marc ashdown, bbc news.ht on panorama at eight oclock on bbc one. the strictly come dancing contestant wynne evans says he's "heartbroken" after the fallout from "a stupid joke that went wrong" on saturday's show. viewers noticed some apparently awkward moments between the opera singer and his dance firm to revolut. revolut says it's invested heavily in its financial crime prevention team and has robust controls to meet its legal and regulatory obligations. laura says she reported what happened to revolut but has not received any money back. the premise behind the chat from revolut afterwards, that it was all my fault. revolut says it can't comment on laura's case, as it's being looked at by the ombudsman, but that each potential fraud case is fully investigated. revolut has been granted a provisional banking licence by uk regulators. bank, bringing even tighter rules and regulations — too late for customers like laura who were scammed out of thousands of pounds. marc ashdown, bbc news. and you can watch mor

marc ashdown, bbc news.change watchdog has set out what it calls an ambitious target for the uk to cut emissions over the next decade. the government is thought to be preparing a new "international pledge on emissions reductions" at the un climate conference next month. 0ur climate editorjustin rowlatt has the latest. reaching this new target will mean big changes in all our lives, the climate change committee says. it says urgent action is needed to get us to switch to electric cars, to replace our gas boilers with heat pumps and as a nation, to plant more trees and lots of them. but the goal is achievable, the committee believes. mainly what's changed is that all the core technologies have got cheaper and they keep getting cheaper, and that's what gives us more and more confidence that we'll be able to achieve this very ambitious level of emissions reductions. ecole de paris at acceptee. when virtually all the countries of the world signed up to the paris climate agreement back in 2015, they agreed to set

marc ashdown with that report. panorama — britain's s newest bank: how safe is your money? on bbc one this evening at eight o'clock, or on the iplayer. and just a reminder, we heard in that reportjust how sophisticated those scammers are becoming. someone like laura, a successful business person, still fell prey to a scammer. just be careful, particularly if you are doing everything online. yes, you should really pay attention. strictly come dancing pair wynne evans and katya jones have responded after fans raised questions over what have been described as awkward moments during saturday's programme. this year's series has faced greater scrutiny following a series of allegations about former professionals. so, let's take a look at what happened over the weekend. the first incident that's drawn focus is this moment where wynne evans appears to go to high five his dance partner, who does not engage. minutes later, while waiting for the results of another couple's performance, katya jones appears to be moving evans�*

marc ashdown reports. hugo runs two restaurants in york.al impact if national insurance contributions do go up. a bit worried. it is definitely a tax on employing people, and we employ 50 people, and it means that our costs will go up and our margins are absolutely minuscule at the moment. national insurance helps fund the state pension and some benefits. employers pay it at a rate of 13.8% on a worker's earnings above £175 a week. it's thought the rate could rise to over 15%. workers themselves add in 8%, but that rate is not expected to change. which labour believes keeps a manifesto promise not to raise taxes for working people. business leaders say it still amounts to a tax on jobs, which could affect decisions on hiring, pay rises, and expansion plans. in the united kingdom, we have 99% of our businesses are small and medium, and if we don't encourage the environment for those businesses to grow, then the economy doesn't grow. the bbc understands the chancellor is now not likely to bring in a levy on employer pensions contributions as

marc ashdown, bbc news.paign is rolling on with full force as milions of americans have already cast their vote in the early voting process. donald trump in michigan — that's one of the seven key swing states either candidate could win — and called for americans to "dream big". it comes after his podcast withjoe rogan dropped — where he said his biggest mistake as us president was appointing "bad" and "disloyal" officials. i will and inflation, i will stop the invasion i will end inflation, i will stop the invasion of criminals into our country, and i will bring back the american dream — we're going to bring it back. and this is all you really need to know. they broke it, and i will fix it, we're going to fix it, we're going to fix it fast. and in the last half hour, former first lady michelle obama has joined kamala harris�*s campaign trail in michigan. let's take a listen to what she had to say. right now, as you know, this race is close. it's too close for my liking. and i came out here to michigan becaus

marc ashdown reports. is targeting laura bailey, a businesswoman who had a revolut account. he asked me to go onto the website and do some checks. so it is definitely fraud. what this means is somebody might have your personal - pins and passwords. he claims her account is under attack and convinces her to download software so he can help stop it. he relentlessly kept saying he was trying to help me, that i shouldn�*t be worried. in fact, he was trying to steal her money. within seconds, my computer was flashing, my screen was flashing, and i was like, "what are you doing?" the scammer stole £24,000 in a matter of minutes. i never thought it would affect me how it did. high street banks have systems that monitor routine customer behaviours, which should, according to specialists, interrupt suspicious payments. if somebody is suddenly processing a vast amount of transactions and processing a tonne of payments to either a new account, or account that they previously maybe had a few touch points with, it is s

that was our business correspondent marc ashdown reporting. on this story on bbc panorama tonight at eight o'clock on bbc one, and on iplayer. still to come on today's programme... they were extinct in europe for 6000 years but a new herd of bison, in kent, is showing early signs of thriving. now it's time to join our colleagues with the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday. ben stokes is back to captain england as they bid to take an unassailable 2—nil test series lead against pakistan craig bellamy�*s brave new era continues tonight as wales take on montenegro in the nations league and... can great britain claw their way back in the america's cup? new zealand stretched their lead to 3—nil before racing was abandoned on sunday hello and welcome to the programme. england captain ben stokes is fit to play in the second test against pakistan which gets underway tomorrow morning in multan. stokes injured his hamstring in august and has missed four tests, including england 5 record—breaking win in the first match last week. pakistan

our business correspondent marc ashdown reports. a stronger than expected posts a drop in airfares and a stronger than expected posts a drop in air fares and falling prices at the pumps are the big drivers in this surprisingly large drop in inflation. it continues an improving picture over recent months. just look at how inflation shot up a few years ago, largely driven by rocketing energy prices. it peaked at 11.1% in october 2022. last month, price rises were running at just 1.7%, month, price rises were running at just1.7%, lowerthan month, price rises were running at just 1.7%, lower than in august and lower than economists had forecast. services inflation is one area the bank of england keeps a close eye on, things like hotels, restaurant and bars. that is now running at just 4.9%, low enough potentially to tip the balance and convince the bank to cut interest rates again at its next meeting in a few weeks. the cost of living is still far higher than a few years ago. food prices have gone up 30% since just after pandemic. at st

marc ashdown, bbc news. ben's here to tell us more. what can you tell us, what does it mean?ns that some of the cost of living pressure people have experienced in the past couple of years are starting to ease but people will still feel the pinch because prices have not gone into reverse, they are not falling, they are rising more slowly. this figure of 1.7% for inflation last month is a slowing down of price rises with prices rising but the inflation rate of 1.7% means they are not rising as quickly as they had the month before. it is an average and some things will have fallen more sharply, notably transport costs. other things will have gone up more sharply. another thatjumps out is restaurants and hotel costs. it is significant because it is lower than many had expected. it is also lower than the bank of england target. we mention that, 2%. that is where the bank of england likes inflation to sit. the fact it has fallen below that means people will be looking at whether the bank of england will cut interest rates once again. they are currently 5%. the bank of england put t

our business correspondent, marc ashdown, reports. lets go through the payment details.details. . ,~' ., ., lets go through the payment details. . ., ., ., ., details. he asked me to go onto the website _ details. he asked me to go onto the website and _ details. he asked me to go onto the website and do _ details. he asked me to go onto the website and do some - details. he asked me to go onto | the website and do some checks. the fraudster tells laura her account is under attack and he is there to help but in reality he is trying to get access to her money. he asked me to go onto the website and do some checks. the fraudster tells laura her account is under attack and he's there to help. in reality, he's trying to get access to her money. he relentlessly kept saying he was trying to help me, that i shouldn't be worried. yes, it is definitely fraud. what this means is somebody might have your personal pins and passwords. the scammer convinced laura to download software he said would securely connect her computer to revolut, but in fact, it gave him remote access to her

marc ashdown with that report.you can watch panorama — britain's newest bank: how safe is your money? — on bbc one this evening at eight o'clock, or on the iplayer. just another reminder, we keep hearing them, to be extra careful, have the radar are up if anybody get in touch asking for any of your bank details. very wise words indeed from the as ever. revolut has become increasingly popular, especially forforeign popular, especially for foreign trips. johnjoins us on trips. john joins us on the sofa. starting with football. yeah, a great goal we will show you in a moment. the big question is does lee carsley moment. the big question is does lee ca rsley really want the moment. the big question is does lee carsley really want the england job on a permanent basis? he has been saying things like it needs a world—class manager who has won trophies. people have been asking if he is running himself out and he says not. the lack of clarity around whether he wants the job, and whether he wants the job, and whether the fa

marc ashdown reports. hi. good afternoon. am i speaking to laura bailey? speaking.astic. my name is chris, calling from the revolut fraud prevention team. how are you doing today? the fraudsters pretending to be from revolut. his target was laura bailey. she sells running gearfrom a shop in lincolnshire and has an account with revolut. her phone line automatically recorded the conversation. she's listening back for the first time. let's go through the payment details with yourself now, the ones that are obviously flagged up. he asked me to go onto the website and do some checks. the fraudster tells laura her account is under attack and he's there to help. in reality, he's trying to get access to her money. he relentlessly kept saying he was trying to help me, that i shouldn't be worried. yes, it is definitely fraud. what this means is somebody might have your personal pins and passwords. the scammer convinced laura to download software he said would securely connect her computer to revolut, but in fact, it gave him remote access to her laptop. within seconds, my com

our business correspondent marc ashdown reports. 96. it's sue's turn to top up on her shopping.ntry at st andrew's community network. once a week, this church becomes a food hub where people pay £3.50 to bag around £25 worth of essentials. the fridge and the freezer is full today. even for people like sue, who isn't on benefits, it can prove a big help. when you're on a pension, things are a bit tight, so it does help coming along here. they have a fair bit of choice, especially with... i try to make everything from scratch. um, pot noodles. there are eight of these pop—up pantries across the city. volunteers are keen to stress they're not free food banks, but can help people in various challenging circumstances. like carol, who's also a member because her husband is diabetic and needs lots of fresh fruit and veg. we're spending £120 a week for three adults. we can't have the cheap stuff that's full of sugar from the supermarket. and without the pantry, that's all i'd be able to afford. inflation easing just means prices aren't rising as fast as they have been. and since 2021, f

marc ashdown reports. hi, good afternoon, canj i speak to laura bailey? yes, speaking.ling from the revolut fraud prevention team. i how are you doing today? the fraudster�*s pretending to be from revolut. his target was laura bailey. she sells running gear from a shop in lincolnshire and has an account with revolut. her phone line automatically recorded the conversation. she's listening back for the first time. i i'lljust go through the paymentl details of yourself now, the ones that were obviously flagged up. he asked me to go onto the website and do some checks. the fraudster tells laura her account is under attack and he's there to help. in reality, he's trying to get access to her

questions in this special budget edition of your questions answered is our business correspondent marc ashdownolitical correspondent helen catt in westminster. mark, let's start with you. it is the day after and a bit of market reaction. talk us through government borrowing costs. this reaction. talk us through government borrowing costs.— borrowing costs. this is the interest the _ borrowing costs. this is the interest the government i borrowing costs. this is the l interest the government pays borrowing costs. this is the - interest the government pays in the money it borrows. it issues bonds and then pays a yield on those until they mature, so whether they are two, five or ten years, and they go up two, five or ten years, and they go up or down to many on how the market abuse that. certainly no liz truss budget reaction. they have closed 4.5% yield which is high. it is the market saying all this borrowing, yes it is to invest but it is also inflationary so they are expecting perhaps interest rates to stay higher for longer. perhaps interest rates to stay higherfor longer. we perhaps interes

our business correspondent marc ashdown has been finding out how those changes have gone down.have been left counting the cost of rises in the minimum wage and employer national insurance contributions. taste minimum wage and employer national insurance contributions.— insurance contributions. we will have incurred _ insurance contributions. we will have incurred another _ insurance contributions. we will have incurred another half - insurance contributions. we will have incurred another half £1 i have incurred another half £1 million in expenses. we were looking at employing up to 300 extra members of staff. we are going to have to revise that maybe introduce technology, maybe do things differently. technology, maybe do things differently-— technology, maybe do things differently. record rise in the employment _ differently. record rise in the employment allowance - differently. record rise in the employment allowance to - differently. record rise in the l employment allowance to more differently. record rise in the - employment allowance to more than £10,000 will shield the v