Costs have risen, and the government is thought to be considering cancelling or at least delaying that second leg to the north. The route from birmingham to leeds has already been scrapped. But many voices, including several within the conservatives, say that pulling the plug on the project would paint the uk in a very bad light. Live now to manchester and our political correspondent, nick eardley. The Prime Minister has been speaking to the bbc today, once again refusing to announce a final decision on that Manchester Leg. Yes, he has not said much. There has been speculation for days about what is going on with hsz, whether thats birmingham to Manchester Leg is going to be scrapped. Were pretty sure it is because what would normally happen if that wasnt the is someone would put their hand up and say you have got it wrong, it is going to go ahead. The question is when the Prime Minister is actually going to announce that, and when we might get some clarity on what is going to happen instead. As you say, the Prime Minister was on bbc breakfast this morning and asked repeatedly about whether hs2 to manchester, to this city where the Tory Conference is happening just now, was going to go ahead. I Tory Conference is happening ust now, was going to go ahead. I know there is lots now, was going to go ahead. I know there is lots of now, was going to go ahead. I know there is lots of speculation, now, was going to go ahead. I know there is lots of speculation, but now, was going to go ahead. I know there is lots of speculation, but i i there is lots of speculation, but i am not there is lots of speculation, but i am not going to be forced into a premature am not going to be forced into a premature decision because it is good premature decision because it is good for premature decision because it is good for someone s tv programme. I want to good for someone s tv programme. I want to make good for someone s tv programme. I want to make the right decision for the country. This is an enormous amount the country. This is an enormous amount of the country. This is an enormous amount of peoples money, Taxpayers Money amount of peoples money, Taxpayers Money. Everybody watching. Millions of pounds. Money. Everybody watching. Millions of pounds, and we should not be rushed of pounds, and we should not be rushed into of pounds, and we should not be rushed into things like that. What people rushed into things like that. What people would expect from me is to take the people would expect from me is to take the time to go over it properly and make take the time to go over it properly and make sure we make the right tongterm and make sure we make the right long term decision for the country and that long term decision for the country and that is long term decision for the country and that is what i am interested in doing and that is what i am interested in doing. Thats what politicians should doing. Thats what politicians should be doing and thats what the country should be doing and thats what the country wants to see. That country wants to see. That was the panellist on bbc breakfast this morning. There have been some pretty clear hints from Government Ministers about why they are getting close to cancelling that lead, namely the cost. The chancellor has been talking about being careful with Taxpayers Money and other ministers have talked about making sure that this is not allowed to run into some sort of crazy budget that the country cant afford. But assuming the Prime Minister does make the decision that i think everybody at this conference thinks he is going to make now, which is to candy birmingham to Manchester Leg, its going to be really controversial, and it is going to be controversial with a lot of conservatives, too. Because successive conservative governments have tried to make that leg happen. Here is the former chancellor, george osborne. I here is the former chancellor, george osborne. Here is the former chancellor, george osborne. I think there is a treat george osborne. I think there is a great opportunity george osborne. I think there is a great opportunity to george osborne. I think there is a great opportunity to deliver george osborne. 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A lot have been against it since its inception because they thought it would rip up parts of the english countryside. There are some northern tory mps who think we would be better off spending the cash improving connectivity in the north between east and west. Lets chat all of this through with the former transport secretary, justine greening. Good morning. What do you think . Is it a good idea for the Prime Minister to put his head above the parapet, said today that this is not going to happen . Not going to happen . Theres two thins. Not going to happen . Theres two things one not going to happen . Theres two things one is not going to happen . Theres two things. One is the not going to happen . Theres two things. One is the decision not going to happen . Theres two things. One is the decision itself, | things. One is the decision itself, and i things. One is the decision itself, and i think things. One is the decision itself, and i think we should be getting on with hsz and i think we should be getting on with h52 and both those northern les with h52 and both those northern legs actually, but particularly the one to legs actually, but particularly the one to manchester. I think that as a whole one to manchester. I think that as a whole strategy, it is a long High Speed Rail Network and has to id High Speed Rail Network and has to go above High Speed Rail Network and has to go above birmingham if you are really go above birmingham if you are really going to get those levelling up really going to get those levelling up benefits for the north of england. It would be a mistake from my perspective if the government does axe my perspective if the government does axe that Manchester Leg. The second does axe that Manchester Leg. The second challenge, nick, is the handling second challenge, nick, is the handling of this now. The fact that really handling of this now. The fact that really it handling of this now. The fact that really it has been up in the air for weeks really it has been up in the air for weeks now. Really it has been up in the air for weeks now, in a sense, and here we are at weeks now, in a sense, and here we are at conservative conference in manchester, still with no clarity, and i manchester, still with no clarity, and i think manchester, still with no clarity, and i think for a lot of activists, but particularly people in this region. But particularly people in this region. It but particularly people in this region, itjust feels like there needs region, itjust feels like there needs to region, itjust feels like there needs to be some clarity. It is how you deal needs to be some clarity. It is how you deal with people on such a big issue you deal with people on such a big issue that you deal with people on such a big issue that really matters. You deal with people on such a big issue that really matters. There has been a lot of issue that really matters. There has been a lot of criticism issue that really matters. There has been a lot of criticism from issue that really matters. There has been a lot of criticism from senior l been a lot of criticism from senior conservatives, former Prime Ministers and we just heard george osborne. How much trouble is the Prime Minister going to have on his hands if, as widely expected, he confirms that he is cancelling the leg to manchester . Confirms that he is cancelling the leg to manchester . Well, i think a lot of peeple. Leg to manchester . Well, i think a lot of people, myself leg to manchester . Well, i think a lot of people, myself included,. Leg to manchester . Well, i think a l lot of people, myself included, have been clear lot of people, myself included, have been clear that we want this project to go been clear that we want this project to go ahead. There are the debates around to go ahead. There are the debates around cost, but if you had had purely around cost, but if you had had purely a around cost, but if you had had purely a Treasury Spreadsheet when the victorians were building or thinking the victorians were building or thinking of building the rail network, we wouldnt have any railways network, we wouldnt have any railways today. This is a strategic tongterm railways today. This is a strategic long term project for britain that we need long term project for britain that we need to get on with, and they will be we need to get on with, and they will be inevitably many people in the party will be inevitably many people in the party that cannot understand why the party that cannot understand why the party the party that cannot understand why the party is the party that cannot understand why the party is now you turning on such an intportant the party is now you turning on such an important strategic transport decision, an important strategic transport decision, especially one that is the linchpin decision, especially one that is the linchpin of decision, especially one that is the linchpin of any levelling up plans by the linchpin of any levelling up plans by the government for the north. Justin by the government for the north. Justin greening, former transport secretary and otherjobs as well, thank you for your time. It is a strange paradox of having all these conversations about what is going to happen with hs2 conversations about what is going to happen with h52 in what used to be a Railway Station here in manchester. I should point out that the West Midlands meier, andy street, a pretty high profile conservative, has been really scathing of the possibility that hs2 between birmingham and manchester should be cancelled. He did not rule out resigning from the party if that happens. So it feels like, although the Prime Minister doesnt want to talk about it or confirm anything, he may do it in his speech tomorrow, and there is plenty of length in this story yet. And there is plenty of length in this story yet this story yet. Thank you, nick eardle. Eardley. And nick will bejoining us throughout the day from manchester here on bbc news. The second part of the uks Covid Inquiry starts taking evidence later today. Whatsapp messages sent between the former Prime Minister borisjohnson and other senior officials are expected to form an important part of the evidence. Our Health Reporter jim reed has more details. March 2020, and england narrowly beat wales at twickenham. The Prime Minister was there that day as covid cases were rising. That weekend, italy announced a lockdown. The next week, though, the Cheltenham Festival was allowed to go ahead. The virus is deadly. A quarter of a Million People attended. This one is my wife and i at twickenham. Geoff was at both events and is sure he caught covid there. I come home, felt terrible. My temperature was going up and up. My wife was getting more worried. And so the sunday, she called an ambulance. A bbc wales crew filmed geoff in hospital. Its only literally this covid thing, which literally wiped my world. He accepts it was his own decision to go to both events, but says the government should have acted sooner. With the twickenham, yeah. We wanted to go, cheltenham, we wanted to go, but you know, if theyd have said no, which should have been the right decision, yeah, it would have been disruptive for a lot of people, but lives would have been saved. The second part of the Covid Inquiry will run until christmas and examine key decisions made during the pandemic, including whether lives could have been saved if lockdowns had been imposed earlier or differently, the effectiveness of social distancing, facemasks and other lockdown measures, and Public Confidence in the government, including the effect of any Rule Breaches by ministers and officials. These are the four walls, that was all i saw every day. James had to shield in his flat for 18 months through the pandemic. The medication he takes for arthritis weakens his immune system. I didnt see another human being the whole entire time, except for when i went to the hospital to get myjabs. And that was my first interaction with a human, was the nurse giving me myjab. He filmed these Video Diaries in 2020. My day to day life has changed so much. I used to be a really outgoing person. Four million were told to shield like this. New research for the Charity Versus arthritis found for many, it had a huge impact on their physical and Mental Health. Are there questions you would like answered . I mean, in terms of the shielding, i dont know, we were never like checked on at all. We were asked to do this massive thing, this mentally straining thing. They didnt check on our Mental Health or our physical health at all. In 2021, james was jabbed and shielding was lifted. Thats fine, i didnt realise you did it the government says the choices it made saved lives and protected the nation. Scrutinising all those decisions will take time, with the inquiry set to last for three more years. Jim reed, bbc news. Live now to west london and our correspondent, ellie price. Ellie, questions as to whether whatsapp messages from the Prime Minister, rishi sunak, former Prime Minister, rishi sunak, former Prime Minister borisjohnson, and other senior officials at the time of the covid pandemic, whether they will be handed over to the inquiry. Where do we stand on that this morning, as this second part of the inquiry begins . This this second part of the Inquiry Beains . A , this second part of the Inquiry Beains . A , begins . As you say, the second part of this inquiry begins . As you say, the second part of this inquiry is begins . As you say, the second part of this inquiry is set begins . As you say, the second part of this inquiry is set to begins . As you say, the second part of this inquiry is set to get begins . As you say, the second part of this inquiry is set to get under of this inquiry is set to get under way in the next 20 minutes, or so. Questions about whether all that evidence has been presented to the core participants, they are essentially interested parties within this inquiry. The family of the bereaved, representatives you can see behind me, they say they have not received all the documents they were expecting ahead of the inquiry starting and that includes whatsapp messages from Boris Johnson. Some whatsapp messages they save from rishi sunak, as well as statements from the likes of dominic cummings, who was adviser to Boris Johnson during that period. So they say there are documents they have not had. The inquiry says there are a handful of documents, including witness statements, that have not been handed over, but they say they are expecting to hand them over within the next couple of days. This is a hearing that is going to last for the next ten weeks. There will be a couple of breaks in between, but we are going to hear from some of those witnesses, so you should expect to hear from the likes Of Borisjohnson and rishi sunak, who was the chancellor at the time of covid, and also the likes of dominic cummings, as well as scientific advisers and high ranking Civil Servants. They will all be questioned throughout the course of this hearing. There is a vague timetable and we will hear from the politicians right at the end, at the beginning of december. We will also hearfrom beginning of december. We will also hear from those scientific advisers in the next few weeks. We will slowly start to get some of that evidence, and we are told that those pieces of evidence, those written statements will be handed out well before then, but as i say at the moment it seems that some of that evidence has not been handed over just yet. But it should not have an impact on how this hearing goes over the next few weeks. It is going to be a long haul. Just the next few weeks. It is going to be a long haul the next few weeks. It is going to be a long haul. Just behind you we can see people be a long haul. Just behind you we can see people with be a long haul. Just behind you we can see people with placards. Be a long haul. Just behind you we. Can see people with placards. Some of the bereaved families are there at the inquiry. We understand there will be a protest later, why is that . ,. , ,. ,. , that . There is a sense from some of the bereaved that . There is a sense from some of the bereaved families that . There is a sense from some of the bereaved families that that . There is a sense from some of the bereaved families that their the bereaved families that their voices have not been heard, that not enough has been made of the experiences that they had during the covid pandemic. The inquiry � s response to that is not, we have got to get through all these experts, we have got to get through the former Prime Ministers, through Civil Servants and health experts, so as much as those voices, they say will be heard, theres only so much time that can be spent. This is an inquiry that is expected to last three years, thats longer than the pandemic itself had a massive impact on this country. So there is a sense of how much time can be spent really getting the right evidence, if you like. Also worth pointing out, the hearing itself is going to start in the next 20 minutes stop we understand that the hearing will kick off with Video Testimonies of some of the people who lost Family Members and friends during the covid pandemic, and that is how the last section of this hearing kicked off a few months ago. Really hard hitting stuff, where we will hear some of the testimonies of what happened. The inquiry � s chair says i promise, i will be listening to the experiences of those people who lost people during the pandemic, but as i say, there are expert witnesses and evidence that really needs to be listened to. The whole point of this inquiry is to learn lessons, not necessarily to apportion blame. It is not a court case, but what lessons can be learned from all of this . The inquiry � s chair says that can only be done if you listen to the evidence of the experts who made those decisions. Those decisions. Thank you. As ellie mentioned. Those decisions. Thank you. As ellie mentioned, proceedings those decisions. Thank you. As ellie mentioned, proceedings will those decisions. Thank you. As ellie mentioned, proceedings will get mentioned, proceedings will get under way at the Covid Inquiry at around 10 30pm in london. 10 30am. We will have live coverage in the uk, so do stay with us for that. Around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. Lets look at some other stories making news. Police have seized an xl bully dog, after a 20 month old boy was bitten on monday morning. The childs injuries not life threatening. A 30 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control. Nhs bosses have warned patients in england to expect widespread disruption to services until thursday morning, as Junior Doctors and consultants stage a combined three day strike. The walk out is part of the ongoing dispute about pay and conditions. Ministers say their pay offer is fair and final. Fierce competition between supermarkets has seen the first monthly drop in food prices for more than two years. The British Retail Consortium says they fell by 0. 1 in september compared with august, as the cost of dairy products, fish and vegetables all came down. Youre live with bbc news. Now to new york, and Courtroom Drama when the former President Donald Trump attacked a judge and prosecutor as he attended the opening of a fraud trial in his home city. Mr trump and his company are accused of committing rampant fraud by inflating the value of his real estate empire. Mr trump, who has denied all wrongdoing, was on the defensive even before the trial began. We have a great company. I built a great company. It has got tremendous value. It has got some of the greatest real estate assets in the world, and now i have to go behind a roguejudge is a continuation of russia, prussia, russia, as a continuation of the greatest witchhunt of all time, and i dont take the people of this country are going to stand for it. The former president also attacked new York Attorney general letitia james. Ahead of the trial, james responded saying no one is Above The Law and that she was confident that justice will prevail. Testimony in the manhattan courtroom started with opening statements, and the states first witness, donald bender, a longtime accountant for trumps businesses. Bender tesified about financial documents, including discrepancies in the price of ivanka trumps penthouse. Earlier, cbs news correspondent naomi ruchin described the former president s appearance in court. He lashed out at both the judge and prosecutors, turning the courtroom always into a stomping ground. He rallied against new York Attorney general letitia james, calling her a disgrace. He said there was no case because there is no victim. The judge in the case ruled last week that donald trump, his eldest sons and business had committed fraud. Donald trump lashed out against him, too, saying thejudge donald trump lashed out against him, too, saying the judge should donald trump lashed out against him, too, saying thejudge should be disbarred. The former president � s legal team argued that the numbers they listed in documents where estimates, not absolutes, and they say a key prosecution witness, former champ Victor Michael cohen, is a serial liar. Is a serial liar. Donald trump does not turn is a serial liar. Donald trump does rrot turn op is a serial liar. Donald trump does rrot turn up to is a serial liar. Donald trump does not turn up to all is a serial liar. Donald trump does not turn up to all his is a serial liar. Donald trump does not turn up to all his court is a serial liar. Donald trump does not turn up to all his court cases l not turn up to all his court cases so why did he come to this one . Thats a good point because he is not required to appear during this trial, that is clearly a reason why he thought this would be one worth coming to. Remember, he is in the middle of a campaign, and has never shied away from media coverage. The civil trial could last through december, but as far as to date goes, donald trump told reporters yesterday that he may be back in the courtroom again this morning. He also added that he would rather be campaigning. find also added that he would rather be campaigning campaigning. And briefly, what im act do campaigning. And briefly, what impact do all campaigning. And briefly, what impact do all these campaigning. And briefly, what impact do all these court campaigning. And briefly, what impact do all these court cases. Campaigning. And briefly, what i impact do all these court cases are they having . The impact do all these court cases are they having . They having . The highstakes civil lawsuit against they having . The highstakes civil lawsuit against the they having . The highstakes civil lawsuit against the former they having . The highstakes civil. Lawsuit against the former president could cost him a lot of capital. The attorney general is not only asking for a massive fine to the tune of at least 250 million, but also a permanent ban against donald trump from running businesses out of the very city where he launched his career. The ban would also apply to donald trump as macro eldest two sons and include a five year commercial real estate ban against donald trump and the trump organisation. But what is still unclear is how this may or may not impact his run for another term as president of the united states. Cbs � s naomi. Staying in the us, the Republican House speaker Kevin Mccarthy is facing a rebuke from within his own party as republican representative matt gaetz of florida has filed a motion to vacate him from his leadership role. Heres the moment that it happened. The gentleman will state the form of his resolution. His resolution. Declaring the office of seaker his resolution. Declaring the office of speaker of his resolution. Declaring the office of speaker of the his resolution. Declaring the office of Speaker Of The House his resolution. Declaring the office of Speaker Of The House of of Speaker Of The House of representatives to be vacant. Resolved, that the office of the house resolved, that the office of the house of resolved, that the office of the house of speak of representatives is here declared to be vacant. Here declared to be vacant. Speaker mccarthy then here declared to be vacant. Speaker mccarthy then posted here declared to be vacant. Speaker mccarthy then posted on here declared to be vacant. Speaker mccarthy then posted on x here declared to be vacant. Speaker mccarthy then posted on x saying. Mccarthy then posted on x saying bring it on. The move tees up a showdown in the us as representatives will now need to decide whether to oust mccarthy over the next two days. But it is not currently clear if matt gaetz has the crucial 208 votes needed to reprove him. It is an escalation of a dispute after mccarthy relied on democratic votes to pass Government Spending legislation on a saturday. It keeps the government funded and openin it keeps the government funded and open in the short term, but does not provide funding for ukraine. The un mission that visited Nagorno Karabakh on sunday said as few as 50 Ethnic Armenians could be left inside the enclave which came Underfull Azerbaijani control last month. The visit followed a mass exodus of Ethnic Armenians from the territory. Armenia is now dealing with the biggest Refugee Crisis in decades. Militants have killed at least 29 soldiers in nigers Western Tahoua region near the border with mali. The attack is the worst such incident on the since the ruling militaryjunta came to power on the 26th ofjuly. Officials said the troops had been targeted by more than 100 militants and have declared a three day mourning period following the attack attributed to the Islamic State group. Police in the indian capital, delhi, have carried out Early Morning raids on the homes of severaljournalists and other employees of the left leaning newsclick website. The operation is reported to be in connection with alleged illegal funding from china something the website denies. There are no reports of arrests, though journalists have been questioned at delhi police stations. Laptops, phones, and computers were seized. Media group Digipub News India Foundation said the raids were another instance of the governments pattern of intimidatory behaviour. A Lightning Strike has been blamed for a huge Gas Explosion at a food Waste Recycling plant in oxfordshire. No one was hurt in the blast at the Severn Trent Green Power facility at cassington you can see here how it was caught on camera by someone driving by. Witnesses living nearby say the explosion was so bright, it felt like the dawn had come early. Live now to sean coughlin. Sean is outside that recycling plant. Our viewers have seen those images of that huge fireball. What is it like there today . Is it like there today . Thats ri. Ht. Is it like there today . Thats right after is it like there today . Thats right. After the is it like there today . Thats right. After the spectacularl right. After the spectacular explosion last night, today is a much quieter scene. So far, we have seen some firefighters in the background monitoring the situation and looking at the damage, but they have been quite calm. What comes next is finding out the cause of the explosion. We know it was lightning, and we know that three out of five Storage Units exploded and sent this huge fireball into the sky, but nets will be defined at the sequence of events that led to that explosion. A caused a great deal of disruption to the area with roads closed, but things are getting back to normal. It was a remarkable sight and shared by many people on social media, trying to work out what was happening. In the end it was Lightning Hitting Gas that exploded. Thank you. That is the bbc does sean conklin and thank you for that update from cassington in oxfordshire. And before we go, a bit of interesting news from space. The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted jupiter sized planets free floating in space. That is theyre unconnected to any star. Whats intriguing about the discovery is that these objects appear to be moving in pairs. Astronomers are currently struggling to explain them. The telescope observed about a0 pairs in a fabulously detailed new survey of the famous orion nebula. Theyve been nicknamed jupiter mass binary objects, or jumbos for short. Stay with us here on bbc news. Hello. Today, the weather is going to be a bit fresher than yesterday, and we are looking at bright spells with some sunny intervals, but also some showers as well, and it is going to be a blustery day across the board. So, the most frequent showers will be across the north and the west, but we will still see some showers pushing east through the course of the day. In the far south of england, things brightening up as an area of High Pressure starts to build in. More sunshine as we head on through the afternoon. Temperatures down a little bit on yesterday with highs of 13 19 c north to south. As we head through the evening and overnight, we will still have quite a few showers left behind, but through the night a new Weather Front is behind, but through the night a new weatherfront is coming behind, but through the night a new Weather Front is coming across northern parts of Northern Ireland and scotland, and that will produce some heavy rain. It is also going to be a windy night. Not particularly cold. Overnight lows 8 11 c. Into tomorrow, here is ourfirst cold. Overnight lows 8 11 c. Into tomorrow, here is our first front and here is the second one. Both bearing rain, so they will be large Rainfall Totals starting to mount up, particularly across scotland. Notjust up, particularly across scotland. Not just on wednesday, up, particularly across scotland. Notjust on wednesday, but also into thursday. Further south, notjust on wednesday, but also into thursday. Furthersouth, under notjust on wednesday, but also into thursday. Further south, under the area of High Pressure it will be drier with more sunshine. A few showers dotted across Northern England and wales, and the rain still living in across northern parts of Northern Ireland. Temperatures similar to tuesday, 1219 c north to temperatures similar to tuesday, 12 19 c north to south. Moving forward into thursday, more Rain Sweeping into Northern Ireland and scotland. The Rainfall Totals are really starting to mount. We will see some of that getting into north wales and Northern England. A view showers in south wales and the south west, but a bit more cloud across central and eastern parts of england. We are still under the influence of High Pressure here. As we head towards the latter part of the week, High Pressure very much across at all, but we do have Weather Front flirting with the north and the west. At times during the weekend we are going to be prone to some rain, but not all the time. Temperatures are going to start creeping up. During friday, edinburgh 18 celsius, 22 celsius in london. By sunday, edinburgh will still be 18 but london is looking at a very warm and unseasonable 26 celsius. This is bbc news, the headlines. The british Prime Ministerfaces pressure over the future of the hs2 rail line, as businesses and politicians in the north of england demand an answer. All i can say is, im not going to be forced the second part of the Covid Inquiry begins today with decisions made by the former Prime Minister, borisjohnson, coming under scrutiny. And Emergency Crews work overnight to secure a food Waste Recycling plant in oxfordshire after a Lightning Strike causes a major Gas Explosion. The second part of the uks Covid Inquiry is getting under way in central london. This is the screen of the live feed