would survive. rodwell lives in a remote part of zimbabwe. it was nearly two days before he reached a referral hospital in the country's capital, harare. you c

iain watson is in brighton at the conference-— iain watson is in brighton at the conference.lost the - conference. over shout or it over i but now they've lost the shadow can he _ but now they've lost the shadow can he that — but now they've lost the shadow can he that - — but now they've lost the shadow can he that - - _ but now they've lost the shadow can he that — — shadow cabinet member — he makes it very clear that the movement is more divided than ever in the pledges it keir starmer made in the pledges it keir starmer made in his own leadership campaign, more left—wing pledges, cannot be honoured. do you understand why he's gone? i honoured. do you understand why he's tone? ., , , honoured. do you understand why he's tone? , honoured. do you understand why he's tone? �*, honoured. do you understand why he's tone? gone? i absolutely can. it's a terrible shame. _ gone? i absolutely can. it's a terrible shame. and - gone? i absolutely can. it's a terrible shame. and he - gone? i absolutely can. it's a terrible shame. and he put i gone? i absolutely can. it's a | terrible s

iain watson, thank ou.infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period, which means an average of 34,312 per day in the last week. the figures also show there were more than 7,500 people in hospital being treated for coronavirus yesterday. 121 deaths were reported in the latest 24—hour period — that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. that takes the average deaths per day to 114 over the last week. 0n vaccinations, more than 88% of people over the age of 16 have had theirfirstjab, and more than 79% percent of people over 16 have had both doses. the foreign secretary dominic raab says the uk and pakistan have a shared interest in securing a stable and peaceful future in afghanistan. mr raab visited the border between the two countries and announced help for areas expecting an influx of refugees, but said aid inside afghanistan would be given only to charities, not directly to the taliban. 0ur afghanistan correspondent secunder kermani, with cameraman malik mudassir, reports from kab

iain watson, bbc news, brighton. — jonathan blake at the conference in brighton. how much will this overshadow policy discussions? here we are talking about it, so it has certainly dominated the first day of labour plasmas gathering here in brighton this year. and there will be a vote on it on the conference floor tomorrow, so we will be talking about it then as well. but as far as sir keir starmer is concerned, he is notjust picking a fight for the sake of it. he said when he arrived here in brighton this morning that labour needed to set out its vision for the future and as far as he is concerned, part of that vision means making big changes to the internal workings of the labour party, particularly around leadership contest and how much support labour mps need to get themselves on the ballot to run for labour leader. he sees these changes is crucial to positioning the party as more credible to voters and making it easier for them to win a general election and stop a lot of the internal wrangling and division, as w

from brighton, our political correspondent, iain watson, reports, and i should warn you it contains someam has the regulator ofjam has rejected accusations that the current energy crisis is about not regulating the market. a number of smaller providers have collapsed in larger companies believe that a stress testing of the sector would have proved that many of these providers were unviable. a 12—year—old boy has died at an indoor ski centre in the west midlands. ambulance crews were called to the snowdon and tamworth yesterday evening following reports that a child had been heard but they were unable to save him. police say a man has also been treated for injuries. a tense diplomatic and legal stand—offs and united states and china and canada has come to an abrupt conclusion. the executive is being flown back to china after being flown back to china after being released in home detention in canada. apparently in return, china has released two canadians it had imprisoned on espionage charges. david willis has more. leaving her home in vancouver for the last time after three years of house

iain watson, bbc news, brighton.e of what it called "a serious breach of good faith." the company's services between london, kent and east sussex will now be publicly run. the decision was made after more than £25 million of historical payments due to the department for transport were not paid. 0ur transport correspondent caroline davies reports. it's not unusual for train lines to be renationalised. what is rare is when it's about trust. this morning, the government announced it would be taking over running lser's services after it found that £25 million had not been declared by the operator. the company itself is taking a large number of steps, and i'm sure they will be saying more about it. as far as i was concerned, no matter what steps they took, to breach the confidence of the public, to deliberately conceal payments due back to the taxpayer, is entirely unacceptable. the operator of last resort will take over the services from the 17th of october, but the government has ensured passengers and the railway�*s em

iain watson, bbc news, brighton.there were 31,348 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period, with another 122 deaths reported — that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid test. 0n vaccinations, 89.6% of people aged 16 or over have had theirfirstjab, while 82.2% are now fully vaccinated. in germany, it's the final day of campaigning ahead of the country's general election tomorrow. angela merkel is stepping aside as chancellor after 16 years in power, and her cdu party is facing a tight race against the social democrats. 0ur correspondent jenny hill is in berlin. a new leader soon but it is also the end of an era. a new leader soon but it is also the end of an era-— end of an era. yes, germany is on the threshold _ end of an era. yes, germany is on the threshold of _ end of an era. yes, germany is on the threshold of a _ end of an era. yes, germany is on the threshold of a new— end of an era. yes, germany is on the threshold of a new political. end of an era. yes, germany is on | the threshol

thank you, iain watson in brighton.f sabina nessa, the teacher whose body was found in a south—east london park. the 36—year—old was arrested at a property in east sussex in the early hours of sunday morning. despite injunctions which mean they could be sent to prison, insulate britain climate protesters have caused disruption on the m25 for a sixth time in a fortnight. activists blocked a slip road of the capital's orbital motorway near heathrow airport. the met police say 53 people were arrested. new research shows people in poorer parts of england are nearly twice as likely to wait more than a year for treatment than those in wealthier parts of the country. millions across the uk are currently on nhs waiting lists. the research shows some are taking out loans or even crowdfunding to pay forfaster, private health care. victoria derbyshire reports. running a flu clinic outside this surgery in north london, dr leora harverd is struggling to keep up. i feel at the moment we are so overwhelmed that i cannot deliver medici

from brighton, where labour is holding its annual conference, iain watson reports., his report contains flashing images. it wasn't an ideal start to his party conference. keir starmer wanted to attack the conservatives... this government is letting people down so badly! ..but under attack from some in his own party, he was forced to ditch plans to reduce the role of the rank and file in future leadership elections, and further rows could overshadow more positive policies aimed at the wider public. the focus was supposed to be workers�* rights, not his members�* rights. the deputy leader gave a crowd—pleasing speech, including a promise to ban zero—hours contracts. some things are not negotiable, so labour in power will give all workers�* rights from day one in theirjobs — —— all workers rights from day one in theirjobs — sick pay, holiday pay, parental leave and protection against unfair dismissal. applause. but most of the action took place not on the conference floor, but behind closed doors. keir starmer has just come out of a crunch meeting where he�*s had to di

iain watson, bbc news, brighton.rty conference in brighton. what conference in brighton. are the prospects for the debate what are the prospects for the debate this afternoon? the prospects are uuite debate this afternoon? the prospects are quite simply _ debate this afternoon? the prospects are quite simply that _ debate this afternoon? the prospects are quite simply that at _ debate this afternoon? the prospects are quite simply that at the _ debate this afternoon? the prospects are quite simply that at the moment, i are quite simply that at the moment, i would suggest, the conference delegates are likely to back a huge motion which includes the line about increasing the minimum wage to £15 per hour, and they will be asking a shadow cabinet minister about that but 1stjonathan ashworth is here, the shadow health secretary. lots of internal debate going on, but out there people are queueing up for petrol and there has been a call by the british medical association and unison, for key workers and health service worker

here's our political correspondent, iain watson. it has plagued previous governments.g social care in england have often come unstuck. but on the very day in 2019 he became prime minister, borisjohnson made this bold pledge. we will fix the crisis in social care once and for all with a clear plan we have prepared. six months later, during the election campaign, he made another bold pledge. we can do all these things without raising income tax, vat or national insurance contributions. that's our guarantee. now it seems he can't keep both promises and is on the brink of breaking the pledge not to increase national insurance rates. the labour leader, keir starmer, says this would be unfair as it would hit working people hard, including low earners and young people. perhaps more worryingly for the prime minister, many of his own conservative mps seem to agree. i don't want to see national insurance raised for people of all ages. i think many youngsters have paid enough as a result of this pandemic. i think if we want people to be able to retain their homes, then those peop

and iain watson is in brighton for us now. how important is this conference for sir keir starmer?portant. he has not sir keir starmer? hugely important. he has got to _ sir keir starmer? hugely important. he has got to protect _ sir keir starmer? hugely important. he has got to protect himself - sir keir starmer? hugely important. he has got to protect himself to - he has got to protect himself to sceptical voters way beyond this conference. it looks as though internal rows will dominate this weekend. in the last few minutes he got the backing of the ruling national executive for a watered down but still significant package of reforms. for example, in future leadership contest, in order to get onto the ballot in the first place, candidates will need the backing of 20% of labour mps, not 10%. that might sound like a boring procedural change, but to put it in context it would have meant that last time around keir starmer would have prevented being the —— would have been the only candidate, and it would have prevented jeremy corbyn getting on the ballot in the first place. so the lef

the iain watson, who's in westminster.e under fire from mp5 on his side of the house of commons over the governments afghan strategy how did his statement go down this afternoon?— his statement go down this afternoon? ~.,, ., . , , afternoon? most of it was listened to and relatively _ afternoon? most of it was listened to and relatively respectful - to and relatively respectful silence. but there's been a long debate and mp5 across the house of question whether afghanistan is safer after the west withdrawal. and while it may again become a safe haven for terrorist. he's been pressed to give more details of those who are left behind after that evacuation program. widespread praise for the britons involved in the evacuation program. but of course people have been left. it did get some new information for example 192 people wanted to come out under what's called the arab scheme, a scheme for resettling people actually interpreters or work for the armed forces, they want to come out of the country and they are still left behi

iain watson at westminster, _ september. iain watson at westminster, thank - september.ole and we hope that will not be necessary, however we will not be necessary, however we will keep that under review. that has nicola sturgeon speaking in a scottish parliament this afternoon. the number of weather—related disasters has increased five—fold in the past 50 years, according to the world meteorological organisation. it says many of them can be attributed to climate change. the report says deaths related to these disasters have fallen sharply, but more than 90% of them have taken place in developing countries. doctor sue christie is an ecologist and joins me now. what do you make of this report? tf is shocking, but as scientists we have known that this sort of increase in extreme weather events was happening. it is caused largely by climate change. they will mushroom as we get more and more of the impact as the climate warms, which is then due to changes in the atmosphere. the amount that was already emitted is causing extreme climate change and extreme... these weather eve

here's our political correspondent, iain watson. it has played previous governments. social care in england have often come unstuck. but on the very day entered as the 19 he became prime minister, borisjohnson made this bold pledge. we became prime minister, boris johnson made this bold pledge.— made this bold pledge. we will fix the crisis and _ made this bold pledge. we will fix the crisis and social— made this bold pledge. we will fix the crisis and social care - made this bold pledge. we will fix the crisis and social care once - made this bold pledge. we will fix the crisis and social care once and| the crisis and social care once and for all with a clear plan we have prepared. six. for all with a clear plan we have prepared-— for all with a clear plan we have --reared. ,, ., , ., prepared. six months later, during the election _ prepared. six months later, during the election campaign, _ prepared. six months later, during the election campaign, he - prepared. six months later, during the election campaign, he made i the election campaign, he made another bold pl

but let's for a moment concentrate on england. 0ur westminster correspondent iain watson, has been followingng of conservative backbenchers tonight, attended by the finance minister rishi sunak. so the first skirmishes of an issue that has plagued the party for a decade. what the other countries to know? it decade. what the other countries to know? . , ., . , ., decade. what the other countries to know? ., . , ., , know? it was a reception with people eatin: know? it was a reception with people eating face-to-face _ know? it was a reception with people eating face-to-face for _ know? it was a reception with people eating face-to-face for the _ know? it was a reception with people eating face-to-face for the first - eating face—to—face for the first time, and mostly they were in pretty good behaviour, but the message from the chancellor was that it is going to be a difficult autumn. he also made it very clear then that would be he acknowledged, disagreements within the party, but he was trying to instill a sense of loyalty amongst restless conservative backbench mps, saying that he personally

he was speaking to our political correspondent iain watson.st certainly be doing it for nightclubs. we will make a determination as to whether we need to move more broadly than that or whether we can hold the position and wait to see if it's necessary at a later point. and the final decision will be made on that shortly. uk culture secretary oliver dowden. denmark has lifted the last of its coronavirus restrictions following the government's decision last month to stop classifying covid—19 as a "socially critical" disease. the danish health ministry says the epidemic was now under control and that strong vaccine take—up among residents was the main reason behind the move. almost three—quarters of danes are double—jabbed. the health minister has stressed that covid—19cis still a dangerous disease. our reporter adrienne murray sent this update from copenhagen. from today, the very final restrictions on daily life will be lifted. if you remember a few months ago denmark introduced a corona pass, a type of health passport or vaccine passport requi

our political correspondent iain watson has the latest from westminster.tests, and if anything that would do is would give an equal say to trade unions, to party members and two mps. that the moment, the leader is elected on the basis of one member, one vote amongst the party membership, so critics on the left say effectively they are dilating the strength of they are dilating the strength of the party members, the rank and file, the grass roots go out and do the work, and they are inflating the role given to mps in the process. now what keir starmer and his allies would argue is that they want the party to be in touch with working people, notjust activists in the labour party, but people who might be supporters but not members, trade unions, and mps who are in touch with wider issues. that is part of it, you can discuss different systems but people are also interested in the outcomes and certainly those on the left think it is far less likely to see a jeremy corbyn type figure elected in the future if keir starmer succeeds in changing the rules. in order

let�*s get more on how this would work with our political correspondent, iain watson.a new leader in due course. i think the news probably isn�*t too great for him at the moment, because the biggest union that is affiliated to the labour party, a big funder of the labour party, a big funder of the labour party, a big funder of the labour party, is unite trade union. it is a new secretary. she told me that keir starmer�*s proposals were a big mistake. i really think this is an error. an absolute error. anybody listening to that — you know, one member, one vote being spoken about as labour — they'll probably reach for the remote and switch it off. because why would anybody be interested? at this point in time, labour needs to focus on what is happening to workers and communities. we have a policy on one member, one vote and we will discuss that policy with delegation, but what i said in the letter, which i think is the most important paragraph, is why are we talking about rule changes in labour in a crisis? i would suggest they put those into the back pocket. if they wan

iain watson is at westminster.time. we currently have 16 disputes going on all— we currently have 16 disputes going on all the _ we currently have 16 disputes going on all the way from tesco drivers to weetahix— on all the way from tesco drivers to weetahix so— on all the way from tesco drivers to weetabix so a different array of workers — weetabix so a different array of workers in _ weetabix so a different array of workers in pursuit. i think what i need _ workers in pursuit. i think what i need to— workers in pursuit. i think what i need to do— workers in pursuit. i think what i need to do is be with those workers in dispute _ need to do is be with those workers in dispute and personally take leadership in relation to that. on this occasion i won't be at the labour— this occasion i won't be at the labour party conference because i think— labour party conference because i think nry— labour party conference because i think my place is with my members and i_ think my place is with my members and i need — think my p

let's get more on that from our political correspondent. 0ur correspondent iain watson is in brightonhose, people queueing at petrol stations and interestingly, a range of organisations calling for the government to take special measures. the british medical association saying health care workers should be prioritised and here at the labour conference, the country's against union, unison say the key workers across—the—board should be across—the—boa rd should be prioritised across—the—board should be prioritised for fuel supplies. the general secretary joining prioritised for fuel supplies. the general secretaryjoining me now. let's see how this would work. what would you like to see happen? the government designate some petrol stations for the sole use of key workers? ~ ., ., , , workers? what we are seeing is the government — workers? what we are seeing is the government has _ workers? what we are seeing is the government has to _ workers? what we are seeing is the government has to basically - workers? what we are seeing is the government has to basically get - workers? what we are