it follows evidence yesterday that scientists were not aware of rishi sunak�*s eat out to help out scheme until it was announced. the leader of hamas indicates the group is close to agreeing a truce with israel — as discussions continue over the hostages and a pause in the fighting. could first—time buyers be given a help up the housing ladder? the big lenders are calling on the chancellor to make buying a first home more affordable. in sport, cardiff awaits — it's set to be a nervous night for welsh fans. can they get the win they need with automatic qualification to euro 2024 at stake? good morning. some sunshine to start the day across scotland and northern ireland, with the cloud building later. for england and wales, starting with some cloud, the spot of rain, but the sun will come out later in the day. all the details

throughout the programme. it's tuesday the 21st of november. our main story. england's chief medical officer, sir chris whitty, is expected to be questioned about lockdowns when he gives evidence to the covid inquiry later. it comes as the government's former chief scientific advisor, sir patrick vallance, told the inquiry that borisjohnson was "clearly bamboozled" by some scientific concepts. he also claimed that advisors were not consulted in advance about the eat out to help out scheme. our correspondent ellie price reports. he became a familiar face night after night on the covid press conferences, explaining to all of us what was happening with the virus. we will follow the science. we'll be guided by the science, i and that's why we are following the scientific advice in the way that we are _ the government said it would always follow the science, but sir patrick vallance — the uk's top scientific adviser during the pandemic — told the inquiry explaining the science to the prime

minister could be...tough. the prime minister at the time gave up science when he was 15, and i think he'd be the first to admit it wasn't his forte, and that he did struggle with some of the concepts and we did need to repeat them often. i think there was a problem in scientific understanding, and it's not unusual amongst leaders in western democracies. during the pandemic, we saw a lot of sir patrick — and the chief medical officer, sir chris whitty — together, but he said their views were different on the timing of the first lockdown. i think sometimes i would want to push and he might not, and sometimes he was right and sometimes i think we should have gone earlier. this was an occasion when i think it's clear that we should have gone earlier. rishi sunak, the then—chancellor, thought his eat out to help out scheme was such a good idea, he even helped serve up some of the meals. a £10 incentive to keep the hospitality industry going. but sir patrick vallance said

scientists weren't consulted, and the measure boosted the virus. eat out to help out, we didn't know about until it was announced, and i think our advice would have been very clear on that. it's science week at the covid inquiry, so later we'll hear from sir chris whitty — the chief medical adviser for the uk government during the pandemic — and, in fact, he still is. there'll be more questions about whether the government followed the science during the pandemic, and what that really means. ellie price, bbc news, at the covid inquiry in london. our chief political correspondent henry zeffmanjoins us now from westminster. good morning. sir patrick vallance had some fairly scathing words regarding borisjohnson and rishi sunak. how will they be responding to this and how all those words be going down within downing street? certainly the most eye—catching bits of yesterday's evidence focused on

not one but two prime ministers. let's start with boris johnson. not one but two prime ministers. let's start with borisjohnson. a lot of this came from sir patrick vallance�*s private diary, which he is to de—stress at the end of the very difficult days as the government's chief scientific adviser and he talks about boris johnson at times being bamboozled, confused by the scientific evidence that was presented to him. that is obviously very significant, hearing about those kinds of discussions and tensions is one of the reasons the covid inquiry was set up. but boris johnson is now a newspaper columnist and rishi sunak is now the prime minister. and that is why i think there will be a lot of focus on what sir patrick had to say about rishi sunak, in particular the eat out to help out scheme in the summer of 2020, where the government gave people money in order to support the hospitality industry. sir patrick made the very serious claim that he simply was not consulted and that,

had he been, he would have whined that this would help spread covid. we saw an extract of the inquiry yesterday from rishi sunak�*s own written evidence in which he disputed that, he said nobody had ever raised concerns in the summer of 2020 about the scheme. but i think if you zoom out to the politics of this, rishi sunak is trying to present himself as someone fresh, someone new, someone who the public should give a fifth term for the conservatives to add to the general election but first full term for him as prime minister, and that involves him trying to shake off some of the baggage of the past and give people reasons to back him. this inquiry, i think, give people reasons to back him. this inquiry, ithink, make give people reasons to back him. this inquiry, i think, make that highly because it reminds people that rishi sunak was borisjohnson�*s chancellor and made some controversial decisions as a result of that, especially during the period of the covid pandemic. so i do think this will be concerning in downing street. before business we will have rishi sunak�*s own evidence

session and that will be an opportunity for him to try to defend some of the charges laid at his door —— before christmas. negotiations on a deal that could pause the bombardment of gaza and allow the release of israeli hostages are continuing amid hopes of a breakthrough. the leader of hamas, which the uk government regards as a terrorist organisation, is the latest person involved in the talks to say that a deal could be close. our correspondent nick beake has the latest. in israel, the families of the hostages, once again calling for their loved ones to be released. the young and the old taken by hamas more than six weeks ago. this was tel aviv last night, after relatives had met the israeli war cabinet. many say that the government should focus more on bringing home the hostages rather than destroying hamas. this is incredibly disappointing,

because i feel that at this point when we know that taking down hamas — we keep hearing from them — is going to take months or years, and it's going to take a long time. on the other hand, the other object is time—sensitive. people are dying. in gaza, israel keeps hitting what it says are hamas targets. palestinian civilians are still being killed, reducing to rubble family homes — a campaign the israelis say is self defence. "we were asleep in our houses," explains this man, "when it felt like an earthquake hit, because the missiles fell and called because the missiles fell and caused significant explosions, causing numerous casualties. there were dead and injured." amid the destruction, growing signs there could be a pause in the fighting as part of a deal to release some of the hostages. and increased optimism

from the americans, who are playing a role in the talks. we believe we are closer than we've ever been. so we're hopeful. but there's still work to be done, and nothing is done until it's all done, so we're going to keep working on this. some sort of ceasefire is urgently needed, according to the international charities and the united nations. they say gaza's hospitals are overrun and desperately short of medicine. it's hoped a hostage deal would allow in more aid to a place where disease is reported to be spreading among the more than two million palestinians who have been under bombardment. amid all of this, a glimmer of hope. at least for some of the premature babies who were trapped in the besieged al—shifa hospital in the north of gaza. they are now in egypt. but some of these 28 newborns have lost their parents, and they leave behind a desperate situation in gaza from which many cannot escape. nick beake, bbc news, jerusalem.

nickjoins us now. there has been talk of some sort of pause in the bombing, the violence over the last week or so. does it feel it is a step closer this morning?— feel it is a step closer this mornin: ? ,., ., ., , ~ morning? good morning. yes, ithink it does. morning? good morning. yes, ithink it does- for— morning? good morning. yes, ithink it does. for the _ morning? good morning. yes, ithink it does. for the families _ morning? good morning. yes, ithink it does. for the families of _ morning? good morning. yes, ithink it does. for the families of the - it does. for the families of the hostages, clearly they are desperate for their loved ones to be retrieved. forthe for their loved ones to be retrieved. for the people of gaza, they are desperate for the fighting to stop. as for those families, they have seen false dawns before, hopes have seen false dawns before, hopes have been built up and dashed but i think what is different this time, what feels different is that people are saying a similar thing and lots of different places, so there is optimism here in israel, also optimism here in israel, also optimism in washington. and crucially a development from qatar, the golf skate —— golf estate which has been an intermediary and what we have heard this morning is a

statement from the leader of hamas who lives in qatar. last night he met the president of the international committee of the red cross which, if you remember, the icrc when involved in the process of bringing the four hostages, the only fort released so far, but the icrc were involved in this. after that meeting we hear from the leader of hamas that apparently a deal could be on its way. also a member of hamas has told the aljazeera news network that the deal that is being talked about would see an exchange of israeli women and children as well as a releasing of palestinian women and children in israeli detention. that is what is being talked about at the moment. also more aid would be allowed into gaza, is certainly something the un and other people are saying is desperately needed. we don't know the details of this, we don't know how many people may be released in the first instance, whether it would

be a very large number and then more in the days that followed, how long there would be in this potential ceasefire but to some of there is some optimism this morning and it is growing hour by hour but distress we are not there yet.— are not there yet. thank you very much indeed _ are not there yet. thank you very much indeed for _ are not there yet. thank you very much indeed for explaining - are not there yet. thank you very much indeed for explaining that. | the president and first lady of south korea have arrived in the uk for a three—day state visit. it is the first granted by king charles to a world leader since his coronation. the main focus of the trip will be trade and technology, as well as discussions around the growing nuclear threat posed by north korea. the welsh government wants to reform the school year, arguing that the traditional academic calendar takes children out of learning for too long. it wants to introduce shorter summer holidays and a longer break in the autumn. teaching unions say they don't understand the need for the change — which could see schools closing for just four weeks during the summer. tax on period pants could be abolished in the autumn statement.

the chancellor is expected to announce that the reusable underwear will no longer be subject to vat from january. other period products like pads and tampons have been exempt since 2021. an independent review into how lancashire police investigated the disappearance of nicola bulley will be published this morning. nicola's body was found in january — three weeks after she fell into the river while walking her dog at st michael's on wyre. here's danny savage. nicola bulley — for three weeks earlier this year, her picture was everywhere. she vanished one friday morning after dropping her children off at school. her dog was found alone on the river bank. her phone was on this bench, still connected to a work conference call. what had happened to her? lancashire police quickly concluded she had fallen into the river, and no criminal action was suspected. our main working hypothesis,

therefore, is that nicola has sadly fallen into the river... ..that there is no third—party or criminal involvement, and this is not suspicious, but a tragic case of a missing person. but many people refuse to believe that.d online conspiracy theories mushroomed. people were drawn to the river bank in st michael's on wyre to see the scene for themselves. following this briefing, police released sensitive personal information about nicola's personal vulnerabilities — a decision criticised at the time but later accepted by the information commissioner. after three weeks, nicola bulley�*s body was found in the water. a coroner concluded she had accidentally drowned. today's report will focus on the release of personal information about this mum of two, the police response and strategy while she was missing, and police engagement with the press and media. danny savage, bbc news.

as the thanksgiving holiday approaches in the us, presidentjoe biden has continued an american tradition by pardoning two turkeys that could have been destined for the dinner table. liberty and bell were this year's lucky birds. the pair, who travelled more than 1,000 miles to the ceremony in the white house garden, will now return to their home in minnesota where they will live for the rest of their post—pardon lives. does that mean they are pardoned forever? , . ., , ., forever? they have a beautiful life somewhere _ forever? they have a beautiful life somewhere now. _ forever? they have a beautiful life somewhere now. really? - forever? they have a beautiful life somewhere now. really? yeah. i forever? they have a beautiful life | somewhere now. really? yeah. or until next christmas? _ somewhere now. really? yeah. or until next christmas? specially - until next christmas? specially looked after — until next christmas? specially looked after in _ until next christmas? specially looked after in a _ until next christmas? specially looked after in a post-biden i until next christmas? specially - looked after in a post-biden home. looked after in a post—biden home. i'm making it up! i don't know. —— post—pardon home. stargazers in london might be able to spot nasa's lost tool box in the sky tonight —

weather permitting. this is not a joke. the tool box was dropped by an astronaut last month while they were fixing a solar panel on the international space station. oops. there it goes. if there is limited cloud cover and you have a pair of binoculars, you might be lucky enough to see it floating in the earth's orbit. it doesn't look that big, does it? i know... , . , it doesn't look that big, does it? i know... , ., , ., it doesn't look that big, does it? | know... , ., , ., know... does it have lights on it? it will do by _ know... does it have lights on it? it will do by the _ know... does it have lights on it? it will do by the time _ know... does it have lights on it? it will do by the time it _ know... does it have lights on it? it will do by the time it re-enters| it will do by the time it re—enters the earth's atmosphere. 8pm it will do by the time it re-enters the earth's atmosphere. 8pm over the southeast, the earth's atmosphere. 8pm over the southeast. any _ the earth's atmosphere. 8pm over the southeast, any chance _ the earth's atmosphere. 8pm over the southeast, any chance the _ the earth's atmosphere. 8pm over the southeast, any chance the skies - the earth's atmosphere. 8pm over the southeast, any chance the skies will. southeast, any chance the skies will be clear? cloud is building through this evening _ cloud is building through this evening. we might be lucky and there might— evening. we might be lucky and there might be _ evening. we might be lucky and there might be in_ evening. we might be lucky and there might be in a window of opportunity but you _ might be in a window of opportunity but you wouldn't want it landing on your head — but you wouldn't want it landing on our head. ., ., , but you wouldn't want it landing on your head-_ i i your head. how low will it be? i have no idea! _ your head. how low will it be? i have no idea! good _ your head. how low will it be? i have no idea! good morning. i your head. how low will it be? i l have no idea! good morning. this morning _ have no idea! good morning. this morning is— have no idea! good morning. this morning is a — have no idea! good morning. this morning is a fairly cloudy start to the day— morning is a fairly cloudy start to the day for— morning is a fairly cloudy start to the day for some, particularly acroos— the day for some, particularly across parts of england and wales,

where _ across parts of england and wales, where we _ across parts of england and wales, where we have just a few showers. for scotland and northern ireland, some _ for scotland and northern ireland, some clearer skies, high cloud. you can see _ some clearer skies, high cloud. you can see that— some clearer skies, high cloud. you can see that nicely on the satellite. but look at what is coming _ satellite. but look at what is coming in from the atlantic. that tater— coming in from the atlantic. that later it _ coming in from the atlantic. that later it will — coming in from the atlantic. that later it will affect western scotland and northern ireland. you can see _ scotland and northern ireland. you can see the — scotland and northern ireland. you can see the extent of the cloud cover— can see the extent of the cloud cover we — can see the extent of the cloud cover we have. these showers moving steadity— cover we have. these showers moving steadily southwards, breezy in the southwest this morning, the wind picking _ southwest this morning, the wind picking up— southwest this morning, the wind picking up across the north and west of the _ picking up across the north and west of the country through the day of the cloud — of the country through the day of the cloud arrives with some patchy li-ht the cloud arrives with some patchy light rain _ the cloud arrives with some patchy light rain across the far north of scotland — light rain across the far north of scotland. temperatures, we are looking — scotland. temperatures, we are looking at— scotland. temperatures, we are looking at eight in the north to 12 in the _ looking at eight in the north to 12 in the south. as we head through the evening _ in the south. as we head through the evening and — in the south. as we head through the evening and overnight, you can see where _ evening and overnight, you can see where we _ evening and overnight, you can see where we have the cloud. it is building. _ where we have the cloud. it is building, coming south. still clear skies— building, coming south. still clear skies for— building, coming south. still clear skies fora — building, coming south. still clear skies for a time so you might be skies fora time so you might be lucky— skies for a time so you might be lucky if— skies for a time so you might be lucky if you _ skies for a time so you might be lucky if you want to look out for that toot — lucky if you want to look out for that tool box but you can see we also have — that tool box but you can see we also have some rain slipping southwards. windy across the northern _ southwards. windy across the northern half of the country and these _ northern half of the country and these are — northern half of the country and these are the temperatures. nine in these are the temperatures. nine in the north, _ these are the temperatures. nine in the north, ten as we push towards

glasgow. — the north, ten as we push towards glasgow, the temperatures go up overnight, still cooler further south — overnight, still cooler further south. the cloud builds, temperatures will start to go up. into tomorrow, the rain continues to move _ into tomorrow, the rain continues to move southwards. we will have some brighter— move southwards. we will have some brighter skies, particularly to the east of— brighter skies, particularly to the east of the pennines, but wind it with patchy rain across the far north — with patchy rain across the far north of— with patchy rain across the far north of scotland. | with patchy rain across the far north of scotland.— with patchy rain across the far north of scotland. i am looking out for that toolkit _ north of scotland. i am looking out for that toolkit flying _ north of scotland. i am looking out for that toolkit flying behind - north of scotland. i am looking out for that toolkit flying behind you i for that toolkit flying behind you in the sky. we have an astrophysicist later coming to talk to us just after 8am to explain all. thanks. as fighting continues in gaza, the palestinian football team is preparing to play australia in a world cup qualifier. the game had been due to be held in the west bank — before the start of the war forced it to be relocated. the match will go ahead in kuwait, but three palestinian players are stuck in gaza. our correspondent yogita limaye reports. stuck in gaza, displaced, under the threat of bombardment. ibrahim abuimeir should have been

on a football pitch, training for the world cup qualifiers with the rest of the palestinian team. this is what's left of his home after a bombing struck the adjoining house and killed more than a dozen of his neighbours. translation: 17 people died here. we found only one of the bodies intact. the others were ripped apart. two bodies are still under the rubble. we haven't been able to dig them out. we've had to identify people from parts of their bodies. my grandparents were injured. it took us two days to pull them out. his grandfather has recovered now, but a daily struggle for water and food continues. amid the grief of war, there's also heartache of losing out on the opportunity of a lifetime... ..in a sport where careers usually have a short span.

ibrahim was described as one of the stars of the palestinian defence by his team's trainer. translation: i haven't played for 44 days. - each day gets harder than the previous one, and i'm constantly scared for my life. away from gaza, in the west bank, we met one of the palestinian national team's trainers. his father died of an illness in gaza on the second day of the war. he wasn't able to attend the funeral. ahab's family is moving from one place to another for safety. thousands of people have been killed in gaza. amidst these circumstances, why is it important that the palestinian team play football? translation: football. is notjust a game for us. it is a matter through which we strive for our independence. it's a symbol of our resistance and our aspiration to achieve an officially recognised state

for every palestinian. war sweeps up everything in its path. ibrahim feels grateful to have survived so far, but it is a bleak life without the sport that gave it meaning. yogita limaye, bbc news, ramallah. let's take a look at today's papers. rishi sunak is cutting it fine, according to the metro, which notes that any tax changes in tomorrow's autumn statement come as the "clock ticks down to a general election". the paper says the pm has distanced himself from his predecessor's tax—cuts, insisting, "we will do this in a serious, responsible way." it is really hard to know from the paper is exactly what anyone is expecting in the autumn statement. some say tax cuts, some say less

likely. sunak�*s eat out to help out drove second wave of covid is the headline on the front of the i, which leads with testimony from the government's former chief scientific adviser sir patrick valance to the covid inquiry. the paper says it's the first time a senior government figure has confirmed the scheme was a driver of coronavirus transmission. the guardian carries a warning from the united nations that the world is on track for a "hellish" three degrees of global warming by the end of the century. the report comes ahead of the cop28 climate summit that begins next week in the united arab emirates. and if you havejust and if you have just woken up and you are feeling a bit rough and you had a glass of wine last night, this might explain why. the times features another story making a number of the front pages this morning, as scientists believe they may have discovered why some of us get a headache afterjust one small

glass of wine. a team at the university of california say it's due to a compound in red grapes that can affect how the body metabolises alcohol. this is very fascinating story, this would explain a lot of. it this is very fascinating story, this would explain a lot of.— would explain a lot of. it does, it miaht would explain a lot of. it does, it might also _ would explain a lot of. it does, it might also be — would explain a lot of. it does, it might also be the _ would explain a lot of. it does, it might also be the quantity. - would explain a lot of. it does, it might also be the quantity. isn't| might also be the quantity. isn't there something _ might also be the quantity. isn't there something about the more... it is nothing to do with whether the wine is cheaper or more expensive, very often more expensive wines can give you a worse headache. and very often more expensive wines can give you a worse headache. and have a hiuher give you a worse headache. and have a higher quality _ give you a worse headache. and have a higher quality of— give you a worse headache. and have a higher quality of this _ give you a worse headache. and have a higher quality of this compound, i a higher quality of this compound, there you go. now you know. the dangers of raw sewage being pumped into our waterways is an issue we've covered extensively here on breakfast. today, the campaign group surfers against sewage will release its annual report on water quality. it found more than half of the inland swimming sites it monitors are of poor quality. our reporterjohn maguire is on the river dart in totnes. i think we should call it the river

dark! laughter couldn't have said it better myself, that river dark or the river dart is a beautiful sight but how clean is the water? we will find out in a few minutes. the very ambitious plans for this river, they want it designated the local communities as effectively swim double —— swimmable from its source down to dartmouth at the coast. this is a serious issue that exercise is so many people. the government is telling bbc breakfast this morning that levels of pollution in some of i waterways are utterly unacceptable and it has a plan to tackle the problem at all sorts of different levels. we know how important it is to access the water, to access clean water when we are there for leisure activities, even taking a walk perhaps, whether it is in rivers, lakes or our coast, clean water is so important to so

many people. we're often reminded of the physical and mental health benefits of swimming and spending time in the water, but are also frequently told about sewage discharges — a potential health hazard. ruben santer was a secondary school science teacher and a keen surfer. but after a day in the sea here at saunton sands in north devon, he contracted an inner—ear infection. his condition worsened, and became chronic. i couldn't walk or anything, like, properly bed bound for a few days. at points it was so bad i had to close my eyes for maybe five or six hours, because otherwise everything wasjust spinning round and round and round to make me throw up. i've lost myjob. iwas off... i think it was, like, 45 days sick and then multiple days where i ended up being sent home from work. and when i say sent home, i had to get a colleague to drive me home orfriends to come pick me up because i would have attacks of rotational vertigo at school. reuben can't prove the exact cause of his problems, but his doctor believes polluted water may well be responsible. the campaign group surfers against sewage releases its annual

water quality report today, claiming that 60% of the inland swimming sites it surveyed failed to meet basic safety standards. it also received almost 2,000 reports of sickness from water—users, and says there are failures at every level — from governments, to regulators, to water companies. as for reuben, he now only surfs when the water quality is good — understandably cautious, as he believes his trip to the beach had such a devastating impact on his health. can't blame him, being cautious. we will hearfrom can't blame him, being cautious. we will hear from south west water in a moment, we have a statement from them. panic pearson is here from friends of the dart, took part in some of the science that went into making the report from surfers against sewage. beautiful river, the

dart, you love it, living here. how would you characterise it, is it clean enough? it would you characterise it, is it clean enough?— would you characterise it, is it clean enou~h? , ., , clean enough? it is a stunning river and ou clean enough? it is a stunning river and you can't _ clean enough? it is a stunning river and you can't tell _ clean enough? it is a stunning river and you can't tell what _ clean enough? it is a stunning river and you can't tell what is _ clean enough? it is a stunning river and you can't tell what is in - clean enough? it is a stunning river and you can't tell what is in the - and you can't tell what is in the water from just looking. this is effectively where we began in the community group with asking swimmers where to begin. it is amazing to be part of the surfers against sewage testing programme because what we end up with is really high quality lab data that is comparable with the water companies' data and the data from the environment agency. we are onlyjust beginning so with this testing we are looking at bacteria that primarily comes from sewage outflows. i that primarily comes from sewage outflows. ., . ., outflows. i said in the introduction that ou outflows. i said in the introduction that you have _ outflows. i said in the introduction that you have this _ outflows. i said in the introduction that you have this very _ outflows. i said in the introduction that you have this very ambitious. that you have this very ambitious plan to try to have the whole river clean enough effectively to swim in. how realistic is that, how will you try to achieve that? i how realistic is that, how will you try to achieve that?— try to achieve that? i think it is more of a _ try to achieve that? i think it is more of a question _ try to achieve that? i think it is more of a question of- try to achieve that? i think it is more of a question of what - try to achieve that? i think it is more of a question of what is l try to achieve that? i think it is -

more of a question of what is needed rather than what is realistic. it is absolutely essential that we take this action and we take it very swiftly in order... we all absolutely need water to thrive and to live and it is essential for all of our communities. we have been looking at the interaction between our communities' health and well—being and the water quality and from our survey in the summer it showed that over two thirds of the local community had either experienced illness or they knew someone who had been ill after swimming in the river.- someone who had been ill after swimming in the river. thank you for “oininu us, swimming in the river. thank you for joining us, hannah. _ swimming in the river. thank you for joining us, hannah. south-west- swimming in the river. thank you for| joining us, hannah. south-west what joining us, hannah. south—west what is the water company here and have given a couple of lines they want to share. talking about the coasts, they say over the last two years they say over the last two years they have achieved 100% coastal bathing water quality compared to just 28% in the 1990s, so quite an improvement according to them with

regard to the coastal waters. water uk, the body that represents all water companies say that preparing to invest £11 billion over the next seven years to massively reduce storm outflows and radically improve rivers and, as i said earlier, the government also talking tough, saying it is utterly unacceptable, some of the pollution levels, and it has a water plan and says it wants to deliver more investment, stronger regulation and tougher enforcement to ensure every single outflow is monitored. tough talk, ambitious plans, the proof will be in the pudding, in the swimming, in the taking part in watercourses like this. if you want to be convinced just how beautiful the river dart is, join us later when hopefully the sun willjoin us. i is, join us later when hopefully the sun willjoin us.— sun will 'oin us. i have ordered you a torch sun willjoin us. i have ordered you a torch and — sun willjoin us. i have ordered you a torch and some _ sun willjoin us. i have ordered you a torch and some candles - sun willjoin us. i have ordered you a torch and some candles and - sun willjoin us. i have ordered you a torch and some candles and theyj a torch and some candles and they will be delivered in the next half hour that head torch. see you later. he is by a river, isn't he? 50

hour that head torch. see you later. he is by a river, isn't he?— he is by a river, isn't he? so he sa s. he is by a river, isn't he? so he says- he _ he is by a river, isn't he? so he says. he could _ he is by a river, isn't he? so he says. he could be _ he is by a river, isn't he? so he says. he could be in _ he is by a river, isn't he? so he says. he could be in the - he is by a river, isn't he? so he| says. he could be in the garden. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. a very good morning — welcome to bbc london. i'm thomas magill. the family of a teenager who was left with life—changing injuries in a stabbing in brixton two years ago, says survivors of knife crime are often forgotten. james bascoe—smith's heart stopped for almost an hour, and he suffered severe brain damage. his family believe there needs to be early intervention to prevent young people from getting involved in crime. i really want to appeal to the parents, you know, speak to your children, find out what's going on in their lives because, you know, these boys had knives, massive machetes and rambo knives, zombie knives. they're playing god. they're taking people's lives. and it's not fair. well, all this week we are looking at the issue of knife crime

in london and how it affects young people. and there will be much on the capitals knife crime crisis on our lunchtime and evening programmes today at 1.30 and 6.30 afc wimbledon are taking a stand against gambling advertising in football by signing up for the big step campaign. the league two side have become the fifth team in the english league to offer its support, calling for an end to all gambling and betting related sponsorship in football. the decision follows a vote by the dons trust the supporters group which owns the club. a car park next to a primary school in berkshire has been fenced off, after a large sinkhole appeared. the hole at east park farm car park in charvil is about two metres deep and one metre wide. inspection crews have been asked to survey the area before deciding if the car park can be partially reopened. let's take a first look at how the underground

now onto the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it is a rather grey and damp start this morning. we'll still see some spots of rain, a few showers, but it's drier and brighter as we head through the afternoon. now you can see the showers sinking south. they're fairly light in nature. we have a ridge of high pressure building. through the afternoon the cloud will break and we should get some sunshine. temperatures today reaching around 12 celsius. now we'll have clear skies to start with tonight, underneath which the temperatures drop into low single figures. they are very chilly. but we'll see more cloud by the end of the night. so, the temperature in parts of the home counties, out to the west, may just rise a little. now you can see the high pressure to west of the uk. it just starts to move a little bit further south. as a result that cloud starts to make more inroads. we'll still see some brighter spells through the course of wednesday. it should stay dry as well. the temperature tomorrowjust a bit cooler, 11 celsius the maximum.

now, as we head into thursday, yes, there's still cloud but it should start to break up. we'll start to notice the temperatures getting chillier though as we head into the weekend. that's it from me — there's much more on our website, the bbc news app and on bbc radio london throughout the morning. i'll be back in half an hour. but for now, let's go back to sally and john. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. the chancellorjeremy hunt insists his focus for the autumn statement is on boosting economic growth. there's speculation he'll announce changes to personal income tax and help forfamilies with the cost of living crisis. but there may also be more support for young people trying to buy a house. ben has more.

iimagine i imagine lots of people all of a sudden listening very closely? yes, this is why the autumn statement is so important. it is measures which affect people in their day—to—day lives far away from westminster depending on what the chancellor announces in that statement tomorrow. and the chancellor has made little secret about wanting to bring down what he calls the barriers to growth. housing experts and mortgage lenders are now urging him to inject new life into the housing market, particularly for first—time buyers. one way to do this could be to extend the mortgage guarantee scheme. this was first introduced in march 2021, and is due to finish at the end of december. this scheme helps buyers take out a mortgage with just a 5% deposit. lenders provide the 95% mortgage guaranteed by the government. it applies in homes worth up to £600,000. it is introduced during the pandemic to

help keep the property market moving. but one lender, nationwide, has gone even further and asked for the old help to buy i said to be reinstated. this individual savings account gave first—time buyers the chance to save £200 a month towards a new home. the government added a 25% bonus up to a maximum of £25,000. those savings can be used as a deposit on a home up to a certain value. that scheme closed in march. separately experts say they would like to see more houses being built. what i'm hoping we'd see from from the chancellor come wednesday, are, i guess, quite serious suggestions around first time buyers, how you get them more into the market. we need to see some very clear intervention into things like the planning system, where i guess planning authorities, local authorities up and down the country have far, far less resource than they did have ten, 15 years ago. we want to see far more intervention

in the later living markets. and we see a lot more for probably renters, who are really feeling the pinch at the moment. longer term, i think there's a discussion to be had around actually, how do we really start to turn this oil tanker around? how do we get to a place where we are starting to deliver the 350,000 homes that we really, really need every single year for decades to come? those numbers are crucial. the construction industry needs help too. the uk needs to build a 350,000 homes a year to meet current needs. but over the last five years we have fallen well short of that average in just over 200,000. the construction industry has written to the chancellor asking him to boost house—building jobs. we shall find out tomorrow what help, if any, the industry receives.

we will wait and see. thank you. john isjoining us for the we will wait and see. thank you. john is joining us for the sport. we will wait and see. thank you. john isjoining us for the sport. a big night in cardiff. i think the welsh football team are going to need every kind of voice going to need every kind of voice going in wales tonight as they endeavour to try to reach what would be another european championship. this is an automatic route. if they beat turkey later, they still need results elsewhere to go their way. it is out of their hands. they need to beat turkey, that is the key thing, in cardiff tonight. imagine what the atmosphere is going to be like. who would be a football fan? it has been a golden period for wales reaching major tournaments. they would love to do that again, wouldn't they? good morning. it is out of their hands. wales must win and hope croatia don't beat armenia. but it's all pointing towards a nailbiter in cardiff later. it's a been a golden period for wales in qualifying for major tournaments. is that set to continue? tomos dafydd is with the squad. the players seemingly happy at training, despite their chances of making it to another

major tournament narrowing. while a playoff place is guaranteed, automatic qualification is out of their hands heading into the final round of matches. but the manager insists the campaign is not over. if you're with us in training today and yesterday, you'll see that they don't believe that for one minute. we're having no talk of playoffs. you know, if we continue to talk the playoffs, you just won't call the game off tuesday. that's our mentality. that's our attitude. so we're fully focused on the job we've got. you just spoke about regrets. we don't want any regrets when that final whistle goes tomorrow evening. their campaign faltered in yerevan at the weekend. armenia have been wales' bogeymen in this group by taking four points from them, but they now need a huge favour from a team ranked 95th in the world. should they deny croatia victory tonight, then wales would qualify with a win over turkey at the cardiff city stadium. amid the gloom of a rather flat performance in armenia, it's worth remembering that

wales clinched a playoff place at the weekend, thanks to other results across europe going their way. should they fail to qualify automatically, they'll have a second chance, with playoff matches scheduled for march. we've put in some amazing performances in cardiff over the years, and and we've had some special nights there. look, we have to be hopeful that we can do it again. we can only control what's in our control. and on the night we'll have to hope that some things go away. but we can't give up that hope. that hope will be shared by the home fans, praying their team can make it to their third successive european championship. tomos dafydd, bbc news. far from ending their qualifying campaign with a bang, it was all a bit flat from england, who are already through. in their final qualifying match, rico lewis, the 18—year—old manchester city player, making his full debut, was punished, and a penalty awarded. north macedonia then

scoring from the spot, despitejordan pickford saving the first effort. england's equaliser came from a corner and an own goal which brought them level. so, 1—1 it finished. england unbeaten since the world cup, but a far from convincing display. i have to be pleased with the progress of the team. you know, if you'd said at the start of the campaign that we would be eight wins, two draws at the end of the year, it's a pretty good record and we can now start to look forward. and we've got these two exciting games in march to look forward to and prepare for. so, yeah, i think we've done a lot of things well, but there's always room for improvement. there was a really important win for northern ireland, who ended their qualification campaign on a high last night. they beat the group winners denmark 2—0 in belfast — dion charles with their second. northern ireland finish the campaign second from bottom, having won just three of their ten matches.

and fancy taking a guess how much six messi shirts — all worn by the footballing superstar are expected to fetch — when they're sold at auction? it includes his one from the final. the trophy�*s not included, i'm afraid. not sure if they've been washed. they're expected to fetch more than £8 million. no guesses what the most expensive game worn shirt is, maradona's �*hand of god' jersey, which sold for a little over seven million. a portion of the proceeds will go to charities. a huge sum for what is essentially six pieces of unwashed fabric, basically. i have got some pretty messy shirts. i have got some pretty messy shirts. i would prefer if those were watched. exactly. thank you very much. it is astonishing, football memorabilia, movie memorabilia. don't ever throw anything away.

what do you do with one of those? frame it, hang it in a museum. still only six of them, not that many. carol is the weather. rumours are that it carol is the weather. rumours are thatitis carol is the weather. rumours are that it is getting a bit chillier. that's right. you might need all six of these shirts at once! as we head towards the weekend it is turning colder and they will be some snow around as well. a lot of that will be on the hills but some of us will see it at lower levels as well. what we have today is a little bit different. it is going to be quite a cloudy day. some of starting with the cloud, some of us ending up with it. there are a few showers around as well. today essentially is than yesterday. high pressure in charge. the blues indicate where we have the clearer skies and where it is going to be colder. where we have got the yellow, temperatures that bit higher. that is where we have the weather fronts and the cloud. these weather fronts and the cloud. these weather fronts and the cloud. these weather front sinking south across

england and wales, introducing this cloud and these showers, which drift southwards through the day. for scotland and northern ireland we start a crisp note. hazy sunshine. figure migraine from the west through the day accompanied by spots of rain and strengthening winds. what effect is that having on the temperature? here we go. 7 degrees in aberdeen today, to a high of 12 as we push down towards st helier. as we head into this evening and overnight all of this cloud we have got starts to seep southwards. there will be clear skies for a time in the far south east before the cloud does arrive. the rain will also sink south as well. it would be quite windy across the northern half of the country. what you will find tonight is, is that cloud comes in and moves south, temperatures will rise. in benson we could start the evening with temps —— temperatures around freezing, but they will pick up around freezing, but they will pick up overnight. as we move into

tomorrow, sinks a bit further south than we have got this weather front, a cold front. this is quite salient. that will introduce the colder air. as we go through wednesday we start with this cloud. a weather front coming in from the north introducing the rain. again, windy conditions in the rain. again, windy conditions in the northern half of the country. some breaks to the east of the pennines as we come further south, east anglia, part of the midlands, parts of wales and the south coast also seen some breaks through the course of tomorrow. tomorrow it is going to be mild. 1a degrees in aberdeen, 13 degrees in cardiff. it is after that things started to change. that is because the cold front sinks south across scotland into northern england and also northern ireland. ahead of it, a fair bit of cloud. behind it, clear skies but a change in the wind direction. more of a north—westerly blowing in all these showers. some of them will be wintry on the

scottish hills. we could see some at low levels in the far north of scotland. these are our temperatures. six in lerwick two high of 1a in the south—east. it remains cold through the weekend as well. thank you. we will need all of those jerseys. nearly quarter to seven. in 2021, while filming a scene for alec baldwin's film rust, cinematographer halyna hutchins was fatally wounded by a prop gun. it followed a series of high profile accidents during filming, which have now raised questions about the risks involved for actors and crew members while on set. there are growing calls for health and safety to be made a priority — as sophie van brugen reports. this is one of the last pictures of daddy. my only real memory of that day is, like, i hope i'm on, like, screen and cry. alice milsom was just 11 when she lost her father. mark milsom died whilst he was filming a car stunt.

the camera that he was put on it shouldn't have been manned. i still text him. so, yeah, when things happen i text him. it's like things that i talk to him about, don't get talked about. an inquest concluded the accident was entirely preventable. and for his widow andra its left her with the conviction there's a wider safety problem. i think that until health and safety is no longer a box ticking exercise, nothing is going to change. why do you think it isn't? i think people are scared. i think people are worried that they're not going to work again if they speak out. i'd like the health and safety officer to be on that set, hold these people accountable, hold their risk assessments accountable, and make sure that no family has to go through what we have been through. and it's a view shared by chris ross, who leads the organisation that represents the uk's camera operators. there have been too many

incidences and close calls. j the industry is scaling up in a way it has never been before. - if the status quo stays the same there will be more injuries, - there will be more deaths, - and i'll be back here in 20 years' time having the same conversation. and that's what's adding extra urgency — the rapid growth of the uk's film industry. when it comes to studio space it's now bigger than hollywood. safety regulations written in the 70s are felt by campaigners to be simply out of date. the law, which was made in 1974, so, it's nearly 50 years old, is not really currently fit for purpose. it doesn't ask for certain protocols, like looking at specific training they're doing. there's no requirement for somebody to prove that they've been trained. there's no certification which is recognised globally in this area. and for some this is a long overdue issue. the actor roy kinnear has died after a riding accident- while filming in spain.

i wear a different hat sometimes — i take this hat off. 35 years ago the comedy actor roy kinnear died in an accident on a film set. this is still a growing problem. i went to meet his son, the actor rory kinnear. a lot was made when my dad died about changes in on—site practices. i guess when those accidents happen again, that little river of corrosion inside you, or that regret and anger, begins to get fired up again. and so you sort of ask yourself, am i going to spend the rest of my life in the industry that i love, and love working in, constantly having one's own tragedy replayed? do you feel that things have changed? quite a lot of our onset behaviour is predicated on the hope that the worst won't happen. britain's growing film industry is one of our great successes. we're world class when it comes to making movies. but for rory, there is one overriding thought. our industry does not need to sacrifice excitement or creativity or invention for safety.

fundamentally, i don't think anyone has ever gone to the cinema and seen is shot and thought, that's worth somebody dying. sophie van brugen, bbc news. it's been a month since storm babet brought devastating flooding across the uk. more than 2000 properties in england were submerged, forcing families from their homes. catcliffe in south yorkshire was one of the worst affected areas. charlotte leeming is there for us this morning. 0h, oh, dear, is it raining? that is bad timing. yeah! it has started chucking _ that is bad timing. yeah! it has started chucking it _ that is bad timing. yeah! it has started chucking it down - that is bad timing. yeah! it has started chucking it down again. | that is bad timing. yeah! it has - started chucking it down again. that is what people here do not need. catcliffe was seriously affected by storm babet. there was about a months worth of rain in about three days. nearby where we are now was submerged in water. hundreds of homes were affected and flooded. we have been finding out how they have

been getting on because the water may have gone, but it is left behind a lot of heartache, loss and anxiety. more than 1200 homes have been flooded so far, and seven people are now known to have died. just to give you an idea of how deep the water was here, this car was almost completely submerged. a tiny fraction of the roof was still showing. storm babet battered britain for days. the aftermath could be felt by some for years. a major incident was declared in chesterfield, where water forced its way into hundreds of homes and businesses. richard eden's house on windermere road was one of a0 that flooded when a nearby brook overflowed. his house was submerged under five feet of water. wow, that's awful. a month on and progress is slow, with the arduous task of clearing out mud—soaked possessions. but richard doesn't have any time to spare. his 18—year—old daughter, emily was recently diagnosed with terminal cancer. the family is currently living in a hotel, but emily desperately wants to be back

in the home where she grew up. builders are working around the clock to try and make that happen. she's said to me, "dad, if i come back home, obviously i'm in a hospital bed downstairs, what if it floods again and i'm there in that bed? now it could be middle of the night — what do we do?" this were five foot deep. well, it's not rocket science what the outcome will be. a few miles away at the northern tea merchants, it's a busy lunchtime for ownerjill benson and her team. and whilst the coffee and cakes are now flowing, it's been a difficult time after this new business was flooded just weeks after it opened. the water was 18 inches deep. everything was sodden, basically covered in mud, slime, anything you can imagine. it wasjust horrendous. butjill, the community spirit here has been amazing, hasn't it? we borrowed a workbench and an oven from one of the churches. another church where

we were cleaning came down and offered help and anything, and they brought us takeaway cups so we could have a cup of tea, because it's those little things, isn't it, that actually, it'd just be enough to sit and have a cup of tea that someone's brought you the cup for, it just felt really nice. the damage and disruption in chesterfield is echoed in the yorkshire village of catcliffe, where hundreds of homes were flooded when the river rother burst its banks. we were with residents chris lloyd and sophie skidmore when they first returned to their home last month. chris and sophie have been staying in hotels ever since. they've been told it could be a year before they can move back in. it's four weeks and we've got no further forward. nobody answers phone calls, emails — you're just constantly trying to get hold of people chasing this, chasing that. we're just living out of a suitcase. you're going here, there and everywhere. you can't settle anywhere. this is why we're trying us hardest s to get a rental property, at least we can try and put some sort of life back together. i don't think anybody would buy these houses now knowing they flood. ideally, we would like to move

somewhere that doesn't flood, but the people next door had sold their house, that's fallen through. nobody's going to buy them. whilst chris and sophie play the waiting game, back at richard's house, the building work is moving at a fast pace. do you know a date where we think we'll..? i'm hopeful for 23rd i of december this year. because everyone wants emily to come home. obviously, as a dad, i can't cure the cancer, but i can make sure she's got a house to come to. richard and emily absolutely over the moon that they're getting back into their home pretty soon. it is not the same in other parts of the community. here in catcliffe this was set up as a community. let's talk to sam from the council. tell us, people, are they getting the financial support they need? yes. financial support they need? yes, absolutely- _ financial support they need? yes, absolutely. we _ financial support they need? yes, absolutely. we have _ financial support they need? yes, absolutely. we have been - financial support they need? yes, absolutely. we have been able to .ive absolutely. we have been able to give out — absolutely. we have been able to give out £170,000 so far of support.

that is— give out £170,000 so far of support. that is partly council money as well as money— that is partly council money as well as money made available by the government. as money made available by the government-— as money made available by the covernment. ., ,, , , ., . ., government. progress is slow. we are heafina government. progress is slow. we are hearing from — government. progress is slow. we are hearing from people _ government. progress is slow. we are hearing from people they _ government. progress is slow. we are hearing from people they are - government. progress is slow. we are hearing from people they are chasing l hearing from people they are chasing insurance. why is it so slow? i understand it is incredibly difficult for people having to spend a lot of— difficult for people having to spend a lot of time on the phone chasing various— a lot of time on the phone chasing various companies, insurance etc. we understand _ various companies, insurance etc. we understand those challenges people are suffering. there is still help and support available from the council, — and support available from the council, particularly in terms of people — council, particularly in terms of people who need to clean up and dispose — people who need to clean up and dispose of— people who need to clean up and dispose of items, ppe etc. i would ur-e dispose of items, ppe etc. i would urge people to get in touch with the councit— urge people to get in touch with the council if_ urge people to get in touch with the council if you need us. we urge people to get in touch with the council if you need us.— urge people to get in touch with the council if you need us. we know some --eole still council if you need us. we know some people still have _ council if you need us. we know some people still have not _ council if you need us. we know some people still have not claimed - council if you need us. we know some people still have not claimed what - people still have not claimed what they are entitled to?— people still have not claimed what they are entitled to? well, we will be in touch — they are entitled to? well, we will be in touch with _ they are entitled to? well, we will be in touch with people. _ they are entitled to? well, we will be in touch with people. we - they are entitled to? well, we will be in touch with people. we have l be in touch with people. we have identified — be in touch with people. we have identified properties that are flooded. if you think you were impacted _ flooded. if you think you were impacted and haven't spoken to us, please _ impacted and haven't spoken to us, please get — impacted and haven't spoken to us, please get in touch. but we will contact — please get in touch. but we will contact people and we have processed the vast _ contact people and we have processed the vast majority of those payments. jenner— the vast majority of those payments. jenner is _ the vast majority of those payments. jenner is waiting patiently in the rain. you are from talking therapies. an organisation which

helps adults with mental health problems. what have you seen here in flooded areas? how are people coping? 50 flooded areas? how are people co . in i ? ,, ., flooded areas? how are people coinu? ., , flooded areas? how are people co-uin? ., , , , coping? so we have been present in the local community, _ coping? so we have been present in the local community, really. - coping? so we have been present in the local community, really. we - coping? so we have been present in. the local community, really. we have been to— the local community, really. we have been to local supermarkets, we have been to local supermarkets, we have been chatting to people about how it is impacting their mental health. and understandably, there is a lot of stress, — and understandably, there is a lot of stress, a — and understandably, there is a lot of stress, a lot of anxiety. a lot of stress, a lot of anxiety. a lot of really — of stress, a lot of anxiety. a lot of really excessive worry. some people — of really excessive worry. some people are experiencing this second time now _ people are experiencing this second time now. there is a lot of uncertainty about the future, if it is going — uncertainty about the future, if it is going to — uncertainty about the future, if it is going to happen again, when it is going _ is going to happen again, when it is going to _ is going to happen again, when it is going to happen again. so, we know that feeling out of control, uncertain, they all feel anxiety disorders _ uncertain, they all feel anxiety disorders-— uncertain, they all feel anxiety disorders. ., ., , disorders. you are right. chris, in that report. _ disorders. you are right. chris, in that report. he — disorders. you are right. chris, in that report, he won't _ disorders. you are right. chris, in that report, he won't mind - disorders. you are right. chris, in that report, he won't mind me i that report, he won't mind me saying, this is the second time it has flooded here, and he is feeling a bit lost. he said his resilience is low. how can he cope, what can he do? pl. is low. how can he cope, what can he do? �* ., ., , ., ., ., do? a lot of it will be a natural response to — do? a lot of it will be a natural response to a _ do? a lot of it will be a natural response to a really _ do? a lot of it will be a natural response to a really difficult i response to a really difficult situation. but i guess if people are

experiencing more long—term impacts on their— experiencing more long—term impacts on their mental health, they realise it is impacting on their daily functioning, the symptoms seem to be getting _ functioning, the symptoms seem to be getting worse, not better, as things are improving, then wejust getting worse, not better, as things are improving, then we just suggest adding _ are improving, then we just suggest adding an _ are improving, then we just suggest adding an assessment. we can always let you _ adding an assessment. we can always let you know what support is available. it will be different for everybody. available. it will be different for everybody-— available. it will be different for eve bod _ , , everybody. so, definitely people need to open — everybody. so, definitely people need to open up. _ everybody. so, definitely people need to open up. this _ everybody. so, definitely people need to open up. this is i everybody. so, definitely people need to open up. this is a i everybody. so, definitely people i need to open up. this is a traumatic event. thank you both. if you are going through this, definitely talk to people. later on in the programme we are going to be in chesterfield to see how they are coping. thank ou. it to see how they are coping. thank you- it does _ to see how they are coping. thank you- it does go — to see how they are coping. thank you. it does go on _ to see how they are coping. thank you. it does go on and _ to see how they are coping. thank you. it does go on and on, i to see how they are coping. thank| you. it does go on and on, doesn't it, the trauma of that, the memories of it, and when more rain comes it is tough. yeah, it is. still to come on breakfast, stargazers in london might be able to spot a strange object in the sky tonight — nasa's lost tool box. this was the moment it was dropped by an astronaut last month while working

on the international space station. it is going to be heading past london in the skies tonight. we'll chat to an astrophysicist at 20 past eight to find out more about the dangers of space junk. i don't think it poses a threat. i wonder if it will even make it through the atmosphere. apparently disintegrates in a few weeks. don't drop anything, ever. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. a very good morning — welcome to bbc london, i'm thomas magill. the family of a teenager who was left with life—changing injuries in a stabbing in brixton two years ago says survivors of knife crime are often forgotten. james bascoe—smith's heart stopped for almost an hour — which left him with severe brain damage. his family believe there needs to be earlier intervention to prevent young people from getting involved in crime.

i really want to appeal to the parents, you know, speak to your children, find out what's going on in their lives because, you know, these boys had knives, massive machetes and rambo knives, zombie knives. they're playing god. they're taking people's lives. and it's not fair. well, all this week we are looking at the issue of knife crime in london and how it affects young people. you can find out much more on our website and on bbc radio london. a south london football club have become the latest to support a campaign calling for an end to gambling advertising in football. afc wimbledon are the fifth team in the english league to offer its support. the big step campaign wants to end all gambling— and betting—related sponsorship in the sport. when you're bombarded with advertisement, there's nothing you can do. you can't exactly switch off from it because it's flashed in your face. you have the boards on the side that are showing it always

sort of running across. and it's something that's very sort of prominent in the footballing world, and it's something that, you know, shouldn't be, because you're coming to watch the football at the end of the day. a car park next to a primary school in berkshire has been fenced off, after a large sinkhole appeared. the hole at east park farm car park in charvil is about two metres deep and one metre wide. inspection crews have been asked to survey the area before deciding if the car park can be partially reopened. let's take a look at the tube. now onto the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it is a rather grey and damp start this morning. we'll of still see some spots of rain, a few showers, but it's drier and brighter as we head through the afternoon. now you can see the showers sinking south. they're fairly light in nature. we have a ridge of high pressure building. through the afternoon the cloud will break and we should get some sunshine.

temperatures today reaching around 12 celsius. now we'll have clear skies to start with tonight, underneath which the temperatures drop into low single figures. they are very chilly. but we'll see more cloud by the end of the night. so, the temperature in parts of the home counties, out to the west, mayjust rise a little. now you can see the high pressure to west of the uk. it just starts to move a little bit further south. as a result that cloud starts to make more inroads. it just starts to move a little bit further south. as a result that cloud starts to make more inroads. we'll still see some brighter spells through the course of wednesday. it should stay dry as well. the temperature tomorrowjust a bit cooler, 11 celsius the maximum. now, as we head into thursday, yes, there's still cloud but it should start to break up. we'll start to notice the temperatures getting chillier though as we head into the weekend. that's it from me — there's much more on our website, i'll be back in half an hour, but for now let's go back to sally and jon. good morning, welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay.

our headlines today. england's chief medical officer, sir chris whitty, faces questions on lockdowns and government decision—making when he gives evidence to the covid inquiry later. it follows evidence yesterday that scientists were not aware of rishi sunak�*s eat out to help out scheme until it was announced. the leader of hamas indicates the group is close to agreeing a truce with israel — as discussions continue over the hostages and a pause in the fighting. one of the uk's biggest energy companies hit by a massive fine. industry regular ofcom says shell energy failed customers, and has to pay a fine of {1.4 million. in sport, cardiff awaits — will wales be celebrating, with automatic qualification for euro 2024 at stake heading into their game with turkey tonight?

michael palin's known for his trips around the world — his latest project takes him on a journey into the past. he'll be here to tell us about it. on a journey into the past. good on a journey into the past. morning. what you star today good morning. what you start with today may not be what you end up with. we started with a bright sky across scotland and northern ireland. later it will cloud over with spots of rain. for england and wales, the opposite. we start with cloud and patchy rain but it will brighten up later. all the details throughout the programme. it's tuesday the 21st of november. england's chief medical officer, sir chris whitty, is expected to be questioned about lockdowns when he gives evidence to the covid inquiry later. it comes as the government's former chief scientific advisor, sir patrick vallance, told the inquiry that borisjohnson was "clearly bamboozled" by some scientific concepts. he also claimed that advisors were not consulted in advance about the eat out to help out scheme. our correspondent ellie price reports.

he became a familiar face night after night on the covid press conferences, explaining to all of us what was happening with the virus. we will follow the science. we'll be guided by the science. and that's why we are following the scientific advice in the way that we are _ the government said it would always follow the science, but sir patrick vallance — the uk's top scientific adviser during the pandemic — told the inquiry explaining the science to the prime minister could be...tough. the prime minister at the time gave up science when he was 15, and i think he'd be the first to admit it wasn't his forte, and that he did struggle with some of the concepts and we did need to repeat them often. i think there was a problem in scientific understanding, and it's not unusual amongst leaders in western democracies. during the pandemic, we saw a lot of sir patrick and the chief medical officer, sir chris whitty, together — but he said their views were different on the timing

of the first lockdown. i think sometimes i would want to push and he might not, and sometimes he was right and sometimes i think we should have gone earlier. this was an occasion when i think it's clear that we should have gone earlier. rishi sunak, the then—chancellor, thought his eat out to help out scheme was such a good idea, he even helped serve up some of the meals. a £10 incentive to keep the hospitality industry going. but sir patrick vallance said scientists weren't consulted, and the measure boosted the virus. eat out to help out, we didn't know about until it was announced, and i think our advice would have been very clear on that. it's science week at the covid inquiry, so later we'll hear from sir chris whitty — the chief medical adviser for the uk government during the pandemic — and, in fact, he still is. there'll be more questions about whether the government followed the science during the pandemic, and what that really means. ellie price, bbc news, at the covid inquiry in london.

jon has more of the day's news now, including the latest from the middle east overnight. negotiations on a deal that could pause the bombardment of gaza and allow the release of israeli hostages are continuing amid hopes of a breakthrough. the leader of hamas, which the uk government regards as a terrorist organisation, is the latest person involved in the talks to say that a deal could be close. our correspondent nick beake has the latest. in israel, the families of the hostages, once again calling for their loved ones to be released. the young and the old taken by hamas more than six weeks ago. this was tel aviv last night, after relatives had met the israeli war cabinet. many say that the government should focus more on bringing home the hostages rather than destroying hamas. this is incredibly disappointing, because i feel that at this point, because i feel that, at this point,

when we know that taking down hamas — we keep hearing from them — is going to take months or years, and it's going to take a long time. on the other hand, the other object is time—sensitive. people are dying. in gaza, israel keeps hitting what it says are hamas targets. palestinian civilians are still being killed, reducing to rubble family homes — a campaign the israelis say is self—defence. "we were asleep in our houses," explains this man, "when it felt like an earthquake hit, because the missiles fell and caused significant explosions, causing numerous casualties. there were dead and injured." amid the destruction, growing signs there could be a pause in the fighting as part of a deal to release some of the hostages. and increased optimism from the americans, who are playing a role in the talks.

we believe we are closer than we've ever been. so we're hopeful. but there's still work to be done, and nothing is done until it's all done, so we're going to keep working on this. some sort of ceasefire is urgently needed, according to the international charities and the united nations. they say gaza's hospitals are overrun and desperately short of medicine. it's hoped a hostage deal would allow in more aid to a place where disease is reported to be spreading among the more than two million palestinians who have been under bombardment. amid all of this, a glimmer of hope. at least for some of the premature babies who were trapped in the besieged al—shifa hospital in the north of gaza. they are now in egypt. but some of these 28 newborns have lost their parents, and they leave behind a desperate situation in gaza from which many cannot escape. nick beake, bbc news, jerusalem. nickjoins us now.

he is in jerusalem. he is injerusalem. nick, there seems to be a lot of optimism about some kind of deal but is there any kind of timeframe about when it might actually happen? goad kind of timeframe about when it might actually happen? good morning auain, jon. might actually happen? good morning again. jon- there _ might actually happen? good morning again, jon. there is _ might actually happen? good morning again, jon. there is no _ might actually happen? good morning again, jon. there is no timeframe i might actually happen? good morning again, jon. there is no timeframe at l again, jon. there is no timeframe at the moment but as you say the optimism that was growing over the weekend i think has increased overnight, because of the news that has been coming from qatar, the gulf state, an important player because it is in the middle of the talks between israel and hamas. we have had a statement from the hamas leader, who lives in qatar, and he has given the impression that they are reaching a truce, that they are moving towards this. he met last night the head of the international committee of the red cross, the icrc, a charity which has previously been involved in hostage negotiations. if not the

negotiation, the facilitation, bringing people out to safety, which is what they did with the four hostages released last month. and so we have this sort of news that possibly a truce is on the way. also a hamas spokesman has told the al jazeera news network that israeli women and children would be released at the same time that some palestinian women and children currently in israeli detention are released. that is what we are hearing, by no means confirmed. we don't know about the numbers involved or the timeframe as you mentioned. this is i think quite striking because what we are hearing from qatar, also echoes what diplomats in washington have said and some diplomats here in israel. so there is hope, i think, certainly the families will be desperate for some sort of breakthrough. the people of gaza, as well, they want an immediate cease... they want the fighting to end immediately. no confirmation of any sort of deal was certainly the optimism has been

growing overnight. for certainly the optimism has been growing overnight.— certainly the optimism has been growing overnight. for now, thank ou ve growing overnight. for now, thank you very much _ growing overnight. for now, thank you very much indeed. _ growing overnight. for now, thank you very much indeed. nick- growing overnight. for now, thank you very much indeed. nick beakej growing overnight. for now, thank i you very much indeed. nick beake in jerusalem. rishi sunak has said the government is able to cut taxes in what he described as "a responsible way", after a fall in inflation. the prime minister refused to comment on "speculation" about changes to individual taxes but said there would be more details in the autumn statement. our chief political correspondent henry zeffman joins us now. iam i am confused by the messaging because at times it has felt there is no chance of tax cuts, then the next minute they are inevitable. how do you read it? you next minute they are inevitable. how do you read it?— do you read it? you and me both. it was less than _ do you read it? you and me both. it was less than two _ do you read it? you and me both. it was less than two months _ do you read it? you and me both. it was less than two months ago i do you read it? you and me both. it was less than two months ago that l was less than two months ago that jeremy hunt said it would be virtually impossible to announce tax cuts in this autumn statement. what changed? well, yesterday in his speech, the prime minister tried to argue that the fall in inflation marks a turning point and certainly in terms of his rhetoric, in terms

of the political arguments, yesterday did feel like a turning point. for more than a year as prime minister rishi sunak�*s essential message to the public has been eat your greens, times are tough, times are staying tough, and that is necessary to get inflation down. yesterday, the message became, better times are coming. tax cuts are coming. things are going to improve. and, look, i don't want to add to the speculation, sometimes mindless speculation that we get ahead of the autumn statement tomorrow. i don't know what tax cuts jeremy hunt will announce, but all signs are pointing towards some cuts to personal taxes, so perhaps income tax but i think the top candidate is a national insurance because that is targeted directly at people in work. i think perhaps the slight political risk for the government is that rishi sunak�*s language yesterday was so much more optimistic than usual,

so much more optimistic than usual, so much more encouraging in the direction of tax cuts, that whatever jeremy hunt now announces tomorrow need to match up to that. but if you just zoom out, look at the politics, things have changed, the government had been saying things would be tough. they are now saying tax cuts are coming and the pain in wallets with ease and i think we will hear an awful lot more of that beyond the autumn statement as government gears up autumn statement as government gears up for a general election —— the pain in wallets will ease. an independent review into how lancashire police investigated the disappearance of nicola bulley earlier this year will be published this morning. nicola's body was found in january — three weeks after she fell into the river while walking her dog at st michael's on wyre. during the search, police were criticised for disclosing sensitive details about her. the welsh government wants to reform the school year, arguing that the traditional academic calendar takes children out of learning for too long. it wants to introduce shorter summer holidays and a longer break in the autumn. teaching unions say they don't understand the need for the change — which could see schools closing

for just four weeks during the summer. in the last few minutes, shell energy has been fined {1.4 million by the uk's communications regulator ofcom, for breaking consumer protection rules. ben can explain. good morning. as well as gas and electricity, shell energy also provides phone and broadband services. and ofcom — which regulates the communications industry — found the firm failed to meet rules designed to ensure customers get a fair deal for their phone and broadband services. the company's been fined nearly £1.5 million for failing to tell customers that they were nearing the end of their contracts, or letting them know what they could save by signing up to a new deal. nearly 73,000 customers were affected by the failings over a period ofjust over two years. in some instances, the company failed to send end—of—contract notifications and annual best tariff notifications at all.

ofcom said that all the failings were caused by a combination of manual errors and failures of systems and processes at shell energy — describing them as a serious breach of their rules. shell energy has refunded all those affected, admitted liability, and taken steps to change its systems. for now, thank you. a court in belfast will begin hearing a case today, challenging controversial legislation which would change the way in which killings during the troubles in northern ireland are investigated. relatives of victims are opposed to plans to grant immunity from prosecution to suspects who co—operate. our ireland correspondent chris pagejoins us now. do you want to explain how this will work in the next day or so? yes.

work in the next day or so? yes, this legal — work in the next day or so? yes, this legal challenge _ work in the next day or so? yes, this legal challenge will i work in the next day or so? yes, this legal challenge will be i work in the next day or so? yes this legal challenge will be getting under way here at the high court in belfast and it is against a highly controversial government plan to give a conditional and to murder suspect on a scale which has really never been seen before in the uk. more than 3500 people were killed during the conflict known as the troubles between the late 1960s and the late 1990s, and the government says, because it happened so many years ago now, the chances of any successful prosecutions are very unlikely, so it has to try and think different. so under legislation passed in september, there is going to be a new commission which will take over all investigations linked to the conflict and suspects who cooperate with that commission will be given a guarantee they will not be given a guarantee they will not be prosecuted. the focus of the commissioners will be to compile reports to find out facts about what happened during the conflict. according to the government, this is the best opportunity for bereaved families to find out the truth about what happened to their loved ones,

but the plan is opposed by nearly all victims groups and all five main political parties here, who argue this is going against all the principles ofjustice. so 20 families or thereabouts applied to challenge this new law in court. the judge has selected three to be the lead cases and their lawyers will argue that the plan by the government is in breach of human rights law in effect it rules out having an effective investigation into deaths. the government has consistently said its plans are in line with the uk's international human rights obligations. so the hearing is expected to be complex, it will last about a week and will officially begin later this morning. full coverage across bbc news. thanks for that. stargazers in london might be able to spot nasa's lost toolbox in the sky tonight — weather permitting. really?! is it a bird? really?! is ita bird? is really?! is it a bird? is it a plane? no, it's a tool box. there it

noes! the tool box was dropped by an astronaut last month while they were fixing a solar panel on the international space station. if there is limited cloud cover and you have a pair of binoculars, you might be lucky enough to see it floating in the earth's orbit. 8pm tonight. there are a few ifs that. you have _ 8pm tonight. there are a few ifs that. you have done _ 8pm tonight. there are a few ifs that. you have done your i that. you have done your disclaimers. _ that. you have done your disclaimers. let's i that. you have done your disclaimers. let's see i that. you have done your disclaimers. let's see if i that. you have done your i disclaimers. let's see if carol can tell us how likely it is to get clear skies. we have patchy cloud and clear skies in the _ we have patchy cloud and clear skies in the south—east so the chances are that some _ in the south—east so the chances are that some might be able to see it, some _ that some might be able to see it, some may— that some might be able to see it, some may not be so lucky. one of these _ some may not be so lucky. one of these things. looming cloud —— blooming — these things. looming cloud —— blooming cloud. damp across parts of south _ blooming cloud. damp across parts of south but _ blooming cloud. damp across parts of south but clear skies further north and that— south but clear skies further north and that is— south but clear skies further north and that is reflected in the temperatures. at the moment only! degrees _ temperatures. at the moment only! degrees in _ temperatures. at the moment only! degrees in glasgow, three in inverness under clear skies and the same _ inverness under clear skies and the same for— inverness under clear skies and the same for belfast at five. further south, _ same for belfast at five. further south, averages are in double figures — south, averages are in double figures where we have the cloud and

also some _ figures where we have the cloud and also some spots of rain. this is the weather— also some spots of rain. this is the weather front responsible for producing the spots of rain at the moment— producing the spots of rain at the moment and we have another one coming _ moment and we have another one coming on — moment and we have another one coming on across the north west tater— coming on across the north west later on— coming on across the north west later on in— coming on across the north west later on in the day which will introduce _ later on in the day which will introduce thicker cloud and rain across— introduce thicker cloud and rain across the _ introduce thicker cloud and rain across the north. to start with in the north, — across the north. to start with in the north, we have clear skies, some cloud _ the north, we have clear skies, some cloud around — the north, we have clear skies, some cloud around. high cloud, so it is hazy— cloud around. high cloud, so it is hazy first— cloud around. high cloud, so it is hazy first thing. same for northern iretand _ hazy first thing. same for northern ireland and southern scotland but then we _ ireland and southern scotland but then we run into all this cloud. the weather— then we run into all this cloud. the weather front slipping south, taking its patchy— weather front slipping south, taking its patchy rain with it in doing so. breezy, _ its patchy rain with it in doing so. breezy, particularly breezy across the south—west first thing this morning _ the south—west first thing this morning. as we go through the day, watch _ morning. as we go through the day, watch how— morning. as we go through the day, watch how this all slide southwards. there _ watch how this all slide southwards. there will— watch how this all slide southwards. there will be some breaks in the cloud _ there will be some breaks in the cloud, some sunny skies developing from the _ cloud, some sunny skies developing from the north across england and wales _ from the north across england and wales we — from the north across england and wales. we will have our weather front _ wales. we will have our weather front coming in from the west across scotland _ front coming in from the west across scotland and northern ireland to the cloud witt— scotland and northern ireland to the cloud will be thickening here and we will see _ cloud will be thickening here and we will see some spots of rain and the wind will— will see some spots of rain and the wind will pick up, as well. temperatures only six in aberdeen highs— temperatures only six in aberdeen highs of— temperatures only six in aberdeen highs of around !! or !2 as we push

further— highs of around !! or !2 as we push further south. as we head through the course — further south. as we head through the course of this evening and overnight, this is where we have a clear— overnight, this is where we have a clear skies— overnight, this is where we have a clear skies for a time in the south with patchy— clear skies for a time in the south with patchy cloud but then more cloud _ with patchy cloud but then more cloud moves southwards, rain comes in across— cloud moves southwards, rain comes in across not— cloud moves southwards, rain comes in across notjust cloud moves southwards, rain comes in across not just scotland but parts — in across not just scotland but parts of — in across not just scotland but parts of northern england and northern ireland, but as the cloud and rain _ northern ireland, but as the cloud and rain pushing through the course of the _ and rain pushing through the course of the night what you will find is that temperatures will rise compared to where _ that temperatures will rise compared to where they were in the evening. thank you. we will see you again soon. a charity which runs a domestic abuse prevention programme says it's having to turn people away due to a lack of funding. domestic violence experts say changing perpetrators�* behaviour is key to protecting women and children from physical or emotional abuse — but the scheme in yorkshire has missed out on the latest government funding. emma glasbey reports. what do you think the impacts are on your partner when you're perpetrating emotional abuse? this man is on a domestic abuse prevention programme in west yorkshire. so your intentions was to

shut down your partner. there's always a man and woman delivering the sessions, to encourage respectful behaviour. for this man, it's his last session after four months — he referred himself to try and save his relationship. you have to look at the bigger picture. this is your relationship. this is your partner. you want to change for the better and for them. how difficult have some of the sessions been? some of them are quite intense, you know? they're quite hard—hitting, and i think they have to be because there's a realisation of the impact you have on another person by your own behaviour. the sessions take place at the yorkshire children's centre in huddersfield. the charity put in a bid for government funding, but says it was rejected at a time of growing demand for its programme. referrals have gone up, but us being able to accept those referrals, we have had to reduce. how frustrating are you finding that?

that's really frustrating. it's quite dangerous, also — especially given you've got guys out there who want to be worked with, they realise that they need to undertake this programme but we're having to say no, we're having to turn them away. this building's also home to another organisation supporting children impacted by domestic abuse. these drawings are often shared with the men on the domestic abuse prevention programme, so they understand the impact. a lot of the children will disclose to us that they want dad to acknowledge what they've done, and, you know, that the behaviours have had a massive impact on their life. and many, many children are very stoic in saying to us that they don't want contact with dad until they've seen that he's making those strides to...to change and hold himself accountable. not all perpetrators may be able or willing to face up to their behaviour, but there's concern that those wanting to change are struggling to access support. in response to our story,

the home office told us... but in west yorkshire they're not sure where they'll find the money to keep this programme going. emma glasbey, bbc news, huddersfield. the domestic abuse commissioner for england and wales, nicole jacobs, joins us now. morning to you. obviously we are seeing in that report how important these services are can you describe for people watching at home, how these services aim to help the whole family or the whole relationship in situations of domestic abuse? foretell. situations of domestic abuse? well, the are situations of domestic abuse? well, they are essentially _ situations of domestic abuse? well, they are essentially getting i situations of domestic abuse? -ii they are essentially getting to the root of the problem, you know, in

terms of... it is one thing we need, obviously, to provide support to the aduu obviously, to provide support to the adult victim, children who are victims and their own right, but of course this kind of programme gets to the root of the problem and it is our hope for a behavioural change, for early intervention, prevention into the future. and yet, as we heard, these are not sustainably funded in any way, shape orform and they are probably the biggest gap that we have in our services for domestic abuse.— that we have in our services for domestic abuse. , ., , domestic abuse. some people might wonder, domestic abuse. some people might wonder. why. _ domestic abuse. some people might wonder. why. in _ domestic abuse. some people might wonder, why, in this _ domestic abuse. some people might wonder, why, in this situation, i wonder, why, in this situation, should a per perpetrator —— perpetrator of domestic abuse be given help? i perpetrator of domestic abuse be given help?— perpetrator of domestic abuse be given help? perpetrator of domestic abuse be liven hel? , . ., , given help? i understand that but i tend to think— given help? i understand that but i tend to think of— given help? i understand that but i tend to think of these _ given help? i understand that but i tend to think of these services i given help? i understand that but i tend to think of these services is l tend to think of these services is really for victims because essentially they are respected credited, which the one you featured is, what is happening behind the scenes is the partner is also getting support. they are also getting support. they are also

getting a very good insight into their partner, ex partner's willingness to change, to step in to being a more active non—abusive parent, for example. there is a lot of questions answered in the process. so i appreciate, while we say these are for the abusive partner, in many ways they are very oriented to the safety of the family, and knowing more and engaging with the person who is causing harm is incredibly important. causing harm is incredibly important-— causing harm is incredibly imortant. ., ., ., important. you said a really key word there _ important. you said a really key word there which _ important. you said a really key word there which is _ important. you said a really key word there which is change. i important. you said a really key| word there which is change. how possible, how likely is it that you can get somebody who has committed this type of abuse, whatever it is, to change?— to change? this is the age-old question- _ to change? this is the age-old question- if— to change? this is the age-old question. if it _ to change? this is the age-old question. if it was _ to change? this is the age-old question. if it was as - to change? this is the age-old question. if it was as easy i to change? this is the age-old question. if it was as easy as l to change? this is the age-old i question. if it was as easy asjust question. if it was as easy as just going through one programme and solving domestic abuse, we would have done that many years ago. so of course there are people who are more suited to these types of programmes than others. it is very important, the motivation of the person going

into these programmes, as you heard into these programmes, as you heard in your clip, you had someone who really wanted to change, wanted to be a better parent, a better partner. so they should be given opportunities to change, people in these situations. there will be other perpetrators of abuse where we just cannot afford that kind of intervention, which is why these kind of specialist services will do an assessment, make sure people who come onto these programmes are really motivated and geared for change. so that feels like the right balance. in another interview i will tell you that, my donor perpetrators who don't engage and need more oversight and supervision so it is never one—way. this is a really important kind of service that we have never sustainably planned for, and this is the story in all domestic abuse services, i'm afraid, that they have been built up over time, hugely innovative, but never

sitting in court budgets. and one of the things i'm working on as commissioner is the victim and prisoners bill, work with some amendments, strategic amendments, we can have a much greater likelihood of really planning for these types of really planning for these types of services. right now it is very piecemeal. i did a mapping, for example, and found that 51% of victims of domestic abuse seeking services in the last three years wanted services or their partner, ex partner. only 7% were able to find these kinds of services you are featuring this morning.- featuring this morning. nicole jacobs, thank _ featuring this morning. nicole jacobs, thank you _ featuring this morning. nicole jacobs, thank you for i featuring this morning. nicole jacobs, thank you for your i featuring this morning. nicole i jacobs, thank you for your time. we have a statement from the home office who say they are supporting 50 of these initiatives across england and wales over the next two years, backed by up to £39 million of funding. this is on top of £41 million awarded since 2020 to fund similar projects. if you have been affected by any of the issues raised, help is available from bbc

action line — just visit bbc.co.uk/actionline. it's tuesday morning, thank you for joining us. something we know you care deeply about... we're discussing pollution in our waterways on the programme this morning, as the campaign group surfers against sewage says more than half of the inland swimming sites it monitors are of poor quality. john maguire is on the banks of the river dart and can tell us more. just how beautiful is the river? i would say very beautiful. it is absolutely gorgeous along the length of the river. source is up on dartmoor, the mouth at dartmouth, obviously. it is gorgeous all the way along, not as clean as it should become a very ambitious plans by the local community to try to have it designated as a swimmable, the length of the river, but for that to take place it has to be clean enough. lots of wildlife around this

money, owls, ducks, geese, isawa dog drinking out of the river before you handed to me. a couple walking their dog early on said their animal gets frequently quite ill from drinking in the water. we know it is a major problem, the government for example telling bbc breakfast this morning that it is utterly unacceptable, that level of pollution in many of our waterways. something pretty much everybody is pushing towards trying to sort out. find out more about it later in the programme. after the news, travel and weather where you are. a very good morning — welcome to bbc london. i'm thomas magill the family of a teenager who was left with life changing injuries in a stabbing in brixton two years ago, says survivors of knife crime are often forgotten. james bascoe—smith's heart stopped for almost an hour, which left him with severe brain damage. his family believe there needs to be earlier intervention to prevent young people from getting

involved in crime. i really want to appeal to the parents, you know, speak to your children, find out what's going on in their lives because, you know, these boys had knives, massive machetes and rambo knives, zombie knives. they're playing god. they're taking people's lives. and it's not fair. well, all this week we are looking at the issue of knife crime in london and how it affects young people. tomorrow we will look at what you can do, if you're stabbed or come across someone who has been injured by a knife. a south london football club have become the latest to support a camapign calling for an end to gambling advertising in football. afc wimbledon are the fifth team in the english league to offer its support. the big step campaign wants to end all gambling and betting related sponsorship in the sport. when you're bombarded with advertisement, there's nothing you can do. you can't exactly switch off from it because it's flashed in your face.

you have the boards on the side that are showing it always sort of running across. and it's something that's very sort of prominent in the footballing world, and it's something that, you know, shouldn't be, because you're coming to watch the football at the end of the day. a car park next to a primary school in berkshire has been fenced off, after a large sinkhole appeared. the hole at east park farm car park in charvil is about two metres deep and one metre wide. inspection crews have been asked to survey the area before deciding if the car park can be partially reopened. let's take a look at the tube. the dlr is partly suspended and there's minor delays now onto the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it is a rather grey and damp start this morning. we'll of still see some spots of rain, a few showers, but it's drier and brighter as we head through the afternoon. now you can see the showers sinking south. they're fairly light in nature. we have a ridge of high pressure building. through the afternoon the cloud will break and we should get some sunshine.

temperatures today reaching around 12 celsius. now we'll have clear skies to start with tonight, underneath which the temperatures drop into low single figures, so very chilly. but we'll see more cloud by the end of the night. so, the temperature in parts of the home counties, out to the west, mayjust rise a little. now you can see the high pressure to west of the uk. it just starts to move a little bit further south. as a result that cloud starts to make more inroads. we'll still see some brighter spells through the course of wednesday. it should stay dry as well. the temperature tomorrowjust a bit cooler, 11 celsius the maximum. now, as we head into thursday, yes, there's still cloud but it should start to break up. we'll start to notice the temperatures getting chillier though as we head into the weekend. that's it from me. there's much more on our website, the bbc news app and on bbc radio london throughout the morning. i'll be back in half an hour. now back to sally and jon.

hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. just after half past seven. the chief medical officerfor england, professor sir chris whitty, will be questioned at the covid inquiry later about lockdowns and the government's response to the pandemic. his appearance follows evidence from the chief scientific adviser, sir patrick vallance, whose diary entries have revealed his view of borisjohnson, rishi sunak and the decisions taken by politicians as the crisis unfolded. ali price is covering the inquiry. shejoins us ali price is covering the inquiry. she joins us now. ali price is covering the inquiry. shejoins us now. —— le. sir patrick vallance made it clear yesterday that his view on the timings of wenlock downs were introduced, wasn't necessarily in agreement with others? —— when lockdowns were introduced. others? -- when lockdowns were introduced-— others? -- when lockdowns were introduced. ., ., ., introduced. no, he said one of the errors made _ introduced. no, he said one of the errors made was _ introduced. no, he said one of the errors made was that _ introduced. no, he said one of the errors made was that you i introduced. no, he said one of the errors made was that you could i introduced. no, he said one of the i errors made was that you could track the virus, predict when it was going

to get bad and know when to impose some of these restrictions. he said that became pretty obvious pretty early on that that was wrong. and basically, they had got a lot worse without them realising. he said lockdowns should maybe have been called a week earlier. certainly that first lockdown in march. that was definitely the case in the second lockdown in the autumn. in the first wave i think we didn't io in the first wave i think we didn't go early— in the first wave i think we didn't go early enough. and there was a trickling _ go early enough. and there was a trickling of — go early enough. and there was a trickling of measures one, i think, we should — trickling of measures one, i think, we should have gone with more measures— we should have gone with more measures simultaneously. and at various— measures simultaneously. and at various other times, when geographical areas were put into certain— geographical areas were put into certain measures, the temptation was always— certain measures, the temptation was always to _ certain measures, the temptation was always to make it as limited as possible — always to make it as limited as possible. everyone's instincts as to not do _ possible. everyone's instincts as to not do any— possible. everyone's instincts as to not do any of these things. it is to delay— not do any of these things. it is to detayjust — not do any of these things. it is to detayjust a — not do any of these things. it is to delayjust a little bit too much. it's delayjust a little bit too much. it's to— delayjust a little bit too much. it's to argue that the measures shouldn't— it's to argue that the measures shouldn't be quite as strict at the moment, — shouldn't be quite as strict at the moment, orto shouldn't be quite as strict at the moment, or to argue, shouldn't be quite as strict at the moment, orto argue, and shouldn't be quite as strict at the moment, or to argue, and we saw this very clearly _

moment, or to argue, and we saw this very clearly during october, i think it was— very clearly during october, i think it was october, where every mp argued — it was october, where every mp argued that their area shouldn't be higher— argued that their area shouldn't be higher tier, — argued that their area shouldn't be higher tier, they should be in a tower— higher tier, they should be in a tower tier~ _ lower tier. the - lower tier. the government has always rower ner. — the government has always said it followed the science but i think that cuts to the heart of it in that decision making, that there is the science on the one hand, and people's lives under the common —— considerations like the economy, on the other. brute considerations like the economy, on the other. ~ . , ., ., the other. we have seen all have details from _ the other. we have seen all have details from sir _ the other. we have seen all have details from sir patrick _ the other. we have seen all have details from sir patrick pass i the other. we have seen all have details from sir patrick pass on i details from sir patrick pass on personal notes at the time. yesterday we saw him recently —— really hugely criticise boris johnson's decision—making? really hugely criticise boris johnson's decision-making? yeah, there has been _ johnson's decision-making? yeah, there has been so _ johnson's decision-making? yeah, there has been so much _ johnson's decision-making? yeah, there has been so much from i johnson's decision-making? yeah, there has been so much from his l there has been so much from his diary entries. he described them as a brain dump at the end of the day to help them through a very stressful job and jot to help them through a very stressfuljob and jot down what had happened. there has been —— bloom plenty already. he describes some of the feelings towards boris johnson, that he was a weak and indecisive prime minister and he had been, he

talked about how he had taken the use of science and how it had been difficult to understand some of the concepts. science, he said, wasn't his forte. he had been bamboozled by some of the data and the graphs involved. to be fair though he said that was not unusual. he had been on a phone call with other scientific advisers from around the world, a phone call in which everybody started laughing because basically everybody was having the same situation. world leaders were struggling to understand some of the science described. none of us had heard of a r rate, and that was part of the challenge she was finding, communicating the science to the government. communicating the science to the government-— communicating the science to the government. crucially as well this in . ui government. crucially as well this inuui is government. crucially as well this inquiry is hearing _ government. crucially as well this inquiry is hearing about _ government. crucially as well this inquiry is hearing about rishi i inquiry is hearing about rishi sunak, who was chancellor at the time of the pandemic and his eat out to help out scheme. intriguing that we heard yesterday from patrick vallance that the scientists weren't necessarily consulted about whether that should happen, that scheme? ida.

that should happen, that scheme? no, we had that should happen, that scheme? iifr. we had already had the top civil servants from other departments didn't know anything. it turns out neither did the scientist. and i think patrick vallance was a bit worried about that, what the applications were. it had a big impact on the government messaging on public health at the time. that policy completely reversed it to saying. — that policy completely reversed it to saying, we will pay you to go into an — to saying, we will pay you to go into an environment with people from other household and mix in an indoor environment — other household and mix in an indoor environment for periods extended over a _ environment for periods extended over a couple of hours or more. and that is— over a couple of hours or more. and that is a _ over a couple of hours or more. and that is a completely opposite public health— that is a completely opposite public health message as a result of that. now, _ health message as a result of that. now. it _ health message as a result of that. now. it is _ health message as a result of that. now, it is quite likely that it had an effect— now, it is quite likely that it had an effect on transmission. in fact, it's very— an effect on transmission. in fact, it's very difficult to see how it wouldn't _ it's very difficult to see how it wouldn't have had an effect on transmission. that wouldn't have been _ transmission. that wouldn't have been the — transmission. that wouldn't have been the advice given had we been asked _ been the advice given had we been asked beforehand. for— asked beforehand. for the first time we heard a little bit from rishi sunak�*s witness

statement. he said he never recalled anybody putting up any concerns about the scheme when it was put up in meetings. he will be here at the inquiry within the next couple of weeks to give his take on everything that happened, notjust eat out to help out. that happened, not 'ust eat out to hel out. ~ . that happened, not 'ust eat out to hel out, . ., , . ., that happened, not 'ust eat out to hel out. ~ . , . ., ., help out. what can we expect to hear toda ? help out. what can we expect to hear today? well. — help out. what can we expect to hear today? well, today _ help out. what can we expect to hear today? well, today we _ help out. what can we expect to hear today? well, today we will _ help out. what can we expect to hear today? well, today we will hear i help out. what can we expect to hear today? well, today we will hear the l today? well, today we will hear the other half of — today? well, today we will hear the other half of that _ today? well, today we will hear the other half of that double _ today? well, today we will hear the other half of that double act i today? well, today we will hear the other half of that double act we i today? well, today we will hear the other half of that double act we got| other half of that double act we got used to during the press conferences. on the one hand you had patrick vallance and on the other hand you had professor chris whitty, chief medical adviser for the uk. hand you had professor chris whitty, chief medical adviserfor the uk. i remember there was a birthday card with him on the front at the time because he was the one who coined the phrase, next slide, please. a familiarface. interesting the phrase, next slide, please. a familiar face. interesting yesterday we heard from patrick vallance, the two of them very often appeared in public together, but behind the scenes often disagreed actually on the timing of measures and what needed to happen, because patrick vallance said sir chris whitty was often coming from a public health perspective, so he was thinking about some of the more adverse

consequences of something like a lockdown on public health. so, what that would mean for mental health, what it would mean for other health provisions, people need in the nhs if they were locked down. i think we will get a bit more of all of that. drill down again into what following the science meant. another big day of science to get our teeth into today. i suspect with a healthy side order of politics. indeed. thank you very much indeed. we will have a live page on the bbc news website throughout the day constantly updated with analysis. john has the sport. wales, tell me? yes, a big night, huge that, nervous night, with dreams of automatic qualification for next summer's euros. they have got used to qualifying for these tournaments. it was in their hands but unfortunate result last time out means it no

longer is. they have to beat turkey in cardiff tonight and they will be looking then at the outcome of the croatia result, also in their group, to see if they can get there. where there is a will there is a way and there is a will there is a way and there is a will there is a way and there is hope and they will be hoping. good morning. cardiff awaits, the pubs and bars will be full for the final match of their qualifying campaign. with a spot at next summer's european championship at stake. it will be a nervous night for these supporters, who've grown used to wales qualifying for major tournaments. but it is out of their hands later. they must beat turkey in cardiff tonight, and hope croatia drop points against armenia. a route via the play offs is available to them if things don't go there way, but manager rob page isn't thinking about that. we're having no talk of playoffs. you know, if we continue to talk of playoffs, we may as well call the game off tuesday. that's our mentality, that's our attitude. so we're fully focused on the job we've got. you just spoke about regrets. we don't want any regrets when that final whistle goes tomorrow evening,

because we want to take control of it ourselves. and the last thing we want is to not give a level of performance that we did agaisnt croatia, and the result�*s gone for us elsewhere. we've put in some amazing performances in cardiff over the years _ performances in cardiff over the years and — performances in cardiff over the years and we've had some special nights— years and we've had some special nights there. look, we have to be hopeful— nights there. look, we have to be hopeful that we can do it again. we can only— hopeful that we can do it again. we can only control what is in our controt — can only control what is in our control. and on the night we will have _ control. and on the night we will have to — control. and on the night we will have to hope that some things go our way. no regrets, that is the message. far from ending their qualifying campaign with a bang, it was all a bit flat from england. in their final qualifying match, rico lewis, the 18—year—old manchester city player, making his full debut, gave away a penalty here against north macedonia, when scored, despite jordan pickford saving the first effort. england's equaliser came from a corner and an own goal which brought them level. so, 1—1 it finished, england unbeaten since the world cup, but a far from convincing display with qualification

already in the bag. interesting to see how they fare next. it is brazil and belgium to come in march. there was a morale boosting win for northern ireland who ended their qualification campaign on a high last night. (tx beat the group winners denmark 2—0 in belfast — dion charles with their second. northern ireland finishing their campaign second from bottom, having won just three of their ten matches. a crucial win for them. and with christmas around the corner, how about a wrapping? not the trophy, but one of those on christmas day. an actual lionel messi shirt. it could be the one worn by the man himself in the world cup final. there it is in five other of his argentina shirt, all worn at the tournament by messi himself. the

price, they are expected to fetch more than £8 million. if you want one for christmas, you might need to cancel it, actually. and actually several other christmases! christmases! christmas is over. have you been good? you'd have to be really, really good to get one of them. a lifetime of goodness. thank you very much indeed. we are looking forward to being joined in a few minutes bites are michael palin, who has written a fascinating book about his great uncle. —— by michael palin. a lovely story. that is in a couple of minutes. now we have carol in the studio with the weather. she has a gorgeous picture and some friends. aren't they lovely? aren't they cute? are out enjoying the weather. mixed fortunes today with the weather. what you start with may not be what you end up with. good morning. we start off with a fair bit of cloud, some rain across parts of england and wales, but are

clearer skies in scotland and northern ireland. here it is a colder start to the day. high pressure is firmly in charge. you can see where we have got the clear skies is illustrated by the blues and the yellows. where we have the milder conditions and where we have a couple of weather fronts. this weather front producing the cloud and rain in eastern england. this one is coming across western scotland and northern ireland, introducing thicker cloud during the day. we have some sunshine to start the day in the northern half of the country. you can see how this cloud and rain pushed for the south as we go through the course of the afternoon. it will brighten up northern england, parts of the midlands, wales and east anglia. at the same time it will cloud over in northern ireland in western scotland with splashes of red. quite windy in the north and west of the country. and to start the day very breezy across the south—west. these are the temperatures as we go through the course of the afternoon. we are looking widely at temperatures in double figures for england

and wales rain pushing through wales eventually getting her to the south—east. already there will be some clear skies and patchy cloud. you can see the rain following on in hot pursuit. temperature wise, temperatures are going to go up through the course of the doubt. we start in benson in oxfordshire with temperatures around freezing. but they will take up to five, picking up again 210 or 11 in scotland. as we had through wednesday, we have got this weather front coming in across the north. we have also got high pressure been squeezed further south. you will have noticed from the isobars in the northern half of the country it is going to be windy, it is going to be cloudy and it is going to be wet. it would be more settled, still cloudy. there will be holes in the cloud. east wales, the west midlands, into east wales, the west midlands, into east anglia as well, parts of the south coast. temperature wise during

the course of wednesday it is going to be quite mild. especially across aberdeenshire, where we are looking at a high 11! degrees. widely we are in double figures. as we head into thursday, watch how the front syncs south. cloud, clearerskies behind. the wind changes direction. there will be some snow showers on the mountain tops in scotland, even to lower levels across the northern isles. but it will feel much colder for all of us into friday and the weekend. snow showers. you said it now. thank you. an estimated 12 million girls around the world are married under the age of 18 every year — that's one every three seconds. former first lady michelle obama, human rights lawyer amal clooney and philanthropist melinda french gates say they want to end child marriage around the globe in less than a generation. our correspondent megha mohan joined them on a visit to malawi.

singing. it's not every day that some of the best—known women in the world pop into your class. they're here at a school in central malawi, in a district where a third of girls fall pregnant under 18. they're working together to fund a local project, with the aim of keeping more girls in school. when i was your age, there were people in my community that didn't think a girl like me — who didn't have money or wealth or connections — could do the things that i did. i sat down to ask why this project matters so much to them. i see myself in the girls that we're fighting for. you know, i see my daughters in those girls. and if we just put ourselves in those girls�* shoes and think of, how would we feel if it were us or our daughters that were married off at the age of 12 or ten? any of us would be

outraged at the thought. how urgent an issue would you call this? because the un has said this will take 300 years to end — it�*s a scary figure. 300 years is not a tolerable...time frame. this is an urgent issue. the health of women and girls on this planet measures the health of our planet, and we can do better. you know, this is an issue that can be solved tomorrow — if all the world leaders got together and made it a priority, it wouldn�*t take 300 years, it could happen in less than a generation. in malawi, it�*s illegal to marry under the age of 18, but since the law was introduced six years ago, there have been very few prosecutions. human rights lawyer amal clooney wants that to change. this is actually the first time we've been able to reach this part of malawi, and we're so excited to be able to learn what you need from lawyers.

her foundation funds female lawyers across the continent, including the women lawyers association of malawi. we formed a network of mobile legal—aid clinics, which means literally there's a van that goes out with lawyers, and we go out in a community and say to girls, you know, these are your rights, and if you need a lawyer for free to protect you, that's what we are here to provide. but it's about access tojustice, where — you know, what's the point of having a beautiful constitution that protects girls from child marriage, if the girls who are the victims of this don't know about it? because that�*s the issue, isn�*t it? because the law�*s there, but there�*s still such a high rate of child marriage. exactly. and the marriage happens in an informal setting with a tribal chief and a parent. exactly. so, i mean, ithink the law is a part of the solution. so the first thing was for malawi to change its law so it did say the right thing on paper, which they did, and the rate

has gone down since then, but not enough. so, you know, giving people access to the courts — and this is what we do, is fight for girls' rights in the courtroom — that's going to be a big piece. but we're also not naive enough to think that that's the only piece. you have to sort of form alliances and really sort of fight against these kinds of injustices with the determination that it takes to win a war. cultural practices mean that young brides are not taboo in rural malawi, but experts say poverty is the number—one issue putting girls at risk. dowries can be as little as $15 — but for desperate families, that can make a huge difference. an issue as big as poverty doesn�*t feel like it�*s an issue that we can solve. this is a solvable problem. the rates are coming down when real work gets done. it�*s really a social—norm problem. it�*s that... first of all, if you�*re a family that�*s in poverty — and so let�*s say you are scraping by and you don�*t have

food in the house — why do they think about selling the girl child? why aren�*t they thinking about selling the boy? they�*re valuing their sons, is the truth, more than their daughters. the only way to change social norms is at the community level. you get the community thinking differently about the girls. there are going to be a lot of people listening to this saying, "this is not my problem — child marriage is nothing to do with me, it�*s not in my community." what would you like to say to those people? she sighs. disinvestment in women and girls is all of our issue, and it impacts us. in the united states, we are dealing with a rollback in reproductive rights — things that people thought they could take for granted. and it�*s been a shock. and a lot of it is because of the devaluation of women, the...the belief that women don�*t have choice and power over their own being. that�*s what�*s happening here. so you can�*tjust turn a blind eye to it because it�*s not happening in your own back yard.

it affects our humanity, so we all have to care. michelle obama and amal clooney are among this year�*s bbc 100 women. you can watch their full interview, alongside melinda french gates, on bbc news and the bbc iplayer from saturday. and to find out more about the other inspiring and influential women on this year�*s list go to bbc.co.uk/100women. are you on it? not this year, no. i think i will have to do a little bit of catching up with us. sir michael palin has been delving into the life of his great uncle harry, who died during the battle of the somme in the first world war. this is the photo that sparked his latest adventure. using family gossip and a lot of detective work, sir michael has written about harry�*s extraordinary life in his latest book. hejoins us now.

good morning. good morning. extra ordinary life- — good morning. good morning. extra ordinary life. but _ good morning. good morning. extra ordinary life. but what _ good morning. good morning. extra ordinary life. but what he wanted to stress in this is the ordinaries —— the ordinariness of this uncle of yours? the ordinariness of this uncle of ours? , , ., , yours? this is the thing, it was extraordinary _ yours? this is the thing, it was extraordinary and _ yours? this is the thing, it was extraordinary and ordinary. i yours? this is the thing, it was extraordinary and ordinary. he| yours? this is the thing, it was i extraordinary and ordinary. he was brought up at the time, the pinnacle of empire, came from a good middle class family, his father was done at oxford, a vicar. there were lots of things he was supposed to do and he didn�*t do. he was not very good at managing his life. we didn�*t get exams, he wasn�*t particularly successful in business or anything like that. but in the end he took his own decision to go off to new zealand and become a farm hand. he said, to hell with everything they are asking me to do at home, i will go to new zealand. he hadn�*t been there long when the war started. he and his mates alljoined up. everybody was told of the first world war would be over by christmas. hey come and we get a

free passage back to europe! he does is he goes to gallipoli. the bloodiest battle of the war. then what happens — bloodiest battle of the war. then what happens to _ bloodiest battle of the war. then what happens to him? _ bloodiest battle of the war. then what happens to him? well, i bloodiest battle of the war. then | what happens to him? well, then bloodiest battle of the war. then i what happens to him? well, then - he survived gallipoli _ what happens to him? well, then - he survived gallipoli without _ what happens to him? well, then - he survived gallipoli without a _ survived gallipoli without a scratch. he goes to france, the western front. then the whole atmosphere like this. in his diary he goes and sees his girlfriend. he hadn�*t seen herfor three he goes and sees his girlfriend. he hadn�*t seen her for three years. he goes back to france, the new zealand army is in the summer. he is killed at the end of the battle of the somme. one of the last new zealanders to be killed. through him, zealanders to be killed. through him. through — zealanders to be killed. through him, through your _ zealanders to be killed. through him, through your storytelling, l zealanders to be killed. through him, through your storytelling, i learned a huge amount more. what was it about him, your connection to him, his story, why do you want to pursue this in such detail? you have discovered tiny little things.- discovered tiny little things. yeah, with a bit of— discovered tiny little things. yeah, with a bit of help _ discovered tiny little things. yeah, with a bit of help from _ discovered tiny little things. yeah, with a bit of help from others. i i with a bit of help from others. i did it because nobody knew anything about him. when i saw that photo and

asked my parents they said, that is uncle harry, he died in the war. i said, there�*s got to be more of a story. i began to dig into it. i find it was interesting because it was not the story of a great hero. it was a story of one of the guys who fought in the war. it taught me a lot about, why do the work continue? why do these people end up fighting day after day without questioning it? it is because they liked being with their mates. as the war goes on, hurry in his diary writes that the names of every one of his friends who were killed. he is not interested in strategy, not interested in politics. it is his friends that kept him going. and so, i think that was the reason why so many people gave their lives. they just kept on fighting. you saw the man on your left and the man on your right. man on your left and the man on your riuht. ., ,. man on your left and the man on your riuht. ., y., ., man on your left and the man on your riuht. ., ., ., , right. you say you have had help, includin: right. you say you have had help, including sir— right. you say you have had help, including sir peter— right. you say you have had help, including sir peterjackson, i right. you say you have had help, including sir peterjackson, the i including sir peterjackson, the director? , , ., . ., . ., director? yes. he is a world war i not, if! director? yes. he is a world war i not. if i can _ director? yes. he is a world war i not. if i can say — director? yes. he is a world war i not, if i can say that _ director? yes. he is a world war i not, if i can say that without i director? yes. he is a world war i | not, if i can say that without being

irreverent. he had a great uncle who was also in the war. he has a database and he found among his photos two photos that he said, i think this is going to be your man. i think this is great uncle harry. and he did it by face recognition and all that. i now have apart from the photo, the famous photo on the front of the book, i have pictures of him in action, in the trenches, well, not in action, mainly sitting around, which is what they did most of the time, actually. the action suddenly came very quickly and bloodily and the rest of the time it is sitting around. an extraordinary thing was that they got letters and parcels in the trenches. and in gallipoli they would be fighting one day, talks would be killed, they would be killed. then you say, oh, a packet of acid drops sent by my aunt mary. his mother kept sending cigarettes. 50 egyptian, he writes in there. obviously she was a bit of a narcotics gourmet! it is something

i think of a narcotics gourmet! it is something i think of people _ a narcotics gourmet! it is something i think of people are _ a narcotics gourmet! it is something i think of people are fascinated i a narcotics gourmet! it is something i think of people are fascinated in, i i think of people are fascinated in, their own personal family history. obviously i know you incredible help. how easy is it to go back that far out to find out where your family work? it�*s far out to find out where your family work?— far out to find out where your famil work? �* , ., ., ., , ., family work? it's a lot easier now, i think, because _ family work? it's a lot easier now, i think, because of _ family work? it's a lot easier now, i think, because of the _ family work? it's a lot easier now, i think, because of the intranet. i i think, because of the intranet. you can find out from war records. director mike internet. i don�*t like bureaucracy that much, but without bureaucracy that much, but without bureaucracy we would not know a lot of the details, a lot of the details about his war record, what he looked like, it is all they are in the archive in new zealand. a lot of things can be accessed. a lot of people, since the book has been out, have said to me, hey, we would like to know how we can get, how we can find out about our great uncles. what would your message be for people this morning who may have a photo on the mantelpiece of an uncle oran photo on the mantelpiece of an uncle or an anti—who they don�*t know much about what they are intrigued by? they might have a story? haste about what they are intrigued by? they might have a story?- about what they are intrigued by? they might have a story? have a go, ask questions- _

they might have a story? have a go, ask questions. they _ they might have a story? have a go, ask questions. they must _ they might have a story? have a go, ask questions. they must be i they might have a story? have a go, ask questions. they must be one i they might have a story? have a go, ask questions. they must be one ofl ask questions. they must be one of the name attached, and that could be some relative who wrote about him or her in the letter, follow that up that will lead to another one and another one. the that will lead to another one and another one.— that will lead to another one and another one. ,., ., ~ , ., , ., another one. the book is a beautiful dedication on _ another one. the book is a beautiful dedication on the _ another one. the book is a beautiful dedication on the front _ another one. the book is a beautiful dedication on the front for _ another one. the book is a beautiful dedication on the front for your- dedication on the front for your late wife helen. what you think she would have made of all this work you been doing?— been doing? well, she was always very encouraging. _ been doing? well, she was always very encouraging. she _ been doing? well, she was always very encouraging. she was i been doing? well, she was always very encouraging. she was really, | very encouraging. she was really, she steered my life, my professional life anywhere, by telling me what i should do and shouldn�*t do. and she dines soon great maxi died soon after this book was finished. she was fascinated by the book. she would have been encouraging them. she wasn�*t always encouraging. what she wasn't always encouraging. what did she not encourage? oh, i i she wasn't always encouraging. what did she not encourage? oh, i can't i did she not encourage? oh, i can't reall tell did she not encourage? oh, i can't really tell you _ did she not encourage? oh, i can't really tell you that. _ did she not encourage? oh, i can't really tell you that. i _ did she not encourage? oh, i can't really tell you that. i can't i did she not encourage? oh, i can't really tell you that. i can't really i really tell you that. i can�*t really remember! she did encourage me to go off strictly come dancing. i didn�*t need any discouragement. i off strictly come dancing. i didn't need any discouragement. i would love to see — need any discouragement. i would love to see that, _ need any discouragement. i would love to see that, michael. i need any discouragement. i would love to see that, michael. would l love to see that, michael. would ou? love to see that, michael. would you? 0k. _ love to see that, michael. would you? 0k. well. _ love to see that, michael. would you? ok, well, later, _ love to see that, michael. would

you? ok, well, later, later! i. love to see that, michael. would| you? ok, well, later, later! iwas watchin: you? ok, well, later, later! iwas watching i'm _ you? ok, well, later, later! iwas watching i'm a — you? ok, well, later, later! iwas watching i'm a celebrity... i you? ok, well, later, later! iwas watching i'm a celebrity... this i watching i�*m a celebrity... this week and i was thinking you would be perfect in thejungle week and i was thinking you would be perfect in the jungle with your travel expense. would you ever do that? ., ., ., ., ., ., that? you have to eat nigel farage?! that would be — that? you have to eat nigel farage?! that would be good, _ that? you have to eat nigel farage?! that would be good, i _ that? you have to eat nigel farage?! that would be good, i wouldn't i that? you have to eat nigel farage?! that would be good, i wouldn't mind | that would be good, i wouldn't mind that. someone could eat him. sorry, nigel! onlyjoking. hope you're going well in the jungle. leave off those lepers. you going well in the 'ungle. leave off those lepers.— those lepers. you are still travelling. _ those lepers. you are still travelling. yes, _ those lepers. you are still travelling. yes, just - those lepers. you are still travelling. yes, just come j those lepers. you are still - travelling. yes, just come back those lepers. you are still _ travelling. yes, just come back from travelling. yes, 'ust come back from west travelling. yes, 'ust come back from west africa. — travelling. yes, just come back from west africa. that _ travelling. yes, just come back from west africa. that was _ travelling. yes, just come back from west africa. that was a _ travelling. yes, just come back from west africa. that was a bit - travelling. yes, just come back from west africa. that was a bit of - travelling. yes, just come back from west africa. that was a bit of a - west africa. that was a bit of a test because i am 80 now and i thought, can i really hack this? but it was fine. it is actually fine. i think i was one of the few members of the crew who didn't have to take a lot of imodium. in fact, our next series is going to be sponsored by imodium. ., ., , . ., imodium. you are perfect for the “uncle. jungle. do you think that is because you have been to so many far—flung

places, that is what really keeps me going. what is next?— what is next? well... i don't know, robabl what is next? well... i don't know, probably somewhere... _ what is next? well... i don't know, probably somewhere... yeah, - what is next? well... i don't know, | probably somewhere... yeah, north wales probably! somewhere accessible. there are lots of places i would love to go. south america particularly. which is stunning. so maybe. but, you know, iam getting on a bit now so i mightjust go down to the nearest outpatients. h0!

on a bit now so i mightjust go down to the nearest outpatients.- to the nearest outpatients. no! you look really well. _ to the nearest outpatients. no! you look really well. thank _ to the nearest outpatients. no! you look really well. thank you - to the nearest outpatients. no! you look really well. thank you for - look really well. thank you for taking us on the journey into the life of great uncle harry. it is a fantastic read. michael's book is called great—uncle harry — a tale of war and empire. it is out now. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. a very good morning — welcome to bbc london, i'm thomas magill. the family of a teenager who was left with life changing injuries in a stabbing in brixton two years ago says survivors of knife crime are often forgotten. james bascoe—smith's heart stopped for almost an hour — which left him with severe brain damage. his family believe there needs to be earlier intervention to prevent young people from getting involved in crime. i really want to appeal to the parents, you know, speak to your children, find out what's going on in their lives because, you know, these boys had knives, massive machetes and rambo knives, zombie knives. they're playing god. they're taking people's lives.

and it's not fair. a car park next to a primary school in berkshire has been fenced off, after a large sinkhole appeared. the hole at east park farm car park in charvil is about two metres deep and one metre wide. inspection crews have been asked to survey the area before deciding if the car park can be partially reopened. let's take a look at the tube. now the weather. it will be a cloudy day with a few showers or spots of rain in places. it will turn drier and clearer as we move into the afternoon, with a top temperature of 12 degrees. that's it from me. there's much more on our website. i'll be back in half an hour. good morning, welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay.

0r headlines today. 0ur headlines today. england's chief medical officer, sir chris whitty, faces questions on lockdowns and government decision—making when he gives evidence to the covid inquiry later. it follows evidence yesterday that scientists were not aware of rishi sunak�*s eat out to help 0ut scheme until it was announced. the leader of hamas indicates the group is close to agreeing a truce with israel — as discussions continue over the hostages and a pause in the fighting. are our rivers and inland waterways clean enough? we will discuss a report by an environmental campaign group later that says 60% of the spots they surveyed don't meet minimum safety standards. could first—time buyers be given a help onto the housing ladder? the big lenders are calling

on the chancellor to make buying a first home more affordable. we have the latest on the tool kit dropped in space by nasa astronauts, and how spot it as it passes over the uk later. good morning. it's a chilly but bright start across much of scotland, northern ireland but it will cloud over it with some spots of rain through the day. for england and wales, more cloud around with some splashes of rain in the east but it will brighten up through the day. forall of but it will brighten up through the day. for all of us, this weekend will turn much colder. i will have all the details later in the programme. it's tuesday the 21st of november. our main story. england's chief medical officer, sir chris whitty, is expected to be questioned about lockdowns when he gives evidence to the covid inquiry later. it comes as the government's former chief scientific advisor, sir patrick vallance, told the inquiry that borisjohnson was "clearly bamboozled" by some scientific concepts. he also claimed that advisors were not consulted in advance about the eat out to help out scheme.

our correspondent ellie price reports. he became a familiar face night after night on the covid press conferences, explaining to all of us what was happening with the virus. we will follow the science. we'll be guided by the science. and that's why we are following the scientific advice in the way that we are~ _ the government said it would always follow the science, but sir patrick vallance — the uk's top scientific adviser during the pandemic — told the inquiry explaining the science to the prime minister could be...tough. the prime minister at the time gave up science when he was 15, and i think he'd be the first to admit it wasn't his forte, and that he did struggle with some of the concepts and we did need to repeat them often. i think there was a problem in scientific understanding, and it's not unusual amongst leaders in western democracies.

during the pandemic, we saw a lot of sir patrick and the chief medical officer, sir chris whitty, together — but he said their views were different on the timing of the first lockdown. i think sometimes i would want to push and he might not, and sometimes he was right and sometimes i think we should have gone earlier. this was an occasion when i think it's clear that we should have gone earlier. rishi sunak, the then—chancellor, thought his eat out to help out scheme was such a good idea, he even helped serve up some of the meals. a £10 incentive to keep the hospitality industry going. but sir patrick vallance said scientists weren't consulted, and the measure boosted the virus. eat out to help out, we didn't know about until it was announced, and i think our advice would have been very clear on that. it's science week at the covid inquiry, so later we'll hear from sir chris whitty — the chief medical adviser for the uk government during the pandemic — and, in fact, he still is. there'll be more questions about whether the government followed the science during the pandemic,

and what that really means. ellie price, bbc news, at the covid inquiry in london. more of the day's news now, including developments overnight in the middle east. negotiations on a deal that could pause the bombardment of gaza and allow the release of israeli hostages are continuing amid hopes of a breakthrough. the leader of hamas, which the uk government regards as a terrorist organisation, is the latest person involved in the talks to say that a deal could be close. our correspondent nick beake has the latest. in israel, the families of the hostages, once again calling for their loved ones to be released. the young and the old taken by hamas more than six weeks ago. this was tel aviv last night, after relatives had met the israeli war cabinet. many say that the government should focus more on bringing home the hostages rather than destroying hamas. this is incredibly disappointing,

because i feel that, at this point, when we know that taking down hamas — we keep hearing from them — is going to take months or years, and it's going to take a long time. on the other hand, the other object is time—sensitive. people are dying. in gaza, israel keeps hitting what it says are hamas targets. palestinian civilians are still being killed, reducing to rubble family homes — a campaign the israelis say is self—defence. "we were asleep in our houses," explains this man, "when it felt like an earthquake hit, because the missiles fell and caused significant explosions, causing numerous casualties. there were dead and injured." amid the destruction, growing signs there could be a pause in the fighting as part of a deal to release some of the hostages.

and increased optimism from the americans, who are playing a role in the talks. we believe we are closer than we've ever been. so we're hopeful. but there's still work to be done, and nothing is done until it's all done, so we're going to keep working on this. some sort of ceasefire is urgently needed, according to the international charities and the united nations. they say gaza's hospitals are overrun and desperately short of medicine. it's hoped a hostage deal would allow in more aid to a place where disease is reported to be spreading among the more than two million palestinians who have been under bombardment. amid all of this, a glimmer of hope — at least for some of the premature babies who were trapped in the besieged al—shifa hospital in the north of gaza. they are now in egypt. but some of these 28 newborns have lost their parents, and they leave behind a desperate situation in gaza from which many cannot escape.

nick beake, bbc news, jerusalem. nickjoins us now. he is in jerusalem. he is injerusalem. nick, this possible deal, when might it happen? we have been talking about it for some time now, haven't we? goad some time now, haven't we? good morninu. some time now, haven't we? good morning- it — some time now, haven't we? good morning- it is _ some time now, haven't we? good morning. it is not _ some time now, haven't we? good morning. it is not clear— some time now, haven't we? good morning. it is not clear when - some time now, haven't we? (ems. morning. it is not clear when this may happen, you are right, there has been some growing optimism particularly over the weekend and overnight the news coming from qatar has been quite promising, it would seem. cat either gulf state really important in all of this. it is in the middle of the talks between israel and hamas, trying to broker some sort of deal. it is also home to the leader of hamas and he said that they are working towards some sort of truce. separately, a hamas spokesperson has said that as part of a deal, israeli women and

children being held in gaza it will be released at the same time that some palestinian women and children are also released from israeli detention. but we haven't got any ideas of numbers or a possible timeframe and i think it is worth pointing out that we have been at a pointing out that we have been at a point where we have heard deal is me and it has fallen apart. of course it is really difficult for the families of the hostages. the people in gaza are desperate for some sort of halt in the fighting. also there is the practicalities. even if a deal is done, if it is agreed in qatar, that needs to feed back to the hamas commanders in gaza who have been fighting the israelis because we understand that a lot of the hostages who have been held in some of the tunnel networks in gaza, after they were kidnapped on october seven, it is assumed they were taken in different places and so they are not being held together in one place. so practically it is extremely difficult. the americans have been saying we are closer than we ever have been to reaching some

sort of deal, so i think that gives people some sort of hope, but worth stressing, despite this positive development overnight, we are by no means there at the moment. ok. development overnight, we are by no means there at the moment. 0k, thank ou for the means there at the moment. 0k, thank you for the update. _ an independent review into how lancashire police investigated the disappearance of nicola bulley earlier this year will be published this morning. nicola's body was found in january — three weeks after she fell into the river while walking her dog at st michael's on wyre. during the search, police were criticised for disclosing sensitive details about her. shell energy has been fined £1.1i million by the communications regulator ofcom, for failing to tell its phone and broadband customers that they were nearing the end of their contracts, and that they could save by signing up to a new deal. shell energy has refunded all those affected, admitted liability, and taken steps to change its systems. the department of health says officials will visit turkey to discuss regulations around medical and cosmetic tourism.

31—year—old melissa kerr died in 2019 during so—called brazilian butt—lift surgery in hospital in istanbul. a coroner raised concerns she and others were not given enough information before travelling abroad. rishi sunak has said the government is able to cut taxes in what he described as "a responsible way", after a fall in inflation. the prime minister refused to comment on "speculation" about changes to individual taxes but said there would be more details in the autumn statement. our chief political correspondent henry zeffman joins us now. some kind of tax cut in some kind of way, looking pretty likely now. yeah, i think it's all but certain, actually. rishi sunak�*s speech yesterday kind of took me by surprise by how bold and how clear it was about the direction he wants

to move his government in, starting with the autumn statement tomorrow. it was a couple of months ago, less than,in it was a couple of months ago, less than, in fact, it was a couple of months ago, less than, infact, when it was a couple of months ago, less than, in fact, whenjeremy hunt, the chancellor, was telling us it would be virtually impossible to have tax cuts in the autumn statement this wednesday. i do think the speech yesterday from rishi sunak was a real turning point because he has been prime ministerfor more real turning point because he has been prime minister for more than a year, just over, and has spent all that time when it comes to the economy telling voters and also telling mps on the right of the conservative party, times are tough, things are going to have to stay tough in order to bring inflation down and tax cuts will not be possible. yesterday, kind of out of nowhere, he started saying, no, tax cuts are coming, times are getting better. that is a real change. what the tax cut might be, there has been speculation over the last few weeks that practically every tax in existence might be cut. i think what is pretty clear now is that things

like inheritance tax, stamp duty, there have been rumours about those not being cut tomorrow. it will be something to do with personal tax. the most likely candidate, i don't know, but the most likely seems like it is national insurance because the government could argue that that is specifically a tax cut for workers at the same time as they argue for a reform of the benefit system to try to get more people who are currently out of work into work. i think one slight challenge for the prime minister is that his speech yesterday was so clear that he now thinks it is the time for tax cuts that he may be raising hopes, and if jeremy hunt's announcement tomorrow doesn't quite meet what a lot of people are now hoping for, indeed expecting, there may be trouble. well, there has been a lot of speculation, we will find out tomorrow where things are headed. 0k, tomorrow where things are headed. ok, henry, we are ready for that tomorrow. thank you. as the thanksgiving holiday approaches in the us, presidentjoe biden has continued an american tradition by pardoning two turkeys that could have been

destined for the dinner table. i hereby pardon liberty and bell! cheering. i'm not sure which one that is a. that is clearly at liberty. at}! that is clearly at liberty. of course it — that is clearly at liberty. of course it is! liberty and bell were this year's lucky birds. the pair, who travelled more than 1,000 miles to the ceremony in the white house garden, will now return to their home in minnesota where they will live for the rest of their post—pardon lives. in luxury. i made that bit in luxury. i made that hit up. apparently liberty weighs 43 lbs. a, apparently liberty weighs 43 lbs. lot of missed out sandwiches. apparently liberty weighs 43 lbs. aj lot of missed out sandwiches. carol has the weather _ lot of missed out sandwiches. carol has the weather and _ lot of missed out sandwiches. carol has the weather and it _ lot of missed out sandwiches. carol has the weather and it is _ lot of missed out sandwiches. carol has the weather and it is looking a bit frosty in the days ahead. or even snowy. you are both right. chane is or even snowy. you are both right. change is afoot _ or even snowy. you are both right. change is afoot and _ or even snowy. you are both right. change is afoot and over _ or even snowy. you are both right. change is afoot and over the - or even snowy. you are both right. change is afoot and over the next i change is afoot and over the next few days, — change is afoot and over the next few days, having been relatively

mild. _ few days, having been relatively mild. it— few days, having been relatively mild, it will be much colder. for some _ mild, it will be much colder. for some it — mild, it will be much colder. for some it still_ mild, it will be much colder. for some it still there will be snow, particularly in the scottish hills, specifically the north york moors and even — specifically the north york moors and even at lower levels across the northern _ and even at lower levels across the northern isles. that is coming our way from — northern isles. that is coming our way from friday. turns cold in the north _ way from friday. turns cold in the north on_ way from friday. turns cold in the north on thursday but what we have today— north on thursday but what we have today some — north on thursday but what we have today some cloud across england and wales _ today some cloud across england and wales. cloud coming in from the attahtic— wales. cloud coming in from the atlantic will push into northern ireland — atlantic will push into northern ireland and western scotland through the day _ ireland and western scotland through the day and bring some rain. we also have a _ the day and bring some rain. we also have a weak— the day and bring some rain. we also have a weak weather front sinking southwards, taking its rain with it at the _ southwards, taking its rain with it at the moment and as we head on through— at the moment and as we head on through the course of the morning you can _ through the course of the morning you can see — through the course of the morning you can see how it is already bright — you can see how it is already bright. we have all this cloud acrose— bright. we have all this cloud across the midlands and east anglia. started _ across the midlands and east anglia. started to _ across the midlands and east anglia. started to brighten up across wales, northern— started to brighten up across wales, northern england and northern ireland — northern england and northern ireland and scotland. a cold start and we _ ireland and scotland. a cold start and we see the rain coming in across parts _ and we see the rain coming in across parts of— and we see the rain coming in across parts of northern ireland and western— parts of northern ireland and western scotland. it will be windy across _ western scotland. it will be windy across the — western scotland. it will be windy across the far north—west, breezy in

the south—west, the breeze easing a touch— the south—west, the breeze easing a touch through the course of the day and you _ touch through the course of the day and you will notice the cloud starting _ and you will notice the cloud starting to break from the north so it will_ starting to break from the north so it will brighten up across the midlands, wales, into east anglia, through— midlands, wales, into east anglia, through the afternoon. temperatures ranging _ through the afternoon. temperatures ranging from seven to 12 degrees. then— ranging from seven to 12 degrees. then through the evening and overnight the cloud continues across scotland. _ overnight the cloud continues across scotland, northern england and northern— scotland, northern england and northern ireland. the rain comes in, still windy, _ northern ireland. the rain comes in, still windy, and push yourself. we will start— still windy, and push yourself. we will start off with some patchy power — will start off with some patchy power in — will start off with some patchy power in the far south—east before more _ power in the far south—east before more cloud — power in the far south—east before more cloud arrives through the course — more cloud arrives through the course of— more cloud arrives through the course of the night and temperatures will rise _ course of the night and temperatures will rise. these will be the lowest temperatures we will see but as the cloud _ temperatures we will see but as the cloud starts to build and we will find the — cloud starts to build and we will find the temperatures will go up and as we _ find the temperatures will go up and as we head — find the temperatures will go up and as we head into tomorrow, it will be very nrild _ as we head into tomorrow, it will be very mild. temperatures in aberdeen for example — very mild. temperatures in aberdeen for example could be as much as 14 degrees _ for example could be as much as 14 degrees and then it starts to turn colder _ we will really get a shock. thank you. we will really get a shock. thank ou. , ., , we will really get a shock. thank ou. , .,, , , we will really get a shock. thank ou. , , , ., , the dangers of raw sewage being pumped into our waterways is an issue we've covered

extensively here on breakfast. today, the campaign group surfers against sewage will release its annual report on water quality. it found more than half of the inland swimming sites it monitors are of poor quality. our reporterjohn maguire is on the river dart in totnes. it looks beautiful. yes, the sun is very much _ it looks beautiful. yes, the sun is very much out. — it looks beautiful. yes, the sun is very much out, as _ it looks beautiful. yes, the sun is very much out, as you _ it looks beautiful. yes, the sun is very much out, as you can - it looks beautiful. yes, the sun is very much out, as you can see, l it looks beautiful. yes, the sun is l very much out, as you can see, and you get a sense ofjust how gorgeous this river looks, how clean is it, though, how safe to swim? we have been talking about the fact that local people want to designate the entire length from dartmoor to dartmouth as swimmable to meet those bathing quality standards. it can be very complicated set of consequences, so notjust things like sewage, all sorts of run—off from fields, roads, many different

things can pollute the river and can reduce the standard to a point where it is below. it is an everybody�*s interest to try to make our watercourses is clean and usable as possible, someone setting out for an early morning skull. we know so many people want to use our waterways in land and on the coastline. they must be cleaned up. we're often reminded of the physical and mental health benefits of swimming and spending time in the water, but are also frequently told about sewage discharges — a potential health hazard. reuben santer was a secondary school science teacher and a keen surfer. but after a day in the sea here at saunton sands in north devon, he contracted an inner—ear infection. his condition worsened, and became chronic. i couldn't walk or anything, like, properly bed bound for a few days. at points it was so bad

i had to close my eyes for maybe five or six hours, because otherwise everything wasjust spinning round and round and round to make me throw up. i've lost myjob. iwas off... i think it was, like, 45 days sick and then multiple days where i ended up being sent home from work. and when i say sent home, i had to get a colleague to drive me home orfriends to come pick me up because i would have attacks of rotational vertigo at school. reuben can't prove the exact cause of his problems, but his doctor believes polluted water may well be responsible. the campaign group surfers against sewage releases its annual water quality report today, claiming that 60% of the inland swimming sites it surveyed failed to meet basic safety standards. it also received almost 2,000 reports of sickness from water—users, and says there are failures at every level — from governments, to regulators, to water companies. as for reuben, he now only surfs when the water quality is good — understandably cautious, as he believes his trip to the beach

had such a devastating impact on his health. you are from surfers against sewage, is it, morning. inevitably these reports are always a report, a line in the sand. how serious, how bad is the situation, how would you characterise it?— the situation, how would you characterise it? , ., ., , ., , characterise it? the situation is as bad as it ever— characterise it? the situation is as bad as it ever has _ characterise it? the situation is as bad as it ever has been. _ characterise it? the situation is as bad as it ever has been. there - characterise it? the situation is asj bad as it ever has been. there has been no improvement and this year our water quality report focuses on the communities around the devolved nations, notjust looking at an overall picture of the uk but the real water quality issues in scotland, northern ireland, wales and england, both inland and on the coast. what we see is of course devastating, we see 399,000 discharges in 2022. that is over 1000 per day. we see under monitoring or underreporting in

scotland and northern ireland. welsh water have been breaching their permits in wales and potentially illegally. and we see 60% of the rivers that we did our citizens for science testing and don't meet minimum safety requirements, they would be classified as poor under the environment agency's methods. we know the government have been talking tough, we mention this on the programme this morning, this is a statement given to us by the water minister. she says, we agree the volume of pollution in our waters is unacceptable, and goes on to say was a pie will deliver more investment, stronger regulation and tougher enforcement to ensure every overflow is monitored. that is music to your ears. is it enough of a commitment, do you accept that this will happen? what a uk is saying they will spend £11 billion over the next seven years to tackle these problems. first of all i think, yes, it is great to hear these sorts of things but we need to start seeing action.

we don't see much improvement being made on last year or the year before. we have been putting out the water quality report for the last five years. what we now need to see is genuine action, so we need the government to enforce the laws they already have, which they are not really doing at the moment. we need the regulators to be properly funded, as well. yeah, 11 billion from water uk is great. we had an apology from them back in may. it was sort of smoke and mirror, but we want to see action rather than just words. want to see action rather than 'ust words. ., ., ., ., ., words. the monitoring and regulation needs to be better. _ words. the monitoring and regulation needs to be better. the _ words. the monitoring and regulation needs to be better. the river- words. the monitoring and regulation needs to be better. the river looks i needs to be better. the river looks beautiful but certain stretches and certain times, all waterways across the uk will have these issues. that is what we need to do first, is that right? is what we need to do first, is that riuht? ~ , ,., , is what we need to do first, is that riht? , ~ is what we need to do first, is that ri.ht?,,., , ~ ,, ., ., , is what we need to do first, is that riht? , . ~ ., ., right? absolutely. we know only 1396 of our rivers — right? absolutely. we know only 1396 of our rivers is _ right? absolutely. we know only 1396 of our rivers is good. _ right? absolutely. we know only 1396 of our rivers is good. we _ right? absolutely. we know only 1396 of our rivers is good. we barely - of our rivers is good. we barely test water quality and inland

waterways. we only have three designated bathing areas in land, which means three are tested regularly throughout the summer. we need more testing here and on the coast, monitoring. we are starting to see that in england and wales but only 4% of scotland's sewage overflows are currently monitored and northern ireland monitors none of those. , , ., ,, ,., of those. ok, izzy ross, thank you very much- — of those. ok, izzy ross, thank you very much- a _ of those. ok, izzy ross, thank you very much. a couple _ of those. ok, izzy ross, thank you very much. a couple more - of those. ok, izzy ross, thank you very much. a couple more lines i of those. ok, izzy ross, thank you very much. a couple more lines to | very much. a couple more lines to share with you. a lot of emphasis on cleaning up the coastline but, again, i am sure izzy will say it is not as good. south west water says of the last two years they achieve 100% coastal bathing water quality, ie clean enough to swim in, compared to 28% back in the 1990s. as we have been saying all morning, water is so important, even the very act of going to look at the sea or a beautiful river like this is good for your mental health. it is everyone's best interest, surely, that the quality is as good as

possible, that the water is as clean as it should be. back to you. thank ou ve as it should be. back to you. thank you very much _ as it should be. back to you. thank you very much indeed, _ as it should be. back to you. thank you very much indeed, lovely - as it should be. back to you. thank you very much indeed, lovely to . as it should be. back to you. thank| you very much indeed, lovely to see the clear skies, as well. you haven't seen a tool bag flying overhead, have you this morning? laughter no. i was worried about that. imagine if you are sitting on your back garden and the thing crashes through your greenhouse, that will wake you up, won't it? we through your greenhouse, that will wake you up, won't it?— wake you up, won't it? we are about to find out if— wake you up, won't it? we are about to find out if that _ wake you up, won't it? we are about to find out if that is _ wake you up, won't it? we are about to find out if that is a _ to find out if that is a possibility.- to find out if that is a possibility. to find out if that is a ossibili . ., ., ,, ., to find out if that is a ossibili . ., , ., possibility. looking at the sea, water is good _ possibility. looking at the sea, water is good for _ possibility. looking at the sea, water is good for you, - possibility. looking at the sea, water is good for you, looking | possibility. looking at the sea, i water is good for you, looking at the sky is good for you, or perhaps stressful! stargazers in london might be able to spot a strange object in the sky tonight — nasa's lost tool box! it was dropped by an astronaut last month while they were fixing a solar panel on the international space station. if you have a pair of binoculars — you might be lucky enough to see it floating in the earth's orbit tonight. we're joined now by professor albert zijlstra — an astrophysicist from the university of manchester.

so, it really?! we might see a tool bag? if so, it really?! we might see a tool bar ? , ., ., so, it really?! we might see a tool bar? ., bag? if you are lucky, if the weather _ bag? if you are lucky, if the weather is _ bag? if you are lucky, if the weather is clean, _ bag? if you are lucky, if the weather is clean, if - bag? if you are lucky, if the weather is clean, if you - bag? if you are lucky, if the | weather is clean, if you have binoculars _ weather is clean, if you have binoculars because it is not something for the naked eye. you would _ something for the naked eye. you would need binoculars to see it. for much _ would need binoculars to see it. for much of— would need binoculars to see it. for much of the — would need binoculars to see it. for much of the uk, you should be able to see _ much of the uk, you should be able to see it— much of the uk, you should be able to see it if— much of the uk, you should be able to see it if you know where to look. where _ to see it if you know where to look. where do _ to see it if you know where to look. where do we — to see it if you know where to look. where do we lock and what are we looking for? you where do we lock and what are we looking for?— looking for? you are looking for a ve faint looking for? you are looking for a very faint spot. — looking for? you are looking for a very faint spot, it _ looking for? you are looking for a very faint spot, it is _ looking for? you are looking for a very faint spot, it is moving - looking for? you are looking for a| very faint spot, it is moving pretty fast and _ very faint spot, it is moving pretty fast and it— very faint spot, it is moving pretty fast and it seems to be much faster than an— fast and it seems to be much faster than an aeroplane. so it moves from west— than an aeroplane. so it moves from west to _ than an aeroplane. so it moves from west to east — than an aeroplane. so it moves from west to east and it is visible probably— west to east and it is visible probably best around 6:45pm and only for two _ probably best around 6:45pm and only for two minutes stuck in a very specific — for two minutes stuck in a very specific. yes. is for two minutes stuck in a very specific. yes.— for two minutes stuck in a very secific. yes. , ., . , . specific. yes. is moving faster than an aeroplane?! _ specific. yes. is moving faster than an aeroplane?! well, _ specific. yes. is moving faster than an aeroplane?! well, it _ specific. yes. is moving faster than an aeroplane?! well, it is - specific. yes. is moving faster than an aeroplane?! well, it is in - specific. yes. is moving faster than an aeroplane?! well, it is in orbit l an aeroplane?! well, it is in orbit around earth _ an aeroplane?! well, it is in orbit around earth so _ an aeroplane?! well, it is in orbit around earth so about _ an aeroplane?! well, it is in orbit around earth so about seven - around earth so about seven kilometres every second. gosh, it is fascinating- — kilometres every second. gosh, it is fascinating. i'm _ kilometres every second. gosh, it is fascinating. i'm trying _ kilometres every second. gosh, it is fascinating. i'm trying to _ kilometres every second. gosh, it is fascinating. i'm trying to think- fascinating. i'm trying to think about my tool box, which is, i don't know, about this big. how much bigger than that is... it is

bigger than that is... it is probably _ bigger than that is... it is probably about _ bigger than that is... it is probably about that - bigger than that is... it is probably about that size. bigger than that is... it is - probably about that size. but we bigger than that is... it is _ probably about that size. but we can still see it? — probably about that size. but we can still see it? even _ probably about that size. but we can still see it? even that _ probably about that size. but we can still see it? even that distance, - still see it? even that distance, 400 kilometres _ still see it? even that distance, 400 kilometres away, - still see it? even that distance, 400 kilometres away, you - still see it? even that distance, 400 kilometres away, you canl still see it? even that distance, i 400 kilometres away, you can see it. let's _ 400 kilometres away, you can see it. let's describe it. it will not look like probably most people's tool boxes in their shed. it is white. completely white.— boxes in their shed. it is white. completely white. huge oblong, but not that completely white. huge oblong, but rrot that big- — completely white. huge oblong, but rrot that big- lt _ completely white. huge oblong, but not that big. it is _ completely white. huge oblong, but not that big. it is bag _ completely white. huge oblong, but not that big. it is bag size. - completely white. huge oblong, but not that big. it is bag size. it - completely white. huge oblong, but not that big. it is bag size. it has i not that big. it is bag size. it has to be carried _ not that big. it is bag size. it has to be carried by _ not that big. it is bag size. it has to be carried by an _ not that big. it is bag size. it has to be carried by an astronaut. i not that big. it is bag size. it has. to be carried by an astronaut. this is the moment _ to be carried by an astronaut. this is the moment it _ to be carried by an astronaut. “fr! 3 is the moment it was dropped. to be carried by an astronaut. this i is the moment it was dropped. well, it sli ed is the moment it was dropped. well, it slipped from _ is the moment it was dropped. well, it slipped from its _ is the moment it was dropped. well, it slipped from its hold. _ is the moment it was dropped. well, it slipped from its hold. we - is the moment it was dropped. well, it slipped from its hold. we are i it slipped from its hold. we are bein: it slipped from its hold. we are being slightly _ it slipped from its hold. we are being slightly mean _ it slipped from its hold. we are being slightly mean by - it slipped from its hold. we are being slightly mean by saying l it slipped from its hold. we are | being slightly mean by saying it it slipped from its hold. we are i being slightly mean by saying it was dropped. it being slightly mean by saying it was dro ed. . , , being slightly mean by saying it was dro--ed. , ., being slightly mean by saying it was dro ed, .,, , ., ., dropped. it was put down and then the tried dropped. it was put down and then they tried to _ dropped. it was put down and then they tried to find _ dropped. it was put down and then they tried to find it and _ dropped. it was put down and then they tried to find it and it - dropped. it was put down and then they tried to find it and it was i dropped. it was put down and then they tried to find it and it was no . they tried to find it and it was no longer— they tried to find it and it was no longer there. they tried to find it and it was no longer there-— they tried to find it and it was no longer there._ it i they tried to find it and it was no i longer there._ it looks longer there. easily done. it looks like the strap _ longer there. easily done. it looks like the strap that _ longer there. easily done. it looks like the strap that held _ longer there. easily done. it looks like the strap that held it - longer there. easily done. it looks like the strap that held it broke. i like the strap that held it broke. is it a _ like the strap that held it broke. is it a risk— like the strap that held it broke. is it a risk and could it cause damage with sy and not at all. it will burn up in the atmosphere in about four orfive will burn up in the atmosphere in about four or fiv— will burn up in the atmosphere in about four or five months, it is in orbit around _ about four or five months, it is in orbit around the _ about four or five months, it is in orbit around the earth. _ about four or five months, it is in orbit around the earth. the i about four or five months, it is in orbit around the earth. the air. about four or five months, it is in l orbit around the earth. the air will slowly— orbit around the earth. the air will slowly slow — orbit around the earth. the air will slowly slow it down and then it will start to _ slowly slow it down and then it will start to fall down and at some point it will— start to fall down and at some point

it will burn — start to fall down and at some point it will burn up. something this size will not _ it will burn up. something this size will not fall— it will burn up. something this size will not fall into your back garden. do we _ will not fall into your back garden. do we know exactly what is in it? | do we know exactly what is in it? i don't know but i do know that those tools _ don't know but i do know that those tools were — don't know but i do know that those tools were no longer needed. they have done — tools were no longer needed. they have done jobs that needed done so it doesn't— have done jobs that needed done so it doesn't affect the work, but it is embarrassing! a it doesn't affect the work, but it is embarrassing!— it doesn't affect the work, but it is embarrassing! it doesn't affect the work, but it is embarrassinu! . . , , ., is embarrassing! a few rawl plugs, a bit of blu tak. .. — bit of blu tak... laughter a bit more expensive. laughter a bit more exensive. ~ , a bit more expensive. white is interesting. — a bit more expensive. white is interesting, not _ a bit more expensive. white is interesting, notjust _ a bit more expensive. white is interesting, not just the i a bit more expensive. white is interesting, notjust the tool. a bit more expensive. white is i interesting, notjust the tool box, everything is white. the interesting, notjust the tool box, everything is white.— everything is white. the problem with sace everything is white. the problem with space is _ everything is white. the problem with space is if _ everything is white. the problem with space is if something i everything is white. the problem with space is if something gets l everything is white. the problem i with space is if something gets hit by sunlight it gets very hot very quickly — by sunlight it gets very hot very quickly so — by sunlight it gets very hot very quickly so you want to avoid that. you cannot— quickly so you want to avoid that. you cannot cool things in space, open _ you cannot cool things in space, open a _ you cannot cool things in space, open a window to let some cool air in! that _ open a window to let some cool air in! that would be a disaster! laughter cote things i made white to reflect sunlight, _ cote things i made white to reflect sunlight, so you can see. it is very visible _ sunlight, so you can see. it is very visible if— sunlight, so you can see. it is very visible if you— sunlight, so you can see. it is very visible. if you cannot see the tool box, _ visible. if you cannot see the tool box, five — visible. if you cannot see the tool box, five minutes later the station itself will— box, five minutes later the station itself will appear much brighter. so itself will appear much brighter. s: how do itself will appear much brighter.

how do we itself will appear much brighter. sr how do we spot that? itself will appear much brighter. so how do we spot that? it _ itself will appear much brighter. so how do we spot that? it will - itself will appear much brighter. so how do we spot that? it will be i itself will appear much brighter. so| how do we spot that? it will be very obvious. about _ how do we spot that? it will be very obvious. about 6:45pm, _ how do we spot that? it will be very obvious. about 6:45pm, 6:50pm, i how do we spot that? it will be very i obvious. about 6:45pm, 6:50pm, you can look— obvious. about 6:45pm, 6:50pm, you can look on— obvious. about 6:45pm, 6:50pm, you can look on the website, look up where _ can look on the website, look up where it— can look on the website, look up where it is— can look on the website, look up where it is visible, when, and from your— where it is visible, when, and from your location. where it is visible, when, and from your location-— where it is visible, when, and from your location._ it i your location. with binoculars? it is the brightest _ your location. with binoculars? it is the brightest thing _ your location. with binoculars? it is the brightest thing in - your location. with binoculars? it is the brightest thing in the i your location. with binoculars? it is the brightest thing in the sky. i is the brightest thing in the sky. is it chasing the bag?! "comeback!" it will be four— is it chasing the bag?! "comeback!" it will be four or _ is it chasing the bag?! "comeback!" it will be four or five _ is it chasing the bag?! "comeback!" it will be four or five minutes i it will be four or five minutes later~ — it will be four or five minutes later. ~ . , ., ~ it will be four or five minutes later. . . , ., ,, ., later. we have been talking about sace later. we have been talking about space junk. _ later. we have been talking about space junk, debris _ later. we have been talking about space junk, debris of— later. we have been talking about space junk, debris of all— later. we have been talking about space junk, debris of all kinds i space junk, debris of all kinds floating around. does this raise a serious issue about how clean our skies are? we talk about our rivers but the atmosphere, as well. this articular but the atmosphere, as well. this particular tool— but the atmosphere, as well. this particular tool box not, it is only one thing — particular tool box not, it is only one thing. they often deliberately 'ust one thing. they often deliberately just let _ one thing. they often deliberately just let things fly away. the}r just let things fly away. they litter the sky? _ just let things fly away. they litter the sky? if _ just let things fly away. they litter the sky? if you - just let things fly away. they litter the sky? if you don't i just let things fly away. they i litter the sky? if you don't bring it back with _ litter the sky? if you don't bring it back with you, _ litter the sky? if you don't bring it back with you, you _ litter the sky? if you don't bring it back with you, you let - litter the sky? if you don't bring it back with you, you let it i litter the sky? if you don't bring it back with you, you let it go i litter the sky? if you don't bring i it back with you, you let it go and it back with you, you let it go and it will— it back with you, you let it go and it will burn — it back with you, you let it go and it will burn up in the atmosphere. fine, _ it will burn up in the atmosphere. fine, no— it will burn up in the atmosphere. fine, no problem. there is so much debris— fine, no problem. there is so much debris around — fine, no problem. there is so much debris around from exploding rockets and that _ debris around from exploding rockets and that can be dangerous and it is

getting _ and that can be dangerous and it is getting worse and worse. the space station _ getting worse and worse. the space station has — getting worse and worse. the space station has been moved in its orbit several— station has been moved in its orbit several times per yearjust to avoid debris _ several times per year 'ust to avoid debris. ., , ., , several times per year 'ust to avoid debris. ., , ., debris. dangerous for us offer sace? debris. dangerous for us offer space? for— debris. dangerous for us offer space? for orbiting _ debris. dangerous for us offerj space? for orbiting satellites. debris. dangerous for us offer. space? for orbiting satellites. if something _ space? for orbiting satellites. if something hits _ space? for orbiting satellites. if something hits you _ space? for orbiting satellites. if something hits you at _ space? for orbiting satellites. if something hits you at ten i space? for orbiting satellites. if something hits you at ten times j space? for orbiting satellites. if- something hits you at ten times the speed _ something hits you at ten times the speed of— something hits you at ten times the speed of a _ something hits you at ten times the speed of a bullet, you will feel it. thank— speed of a bullet, you will feel it. thank you — speed of a bullet, you will feel it. thank you very much. 6:45pm. look at the website, spotthestation.nasa.gov and you will see where to look. the bike is a few minutes before station. 1 bike is a few minutes before station. ., ., , , ,, station. i want to see the bike! that is fascinating. _ station. i want to see the bike! that is fascinating. hopefully l station. i want to see the bike! i that is fascinating. hopefully we have clear skies. carol will give us the weather forecast in a few minutes and if you spot it, take a picture, if you find a hammer in the garden, do let's us know and we will update you tomorrow. morning live follows breakfast on bbc one this morning. let's find out what they have in store with helen and rav. morning. morning! i am looking for

it m self. morning. morning! i am looking for it myself- we _ morning. morning! i am looking for it myself. we were _ morning. morning! i am looking for it myself. we were hanging - morning. morning! i am looking for it myself. we were hanging off i morning. morning! i am looking for it myself. we were hanging off his| it myself. we were hanging off his every word- _ it myself. we were hanging off his every word. these _ it myself. we were hanging off his every word. these guys _ it myself. we were hanging off his every word. these guys were i it myself. we were hanging off his i every word. these guys were googling him. every word. these guys were googling him he _ every word. these guys were googling him he has _ every word. these guys were googling him. he has two phds! coming up... mould is making homes across britain dangerous places to live. dr xand explains the warning signs that could mean your house is making you sick. thousands of people are admitted to hospital every year with a lung i condition due to potential exposure. i'll tell you why if you develop a runny nose or red eyes, i they could be signs that mould is having a serious— impact on your health. and our consumer champ matt allwright explains how a new law, introduced after the death of a two—year—old child, means social—housing landlords could face tough punishments if they don't fix mould quickly. plus, shoplifting is a crime that's sweeping across high streets, with cases soaring 25% a year. and it's notjust taking a financial toll on businesses — it's also putting lives at risk. i've personally been thrown into a wall by someone, i i've been threatened with violence more times than i can count. i

we investigate how a group of shop owners in liverpool are fighting back. also today, as a nation we eat around 2,000 chickens per minute. in a new radio 4 show, xand's brother dr chris van tulleken finds out how mass production of them is impacting our health, and shares why he'll never eat a supermarket sandwich again. and, with predictions that freezing temperatures are on the way, vet drjames greenwood explains how a pair of socks can help protect your pet's paws from ice balls and grit. see you at 9:15. iam i am intrigued iam intrigued by i am intrigued by that! yes! you will love it- _ i am intrigued by that! yes! you will love it. sucks _ i am intrigued by that! yes! you will love it. sucks on _ lam intrigued by that! yes! you will love it. sucks on dogs, what is not to— will love it. sucks on dogs, what is not to like? — will love it. sucks on dogs, what is rrot to like?— not to like? dolly doesn't have socks on- _ not to like? dolly doesn't have socks on. she _ not to like? dolly doesn't have socks on. she is _ not to like? dolly doesn't have socks on. she is not _ not to like? dolly doesn't have socks on. she is not outside! i not to like? dolly doesn't have i socks on. she is not outside! what a winner, socks on. she is not outside! what a winner. socks _ socks on. she is not outside! what a winner, socks on _ socks on. she is not outside! what a winner, socks on dogs. _ time now to get the news,

travel and weather where you are. a very good morning — welcome to bbc london, i'm thomas magill. the family of a teenager who was left with life—changing injuries in a stabbing in brixton two years ago says survivors of knife crime are often forgotten. james bascoe—smith's heart stopped for almost an hour which left him with severe brain damage. his family believe there needs to be earlier intervention to prevent young people from getting involved in crime. i really want to appeal to the parents, you know, speak to your children, find out what's going on in their lives because, you know, these boys had knives, massive machetes and rambo knives, zombie knives. they're playing god. they're taking people's lives. and it's not fair. well, all this week we are looking at the issue of knife crime in london and how it affects young people.

tomorrow we will look at what you can do if you're stabbed or come across someone who has been injured by a knife. a south london football club have become the latest to support a campaign calling for an end to gambling advertising in football. afc wimbledon are the fifth team in the english league to offer its support. the big step campaign wants to end all gambling and betting—related sponsorship in the sport. when you're bombarded with advertisement, there's nothing you can do. you can't exactly switch off from it because it's flashed in your face. you have the boards on the side that are showing it always sort of running across. and it's something that's very sort of prominent in the footballing world, and it's something that, you know, shouldn't be, because you're coming to watch the football at the end of the day. a car park next to a primary school in berkshire has been fenced off after a large sinkhole appeared. the hole at east park farm car park in charvil is about two metres deep and one metre wide. inspection crews have been asked to survey the area before

deciding if the car park can be partially reopened. let's take a look at the tube. now on to the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it is a rather grey and damp start this morning. we'll still see some spots of rain, a few showers, but it's drier and brighter as we head through the afternoon. now you can see the showers sinking south. they're fairly light in nature. we have a ridge of high pressure building. through the afternoon the cloud will break and we should get some sunshine. temperatures today reaching around 12 celsius. now we'll have clear skies to start with tonight, underneath which the temperatures drop into low single figures, so very chilly. but we'll see more cloud by the end of the night. so, the temperature in parts of the home counties, out to the west, mayjust rise a little. now you can see the high pressure to west of the uk. it just starts to move a little bit further south. as a result that cloud starts to make more inroads.

we'll still see some brighter spells through the course of wednesday. it should stay dry as well. the temperature tomorrowjust a bit cooler, 11 celsius the maximum. now, as we head into thursday, yes, there's still cloud but it should start to break up. we'll start to notice the temperatures getting chillier though as we head into the weekend. that's it from me. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. we are gearing up for the big autumn statement. the chancellorjeremy hunt insists his focus for the autumn statement is on boosting economic growth. there's speculation he'll announce changes to personal income tax for families with the cost of living crisis. but there are also calls for more support for young people trying to buy a house. ben has more.

yes, very relevant to many people watching, depending on what the chancellor decides. yes, the chancellor has made little secret about wanting to bring down what he calls the barriers to growth. housing experts and mortgage lenders are urging him to inject new life into the housing market — particularly for first—time buyers. one way to do this could be to extend the mortgage guarantee scheme. it was first introduced in march 2021 and is due to finish at the end of december. this scheme helps buyers take out a mortgage with just a 5% deposit, and lenders provide the 95% mortgage, guaranteed by the government. it applies to homes worth up to £600,000. it was introduced during the pandemic to help keep the property market moving. but one lender, nationwide, has gone further and asked for the old help to buy isa to be reinstated. this individual savings account gave

first—time buyers the chance to save £200 a month towards a new home, with the government adding a 25% bonus to a maximum of £3,000. those savings could then be used as a deposit on a home up to a certain value. but that scheme closed in march. separately experts would also like to see more houses being built. what i'm hoping we'd see from the chancellor come wednesday, are, i guess, quite serious suggestions around first—time buyers, how you get them more into the market. we need to see some very clear intervention into things like the planning system, where i guess planning authorities, local authorities up and down the country have far, far less resource than they did have ten, 15 years ago. we want to see far more intervention in the later living markets. and we need to see a lot more for probably renters, who are really feeling the pinch

at the moment. of course there's also a need to build more new homes. but to do that, the construction industry needs help too. the uk needs to build 350,000 homes a year to meet current needs. but over the last five years we've averaged just over 200,000. the construction industry has written to the chancellor asking him to boost house building jobs. we'll find out tomorrow what help — if any — the industry receives. and we will find out tomorrow what aspects of the much speculation there has been over income tax rates, inheritance tax, all of that will be revealed in the autumn statement tomorrow. all under scrutiny and muttering so much to people's lives. thank you. it's one month since storm babet caused devastating flooding across the uk. we've already heard how families in south yorkshire are still feeling

the effects and are unable to return to their homes. our reporter charlotte leeming has now travelled to derbyshire where residents in chesterfield were among the worst affected. charlotte, what's the situation there? good morning. it is bad, we are sheltering from the rain in the anchor pub, it is relentless and the weather and not helping people trying to get back into their home or business. in chesterfield, a major incident declared, it was horrific with so much rain in such a short amount of time. the anchor pub, chaotic scenes as they tried to get people to safety. summer lives upstairs. now the water may have gone but it has left behind pain, grief, loss and a lot of anxiety. more than 1200 homes have been flooded so far, and seven people are now known to have died.

just to give you an idea of how deep the water was here, this car was almost completely submerged. a tiny fraction of the roof was still showing. storm babet battered britain for days. the aftermath could be felt by some for years. a major incident was declared in chesterfield, where water forced its way into hundreds of homes and businesses. richard eden's house on windermere road was one of 40 that flooded when a nearby brook overflowed. his house was submerged under five feet of water. wow, that's awful. a month on and progress is slow, with the arduous task of clearing out mud—soa ked possessions. but richard doesn't have any time to spare. his 18—year—old daughter emily was recently diagnosed with terminal cancer. the family is currently living in a hotel, but emily desperately wants to be back in the home where she grew up. builders are working around the clock to try and make that happen. she's said to me, "dad, if i come back home, obviously i'm in a hospital bed

downstairs, what if it floods again and i'm there in that bed?" now it could be middle of the night — what do we do? this were five foot deep. well, it's not rocket science what the outcome will be. a few miles away at the northern tea merchants, it's a busy lunchtime for owner jill benson and her team. and whilst the coffee and cakes are now flowing, it's been a difficult time after this new business was flooded just weeks after it opened. the water was 18 inches deep. everything was sodden, basically covered in mud, slime, anything you can imagine. it was just horrendous. butjill, the community spirit here has been amazing, hasn't it? we borrowed a workbench and an oven from one of the churches. another church where we were cleaning came down and offered help and anything, and they brought us takeaway cups so we could have a cup of tea, because it's those little things, isn't it, that actually,

it'd just be enough to sit and have a cup of tea that someone's brought you the cup for, it just felt really nice. the damage and disruption in chesterfield is echoed in the yorkshire village of catcliffe, where hundreds of homes were flooded when the river rother burst its banks. we were with residents chris lloyd and sophie skidmore when they first returned to their home last month. chris and sophie have been staying in hotels ever since. they've been told it could be a year before they can move back in. it's four weeks and we've got no further forward. nobody answers phone calls, emails — you're just constantly trying to get hold of people chasing this, chasing that. we're just living out of a suitcase. you're going here, there and everywhere. you can't settle anywhere. this is why we're trying us hardest to get a rental property, at least we can try and put some sort of life back together. i don't think anybody would buy these houses now knowing they flood. ideally, we would like to move somewhere that doesn't flood, but the people next door had sold their house, that's fallen through. nobody's going to buy them. whilst chris and sophie play the waiting game, back at richard's house, the building work is moving at a fast pace. do you know a date

where we think we'll..? i'm hopeful for 23rd i of december this year. because everyone wants emily to come home. obviously, as a dad, i can't cure the cancer, but i can make sure she's got a house to come to. richard and emily over the moon to say the least that emily will be backin say the least that emily will be back in herfamily home within say the least that emily will be back in her family home within the next few weeks. they thought it might be six months but it is next month. here we are, there pub got a beating month. here we are, there pub got a heating from the storm. things were lost. a long road to recovery. let us talk to the manager. it rushed in from nowhere, you said. yes, it all happened very quickly within a matter of hours it was under water.— within a matter of hours it was under water. not only was there damaue under water. not only was there damage to _ under water. not only was there damage to the _ under water. not only was there damage to the pub _ under water. not only was there damage to the pub and - under water. not only was there damage to the pub and the i under water. not only was there i damage to the pub and the seller underneath, your brother was upstairs in the flat. my upstairs in the flat. my brother lives upstairs. we had to

evacuate out of the bedroom window down a ladder to get out. you evacuate out of the bedroom window down a ladder to get out.— down a ladder to get out. you have not experienced _ down a ladder to get out. you have not experienced this, _ down a ladder to get out. you have not experienced this, nothing i down a ladder to get out. you have not experienced this, nothing on i not experienced this, nothing on this scale. ~ not experienced this, nothing on this scale-— this scale. with the previous floods, this scale. with the previous floods. we — this scale. with the previous floods, we won't _ this scale. with the previous floods, we won't hear- this scale. with the previous floods, we won't hear then i this scale. with the previous i floods, we won't hear then so we didn't know what to expect. from what we have been told it has been considerably worse.— what we have been told it has been considerably worse. thank goodness ou are all considerably worse. thank goodness you are all safe. _ considerably worse. thank goodness you are all safe. you _ considerably worse. thank goodness you are all safe. you have _ considerably worse. thank goodness you are all safe. you have made i considerably worse. thank goodness you are all safe. you have made a i you are all safe. you have made a big loss on the business. absolutely. we were lucky we only stayed closed for one week but that was a loss of revenue, the repairs are ongoing, we are £20,000 in lost. christmas, you will be open, but then the quiet months of winter, are you worried? in the industry, january and february are quite so we rely on the christmas trade to tip us over. but the money is spread more thinly because we still have ongoing repairs. because we still have ongoing re airs. �* , ., because we still have ongoing reairs. �* ,, ., , repairs. are you desperate this won't happen _

repairs. are you desperate this won't happen again, _ repairs. are you desperate this won't happen again, do - repairs. are you desperate this won't happen again, do you - repairs. are you desperate this| won't happen again, do you one assurance from the authorities? we want to assurance from the authorities? , want to know what will be done to prevent this happening again. daniel, from the local church, we have heard about the support from the community, and practical things to keep her going, what have you done to help people? there are two things the church has done _ there are two things the church has done to— there are two things the church has done to help people. the first thing is practical— done to help people. the first thing is practical help, getting into homes, _ is practical help, getting into homes, cleaning homes, giving the community— homes, cleaning homes, giving the community the opportunity to help those _ community the opportunity to help those who have been affected. feeding — those who have been affected. feeding people, providing cleaning products _ feeding people, providing cleaning products. the church has become a beacon _ products. the church has become a beacon of— products. the church has become a beacon of hope, people are coming in everyday— beacon of hope, people are coming in everyday looking for support. even a cup of _ everyday looking for support. even a cup of coffee and a chat. we everyday looking for support. even a cup of coffee and a chat.— cup of coffee and a chat. we want to brina cup of coffee and a chat. we want to bring hepe- — cup of coffee and a chat. we want to bring house it— cup of coffee and a chat. we want to bring hope. it takes _ cup of coffee and a chat. we want to bring hope. it takes a _ cup of coffee and a chat. we want to bring hope. it takes a toll _ cup of coffee and a chat. we want to bring hope. it takes a toll on - bring hope. it takes a toll on people mentally and physically. yes,

definitely. so they have come to you in that way. definitely. so they have come to you in that way-— definitely. so they have come to you in that wa . ~ i. ., in that way. when you drive down the streets of chesterfield, _ in that way. when you drive down the streets of chesterfield, they - in that way. when you drive down the streets of chesterfield, they look - streets of chesterfield, they look good, _ streets of chesterfield, they look good, but behind the doors in the homes, _ good, but behind the doors in the homes, the — good, but behind the doors in the homes, the resources are not there for people _ homes, the resources are not there for people so the church wants to support _ for people so the church wants to support people. for people so the church wants to sopport people-— support people. daniel, tell us about the _ support people. daniel, tell us about the fund _ support people. daniel, tell us about the fund set _ support people. daniel, tell us about the fund set up? - support people. daniel, tell us about the fund set up? as - support people. daniel, tell us| about the fund set up? as soon support people. daniel, tell us - about the fund set up? as soon as the flooding _ about the fund set up? as soon as the flooding came _ about the fund set up? as soon as the flooding came we _ about the fund set up? as soon as the flooding came we needed - about the fund set up? as soon as the flooding came we needed to l about the fund set up? as soon as| the flooding came we needed to do something early on four people. we set up _ something early on four people. we set up a _ something early on four people. we set up a gofundme page which is doing _ set up a gofundme page which is doing really well. 700 homes in chesterfield have been flooded. so we are _ chesterfield have been flooded. so we are still building the fund up to resource _ we are still building the fund up to resource people. you _ resource people. you have said it is atoll resource people. you have said it is a toll on your mental health, you are finding it tough. absolutely. we all joke, tough. absolutely. we alljoke, but flood ptsd is very real. every time it rains i am checking because we are scared it will happen again. for you

it seemed to _ scared it will happen again. for you it seemed to come _ scared it will happen again. for you it seemed to come from _ scared it will happen again. for you it seemed to come from nowhere, l scared it will happen again. for you i it seemed to come from nowhere, you didn't expect it to flood the seller and come seeping up through the floor. , ., . ., floor. there is nothing we could have done _ floor. there is nothing we could have done to — floor. there is nothing we could have done to prepare. - floor. there is nothing we could have done to prepare. and - floor. there is nothing we could have done to prepare. and youri have done to prepare. and your brother? he is ok, he stayed at mine because he was without electricity but he is back home now. derbyshire council have — but he is back home now. derbyshire council have sent _ but he is back home now. derbyshire council have sent a _ but he is back home now. derbyshire council have sent a statement - council have sent a statement saying, together with partners, they are continuing to do all they can to support people and prevent this happening again. that is what chesterfield wants to hear, they want support, they don't want a storm like this again to flood them. here's carol to flood them. with a look at this morning's weather. iam glad i am glad to say at the moment there are no storms on the horizon but there is rain. today it is light and patchy. good morning. we have cloud and rain across southern england, and rain across southern england, and clearer skies with high cloud

across scotland and northern ireland. a chillier start there but brighter with sunshine. high pressure is moving in from the atlantic. this is front sinks south, this one from the atlantic later bringing cloud and rain. and strengthening winds. breezy across the southwest this morning. some sunshine. the cloud pushing southwards through the day with spots of rain fading. in scotland and northern ireland, the weather front from the atlantic introduces decca cloud ad spots of rain. turning windier across the north and west. in between, dry conditions and temperatures today from seven in aberdeen, up to 12 towards the south. this evening and overnight you can see this cloud starts to push southwards. some clear skies, see this cloud starts to push southwards. some clearskies, patchy cloud in the far south—east before they can cloud arrives. rain also following in hot pursuit. fairly

windy across the north and temperatures tonight, 11 in stornoway, nine in newcastle, five as we push down towards birmingham. temperatures will go up as we go through the night as the cloud comes down. into tomorrow, we have this cold front which will introduce the change in our weather. initially it will bring rain across northern scotland, high pressure moving southwards. tomorrow will be cloudy for many. rain coming in, winds are strengthening in the north. we will see some breaks in eastern england and wales and the south coast. tomorrow will be very mild. aberdeen, iii degrees. after that, it is all change. with the cold front coming into the north, it sinks further south taking the rain. head

a bit there will be some breaks in the cloud. it, clearerskies a bit there will be some breaks in the cloud. it, clearer skies and a change in wind direction to a northerly or north—westerly. that is a colder direction, blowing in showers which will be wintry over the hills in scotland. potentially some over the north york moor is. and down to lower levels in the far north of scotland. temperatures, this is what you can expect, in the north behind the weather front it is turning colder. as we head towards the weekend, this colder air pushes across the uk. there is a discrepancy in the forecast for sunday. we may see milder conditions coming in from the atlantic. before then on friday, a lot of dry weather, variable amounts of cloud, and once again that cold northerly or north—westerly wind.

thank you. some startling figures for you now. the world health organisation says one in seven young people across the globe have experienced a mental illness including depression and anxiety — with numbers dramatically increasing during the last five years. olympianjessica ennis—hill and comedianjon richardson are part of a new campaign which hopes to raise £5 million to improve access to support services. they join us now. good morning. lovely to see you. how did all of this start? we spent the last year as a group, just working out how as patrons of the sheffield children's hospital, how we can make a real difference to children's lives in the city but also nationally. mental health amongst children as you said is rising, children's happiness is

declining. there are so many different factors. we have a fantastic hospital that does an incredible job already. there are many different elements we can change through funding to help improve those facilities. from the stories you hear from parents, kids and doctors, what are those factors, what is going on? why aren't our kids as happy as they should be? i think you could debate how far it goes _ i think you could debate how far it goes back — i think you could debate how far it goes back. we are still reeling from a generation that was told children should _ a generation that was told children should be — a generation that was told children should be seen and not heard. we are finally— should be seen and not heard. we are finally now— should be seen and not heard. we are finally now listening to kids who are able — finally now listening to kids who are able to tell us they need help. the thing — are able to tell us they need help. the thing we can focus on is for people — the thing we can focus on is for people like me and jess, it is hard to want— people like me and jess, it is hard to want to — people like me and jess, it is hard to want to those questions about why. _ to want to those questions about why. but— to want to those questions about why, but this campaign is about saying _ why, but this campaign is about saying there are trained clinicians and doctors who can deal with that, we just— and doctors who can deal with that, we just need to give them everything they need _ we just need to give them everything they need. this is about saying there _ they need. this is about saying there are — they need. this is about saying there are centres that exist,

sheffield children's hospital for example, let us give them what they need and _ example, let us give them what they need and reach out to answer those questions — need and reach out to answer those questions i— need and reach out to answer those questions. i am need and reach out to answer those questions. lam not need and reach out to answer those questions. i am not qualified to do any of— questions. i am not qualified to do any of this— questions. i am not qualified to do any of this myself, sadly. but questions. i am not qualified to do any of this myself, sadly.- any of this myself, sadly. but you are qualified _ any of this myself, sadly. but you are qualified in _ any of this myself, sadly. but you are qualified in one _ any of this myself, sadly. but you are qualified in one way, - any of this myself, sadly. but you are qualified in one way, because | are qualified in one way, because the group are very much committed to sheffield children's hospital and their work. sheffield children's hospital and theirwork. is sheffield children's hospital and their work. is there something you have seen them or an idea you have got while you were working with them that made you think you might not be the expert but i can do something to help? we have both been to the beckton centre. _ we have both been to the beckton centre, but it is a city and nationwide, the outreach schemes. these _ nationwide, the outreach schemes. these stories are hard to tell, with children's— these stories are hard to tell, with children's hospitals, you go on the ward _ children's hospitals, you go on the ward and _ children's hospitals, you go on the ward and film and obviously you can't _ ward and film and obviously you can't do — ward and film and obviously you can't do that in these situations, these _ can't do that in these situations, these are — can't do that in these situations, these are private stories. it is can't do that in these situations, these are private stories.- these are private stories. it is so complex- _ these are private stories. it is so complex. normally _ these are private stories. it is so complex. normally we _ these are private stories. it is so complex. normally we would - these are private stories. it is so l complex. normally we would raise money for a fantastic bit of equipment to help children going through certain types of treatment.

but mental health is so complex with many different elements and it is understanding what the children need. visiting beckton was incredible. a fantastic facility with great people working there but so much more can be done to help thatjourney for so much more can be done to help that journey for those children so much more can be done to help thatjourney for those children who have really complex mental health needs passing through the system. and it is personal, you see it and understand it, you want to help. i think everyone does. talking is fantastic. — think everyone does. talking is fantastic, it is part of the solution, _ fantastic, it is part of the solution, but there are a lot of people — solution, but there are a lot of people like me who said, what can i actually— people like me who said, what can i actually do? — people like me who said, what can i actually do? i can'tjust chat people like me who said, what can i actually do? i can't just chat to people — actually do? ican't just chat to people in— actually do? i can't just chat to people in the street about mental health _ people in the street about mental health if— people in the street about mental health. if you go to the website there _ health. if you go to the website there are — health. if you go to the website there are events, you can donate nroney. — there are events, you can donate nroney, you _ there are events, you can donate money, you can support, which will have _ money, you can support, which will have a _ money, you can support, which will have a concrete effect on a problem like this _ have a concrete effect on a problem like this. the kids you see on the buses— like this. the kids you see on the buses to — like this. the kids you see on the buses to school, they are the ones

dealing _ buses to school, they are the ones dealing with it. it is not visible. there _ dealing with it. it is not visible. there are — dealing with it. it is not visible. there are parents who know going into winter— there are parents who know going into winter things will be harder because — into winter things will be harder because there kids will be wearing lon- because there kids will be wearing long sleeves and coats and you can't see the _ long sleeves and coats and you can't see the effects of self— harm. for long sleeves and coats and you can't see the effects of self—harm. for us this scheme — see the effects of self—harm. for us this scheme says go here, do that and be _ this scheme says go here, do that and be part— this scheme says go here, do that and be part of trying to help. we don't _ and be part of trying to help. we don't want it to be a moment in time but a campaign that runs throughout the year and many more years to come. we have these touch points where people can get involved and share their narrative but we want them to be involved in a collective long term thing. you say long term, how long does it need to be? a very good question. for us and the patients and staff, it is not something that will be fixed overnight. we are very aware we can't solve all the problems, the waiting lists, the issues in the system. but we can raise awareness and use our platform to get people

donating and helping as much as we can. talking specifically about sheffield, people are watching all over the uk. this shines as a beacon. that likely seen further afield. absolutely. because of the nature of how few _ absolutely. because of the nature of how few resources that are, people all over _ how few resources that are, people all over the — how few resources that are, people all over the country are referred to this unit _ all over the country are referred to this unit. the hope is with the research — this unit. the hope is with the research being done and information, that could _ research being done and information, that could become part of a global network— that could become part of a global network of sharing information. this is the _ network of sharing information. this is the world — network of sharing information. this is the world health organization, one in— is the world health organization, one in seven children globally with a mental— one in seven children globally with a mental issue, said there's nothing better— a mental issue, said there's nothing better you _ a mental issue, said there's nothing better you can do than investing in the next _ better you can do than investing in the next generation. the benefits you reap. — the next generation. the benefits you reap, even selfishly if you want to live _ you reap, even selfishly if you want to live in _ you reap, even selfishly if you want to live in a — you reap, even selfishly if you want to live in a better society, that nreans— to live in a better society, that means healthier and happier children _ means healthier and happier children. they are hearing about climate — children. they are hearing about climate change, hearing the news,

being _ climate change, hearing the news, being told — climate change, hearing the news, being told it is their problem to fix. being told it is their problem to the so— being told it is their problem to the so we — being told it is their problem to fix. so we have to do something now. what _ fix. so we have to do something now. what do _ fix. so we have to do something now. what do children need? they need to be heard. we both have young children. it is at the back of my mind, how do we get our children talking and open about how they are feeling? these statistics are scary, the numbers of children who suffer anxiety at school, the issues they face with social media is a huge problem, a global problem. we want to start something in sheffield and share it, contribute to research, to understand how we actively affect more children's lives in a positive way and start out with sheffield children's hospital. when we do stories about mental health and have discussions like this, we get some messages from people watching, older people may be, who say in my day we cracked on. we had issues but we did not talk about it. what do you say to people

who argue that? that we are talking and worrying too much? no, i don't think we can talk too much. as a parent that is the one thing i am conscious about. please talk to me about small things, big things, anything bothering you. these issues children have, the problems they face, if you internalise it, no one can reach out and help. it is a huge point, talking is the key. the generation that came from that, that is— the generation that came from that, that is a _ the generation that came from that, that is a happy and healthy one, is not the _ that is a happy and healthy one, is not the world i see. they are parts of society— not the world i see. they are parts of society that didn't talk, unhappy people _ of society that didn't talk, unhappy people acting out unhappiness on other— people acting out unhappiness on other people. thank you so much for coming in other people. — thank you so much for coming in and talking to us. good luck. you're watching bbc breakfast. it's 8:59.

live from london, this is bbc news. the leader of hamas says it's close to reaching a deal on a truce with israel, as the white house says dozens of hostages could be released. i'm mark lowen, live from jerusalem. pressure is growing on the israeli government from the families of the

hostages to secure a deal to bring their loved ones home. here in the uk, england's chief medical officer, professor chris whitty, is to give evidence at the covid inquiry in london. the tech firm that created chatgpt in crisis as 95% of staff threaten to resign if co—founder sam altman is not reinstated as chief executive. and as the palestinian football team get ready to face australia in a world cup qualifier, the bbc meets the star player stuck in gaza. translation: each day gets harder than the previous one, and i'm - constantly scared for my life. hello. i'm gareth barlow, you're watching bbc news. we start with growing optimism about a potential deal to free some of the 240 hostages being held by hamas in gaza. ismail haniyeh, the leader of hamas, which many western governments regard as a terrorist organisation, is the latest person involved

in the talks to say that a deal could be on the way.