will gompertz, bbc news.otographs of the band was taken. the picture showsjohn lennon leading the group over a zebra crossing, outside the abbey road studios in north london, where most of their songs were recorded. the image, is now one of the most famous in the history of pop. lizo mzimba reports from abbey road. for half a century, fans from all over the world, fans of all ages, have come here to recreate and in their own way feel a connection to perhaps the most famous band ever. i'm coming from belgium, and i'm here for abbey road. abbey road is special because this is the last beatles record. well, we are coming from mexico, and this is special because we really are fans of the beatles, and we're excited to be here in london. we like the music. i am from uruguay, and the beatles are special, and i like the music. # all you need is love... over the years, abbey road studios became almost synonymous with the band, who recorded so much of their music there. they were the most famous band in the world. but

will gompertz, bbc news. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. manchester united to join inter milan for a cloud record fee. a 6000 mile round trip for wolves — but it's paid off, as they win 4—0 in armenia. and a good innings for amla — the south african batsman calls time on an impressive international career. hello and welcome. the clubs, the players and the fans can all breathe a sigh of relief because the transfer window has closed — as always — with a few last minute deals. amongst them, romelu lukaku leaving manchester united, david luiz going from chelsea to arsenal and a return home to newcastle for andy carroll. the biggest deal of these three, undoubtedly is lu ka ku, going to inter millan for £72 million. our reporterjoe lynskey spoke to former manager owen coyle and asked him if he felt there was a change in manchester united's approach — signing young players like aaron wan—bissaka, danieljames and harry maguire — and selling lukaku, who had fallen out of favour. when he's fully fit and himself, no doubt he's world—class record trap

here's our arts editor, will gompertz.ears ago, immortalised byjacqueline du pre in the mid—1960s. she was a 20—year—old cello prodigy then, just as sheku kanneh—mason is now. her performances are very inspiring. i have taken lots of inspiration from her playing. definitely, when i was younger, i wanted to be her. but it will be him front and centre at the proms, giving his version of elgar‘s famous concerto. for me, it's one of the greatest pieces of music ever written. to perform in here is going to be very, very special. elgar wrote it after the first world war, about which he was incredibly disturbed, and it's a very sad piece, in that regard. how does it resonate, 100 years on? it is a terribly sad piece, and i think, although of course i have not experienced anything even close to anyone who lived through the first world war has, but even just by listening to this piece and playing this piece and trying to understand the music, i think a lot of that comes across really clearly. he comes from an extraordinary family.

but any help with energy bills will be welcome. simon gompertz, bbc news.x, according to new research. the media regulator ofcom says the fall in tv viewing is accelerating, and it's calling for a national debate about the future of public service broadcasting. rory cellan—jones has this report. tv is changing fast, and so are our viewing habits. from youtube, to netflix, to iplayer, we have much more choice of what to watch and when. and ofcom says nearly half of all uk households now pay for at least one on—demand service. broadcast tv on a standard set still accounts for most of our viewing, but it is declining at a faster rate. in 2012, the average person watched four hours of broadcast tv a day. last year, that had fallen to three hours and 12 minutes. for 16 to 24—year—olds, the figure was much lower, an hour and 25 minutes. i tend to watch netflix, yeah, those kind of things. more on demand things, i don't really watch live tv any more, other than the occasional soap. you go on the main channels, and most of it is documentaries. there's hardly anythi

s poignant cello concerto at the bbc proms, 100 years after elgar composed it. 0ur arts editor will gompertzut it will be him front and centre at the proms, giving his version of elgar‘s famous concerto. for me, it's one of the greatest pieces of music ever written. to perform in here is going to be very, very special. elgar wrote it after the first world war, about which he was incredibly disturbed, and it's a very sad piece, in that regard. how does it resonate, 100 years on? it's a terribly sad piece. and i think, although of course i've not experienced anything even close to someone who's lived through the first world war has, but even just by listening to this piece and playing this piece and trying to understand the music, i think a lot of that comes across really clearly. he comes from an extraordinary family. all seven children are exceptional musicians, with his elder sister, a gifted pianist, leading the way. what we had was quite rare. the fact that we went to state schools that supported music and had music, that's very rare. and in fact, that's also gone now from the schools tha

will do. simon gompertz, thank you for explaining that. reen now. police in madagascar have found the body of a cambridge university student who fell from a light aircraft. alana cutland, from milton keynes, was on an internship on the island at the time of her death. detectives think she fell after opening the plane door. her family say they're heartbroken. hundreds of people evacuated from whaley bridge in derbyshire are expected to learn this lunchtime whether they can return home. they were moved last week because of fears a pa rtially—colla psed dam could cause mass flooding in the town. police have allowed about 50 people back into their homes. they say they won't let the remaining population return until they're certain that water levels in the reservoir have fallen to a point that could sustain further rainfall. in a moment we'll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news: supermarkets call on the government to scrap strict competition laws, to help prevent food shortages in the event of a no—deal brexit. plans

but any help with energy bills will be welcome. simon gompertz, bbc news.n whaley bridge, after the town was evacuated due to flooding fears last week. hundreds of british airways flights are cancelled and delayed, as the airline suffers technical problems with check—in. here's your business headlines on afternoon live. british airways‘s double it failure means its reverting to manual procedures for check—in at airports. the airline is advising passengers to allow extra time at airports — because of longer queues and delays. ba is also telling people to check if their flight is affected before going to the airport. the price of energy is due to fall for millions of british households this october after the regulator, ofgem, lowered price caps. ofgem sets maximum prices that can be charged for gas and electricity to those who have not switched suppliers and are on default tariffs. the new cap could see these households typically pay £75 less a year. the bidding process to operate rail services between london, kent and parts of east sussex has been cancelled.

the typical annual charge from october will go down by £75, because of lower prices in the wholesale market. our personal finance correspondent simon gompertzrising world prices. others companies will face a little bit more of a squeeze. 11 million people are on standard variable tasks and they will find the reduction of about a million people are on prepayment caps, but again, there will be some reductions for all to help them through the winter months. british gas complaints that it will cost them £300 million this year. but the regulators says it is forcing companies to be more efficient. in applies per unit that you use, its is the typicalfamily pays more than £125a a year for the gas and electricity. i will come down from october two £1179 as a maximum, hence the drop of £75. but it will still be the case and the more energy you use, the more you pgy- more energy you use, the more you pay. does make wonder what they've been doing up this point to make the change. that doesn't really do much, it does not really save a few pounds, but you can go on holiday for. the cap does not apply to the much cheaper deals available if you look for a

gompertz is here. a gloomy forecast from the bank. it is. this reduced forecast for growth, this year the economy will expand by just growth, this year the economyt1.3%, growth, this year the economy will expand by just 1.3%, next growth, this year the economy will expand byjust1.3%, next year that is reduced from 1.5% both ears that was forecast previous years, that is assuming a smooth brexit, which all along, the last few years, the bank of england has done the forecast saying that things will be smooth and there will be a transition. there are concerns, worries, predictions about that have changed. now there is a heightened possibility of a no—deal brexit. they do point out in their commentary today about what is going to happen in the future that business uncertainty about a no deal has become more entrenched, that is obviously a factor. also the note marked depreciation in the value of the pound because of these uncertainties. the governor of the bank of england, mark carney, was pushed to comment on what would happen to the economy in the event ofa happen to the economy in the event of a no—deal brexit. in the event of no deal, it's proba

gompertz, bbc news, in kent. time for a look at the weather. the weather is set to get hotter over the next few days and into the weekend some of us will see significante pretty warm next week. we have had some sunshine in the south but it has been rather gloomy further north with rain working on to northern england and scotland. overnight it is where we see the wettest weather in western areas. there will be some rain pushing through the central belt reaching history in scotland. a little bit lighter and more patchy across eastern areas. further south, some patchy cloud across the north and west of the uk. a largely dry night with a few clear spells. the clea nest night with a few clear spells. the cleanest spells towards the south—east and a milder night. tomorrow the band of rain starts across the north of mainland scotla nd across the north of mainland scotland and ends up in shetland as we had three friday afternoon. further south quite a bit of quiet but that will break up through the day with spells of sunshine and in the sunshine it is going to become warmer if not hotter. temperatures reaching a high of 28 celsius in london tomorrow afternoon