mr paterson defending himself tonight? mr paterson defending himself toniaht?ending himself toniaht? . �*, ., , �* tonight? that's right. it doesn't seem like the _ tonight? that's right. it doesn't seem like the watchdog - tonight? that's right. it doesn't seem like the watchdog will. tonight? that's right. it doesn't. seem like the watchdog will back down. they said the mp used his position as an mp to lobby government officials and ministers on behalf of two companies who he was a paid consultant for. now, the report that was out today also said that he use used his parliament office 25 times for business meetings and wrote on house of commons stationery. in response, 0wen paterson has denied any wrong doing and also questioned the investigation process. i received the report _ investigation process. i received the report at _ investigation process. i received the report at 8— investigation process. i received the report at 8 o'clock _ investigation process. i received the report at 8 o'clock this - investigation process. i received the report at 8 o'clock t

worth stressing that 0wen paterson has very strongly denied any wrongdoing in this case.as the fact that milk and ham were contaminated with carcinogenic prohibited substances. he also added that he is not guilty and that a fair process would exonerate him. he also stated in his statement in response to this report that he lost his beloved wife of a0 years and claims that this process was a major contributing factor. he has spoken openly earlier this year about his wife, who took her own life last year. you strongly condemn the report and all of its finding, but to reiterate, the report has found he repeatedly used his position as an mp to try to promote these two companies and found he broke the code of conduct on numerous occasions too. london's metropolitan police is to apologise to the family of two murdered sisters, for failings in the way it responded when they were reported missing. an investigation by the independent office for police conduct found that mistakes were made in the case of bibaa henry and nicole smallman, who were stabbed to death in a park in north

thanks to megan paterson for- over the next few days. thanks to megan paterson for that. .expanding economy, india is one of the world's biggest polluters. the country is also seeing at first hand the effects of climate change on weather patterns. recent flash floods in the region have claimed the lives of more than 150 people. from kerala, here's our south asia correspondent, rajini vaidyanathan. her report contains some distressing images. kerala, india's coastal paradise, is testament to the beauty of nature. but it's also been a reminder of the devastation it can leave in its path. the state's had more than double the usual rainfall it gets in october. thousands have been left homeless after floods and landslides. dozens have died — many of them children. a smart and friendly three—year—old was buried under the mud. his mother, sophia, is in hospital, covered in bruises. she was trapped by the landslide and said the mud came right up to her head. "my son woke up in the morning "and went to brush his teeth," she told me. "he didn't even have his breakfast. "then we heard

it is worth noting owen paterson has strongly denied any kind of wrong doing.he also claims he was pronounced guilty by the commissioner without a proper investigation and says he is not guilty and that a fair process would exonerate him. he also said he lost his beloved wife of 40 years and that this process was a contributing factor. owen paterson spoke quite openly earlier this year but losing his wife, rose, who took her own life last year. he has strongly denied any kind of wrongdoing but this report has strongly said he has broken the mp�*s code of conduct in his role as a paid consultant to these two companies were also serving as an mp. ., ~ , ., it�*s estimated that tens of thousands of women in the uk are unaware they have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. research shows boys with the condition are up to four times more likely to be diagnosed in childhood, as they tend to exhibit more disruptive behaviours. but girls aren�*t, and that affects them as they grow up. our health correspondent, anna collinson, reports. adhd is having a head that�*s

megan paterson, bbc news.ing everything it can to ease supply chain blockages. but businesses in industries from toys to construction to meat have warned that blockages at ports, caused by a shortage of lorry drivers, are still causing big delays. there are concerns about the impact on food prices, and the government has confirmed only 20 emergency visas for foreign drivers have been processed. our economics correspondent andy verity reports. both the port of felixstowe and the government sought to reassure the country gave a logjam has been preventing ships off—loading their goods and it was improving. they wouldn't come as some retailers have warned, be a shortage of goods before christmas. i’m warned, be a shortage of goods before christmas.— before christmas. i'm confident there will be _ before christmas. i'm confident there will be a _ before christmas. i'm confident there will be a good _ before christmas. i'm confident there will be a good amount - before christmas. i'm confident there will be a good a

the former cabinet minister owen paterson faces suspension from parliament after he's found to have breached commons rules on lobbying. the metropolitan police apologises to the family of two murdered sisters for the way it responded when they were reported missing. sir david attenborough tells the bbc that world leaders must sieze the moment at next week's climate change summit in glasgow. well, if we don't act now, it will be too late. the queen performs her first official engagements since going into hospital last week with virtual audiences from windsor castle. cheering. and walter smith, one of scottish football's greatest managers, has died at the age of 73. and coming up on the bbc news channel, south africa's quinton de kock has made himself unavailable for personal reasons ahead of his country's t20 match against the west indies. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. millions of public sector workers will see their wages rise next year after the government decided to end the current pay freeze in england. it was introduced a year ago because of the pandemic, but in his

nitin has been speaking to our entertainment correspondent colin paterson.ehearsing his new work highlighting the contribution immigrants have made to the uk. it is the opening concert of a festival he has created, which focuses on this topic. the idea was to counteract any negative ideas of immigrants and who they are. i really think people who came to this country from the caribbean orfrom africa or india, or pakistan, a lot of them have got very strong, amazing and inspiring journeys that i wanted to reflect in the music. nitin sawhney�*s parents emigrated from india in the 1960s. he was born and grew up in kent. he is worried about what he sees as a tougher stance on immigrants and refugees today. i have seen attitudes change within the concourse of my lifetime. when i was young there was the national front, who actually were very, very anti—immigrant. there was a time during the 2012 olympics where we were really embracing multiculturalism. things have shifted again, i think. there has been a lot of anti—immigrant sentiment. do you understand why people

colin paterson, bbc news. industry and artists to reduce their climate footprint, and he explained how this was great news for the industry. absolutely, i'm excited, and my initial emotional response is, "yes, this is great, this is exactly what the industry needs." it has been leading to that. reverb has been working with artists since 2004, doing much of what coldplay is doing, but we've not seen it before to that scale, with global stadium tours. so this is exciting, it is the natural extension of the work we've been doing with jackjohnson, maroon 5, and now we have tours we are on now, like billie eilish and harry styles, we are doing a lot of these things and taking it to the next level, exactly what chris just said in that interview — where we are actually doing more good than harm by having these concerts and tours exists. so talk us through exactly how big and negative environmental impact music tours and big events can have. they absolutely can, and i think all you do is look down at your feet at the

colin paterson, bbc news.e hour. hello. a chilly start to friday across the north of the uk. we've had a cold front gradually working its way southwards through thursday. that's been bringing some outbreaks of rain. and as its name implies, behind it, we've got colder air, so likely to see a touch of frost through parts of northeast scotland and northeast england to start the day on friday. further south, still holding onto this milder air through parts of south wales and into southern england. and it's here we've still got that frontal zone through friday morning, so cloudier, maybe the odd patch of rain. most of that will have fizzled out. through the afternoon, the cloud should thin and break here. and for all of us, we should see some good spells of sunshine during friday. just more cloud pushing into northern and western scotland through the afternoon. temperatures lower here, just nine or 10 celsius the top temperature. certainly a fresher feel compared to friday. 13 to 15 celsius further south, perhaps

colin paterson, bbc news., who work directly with the music industry and artists to reduce their climate footprint. adam is also a performing musician and joins us from portland, maine. thank you so much forjoining us. firstly, what is your reaction to coldplay�*s announcements? are there plans really feasible? coldplay's announcements? are there plans really feasible?— plans really feasible? absolutely, i'm plans really feasible? absolutely, i'm excited. _ plans really feasible? absolutely, i'm excited, and _ plans really feasible? absolutely, i'm excited, and my _ plans really feasible? absolutely, i'm excited, and my initial- i'm excited, and my initial emotional response is, yes, this is great, this is exactly what the industry needs. it has been working towards that. reverb has been working with artist since 2004 like what coldplay is doing, but we've not seen it before to type that scale, with global city matures. so this is exciting for it is the natural tension of the work we've been doing with jackjoh

colin paterson, bbc news.troyed at a previous auction sold for more than $25 million today — three times more than the estimate. love is in the bin is what remains of his piece girl with balloon, which shredded itself — live — after it sold for a mere $2 million back in 2018. after closing the bidding today, the auctioneerjoked he was relieved the artwork was still standing. performance art, indeed. you havebeen watching newsday. a reminder of our top story. a national day of mourning has started for six people shot dead. thank you for watching. hello. a chilly start to friday across the north of the uk. we've had a cold front gradually working its way southwards through thursday. that's been bringing some outbreaks of rain. and as its name implies, behind it, we've got colder air, so likely to see a touch of frost through parts of northeast scotland and northeast england to start the day on friday. further south, still holding onto this milder air through parts of south wales and into southern england. and it

here's our entertainment correspondent colin paterson.nce. two years ago, their lead singer, chris martin, told me they wouldn't tour again until they could do so in a carbon—neutral way. we're taking time over the next year or two to work out how can not only our tour be sustainable, but how can it be actively beneficial? and it turns out that interview was a game—changer for the band. well, last time we spoke, i sort of made that up when we were talking. really? because i was trying to think of something cool to say. and... and then it sort of became a headline. and then we thought, "well, that is actually what we really feel." within a couple of weeks, the band employed two people dedicated to working out how to tour in a cleaner way. today, coldplay have revealed their 12—point action plan, including working with bmw to develop the first—ever mobile rechargeable concert battery. the whole show is powered from renewable energy, which is amazing. and then in terms of offsetting people being there, we're able to plant a tree for every ti

colin paterson, bbc news. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are.ilder for the far south, where we'll still have the remnants of this weak front through friday morning, bringing some cloud, a bit of patchy rain. the rain will tend to fizzle out. some sunshine through the afternoon. in fact, for most of the uk, some sunny spells to end the week, but a fresher feel, particularly across scotland and the far north of england. further south, we're looking at highs of 13 to 15 celsius, 16 for the far southwest of england. fine end to the day on friday, but cloud will tend to push in from the west across scotland, northern ireland, the western side of england and wales. clear skies further east, so here is where we'll see the lowest temperatures to start the day on saturday. few pockets of air frost for northeast scotland and northeast england. saturday, generally is a cloudier day compared to friday. most will be dry. we'll see outbreaks of rain pushing in from the west as we head through the late afternoon. temperatures starting to recover across england

megan paterson reports. the cost of switching on is mounting up. kwarteng, says the government's priority is protecting customers, and describes the price cap as a non—negotiable safety net, shielding people from worrying increases over christmas. it comes after suppliers criticised the price cap system as being not fit for purpose. energy experts say that while it does provide reassurance for customers worried about paying their household bills, the protection won't last forever. the price cap actually won't move until the beginning of april. so that period, i think, it is helpful, it gives people peace of mind, and we need to, you know, we need to lock that in. i think then it does create uncertainty going into april. all of the forecasts suggest there will be quite a significant increase to the price cap at that time. so we need to be very mindful of that, and people need to budget accordingly. for businesses, though, there is no price cap, and mr kwarteng gives no indication of how government might seek to ease pressure for those unable to scal

megan paterson, bbc news.side a trailer abandoned by the side of a road. most of the migrants were from haiti, which is currently facing an economic and political crisis. the us ambassador to mexico, ken salazar, said a solution has to be led by both countries. the french authorities are calling on the british government to honour its promise to pay them more than £50 million to help them try to stop migrants crossing the channel by boat. hundreds of people have made the journey in the past two days, leading to further tensions between france and the uk. simonjones reports. on a visit to calais, the french interior minister meets the officers on the frontline in the battle to stop migrants crossing the channel. some of their work is funded by the british taxpayer. injuly, home secretary priti patel promised an extra £54 million to double the number of patrols on the beaches in northern france and to pay for increased surveillance. but mr darmanin says that cash has yet to come. translation: the british - gover

megan paterson, bbc news.ncer uk say the rollout has gone "badly wrong". nhs england say all those affected should be offered the injection by the end of next week. there could be a breakthrough in the way we treat covid—19. interim trials suggest a new, experimental drug could cut the risk of hospitalisation, or death, by about half. if authorised by regulators, the treatment will be the first oral, antiviral medication for covid—19. mark lobel reports. this is the first covid pill. trial results suggest it can cut hospitalisations or deaths by half. the news of the efficacy of this particular antiviral is obviously very good news. the company, when they briefed us last night, had mentioned that they will be submitting their data to the fda imminently. the data are impressive. pills were given to 775 unvaccinated, elderly or medically at risk volunteers within five days of them showing coronaviruses symptoms. the data from a phase three trial showed 7.3% of patients on the drug were hospitalised, compared to

megan paterson, in cockermouth in cumbria. what is the latest?oon. within the last few minutes we have seen a council worker come here to take pictures of the structural integrity of the bridge. the reassuring thing is the water has receded considerably, you can see by the line of leaves left by the river on the ground that the river has gone down. that is the case across the county. river levels have peaked, the legs are levelling out, the environment agency says this is an improving situation although it still will continue to reign for the next few hours. people are being advised to stay vigilant. we have not had any more reports of flooding to properties, that 40 you mentioned, but hopefully, they should not be anymore today. the environment agency the rain should ease off and the river catchment area should be able to cope with that. unfortunately there has been disruption to the roads, localised flooding making it difficult to get around for some people in cumbria today and for people trying to travel through the county, on the west coast m

nitin, has been speaking to our entertainment correspondent, colin paterson. his new work highlighting the contribution immigrants have made to the uk. it is the opening concert of a festival he has created, which focuses on this topic. he has created, which focuses on this to - ic. ., he has created, which focuses on this to - ic. . ., , he has created, which focuses on this toic. . ., , ., this topic. the idea was to counteract _ this topic. the idea was to counteract any _ this topic. the idea was to counteract any negative i this topic. the idea was to . counteract any negative ideas this topic. the idea was to - counteract any negative ideas of influence and who they are. i really think people who came to this country from the caribbean or from africa or india, or pakistan, a lot of them have got very strong, amazing and inspiring journeys that i wanted to reflect in the music. nitin sawhney plus my parents emigrated from india in the 1960s. he was born and grew up in kent. he is worried about what he sees as a tougher stance on immigrants and refugees to

mega sm -- megan paterson re-aortin.over the past year, as some people continue to work from home, and commuter numbers remain relatively low. our entertainment correspondent david sillito has been looking at the numbers. its heart brea kfast—macro. .. its heart breakfast-macro. .. it's a window into — its heart breakfast-macro. .. it's a window into how _ its heart breakfast-macro. .. it's a window into how our _ its heart breakfast-macro. .. it's a window into how our daily - its heart breakfast—macro... it's a window into how our daily habits have changed. it�*s been more than a year since the radio industry has had any up—to—date figures and for many stations it�*s good news. overall listening has gone up. but not at breakfast. flan overall listening has gone up. but not at breakfast.— not at breakfast. can we 'ust say thank ou not at breakfast. can we 'ust say thank you so i not at breakfast. can we 'ust say thank you so much h not at breakfast. can we 'ust say thank you so much to h not at breakfast. can we just sa

megan paterson reports. shared this video on social media last night, reinforcing the message that the next stage of the vaccination rollout is central to the government's covid plans this winter. but as colder weather approaches, bringing expected winter pressures to the nhs, and covid hospital admissions go up week on week, calls for the return of some restrictions grow louder. there's been too little too late, as far as i'm concerned, from the government regarding keeping urgent care going. the economy won't manage if we don't have people who are well enough to work in the economy, and we also don't have the staff in hospital to do it. so i think plan b is inevitable. in the times newspaper this morning the chancellor, rishi sunak, has reiterated that case numbers are in line with what was expected and restrictions will be reviewed if necessary, saying that a range of options are available, and those are not options that involve lockdowns or very significant economic restrictions. covid boosterjabs and fl

the former conservative minister owen paterson has defended his conduct after the parliamentary standardsed from the commons for 30 days. in a report, the regulator said the mp had "repeatedly" broken lobbying rules while working as a paid consultant for two firms. but mr paterson denied wrongdoing, saying he was trying to alert the authorities to carcinogenic substances in milk and ham. after concerns about rising covid infection levels in the uk, there are signs that numbers of cases are beginning to even out and dropping slightly in england. one of the developers of the astrazeneca vaccine has told a committee of mps that the situation is improving. but 263 covid—related deaths were recorded today across the uk — the highest since february. our health editor hugh pym reports. there is a new push to vaccinate 12 to 15—year—olds in england this week, with bookings possible at vaccination hubs during half term. and there was no shortage of takers at the centre in walsall. at first i was a bit scared, but when you have the jab, there was not that much pain, so i relaxed after. we are all i

the former conservative minister, owen paterson, has defended his conduct after the parliamentary standardsn a report the regulator said he'd "repeatedly" broken lobbying rules, while working as a paid consultant for two firms. but mr paterson denied wrongdoing, saying he was trying to alert the authorities to carcinogenic substances in milk and ham. the metropolitan police has apologised to the family of two murdered sisters for failings in the way it responded when they were reported missing. bibaa henry and nicole smallman were killed in north—west london last year. an investigation has found a missing persons log was incorrectly closed and inquiries were not progressed. the sisters' mother said the met�*s apology was ten months too late. here's our home affairs correspondent, june kelly. when social worker bibaa henry, left, and her younger sister, nicole smallman, were reported missing after an outdoor birthday party, it was their friends who launched a search. they and their family were frustrated by the initial police response and it was nicole's boyfriend who found their bodies. the

colin paterson, bbc news, birmingham. from tom jones to our own tomasz schafernaker. next is from shetland, a bit more subdued but still the most beautiful spectacle. there is a chance of the northern lights in the next three nights, but for most of us, nowhere nearas nights, but for most of us, nowhere near as exciting, just overcast, settled, but settled weather does not necessarily mean sunshine. it is all to do with how the wind flows

the former conservative minister, 0wen paterson, has defended his conduct — after the parliamentary standardsanager walter smith has died aged 73. over two spells at ibrox, he led rangers to ten top—flight titles, five scottish cups and six league cup wins. we can now speak to michael grant, who is scottish football correspondent for the times and covered walter smith's second spell at rangers, and his reign as scotland manager. michael, thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. he did it all, player, assistant, manager and chairman. he leaves behind quite a football legacy, doesn't he? he does leave behind — football legacy, doesn't he? he does leave behind quite _ football legacy, doesn't he? he does leave behind quite a _ football legacy, doesn't he? he does leave behind quite a big _ football legacy, doesn't he? he does leave behind quite a big legacy. - leave behind quite a big legacy. walter smith has been a towering figure in scottish football for the last 20—30 years, if you go right back to when he was at dundee united he was assistant manager when they won their one and only league

and i want to see what other states have to offer and the views that they have in paterson, christy groszh school teacher richmond will never ever forget benjamin carter received a $50,000 prize for excellence and teaching from harbor freight tools. carter teaches welding. kennedy high of rich, many says last year during online learning, he focused on healthy living and how to connect lives in class and beyond. nice very nice from that to this, the investment for morgan stanley predicts elon musk could become the words. world's first trillionaire is unprecedented wealth wouldn't become from his highly successful electric vehicle company tesla, though morgan stanley says it will likely come from his private spaceship startup spacex, which it predicts will become enormously profitable in the years ahead. the san francisco 49 ers are gearing up to take on the indianapolis colts during sunday night. football head coach kyle shanahan expects quarterback jimmy garoppolo to be 100% for sunday's home game at levi's. garoppolo is returning from a calf injury during the team's week four game agains

megan paterson, bbc news. capital beirut. it happened near a protest against an investigation into last year's huge port explosion. 0ur middle east correspondent anna foster is in beirut. this morning, what was supposed to be a small and preplanned protest as the hezbollah and amal shia groups protested against the judge in the beirut port explosion. but as that protest went on, there was some shouting, some chanting, and we began to hear gunfire from a few streets away, and things really escalated very quickly. there is a cautious calm here in beirut at the moment but there's been rolling gunfire, the boom of rpgs for hours now. you will see over my shoulder the lebanese army are all over the place at the moment. they've been sent to try and contain... they've told people not to come out on the streets at the moment, and over here, this is why. this was the front line area in beirut a couple of hours ago. you will see the broken glass and twisted metal. that was a guards' hut, if you like, that was outside on

colin paterson, bbc news. spot the robot dog has become something of a celebrity in recent years.in a variety of different roles. now, spot seems to be launching something of a musical career, joining up with rock royalty, as tim allman explains. start me up by the rolling stones plays. for anyone wondering, mickjagger is the one on the left. although in some ways, it is quite hard to tell. # if you start me up. # if you start me up i'll never stop... to celebrate the 40th anniversary of their album tattoo you, the rolling stones got together with the engineers at boston dynamics to create this unusual video of their song start me up. it is notjust mick — there is a robot keith, robot charlie and robot ronnie as well. every move, every guitar lick and every drumbeat synchronised to match the original. # you make a grown man cry! why, you might ask? well, why not? # do you like it like this? this is by no means the first time spot has dabbled in some classic rock �*n�* roll. # do you love me? along with fellow robot atlas, the a—legged automaton has become quite the mover. no easy

i spoke to our news correspondent megan paterson who told us the latest.ast night around 10:30 uk time, we're told the queen attended hospital in central london on wednesday afternoon for preliminary investigations. she saw a specialist and then, for practical reasons, the palace say, she then stayed in hospital overnight. she then returned to windsor castle yesterday afternoon, thursday afternoon. we're told she was in good spirits and she then returned to her desk for lighter duties yesterday afternoon. this is the first time that the queen has had an overnight stay in hospital for eight years. this will cause some concern for some people. it will be a matter of interest. the palace are seeking to reassure people that it was preliminary investigations, it was a practical reason she stayed in for overnight, and it's not thought to be linked to covid—19. i see. and she is remarkably healthy at 95 years old and particularly busy as well, a normally jampacked schedule. incredibly busy. and she has been incredibly busy since she returned from balmoral at the

colin paterson, bbc news. —— hopes. cheering just good to see events happening again.website. bbc .com/ news. goodbye for now. skies have cleared across some parts of the country and it�*s even dry out, but in other areas, it�*s rain again. the next weather front is currently moving into western parts of the uk, and the whole weekend will be very changeable. here�*s the satellite picture, and you can see lots of weather systems circling around the north atlantic, some of them moving in. this is the one that�*s over western parts of the uk right now. if it�*s raining where you are, it�*s as a result of this weather front, are, it�*s as a result of this weatherfront, and are, it�*s as a result of this weather front, and you are, it�*s as a result of this weatherfront, and you can are, it�*s as a result of this weather front, and you can see it here for the early hours of the morning. the rain will be heaviest around southwest scotland, wales and the southwest of england. some areas could be 20, 30, maybe 40 mm of rain. at the same time at seven a.m., it�*s dry in newcast

of workers will get a pay rise next spring the conservative mp and former cabinet minister owen patersoniament for breaching commons rules on lobbying — something he denies. the mother of two sisters who were murdered in london last year has dismissed an apology from the metropolitan police for the way it responded when they were reported missing. the rmt union has told bbc scotland it will call off a nationwide rail strike during cop26, if train staff are offered a one—year 4.9% pay rise. it also wants efficiency savings removed from the table. scotland's transport minister says he isn't optimistic the walk—out could be avoided and confirmed contingency plans were being organised. our reporter connor gillies is here now. this could cause really big disruption at a time when the eyes of the world are on glasgow for the cup 26 summit? of the world are on glasgow for the cup 26 summit?— of the world are on glasgow for the cup 26 summit? president biden and man world cup 26 summit? president biden and many world leaders _ cup 26 summit? president biden and many world leaders are _ cup 26 su

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jamie paterson was the star man for the home side scoring the opener.ves them up to 17th in the league. cardiff are 20th and last six matches in a row. the t20 cricket world cup is under way in scotland have begun their tournament in the last 15 minutes. their app against bangladesh in their opening match. they've elected to bat first in scotland havejust they've elected to bat first in scotland have just lost a wicket. the captain has gone so scotland are 7- the captain has gone so scotland are 7— one. meanwhile the core hosts have begun their campaign with a simple victory. they restricted papua new guinea and the ten wickets in hand. 38 balls to spare. to tennis. the british men's number one is expected to break into the world's top 20. he is playing in the final in california after an impressive straight sets win then has this report. for a man who has taken the long road to tennis�*s top table all of a sudden he is in a hurry. from johannesburg, aged 26, he is now accelerating towards his potential. in the masters it was one of the most prestigious

she's said to be in good spirits. 0ur correspondent megan paterson's with me.alk us through what we know here? , . ., , here? the statement was released _ here? the statement was released by _ here? the statement was released by buckingham. here? the statement was - released by buckingham palace after the story appeared in the sun newspaper last night at around 1030 pm uk time. the queen attended hospital in central london on wednesday afternoon for preliminary investigation. she saw a specialist and the practical reason she she then stayed in hospital. she returned to windsor castle on thursday afternoon and returned to her desk for light duties yesterday afternoon. this is the first time the queen has had an overnight hospital stay in eight years. some people it would be a matter of interest. the palace assuring people it was preliminary investigation and was a practical reason she stayed in overnight and it is not thought to be linked to covid—19. not thought to be linked to covid-19-— not thought to be linked to covid-19. ,, , ., , covid-19. she is remarkab

megan paterson, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news..., as ministers unveil a £250 million winter rescue package. there's a warning the nhs in england is facing an "exceptionally difficult" winter, as the number of people waiting for routine hospital operations reaches a record high of 5.7 million. the north yorkshire police and crime commissioner, phillip allott, whose comments about the sarah everard case sparked outrage has resigned, after a no—confidence vote. the chancellor, rishi sunak, has told the bbc the government is doing "everything it can" to ease supply chain blockages. but businesses in industries from toys to construction to meat have warned that blockages at ports, caused by a shortage of lorry drivers, are still causing big delays. there are concerns about the impact on food prices, and the government has confirmed only 20 emergency visas for foreign drivers have been processed. 0ur economics correspondent andy verity reports. both the port of felixstowe and the government sought to reassure the country today that the lo

dagen: james paterson and matt joins me now. james, what drove you to write this book?all business, you have all of your business, adam schiff has a book out and i'm sure will be best sellers but everything r nurses are better stories and you can see it on fox nation but this business week to praise nurses and to tell their stories, not to have people banging on pans and, like, yeah, no, read their stories, that are amazing, amazing stories. dagen: matt, one of my closest friends is a trauma nurse in the emergency room at one of the toughest hospitals in the country at lincoln hospital in the bronx and i remember calling him, he went and got his nursing degree when he was in late 3's, he had a career doing something else and it was his calling and i remember call -- getting him on the phone at the height of the pandemic here in this spring of 2020 and i said, you keep going because it was just horrific what they were seeing and that i said to him, this was your calling, this is is what you were put on the planet to do and i'm sure a lot of the emergency room nurses feel

here's our entertainment correspondent colin paterson.ce. two years ago, their lead singer chris martin told me they would not tour again until they could do so in a carbon neutral way. we are taking time over the next year or two to work out how can a return not only be sustainable, but actively beneficial? and it turns out that interview was a game changer for the band. well, last time we spoke, i sort of made that up when we were talking. really? because i was trying to think of something cool to say. and... and then it sort of became a headline. and we thought that's actually what we really feel. within a couple of weeks, the band employed to people the band employed two people dedicated to working out how to tour and a cleaner way. today, coldplay have revealed their 12 point action plan including working with bmw to develop the first—ever mobile rechargeable concert battery. the whole show is powered from renewable energy. which is amazing. then, in terms of offsetting people being there, we are able to plant a tree for every ticket

colin paterson, bbc news, birmingham. from tom jones to our own tomasz schafernaker.ot known as tom, but anyway. you have the northern lights in scotland? it was spectacular, we had a light spectacle. this is an example from... i can't remember, here it is, highland scotland, and the next is, highland scotland, and the next is from shetland, a bit more subdued but still the most beautiful spectacle. there is a chance of the northern lights in the next three nights, but for most of us, nowhere nearas nights, but for most of us, nowhere near as exciting, just overcast, settled, but settled weather does not necessarily mean sunshine. it is all to do with how the wind flows around, flowing in such a way that it is dragging or extending this weather front it is dragging or extending this weatherfront in the it is dragging or extending this weather front in the north atlantic and throwing it over the uk. there are clear spots, it is clear in the north—east of scotland and it was last night for that viewing of the northern lights, quite clear in the south of the country but

megan paterson reports. a night out in glasgow. as well as showing id, vaccine passports too.get vaccinated in order to participate in this kind of event. it's definitely an incentive but my main _ it's definitely an incentive but my main reason is to be protected. | main reason is to be protected. i don't main reason is to be protected. don't agree main reason is to be protected. i don't agree with the concept of having — don't agree with the concept of having to — don't agree with the concept of having to show _ don't agree with the concept of having to show something - don't agree with the concept of having to show something to l don't agree with the concept of i having to show something to get don't agree with the concept of - having to show something to get into a duh _ having to show something to get into a duh i_ having to show something to get into a duh idon't— having to show something to get into a club. i don't agree in _ having to show something to get into a club. i don't agree in terms - a club. i don't agree in terms of freedom — a club. i don't agree in terms o

absolutely not. it's notjust - _ it's notjust spectators, but players too, chris paterson has spokenplayers have struggled as well. we incredible how the players have struggled as well.— incredible how the players have struggled as well. we see this in what was previously _ struggled as well. we see this in what was previously at _ struggled as well. we see this in what was previously at the - struggled as well. we see this in what was previously at the pro . struggled as well. we see this in | what was previously at the pro for struggled as well. we see this in i what was previously at the pro for a team, we see it in english premier league. there are clashes and players do get involved with passing it to the wrong player, trying to take up their own player. chris patterson has got as talked about running gaps, and it's been tackled. so there is a safety problem in there as well, and referees as well, you may be able to tell a distance of the two teams come in rugby, they come close together. you bet flailing legs, you know, key decisions could be wrong simply because you are notjud

the report found that owen paterson used his position as an mp.agency, but also ministers at the department for international development as well. he has also been accused of using his parliamentary office 25 times to host business meetings, also writing lesson ? letters about business interest on house of commons paper. the report does say there was no immediate financial gain from what he did but that his actions could have led to longer term financial benefit for these companies and that in the short term, they may have secured meetings and things like that that otherwise they would not have secured without his input. the standards committee have recommended that he be suspended from the house of commons for 30 sitting days. he could potentially face a recall petition, which could result in a by—election in his seat. he has very much strongly denied the claims, saying there was no proper investigation and also said the manner in which this enquiry was conducted was a significant contributing factor to the death of his wife, who took her own lif

joseph's regional center in paterson, new jersey. good morning. nice to see you.e who still haven't gotten their shot, but based on everything we know right now it seems to me that requiring the vaccine to live and work in this society is the real reset we need. take a look at this. the white house put out this chart this week and shows the number of unvaccinated people, it dropped from 95 million to 67 million people just after president biden announced his vaccine requirements for federal workers in july. so i wonder, in your mind, where else should we be mandating this vaccine that we aren't already right now, planes? >> i think it's clear that mandates work, with the information you showed. with health care workers the mandates have been taken up. people were worried all these health care workers were going to quit and we see in big systems less than 1% of people are declining to take this. these sdraitsz effective. private businesses we need a bigger push. travel, absolutely. if you're going to get on a men, a bus, train, you have to be vaccinated. i think th

megan paterson is in in cockermouth in cumbria. county council worker come here to take pictures of the structural integrity of the bridge. the reassuring thing, though, is that the water has receded considerably here. you can see by the line of leaves left by the river on the ground here that the river has gone down and that's the case across the county. river levels have peaked. the lakes are levelling out. the environment agency says that this is an improving situation although it still will continue to rain for the next few hours. people are being advised to stay vigilant. we haven't had any more reports of flooding to properties, that a0 you mentioned, but hopefully there shouldn't be any more today. the environment agency saying the rain should ease off and that the river catchment area should be able to cope with that. unfortunately, there has been disruption to the roads. localised flooding making it difficult to get around for some people in cumbria today. and for people trying to travel through the county, on the west coa

we're joined now by our reporter megan paterson, who is outside windsor castle this morning.an, what more do we know about the queen's condition? good about the queen's condition? morning from a very windsor good morning from a very quiet windsor castle, apart from the camera crews setting up in the streets. we know the queen returned to windsor yesterday afternoon after a night stay in king edward vii hospital in london. it is about a 45 minute drive from here. she stayed there on wednesday for practical reasons, keen to say she is in good spirits. she even got on with a little bit of work, a little bit of light duties. her majesty is 95 years old and has a pretty good record of health. a robust constitution you might say. she broke a wrist, got back on the horse and 24—hour is after got diagnosed with a broken wrist. in 2016 she missed the church service at sandringham at christmas but was back out on royal duties in two weeks. she likes to get on with the job. we were told she is expected to go to the cop 26 climate change conference and that is still expected to happen. w

colin paterson, bbc news, birmingham.ay nadiya was shouting hip at me forfive hours. you have to yesterday nadiya was shouting hip at me for five hours. you have to get your hips to move, sort of half rotate and go up and down at the same time. rotate and go up and down at the same time-— rotate and go up and down at the same time. ., , , ., ., same time. that is exactly what tom jones was doing _ same time. that is exactly what tom jones was doing there! _ same time. that is exactly what tom jones was doing there! i _ same time. that is exactly what tom jones was doing there! i am - same time. that is exactly what tom jones was doing there! i am taking i same time. that is exactly what tom jones was doing there! i am taking a | jones was doing there! i am taking a mental picture _ jones was doing there! i am taking a mental picture of _ jones was doing there! i am taking a mental picture of that. _ for almost 50 years, sir paul mccartney has shouldered the blame for the break—up of the beatles. that is, until now. in a n