you said lancashire olice constituents. you said lancashire police were _ constituents.were in contact with - constituents. you said lancashire police were in contact with you, i constituents. you said lancashirel police were in contact with you, as a matter of precaution, are you able to share any of the steps you were advised to take keep yourself and your colleagues safe, have you been told if you can go ahead with constituency surgeries or they are advising you cancel or postpone them. :, ., . :, them. no, the advice was to make sure where — them. no, the advice was to make sure where we _ them. no, the advice was to make sure where we positioned - them. no, the advice was to make i sure where we positioned ourselves, makes sure we were aware of exits if need be. of course, the tragic case ofjo cox made everyone aware of the situation they're putting themselves in and doing everything possible to keep themselves safe and i'm sure david done the exact same. when someone has this intent, it is very difficult, but as i said, it is important that we are accessible to con

, it's going _ is going to be in lancashire, it's going to — is going to be in lancashire, it's goingt many— we level up. it's providing a great manviohs — we level up. it's providing a great manyjobs in that part of the world. unfortunately, we still haven't gotten a sound communications with joanna. we haven't. anne, if you carry on with the front page of the sunday telegraph. thank you very much. it's the red list being slashed. .,, much. it's the red list being slashed. .., . slashed. those countries, if we went to visit them, _ slashed. those countries, if we went to visit them, we _ slashed. those countries, if we went to visit them, we have _ slashed. those countries, if we went to visit them, we have to _ slashed. those countries, if we went to visit them, we have to go - slashed. those countries, if we went to visit them, we have to go to - to visit them, we have to go to isolation — to visit them, we have to go to isolation when we came back. south africa _ isolation when we came back. south africa apparently has been lobbying for us _ africa apparently has been lobbying for

— what concerns are like in lancashire? , ., ., ., lancashire? — want to be able to get to work quickly, they want recognition. some of the _ quickly, they want recognition. some of the conversations you have around the fringe _ of the conversations you have around the fringe is— of the conversations you have around the fringe is people going, you know the fringe is people going, you know the problem with some of the green industrial— the problem with some of the green industrial revolution we have to happen, — industrial revolution we have to happen, we don't have the skills base _ happen, we don't have the skills base to — happen, we don't have the skills base to do — happen, we don't have the skills base to do it. well, if you have been _ base to do it. well, if you have been past _ base to do it. well, if you have been past birmingham in the last 40 years. _ been past birmingham in the last 40 years. as _ been past birmingham in the last 40 years. as a _ been past birmingham in the last 40 years, as a man from the north yoursetf, — years, as

our special correspondent, ed thomas, has returned to burnley, where the lancashire and south cumbriamick fleming, who supports some of the area�*s most vulnerable people. ed�*s report includes some distressing detail. i really want to talk to you! inside a closed down gym in burnley, now reborn as a church, the desperate seek refuge. has anybody rung an ambulance? every other person around me is struggling with one form of mental health or another. i've been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and anxiety. i he�*s come out of a psychiatric unit. to the street? to the street. anxiety... ..paranoia... ..unable to cope in everyday life. i�*m feeling lost. i want to be human again. it's notjust here in burnley. it's all over the country. and the people who've suffered most are the ones who at the bottom - of the pile always. i don�*t think i can do it. it�*s too hard. come on, come with me. every week, hundreds climb these steps. tonight, the church stays open forjohn. he's poorly, he's got mental health issues. if i lock this door... sit down here. ..he dies. tell me what's h

finance expert. and lancashire county council and a personalfinance expert.xpert. good morning to you both. first, explain to me why you are carrying a giant match? pa, to me why you are carrying a giant match? �* ., ., ., match? a few weeks ago, i had the honour of lighting _ match? a few weeks ago, i had the honour of lighting the _ match? a few weeks ago, i had the honour of lighting the boilers - match? a few weeks ago, i had the honour of lighting the boilers at - honour of lighting the boilers at queen street mill, where we are today, for the first time in three years, so it is the start of our rejuvenation of the cultural offer at the mill, which has needed a lot of repair over the years. find at the mill, which has needed a lot of repair over the years.— of repair over the years. and this mill is fascinating _ of repair over the years. and this mill is fascinating because - of repair over the years. and this mill is fascinating because it - mill is fascinating because it speaks of a time when burnley was leading the way the world, wasn't it, selling co

our special correspondent ed thomas has returned to burnley — where the lancashire and south cumbria's most vulnerable. you may find some of ed's report distessing. i really want to talk to you! inside a closed down gym in burnley, now reborn as a church, the desperate seek refuge. has anybody rung an ambulance? every other person around me is struggling with one form of mental health or another. i've been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and anxiety. i he's come out of a psychiatric unit. to the street? to the street. anxiety... ..paranoia... ..unable to cope in everyday life. i'm feeling lost. i want to be human again. it's notjust here in burnley. it's all over the country. and the people who've suffered most are the ones who at the bottom - of the pile always. i don't think i can do it. it's too hard. come on, come with me. every week, hundreds climb these steps. tonight, the church stays open forjohn. he's poorly, he's got mental health issues. if i lock this door... sit down here. ..he dies. tell me what's happened. john's paranoid. he needs urgent care. take a de

resuming on 171 six, 269 runs behind, lancashire's only realistic hope of saving the game was for itt they had no such luck... they were all out for 241. which meant wawrickshire lifted their second trophy in 8 days, to emphatically back up their county championship triumph. so a convincing wind for warwikshire but with the season now at a close finally where does that leave the county championship. earlier i spoke to our cricket reporter kevin howells... pre— pandemic we were starting earlier and earlier in the season and finishing later later but it wasn't including october. and there's a real resistance to this carrying on that last year we went into october for the t20 finals in birmingham. so we had the final creeping into the first day of october. something which is not happened in cricket since 1860 for. and it's something that england — welsh body of very resistant to the idea of this becoming the norm. it is very much in their eyes something which is in relation and response to covid. however, the overall picture of particularly red ball cricket and county cricket being push

an astrophysicist at the university of central lancashire in england, i asked if it is worth doing. >inevitable. whether it is -- people have filmed in space but not professionally, so it will be interesting. ross: what do you imagine will be the challenges? >> there will be plenty of challenges. this is a weightless environment . it is the first time the actor d director will have to deal with those conditions. it is also very cramped on the international space station and not a lot of room to move around. they will have no one to do lighting or make up so it will be very different. ross: one cosmonaut saying this is no place for clowns or tourists. you should not get in the way of the work. >> that is a valid criticism. it is a danger to the environment in space a lot of things can go wrong. that's why they have to be truthful and cope if there is an emergency so they knowt to do. i think in terms of whether it is a good idea or not for the international space station, i think it is kind of inevitable that this stuff is happening. nasa funded the iss. if you are not sending tom crui

waterfront heading our way for the because he 5am it's raining from southwestern england across wales, lancashired here in the north this is the next one forecast for saturday. a very wet morning for some of us. at this waterfront will be moving swiftly through. so that does mean that from late mood that morning onwards in fact many of us into the sunshine it will drag its heels from the extreme northeast of england and eastern scotland, maybe wet well into the afternoon. but this is what the afternoon looks like across the bulk of the uk between 11 and 15 and plenty of sunny spells on the way. a rather quick moving weather front. again saturday night into sunday it's clear for a time before yet another one moves in. and another thing that we also can't forget is that saturday night into sunday at the clocks changed. here's a look at sunday's weather forecast, it is halloween, some of you folks might be out trick—or—treating. it is looking pretty wet with the low pressure moving early in the morning. so the early part of the day is looking wet and really will solve the ground. gale force winds ex

in one case, a patient reportedly spent 47 hours in line at the royal preston hospital in lancashire. while in suffolk, a teenager with serious mental health problems waited for almost 48 hours in the emergency room, according to local media, the any chest foundation trust for the area said the weight was due to a lack of specialist facilities. luc winchester, who has a relative, affected by the crisis, told us what happened in their case. he woke up at 11 o'clock and his legs just wouldn't work and he fell out bed. we didn't find him until 3 o'clock where my dad's going to get cooler. where he shouldn't heard from him when we called for the ambulance initially they said not to leave him. oh, in case the best spinal injury off or wait a couple of hours my, my dad sort of still trying to hurry them up a little bit. tried to finding no, no, no, and again to ask when you sent us an estimate arrival that direct him to 111 he within 992. and i'm writing that eventually we speak to a chap, he suggested how to move them back into a see and how to get him up. and we did that is improving, but

i was in a queue at the role preston hospital that was a lancashire, well doubt. in suffolk, a teenager with serious mental health problems is reported to have waited for almost 48 hours in a, in a, according to local media, the and i just foundation trust that runs it said the wait was because of a lack of specialist facilities. lou winchester new had a relative, affected by the crisis, told us what happened in their case. he will 11 o'clock and his legs just wouldn't work and he fell out of bed. we didn't find him until 3 o'clock where my dad's going to get cooler, where he shouldn't hood for him. when we call for the ambulance initially they said not to leave him. oh, in case the best spinal injury off or wait a couple of hours my, my dad sort of still trying to hurry them up a little bit. try finding no, no, no. and again to ask when i sent you an estimate arrival that direct him. so 111 within 9 know 9 to and from there eventually we spoke to a chappy, suggested how to move him back into his seat and had to get him up. and we did that is improving, but he pro

friend cough sweet empire and left the money to a charity dedicated to revitalising fleetwood, a lancashirebout doreen lofthouse. she was the mother of fleetwood, an incredible woman. she has donated so much to the town during her life. improving things for fleetwood and its visitors. it has been incredible and i don't know what fleetwood would have done without her, to be honest. she has invested in the promenade and in the pavilion, she has given an eros statue on the roundabout, pointing people towards the town. her business has employed a lot of fleetwood people throughout their lives and i just hope this continues. this money will mean her legacy, people will never forget doreen lofthouse. she was our mother. she looked after the town and she never forgot her roots. she came from shop girl to global enterprise leader. she just put fleetwood on the map and this money, hopefully, will mean her legacy will continue. a species of giant owl that had become something of a holy grail for birdwatchers, has been spotted in the wild for the first time in a 150 years. there hadn't been any sighti

in one case, a patient reportedly spent 47 hours in a queue at the royal preston hospital in lancashire. while in suffolk, a teenager with serious mental health problems waited for almost 48 hours in a any. according to local media, the an h has foundation trust there for the area said the wait was because of a lack of specialist facilities. we'll look winchester who had a relative affected by the crisis, told us 1st hand what happened in their case. they will get 11 o'clock and his legs just wouldn't work and he fell out of bed. we didn't find him until 3 o'clock where my dad's going to get cooler, where he had for him. when we call for the ambulance, initially they said not to leave him. oh, in case the best spinal injury off or wait a couple of hours my, my dad sort of still trying to hurry them up a little bit. try finding no, no, no. and again to off when she was an estimate arrival, the direct him so 111 within took him back to 9992 for that. eventually we spoke to chappie suggested how to move him back into his seat and had to get him up and we did that is improving but he probab

instance, a patient reportedly spent 47 hours in a queue that was at the role preston hospital in lancashire. well done in suffolk, teenager with serious mental health problems was reported to be waiting for almost 48 hours in a, in a, according to local media. there the an h has foundation trust that runs it said the wait was because of a lack of specialist facilities. well, we spoke to luke winchester, his, he had a relative affected by the crisis. you spoke to his face to face about what they'd been through. he woke up at 11 o'clock and his legs just wouldn't work and he fell out bed. we didn't find him until 3 o'clock where my dad's going to get cooler, where he shouldn't heard from him. when we called for the ambulance initially they said not to leave him. oh, in case the best spinal injury off white. you saw a couple of hours my, my dad saw of still trying to hurry them up a little bit, tried to finding no 99 again to ask when you sent you an estimate arrival that direct him. so 111 who would then direct him back to 9992 is that eventually we spoke to a chappy, suggested how to move hi

north of england by the middle part of the week, so for areas like the lake district and parts of lancashirecould see heavy rain and significant totals developing. that front is the dividing line between that very warm moist air pushing up from the south. by the middle of the week, that is when we are likely to see the highest temperatures. a bit of a contrast. sunshine and warmth in the south. a weather front sitting across northern england and parts of north wales but may be a little brighter in the far north of scotland. this mile theme will continue for another day at least but it looks likely we will continue to see some heavy rain at times further north and west and just a little bit fresher but turning more showery and unsettled towards the end of the week. a reminder of our top story... the world food programme says afghanistan is on a countdown to catastrophe, with millions facing starvation and evidence that some families are even selling their children to make ends meet. that's all from the bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams w

lancashire batterjosh bohannon, surrey wicketkeeperjamie smith and the warwickshire pair of seamer liams are new to the lions set—up. and tour de france champion tadej pogacer will have to deal with two major time trials if he's to win his third consecutive yellow jersey after last year's race was confirmed. —— next year's route was confirmed. it begins with a time trial in copenhagen; the first of three stages in denmark. it'll pass through northern france and the cobbles of the arenberg forest, before the first summit finish in the jura mountains. next the tour climbs the alps, and then the pyrenees... and a 40km time trial on the penultimate stage will decide the yellowjersey, before the traditional finish in paris. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. i will be back in a little bit later on this afternoon. back to you, jane. thank you very much. well, as the problems with the global supply chain intensify, getting goods into britain is not as simple as it used to be — thanks in part to blocked ports an

burnley in east lancashire. a town of nearly 90,000, and it's where i was born and grew up.than a century. but at the last election the town put its faith in tory promises to level up, to create jobs, opportunity and growth. this week we'll find out how the chancellor plans to do that. so i've come home to find out what people here are hoping for. levelling up here means something very different. this firm makes audio equipment for the music and movie industry. it's made in burnley but made famous in hollywood. its boss says the chancellor just needs to make it easier for businesses to operate, without imposing big ideas from westminster. as much as anything what we want to do is get any help we can to carry on doing what we are doing, rather than have somebody parachute a great political idea on our heads. i think its support for what we're doing and enabling us to do it better and faster. but there are other pressures, too. soaring energy bills and rising prices mean the cost of living is going up for everyone. incomes are being squeezed. can the chancellor deliver anythin

warwickshire north the new champions of the bob willis through fee, they beat lancashire in some style fall. that completes a domestic double for warwickshire who also won the county championship. the british boxerjoe joyce says he trusts he will be awarded an olympic gold medal after an independent mitigation found officials were elated the outcomes officials were elated the outcomes of matches at rio 2016. joyce lost the superheavyweight final to france's tony yoka, and that was one of 11 suspicious bouts. the head of the investigation said a system volume in the position of fights was in place. the sports world governing body, the aiba, said it needed the report with concern. joyce had four has released a statement saying he is sad to see corruption in the sport he loves and he will be considering findings with his legal team. he added colour. more on that story and the rest of the stories that we featured on the bbc sport website. thank you, jane. with an interview, you are watching bbc news. i'mjane hill, i will take you over the next half hour of our news coverage. still very muc

to two people have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter, after an explosion at a house in lancashire heysham. police said the cause of the explosion was a gas pipe which had been cut. a 44—year—old man and 51—year—old woman, have been released on bail, pending further inquiries. managers running care services in england, say staff shortages are so acute, they�*re having to make tough decisions about which patients they can help. the national care forum, which represents many working in the sector, says pressures on the care system are becoming intolerable. here�*s our social affairs editor, alison holt. these are the empty beds that show the reality of the staffing crisis facing both care homes and home care providers. this plymouth residential home is getting multiple calls each day from hospitals and families asking if they will take new residents. but they don�*t have enough care workers to look after any more people. we have six care homes in north and south devon. we�*ve got 21% of our beds that are empty and that is purely because we cannot staff them. our staff are working tir

after a busy week, the chancellor most definitely in bury market, was getting his lancashire market townsds like burnley market, world famous burnley market. and still regretful about having to hike taxes. i'm not happy about that, and i'm not comfortable about it, but it is the result of the country and the economy suffering an economic shock the likes of which we haven't seen in 300 years, and our response to that. but taxes can't go up so much without concrete consequences. for example, on the number of people paying the higher rate of tax. it is going to be one in nine of the population, or 5.9 million taxpayers by 2025. that's doubled since 2010 and it will be an extra 1.3 million in this parliament. the opposition say that the government's help is needed for longer. for people on the lowest incomes in our country, and on modest incomes, are seeing their incomes cut, at a time when gas and electricity bills are going up. everything's expensive. back in doncaster at a food bank, katie is one of those out of work not helped by the budget universal credit changes, and who last month los

we went to the town of burnley in lancashire to ask residents what they wanted to see in the budget.nsurance. because wages aren't getting any better, we're all struggling, aren't we? everything's going up, not just gas and electric, i think also taxi fares have gone up a lot, products in the shop for the people and how is this going to affect the old people who have the less money to spend? it's my belief that the - chancellor needs to reinstate the £20 a week uplift of universal credit. . the cost of living is now astronomically high, - we need that £20 a week uplift to keep up with— the cost of living. it's been like being repeatedly punched in the face over 18 months, is what it's been like. because you get somewhere and then you are going down again. people are struggling, not everybody, but a lot of people are. we know the cost of living is going to go through the roof. how he could help, is at least keep things as they are for now and maintain the level of income support stuff for people. at least for a year until we get over this crisis a bit more and give business and people

this is fromjim in lancashire, my dualfuel moment.al is running out and i paid £1500 for the year. the best deal i can get now is £2500. i mean, that is not going to be sustainable for some people, is it? going to be sustainable for some people. is it?— people, is it? no, it's not, is it? and this is— people, is it? no, it's not, is it? and this is the _ people, is it? no, it's not, is it? and this is the thing, _ people, is it? no, it's not, is it? and this is the thing, you - people, is it? no, it's not, is it? and this is the thing, you look. and this is the thing, you look about these government announcements about these government announcements about these government announcements about the poorest households will receive help but what about the people in the middle? the people who don't qualify to be the poorest households? you're absolutely right, this is going to be felt everywhere. it is families, it is people on their own, people all through the food chain. it is businesses as well because we are hearing from the manufacture

cough sweet empire and left the millions to a charity that�*s focused on revitalising fleetwood, a lancashireike. what did she mean to her fellow residents? she was like. what did she mean to her fellow residents?— was like. what did she mean to her fellow residents? she was the mother of fleetwood. — fellow residents? she was the mother of fleetwood, an _ fellow residents? she was the mother of fleetwood, an incredible _ fellow residents? she was the mother of fleetwood, an incredible woman. i of fleetwood, an incredible woman. she has donated so much to the town during her life. improving things for fleetwood and its visitors. it has been incredible and i don�*t know what fleetwood would have done without her, to be honest. iloathed what fleetwood would have done without her, to be honest. what does her lea without her, to be honest. what does her legacy mean _ without her, to be honest. what does her legacy mean to _ without her, to be honest. what does her legacy mean to the _ without her, to be honest. what does her legacy mean to the town? - without her, to be honest. what does her lega

lancashire. .. back to the 1930s, ru . b lancashire. ..s. the sport had to start again. its most fertile soil was found in the working class communities of southern france. the elevation of the dragons to super league in 2006 finally gave them a sustainable elite clubs are followed. three years ago they won the challenge cup. now they are going for the big prize in the same week a second french club, to lose, played for promotion to super league. played for promotion to super lea . ue. played for promotion to super leaaue. ., ., , ,, league. -- tolouse. i think the french fans _ league. -- tolouse. i think the french fans are _ league. -- tolouse. i think the french fans are amazed - league. -- tolouse. i think the french fans are amazed at - league. -- tolouse. i think the| french fans are amazed at what league. -- tolouse. i think the - french fans are amazed at what has happened. who could have predicted this? massive screens in perpignan city centre, they will be heaps of french people watching that. but has never happened before. it i

their lancashire team mate and all rounder livingstone though has been overlooked. going to be demonised for having more questions and taking my time and making decisions about my life, then that�*s does what it is. you know, that�*s does what it is. you know, that was like something i�*ve got to sit know the consequences of the decisions we make with my life. sit know the consequences of the decisions we make with my life. that message on social media then. later tonight — cameron norrie can become the new men�*s british number one if he beats diego schwartzman in the quarter finals at indian wells. that match will be getting under way a little later. that�*s all the sport for now. that wasjohn that was john watson. more than a third of people working in uk farming could be suffering from depression, according to a well—being survey released this afternoon by the royal agricultural benevolent institution — or r.a.b.i. more than 15,000 people involved in farming were questioned, so it�*s thought to be the biggest survey of its kind. the main causes of stress were fo

they easily beat lancashire at lord's.ith a day and a half to spare. that completes a domestic double for warwickshire, who also won the county championship. british boxerjoejoyce says he trusts he will be awarded an olympic gold medal, after an independent investigation found officials manipulated the outcome of matches at rio 2016. joyce lost his super heavyweight final to france's tony yoka and that was one of 11 "suspicious" bouts. the head of the investigation, professor richard mclaren, said a system for the manipulation of fights was in place. the sport's world giverning body the aiba said it noted the report with "concern". joyce has released a statement, saying he was sad to see corruption in the sport he loves and he'll be considering the finding with his legal team. he added... that's all the sport for now. more now on our top story. the metropolitan police has explained how it intends to better protect women and girls, after the murder of sarah everard. anyone stopped by a lone plain clothes police officer can

way south and notice the rain getting lighter into wales across the midlands and working across lancashirees across the board will be dropping. on friday there is not much rain as this weakening front pushes across the south of both england and wales, but most areas will brighten up behind that with long spells of sunshine. despite the sunshine, it will be cool and through the afternoon temperature is around eight degrees in aberdeen and ten in newcastle. further south northern ireland and england and wales and temperatures will also be slipping away. friday night it looks to be chilly across the north—east of the uk, particularly for northeastern areas of scotland and it will be cold enough for some areas of frost and that's how we start off the weekend initially with a ridge of high—pressure. and then we have got weather fronts set to move in off the atlantic. this degree of uncertainty, how quickly those fronts will move in so saturday could end up being a decent day. particularly if the rain is slow to come in, but that looks like most of the rain will be across western areas as we go

scotland, albeit briefly, into the north of england, so areas like the lake district, parts of lancashireom north to south, so it moves across the borders back into scotland by thursday. again some heavy rain throughout the day. but to the east of the pennines, down into east anglia and south—east england should stay largely fine and dry, and hopefully some brighter, drier interludes to the far north—west of scotland as well. but still mild for the final few days of october. now, as we move out of thursday into friday, still plenty of wet weather out to the west, but it does look as though that weather front starts to show its hand across south—east england, so there will be some light, patchy rain by then as it clears away. some outbreaks of rain still continuing to the north and west, and here on those exposed coasts, still some heavier bursts from time to time. little bit fresher, with the wind direction easing just a touch, 11 to 16 degrees the high. into the weekend, low pressure sitting up into the far north—west, circulating around that low, plenty of frequent showers. so it's a ca

when you have the sunshine, there has been some across lancashire in the last hour, a beautiful startnd the region of seven or nine degrees, but even a cooler spot, seven or nine degrees, but even a coolerspot, in seven or nine degrees, but even a cooler spot, in the highlands, we have seen temperatures here drop no lower than nine degrees. most places sitting in the mid teens at the moment. another pretty warm day out there across the uk. but even though there across the uk. but even though the temperatures are up, the rain is falling for some. we got some heavy rain pushing into central south—western scotland. we had a brief respite from the rain in northern ireland, more showers pushing on. they will slide their way into other parts of western scotland as we go into the afternoon. it does mean that eventually, after some early rain in the east of scotland, things are brighten through the afternoon to the south, a bright afternoon to the south and east of northern ireland. england and wales, we still have missed on hill fog around across the south. some of the low cloud will take aw

astrophysicist at central lancashire, great to see you on the programme.y managed to do and the conditions they have. tell managed to do and the conditions the have. , ., ,., .,, they have. tell us about those constrained _ they have. tell us about those constrained conditioned. - they have. tell us about those constrained conditioned. they| they have. tell us about those . constrained conditioned. they are coin: constrained conditioned. they are auoin to constrained conditioned. they are going to be _ constrained conditioned. they are going to be plenty _ constrained conditioned. they are going to be plenty of _ constrained conditioned. they are going to be plenty of challenges. | going to be plenty of challenges. it's a weightless environment. despite the training, i imagine it's different when you get up there and experience it for real. it's also very cramped on the international space station. they won't have lighting, they have to do their make—up, a lot of things will be very different. i’m make-up, a lot of things will be very different.— make-up,

they beat lancashire at lords and in some style too.tion in the sport he loved and will be considering the findings with his legal team. he added to that statement... there is more on that developing story on the bbc sport website the latter that for now. then. jane dougal with later spot. latest figures coming in through the office for national statistics of the prevalence of covid—i9 in england increased to around one in 85 people in the week ending the 24th of september so the prevalence of covid—i9 cases then remaining lower than it was two weeks ago when it was estimated at one in 80. those are the latest figures for you. now, tens of thousands of pigs may have to be cold if the government does not take urgent action to ease labour shortage which is creating backlogs and fans across the country. that is the warming today from farmers and farming unions are calling for more visas to beissued unions are calling for more visas to be issued to allow skilled workers from mainland workers to come into the united kingdom. i ruralaffairs c

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

this was built in 1894, making cotton, which it sold around the world and put east lancashire on thespends and brings in — rose to £320 billion last year. that is the highest level since the second world war. the chancellor's instinct is clear. tax rises are unpopular. some will even say un—conservative. i will tell you what is un—conservative. unfunded pledges, reckless borrowing and soaring debt. the problem is, the independent institute for fiscal studies says the uk tax burden is set to reach its highest sustained peacetime level, even before today's speech. the new health and social care levy will raise £36 billion. the treasury will also make more from corporation and income tax. but where else can the chancellor find some cash? asking students to repay their loans sooner, higher council tax, alcohol duty, or a levy on online retailers, pensions or taxes on inheritance and profits. it is notjust cuts in the chancellor's sights, there is also a pay rise on the way for millions. but can it keep up with the rising cost of living? inflation is currently at 3.1% and it is forecast t

four people have been arrested in connection with a gas explosion at a house in heysham, lancashire, killed a toddler. two—year—old george hinds died when the blast ripped through his house in may this year. his parents were also injured but survived. a man and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter, along with two other men. all four have been released on bail. it's a month since a volcano on one of spain's canary islands erupted, forcing thousands of people to leave their homes. lava is still spewing on la palma, with close to 2,000 buildings destroyed and now experts say they have no idea when eruptions will end. 0ur correspondent dan johnson sent this report. it still has the capacity to attract and enthral. but after a month it's become an overbearing backdrop to much of life here, an incredible spectacle with its own mundane chores. ryan does this once a week. "maybe it doesn't affect you directly," he says, "but a family member or someone you know." translation: i want it to end. it's not too worrying to me, but it is for my family. and in the meanwhile we jus

and that the member for west lancashire would—be attackers were stopped in their tracks. would—be attackersur commonalities. that refuses to succumb to the poison of extremism. no matter what perverted because, faith or ideology, that these attackers support, their intention is always the same, to sow division amongst us. and that is why our response must always be to show that we will never be cowered, and that our bombs to each other can never be eroded, but ? that our bonds to each other can never be eroded, that the hatred can never be eroded, that the hatred can never win. never be eroded, that the hatred can neverwin. lead never be eroded, that the hatred can never win. lead us use the memory of sir david's life and his passion is to recommit ourselves in standing for the things that he stood for, the things that extremists will never comprehend. the decency in our disagreements, for kindness in our hearts, for our great democracy, and for the hope that through it we can make our country and our world a better place. thank you, mr speaker. mark fran ois. better place. thank you, mr sp

this is fromjim in lancashire, my dualfuel bill deal is running out and i paid £1500 for the year.st deal i can get now is £2500. that is not going to be sustainable for some people, is it? going to be sustainable for some peeple. is it?— going to be sustainable for some people, is it? no, it's not and this is the thing. _ people, is it? no, it's not and this is the thing. you _ people, is it? no, it's not and this is the thing, you look— people, is it? no, it's not and this is the thing, you look at _ people, is it? no, it's not and this is the thing, you look at some - people, is it? no, it's not and this is the thing, you look at some of i is the thing, you look at some of the government announcements about the government announcements about the poorest households will receive some help but what about the people in the middle? what about the people who don't qualify to be the poorest households for whatever reason? you are absolutely right, this is going to be felt everywhere, it is families, people on their own, people all through the food chain and it is businesses as well. we

burnley in east lancashire. a town of nearly 90,000. it is where i was born and grew up.asier for businesses to operate, without imposing big ideas from westminster.— without imposing big ideas from westminster. ~ ., ., westminster. well, i mean, we are already doing _ westminster. well, i mean, we are already doing our _ westminster. well, i mean, we are already doing our own _ westminster. well, i mean, we are already doing our own levelling i westminster. well, i mean, we are already doing our own levelling up. j already doing our own levelling up. over the past ten years we have moved from a difficult time into really quite a good state. and as much as anything what we want to do is get any help we can to carry on doing what we are doing, rather than have somebody parachute a great political idea in our heads. it is support for what we are doing and enabling us to do it better and faster. ~ , . , ., enabling us to do it better and faster. ~ ,. , ., enabling us to do it better and faster. ~ ,. , , , faster. music used to pay the bills forward nathan _ faster. music use

northern ireland catching some showers and if you are driving through cumbria and lancashire, some heavynorth sea. brisk winds and clear skies, cold once again in sheltered glens. as we can further south, temperatures holding up. some brisk winds and spots and of rain and cloud in the east but that moves away because transient high pressure is building across as so there will be dry weather and sunshine. then the next area of low pressure comes our way, bringing more rain across northern ireland and western scotland. the winds are going to pick up. temperatures 11 to 17 degrees. another weather front and cross us on thursday, bringing rain across scotland and northern ireland. western fringes of wales and northern ireland seeing some drizzle, more clout on thursday but it will feel warmer, more of a south—westerly wind coming from the azores so temperatures up to possibly as high as 21 degrees. on friday, more of the same, rain across northern ireland and scotland pushing north, a fair bit of cloud around. there will be sunshine despite the amount of cloud, but similar temperatures, wide

a beautiful sunrise and the pennines in lancashire at present. for others, grey skies in place. of dry, sunny weather on sunday for most, should be a fine day even if it starts to feel that it fresh out there. as for next week. high pressure in charge as most of the country. a lot of dry weather but it will feel cooler than recent days. we will talk to ben about energy prices. it is a hot topic because lots of people are really worried and prices are going up. what can you do? we and prices are going up. what can ou do? ~ , good morning. it's friday morning, welcome to bbc news. these are your headlines. i'm victoria derbyshire. more than a0 million people across the uk are being offered a flu jab this winter in the nhs's biggest flu vaccination campaign so far. footballer marcus rashford warns of the effects of the government's decision to remove the £20 uplift to universal credit introduced during the pandmemic. you've got to decide between are you going to eat or are you going to be worn in your house, these are decisions you don't want people to go through, never mind childr

lancashire against the south of france for the first time.s, like superman-— like superman. yes, in the middle. very good- — three super lee grant finals in a row for st helens, that is why they are so used to it. last night they trashed leeds rhinos 36—8, and it was the saints when it nate was the start of the show. he scored two of the six tries, a brilliant match. they have on the treaty for the past two years. they will play the french club, catalans dragons at old trafford. the dragons in theirfirst final, the saints trying to equal leeds' record of eight victories in all, the most in grand final history. now, in rugby union, bristol's first one of the new premiership season will have been all the more sleet because it came in the derby match against bath. bath were the dominant side at ashton gate throughout this game is led by nine points in the second half, but a combination of, well, callum sheedy�*s kicking and a clever try from jake kerr enabled the home side, bristol, to snatch the much—needed win 25—20. home fans went home very h