the hamas stronghold from the north and south. hamas is designated a terrorist organisation by the uk. us presidentjoe biden says he has asked israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu for a pause in the fighting in gaza. our middle east correspondent yolande knell reports. flares hanging in gaza's night sky are ominous warnings of incoming israeli fire. but, increasingly, the israeli prime minister's being pressed for a pause in fighting. i did ask him for a pause yesterday. this is a key moment. israeli troops are now said to be in the heart of gaza city, closing in on the stronghold of hamas, ministers say. but the destruction in gaza is already immense, with entire neighbourhoods flattened. the civilian death toll is rapidly mounting. the world health organisation says an average of 160 children are killed here every day. nothing justifies the horror being endured by the civilians in gaza. people in gaza are dying in their thousands and those alive are suffering from trauma, disease, lack of food and water. the level of death and suffering is hard to fathom. dozens were reportedly killed by israeli air strikes yesterday in the southern gazan towns of khan younis, rafah and deir al—balah. in khan younis, this doctor at nasser hospital was on duty in the emergency room when he was told that his two children aged five and seven, his mother, his brothers, their wives and their children were killed in a strike. translation: what did | these children do wrong? what crime did they commit to deserve tons of bombs on their heads, tons of explosives on their heads. israel says that it does what it can to avoid civilian deaths in gaza and that it's acting to eliminate hamas. it says it's destroying dozens of tunnel shafts used by its fighters. the israeli prime minister continues to reject international calls for a ceasefire, but now says he'll consider tactical little pauses in hostilities. he added that israel would have overall security responsibility indefinitely, after the war is over. yesterday marked exactly one month since the deadliest day in israel's history. vigils took place for those killed in hamas�*s surprise cross—border attacks and some 240 women, men and children still being held hostage. translation: i'm waiting - and demanding they do whatever it takes to bring everyone home safely. this is the time to do things that have not been done before to ensure their safe return. there is huge pain and anguish on both sides in this war and there are many more difficult days ahead. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. yolande knelljoins us from jerusalem. how significant is it that israel are saying their troops are in the heart of gaza city? i are saying their troops are in the heart of gaza city?— heart of gaza city? i think it is significant _ heart of gaza city? i think it is significant psychologically - heart of gaza city? i think it is significant psychologically and j significant psychologically and strategically. what we saw in previous ground invasions by the israeli military is they came into the east, north of the gaza strip. they did not penetrate this deep into gaza city and gaza city is densely populated. the biggest city in the gaza strip. it is key for the israeli military as it says it wants to dismantle hamas and it believes there is a tunnel network that serves as a command and control centre and it believes hamas leaders may be hiding under gaza city, including the head of hamas in the gaza strip. he is very much the most wanted man for the israelis. widely believed to be the master manned behind the 7th of october attacks. —— the mastermind. it is likely israeli hostages are being held in this area. it will be a dangerous stage, urban warfare. for people in gaza city and northern gaza strip, and the un thinks there are hundreds of thousands, this is a scary time. we heard from doctors, people in the shelters, where they feel that forces are closing in on them. we are hearing from the international red cross it is more difficult to get medical supplies to the big hospitals. get medical supplies to the big hositals. ., ~ get medical supplies to the big hositals. . ~ , ., now other news. including the repercussions of events from the middle east in the uk. a pro—palestinian protest on armistice day will go ahead in london this saturday, according to the metropolitan police comissioner. sir mark rowley said he can't stop the march going ahead simply because people find it disrespectful, but added the force will do their utmost to ensure events go ahead this weekend without disruption. the remembrance events will not be disturbed. whatever protests and events go on, we will do our utmost to protect those, because they are so critical. people shouldn't be in fear that those are going to be compromised. we will do everything possible to make sure they're not. the second point about protest, though — there will be a protest this weekend. parliament's very clear about that. the law provides no mechanism to ban a gathering, a static protest, a rally, anything like that. there's no mechanism whatsoever to ban such a thing. and if the organisers want that, then it will happen. a labour mp has resigned as a shadow minister over sir keir starmer�*s position on the war between israel and gaza, saying labour should be calling for a ceasefire. imran hussain is the first member of the front bench to step down over the issue. we're joined now by our political correspondent, damian grammaticas. damian — what impact is this likely to have on sir keir�*s front bench and the labour party? it is likely to cause trouble if you like, to cause more focus on labour's position. which is close to the government position but differs from the views of some mps and quite a number of councillors and others in the party. mr hussein, bradford east mp since 2015, announced late last night that he was resigning, he said a letter he published on social media because he said his position differed substantially from the position of the leadership. he said he wanted to be able to advocate for a ceasefire in gaza. he said he cannot in good conscience do that from the labour front bench, given labour's position. sir keir starmer once pauses in the conflict for humanitarian aid to be delivered. imran hussain. says he is taking the position the same as the un secretary—general and other un agencies where he says the situation in gaza is beyond that of a humanitarian catastrophe. he said he cannot support actions he believes amounts to collective punishment that violates international law. so he wants to advocate for a ceasefire. meanwhile, ithink he wants to advocate for a ceasefire. meanwhile, i think labour will feel its own debate on the king's speech today will be overshadowed by this. counter—terrorism police are warning that there could be an increased risk of attacks in the uk at the moment because of the conflict taking place in the middle east. they say that tensions overseas have led to attacks here in the past. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. day after day, the horrors of the war between israel and hamas being fought in gaza and southern israel are being brought to people in britain through their televisions and social media. and counter—terrorism officers are now warning that the conflict there could encourage extremists to carry out attacks here. we're, of course, very worried. we've seen a significant increase in the volume of reports coming into counter—terrorism policing from our communities. we've seen a quadrupling of reports directly linked to investigations. and we know from experience in the past that events across the globe and in the middle east can have a direct impact on events in the uk. that can have an energising effect on people who may be considering or may even be planning to commit violent acts on uk soil — that that could be the thing that tips them into actually going ahead and committing those atrocities. between the 7th of october and the 25th, there were around 1,350 reports to the national anti—terror hotline. that's twice the level for the same period last year. some 200 of those reports were useful to investigators — a fourfold increase. at busy locations like london's trafalgar square, police patrols under the counter—terrorism tactic project servator are being carried out with extra vigilance. servator patrols involve specially trained, highly visible officers engaging with the public, encouraging them to be vigilant, while plainclothes officers watch for suspicious activity. much like normal crime — no matter whether you're a shoplifter, all the way up to and including terrorism, some form of hostile reconnaissance takes place. and our aim is to detect and disrupt that hostile reconnaissance during the planning phase of a crime. the police are asking the public to enjoy the build up to christmas — not to be afraid, but to be alert and vigilant and to report any concerns. daniel sandford, bbc news, trafalgar square. a murder investigation has been launched after a 15—year—old boy was stabbed near a school in leeds. a teenage boy has been arrested in connection with the incident which happened yesterday afternoon near a primary school in the horsforth area of the city. charlotte leeming is there this morning. what more can you tell us? an absolute sense of distress, upset and disbelief this has happened here in horsforth. a murder investigation now under way. a police cordon is in place. it will be here the rest of the day. and however long it takes forforensic the day. and however long it takes for forensic examinations to take place. we know that yesterday afternoon before three o'clock, police were alerted to an incident, that a boy had been critically injured in a stabbing and they came here with paramedics and the air ambulance and found him critically injured close to a high school and primary school. you can imagine the distress it caused with pupils and parents not knowing what it was going on at the busy time of pick—up. we were told the primary school was in lockdown for a while because they were concerned about young pupils there. the boy was taken to hospital and sadly later died from his injuries. a teenage male has been arrested or we believe is in custody. horsforth is a few miles from leeds city centre, a quiet suburb. a lot of people move here for the parks and university and schools. police are reassuring people after this awful incident. in a statement they said they are carrying out inquiries to establish what led to the needless loss to the young man's live. they reassure the community with extra neighbourhood teams offering support at schools and local areas and they are keen to speak to anyone with information. they want them to call them on 101. it is now "virtually certain" that 2023 will be the warmest on record, new data suggests. the prediction follows "exceptional" high october temperatures. the eu's climate change service says they were zero point four degrees celsius warmer than the previous high of october 2019. researchers say high temperatures will likely continue into 202a. energy suppliers can resume fitting pre—payment meters in homes in britain today, under strict rules set out by the regulator ofgem. some people who were struggling to pay had been forced onto more expensive prepayment meters. firms had been banned from doing this after it was revealed agents had broken into the homes of vulnerable people. ofgem has now said companies need permission from the regulator and a court warrant. fruit flavours may be banned and extra taxes applied to e—cigarettes in a crackdown on vaping aimed at children. legislation to allow tighter restrictions was promised in the king's speech. the move, which could apply to the whole of the uk, could also see vapes having to be hidden from view in shops and plain packaging introduced. from today, drug users can be prosecuted for the possession of nitrous oxide — often known as laughing gas. it's now categorised as a class c drug, and repeat offenders could face a two—year prison sentence. the government says it has changed the law because it can damage users' health and cause anti—social behaviour. home affairs correspondent tom symonds reports. we've got the bbc in the club! catch me on the news! in this part of birmingham, nitrous oxide inhaled from balloons is the drug of choice. i know what would cheer you up, mate. this substance is used all over the uk, but birmingham has a high rate of hospital admissions here. here, they don't call it nitrous oxide. guys, follow me. or even the slang nos. i'm going to show you something. here, it's smartwhip — a product used to whip cream in restaurants is now being used to get high. this is just one and one half weeks' worth of not litter picking, but bottle picking that we did. we've got about a50 bottles here. in ourarea, it's predominantly muslim and i'm assuming a lot of the kids use it because their parents would neverfind out. as the silver capsules often seen littering the streets are replaced by the bigger bottles, the government's banning the gas for illegitimate uses because of growing anti—social behaviour linked to it. let me just finish this balloon and then i'm good. and the health effects. it definitely started off as doing it forfun, but it actually ended up being like one of the most addictive, like, nastiest things i've ever come across. this young woman is constantly using it and she's asked us not to identify her. it got to the point where we'd stop to go get a takeaway or something like that, and i wouldn't even stop doing balloons whilst i was eating. five or six of these kind of things. doctors are seeing evidence high levels of the gas causes damage to the spine and walking difficulties. but drugs experts have warned a ban may be disproportionate to the level of harm caused and could make users less likely to seek help. concerned about drug use on the streets, the government has dismissed that, saying it is taking a broader view. tom symonds, bbc news. the bbc three documentary drugs map of britain is available on bbc iplayer now. prince william has revealed the five winners of his annual £1 million earthshot prize at a ceremony in singapore. the winners include a company making batteries for electric vehicles using components easier to recycle, and a scheme helping farmers to cut food waste. the awards were attended by climate advocates, hollywood star cate blanchett and former new zealand prime ministerjacinda ardern. it was star—studded. they said it was a green carpet, not a red carpet but it looks like the red carpet to me. we will have a full report later. here's carol. in the studio on a wednesday. lovely to see you. the weather is not quite so lovely. what we have is some rain. the rain is heavy in places. pushing eastward through the course of the day, behind it looking at sunshine. and some showers. we have coastal gales. you can see the rain marching in. moving over towards the east and behind it some showers. it will continue through the day. the rain clearing the far south—east later. coastal gales especially in western scotland, the irish sea, south—western approaches and english channel. the rain lingering in the far south—east. showers coming in behind and some could be wintry, down to 600 metres in the scottish highlands. some could be heavy enough for a touch of hail. there will be clear skies around. showers knocking around. also some clear skies. windy across the south and south—west. temperatures falling away in parts of scotland. low enough for a touch of scotland. low enough for a touch of frost. a cold night wherever you are. tomorrow we start with showers. particularly in the west and south. it is still going to be blustery. in between, sunshine around. areas of cloud. temperatures tomorrow, we are looking at similar to what we have today. eight in the north, 11 towards the south—east. let's take a look at today's papers. the times is reporting that the metropolitan police has "resisted political pressure" to ban a pro—palestinian march set to take place in london on saturday ahead of this year's remembrance day commemorations. it also leads the telegraph, which reports that the force's commissioner sir mark rowley has said he cannot ban a march on armistice day. the i focuses on an apparent rift caused by home secretary suella braverman�*s proposal to restrict the use of tents by homeless people. it reports that the plan, which she revealed earlier this month, was never cleared by prime minister rishi sunak. it was not in the king's speech. the guardian is one of a number of papers which covers vigils held in israel to mark one month since attacks by hamas, which the uk regards as a terrorist organisation, killed more than 1,400 people. many lit candles in tel aviv to mark the anniversary. a lot on the front pages. i like this story in the times. parents are struggling to help children with homework. this rings true? it does in my house. they have done a survey of 2040% of us are out of our depth when it comes to homework. i thought my maths was better. it is about a year six. it says trigonometry is the biggest headache with 52% struggling with that. it was 100% in my house. do you know the order? the colours on a german flag from top to bottom? my german flag from top to bottom? my son 100% word. i am not going to go there. i will make a fool of myself. are we getting close enough to christmas to talk about christmas markets? in germany, protestant and catholic clerics say it is wrong that some german markets, which attract tourists, that they open too early. it is too early for the smell of mulled wine in german cities apparently. a p pa re ntly. every apparently. every time we mention christmas, we get complaints. plans to ban any new houses in england and wales from being sold as leasehold were part of the king's speech yesterday — but what does it mean for buyers? ben's here to explain. leaseholders, the system whereby you own a lease that gives you the right to occupy a home for a period but you do not own the land or buildings. let me explain. ministers have been promising for a long time to change the controversial leasehold system, under which homeowners can find themselves hit with hefty fees and charges. but the new laws will take time to pass through parliament and, controversially, don't include new flats. the government estimates there are almost five million leasehold homes in england. the vast majority — 70% — are flats. of these, more than three quarters of a million are households with children. and there are nearly one and a half million leasehold homeowners aged over 65. many have become trapped by high service charges and other costs associated with being leasehold. the government says the new laws will make it cheaper and easierfor millions of leaseholders in england and wales to extend their lease, buy their freehold, and take over management of their building. but those who are already caught up in the leasehold system say they feel like prisoners in their own homes — and face many more years of financial misery. this will be a problem that lasts for generations. there are about four and a half million leasehold properties. many of them can be affected by issues with service charges. so this will be around for a long time to come. one of the things we're missing is the ban on creating new leasehold flats, which unfortunately doesn't seem to be in this bill, but would cut up in addition to the leasehold reform, there was also a change for people who rent with a ban on "no fault" evictions in england. but this will only come into force after reforms to the court system. tenants will also have the right to ask to keep a pet which landlords can't unreasonably refuse. so lots of changes potentially on the way for the housing market, but with a lot of home—owners still wondering how soon they'll come into play. it can be a real shock to people when they get on the property ladder and then they find is part of the lease, they have to pay ground rent on top of the mortgage. especially with the cost—of—living crisis. these reforms designed to tackle problems and get rid of some of the nasty surprise charges. an interesting issue and interesting to hear from viewers about their experience. coming up, a story of fundraising and friendship. we'll be joined by former rugby league star rob burrow, his wife lindsey and close friend kevin sinfield. they've raised millions of pounds for motor neurone disease. let's look at some of their highlights. kev was my captain. commentator: sinfield's one of them, burrow is another. and he still is my captain. pound for pound, probably the strongest player we had in the squad and the strongest guy who has played in super league. dancing steps by him and off he goes! - he always will be my captain and here he is now still looking after us. come on, kev! let's go. keep going. he's been so brave and courageous, how he's attacked what mnd is, has brought to him and the family. he's an absolute champion. i could tell he didn't want to talk _ i think he's really digging in. you can see that. i know you're all stood side to side with us. just like we tried to do for rob. our team can't thank you enough. the support, the awareness we've created, the money we've raised. it's all about friendship and the love for rob. if we can all try and be a bit of a better friend from time to time, i think we have a bit of a better place to live in. i am inspired to keep going by my friend kevin sinfield, the guy who'll make the impossible possible. such wonderful images. kevin is taking on a new challenge. rob, lindsay and kevin will be here at half past eight to tell us about all about it. we have heard from them individually and had them in individually but the first time all three have been on the sofa. a big revelation about kevin's next challenge. it got us thinking about friendship. is there someone in your life who always supports you? the shoulder to cry on, the person to drive you to appointments. we would love your friendship stories. get in touch, the details are on the screen. you can scan the qr code with your phone. maybe send a picture of your best friend, the two of you together. make sure you give your name and their names so we have the right images and we can give them a name check. looking forward to hearing your stories. time for the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. from today, possessing nitrous oxide, known as laughing gas, will be illegal, with those who repeatedly misuse the drug facing up to two years in prison. its use soared during the pandemic, becoming one of the most—used substances by 16 to 2li—year—olds in the uk. the drug has also been a blight for many london councils, with cannisters and balloons littering the roads. the remembrance service this weekend will not be distrurbed, the head of the met police has said. sir mark rowley, has said he can't ban a march in support of palestinians despite the force having urged organisers to postpone their events over armistice weekend. the met commissioner said unless there's a real threat of public disorder, the protests will go ahead. talented women are leaving theirjobs in the city — that was the warning to a group of mps recently. it comes as increasing numbers of corporate institutions across the capital insist on their staff working in the office five days a week. one lawyer said she withdrew her application from a job recently because of the lack of flexibility offered. at that point i had a bit of a sinking feeling in my stomach. ithought, gosh, this is not going to work. i think that women with chldren are going to be less likely to go for those roles, because there are other options. there are many, many companies that are understanding that it doesn't have to be that way any more, so i think they will lose talent. a national holocaust memorial will be built next to parliament, the government has pledged. as part of the king's speech, it was confirmed the holocaust memorial bill would return to the next session of parliament. a vow to build a holocaust memorial and learning centre was first made in 2015, but the plan ran into difficulties, with a public inquiry and a challenge in the high court. let's take a look at the tubes now. the dlr is suspended. it's the second day of a two day strike over pay. there's a good service on all other lines at the moment this morning. now onto your weather forecast with kate kinsella. good morning. it is a largely cloudy start this morning. it's quite breezy, too. we're going to see some outbreaks of rain, but turning a little drier by the end of the afternoon. now the rain moving in from the west, heavy, persistent for a time, 35mph gusts of wind as that moves through. but it will clear. this afternoon is looking bright. a few sunny spells, and temperatures at 1a celsius. now overnight tonight we'll see it dry and clear, at least to start with. but then the cloud will start to move in from the west, and some showers being driven towards us as we head into dawn on thursday. minimum temperature, cool under those clear skies at four celsius. now low pressure remains in charge, so another unsettled day tomorrow. sunny spells, yes, but some showers — they could be quite heavy. temperatures tomorrow, a little bit cooler, 11 or 12 celsius. now as we head into friday, still some showers around, but they should start to clear. the wind begins to veer from the north—west. so feeling cooler into the weekend, a drier day for saturday, but then more rain forecast for sunday. that's it for now. i'll have your news, travel and weather updates in around half an hour. but for now it's back tojon and sarah. hello, this is breakfast with sarah campbell and jon kay. we have got bored to start with. a big moment in manchester last night. yeah, manchester city always difficult to stop. it is interesting to see their opponents last night, one of the captaincy was asking to swap shirts with erling haaland at half—time. the match had not even finished. they realise maybe they weren't going to get the win, so they would at least head—on with a souvenir, perhaps. a bit big for him, maybe. possibly. he is an absolute man mountain. he scored last night and manchester city safely through to the knockout stages of the champions league. you feel they are starting to find their feet this season, top of the premier league and going well in the champions league. morning. erling haaland scoring, pep guardiola smiling, with manchester city the first team into the last 16 of the champions league, on what was a frustrating night for the other british sides in action, as katie gornall reports. for erling haaland and manchester city the etihad is less a stadium and more a fortress. this was the 23rd game in a row they won here, and they made it look easy. what they didn't need from young boys was any help. that lunge meant penalty. and with haaland that meant only one thing. young boys are top in switzerland. that counted for little here, as phil foden glided and guided city further ahead. for some visitors this match is now about collecting souvenirs. having changed shirts, haaland set about scoring again, this time with added style. 3—0 it finished, city strutting into the knockout stages with two games to spare. newcastle knew they'd have to dig deep to get a result in dortmund. an injury crisis had decimated their first team. and early on it showed. as newcastle scrambled, dortmund scored. eddie howe knew his side couldn't really afford to lose. in the second half they raised their level, but still came up short. and dortmund were ready to pounce. here come the yellow shirts, butjulian brandt chose to go it alone. it's not over yet for newcastle in the champions league, but this was a damaging blow. while in madrid things couldn't have gone much worse for ten—man celtic. 1—0 down afterjust six minutes, it all unravelled from there. alvaro morata helped fire atletico to a 6—0 victory that leaves celtic�*s campaign in tatters. katie gornall, bbc news. unbelievable goals there in a thrilling night of european action. manchester united are targeting back to back wins against fc copenhagen in denmark. arsenal manager mikel arteta made headlines on the weekend with really strong criticism of the refereeing in their defeat to newcastle in the premier league. he labelled it a disgrace, and is still standing by his comments ahead of their match with sevilla. my duty is to be defending my players, supporting my players, supporting my club, defending my people in the best possible way, and this is what i'm going to do time after time. and i do it, not the way i feel, with the evidence and being as clear as possible. you might think refereeing a world cup final would be the highlight of any referee �*s career. but rugby union referee wayne barnes, who took charge of the showpiece in paris last month before retiring, has been speaking about the online threats he received after taking charge of the match. he has been speaking to dan roan. bringing down the curtain on one of rugby's most successful refereeing careers. wayne barnes took charge of his final game in last month's world cup final, before retiring to spend more time with his family. the english official telling me how he felt about bowing out on such a high. it's a great honour to referee two of the most iconic teams in a rugby world cup final. but i'm actually, i guess, more proud of my longevity. you know, five world cups, 111 games and i think 270 odd premiership games. barnes showed the first ever red card in a rugby world cup final to new zealand captain sam cane, and he suffered a backlash. did you receive abuse after the final? yeah, yeah. it's the sad thing about the sport at the moment. it's not been a one—off. we're all used to criticism, people telling us they disagree with our decision. that's part of the role. but when people make threats of violence against you, against you're your your wife, against your kids, you know, threats of sexual violence, threats of saying, we know where you live, that crosses crosses a line. and that's when people should be held to account and also should be punished. earlier this year, english football referee anthony taylor and his family were confronted by fans in budapest airport. can you see that potentially happening in rugby if we're not careful? without doubt. that could have easily have been me with my family and my children. to see anthony with his wife and with his kids that day absolutely broke me, and i thought, we need to we need to do better. and in rugby, what is at stake if this isn't addressed? if you're going to get this venom and this criticism week in, week out, people will ask themselves, why — you know, why do i do this? and i've said, you know, it was part of when i retired, that one thing i want to do is to make sure that that is taken more seriously. i want prosecuting agencies to consider ways of doing that. i made my decision with my team. for the past 20 years, barnes has beenjuggling refereeing with his work as a barrister. and having written a book, it's a career he'll now turn to full—time. yeah, it's an interesting job choice, isn't it? a referee and a lawyer — you know, two of the most kind of detested jobs in the world. never did i set out to do that. like, i tell you what i'll do, i'll become a ref and i'll become a lawyer, you know, that'll really upset everyone. and that will be a penalty try, if i can confirm... do you think that rugby union uses video technology better than football currently does? i hate to chuck grenades at other sports, because i think that's really unfair. it's not about getting rid of the whole var processes, but it's working out, what do we mean by getting the big stuff, the clear and obvious stuff? if howard webb came to you and said, i want you to come out of retirement and start officiating football matches, would you consider it? oh, my goodness, that means more time in the gym. so, most definitely not. wayne barnes speaking to dan roan. interesting to hear his thoughts on the widespread abuse of referees are facing notjust in football, but in rugby union as well. every so often you see somebody produce an individual performance in sport which makes you sit up and take notice. that happened at the cricket world cup yesterday. an innings been talked about as one of the greatest everin talked about as one of the greatest ever in one—day cricket. australia were seven wickets down forjust 91 runs against afghanistan. up step glenn maxwell, who set about chasing down 292 on his own, playing on one leg at times. he hit an unbeaten double century to guide australia to a three wicket win and book their place in the final four. many in agreement with a display of huge hitting. it was the best ever seenin huge hitting. it was the best ever seen in this format. i'v e i've never been in a position where i've never been in a position where i had full body cramps like that. i sorta felt it coming on a few hours before that and was just hoping i could sort of get through. once we start at the same and for a couple of hours i felt like i was getting a little bit of movement back. but actually, it probably made the whole job a little bit more simple. i was a sort of overthinking the situation. ijust knew if i got a ball i could hit, i would try to hit it. it isa it is a simple approach. but to do that when you are cramping up with every stroke, drag your self back it up every stroke, drag your self back it up and get your team over the line. fantastic. i like that. 22 to seven. the government outlined its plans for the run—up to the next general election in the king's speech yesterday. it set out 21 laws that ministers intend to pass, including a phasing out of tobacco sales to young people in england, and plans to give tougher prison sentences to serious offenders. we can speak now to the liberal democrat leader sir ed davey. good morning. thank you for talking to us. you have got some issues with the kings speech. let's talk about the kings speech. let's talk about the fact this is what is going on the fact this is what is going on the legislative programme for the next year. for people at home thinking, what is going to affect my life, what do you agree with and will you support? life, what do you agree with and will you smart?— life, what do you agree with and will you support?— will you support? there was a ro osal will you support? there was a proposal for— will you support? there was a proposal for leasehold - will you support? there was a proposal for leasehold and . will you support? there was a - proposal for leasehold and freehold reform, which the liberal democrats have been arguing in favour of four years. so, though it does not go as far as we would like it, we would certainly welcome that. i think the proposals to improve governance in football are also welcome. but i have to say, when the liberal democrats looked at it with —— this, we were very disappointed in the factory doesn't meet the challenges facing most families and pensioners across the country. there was nothing to do with the nhs crisis, the cost of living crisis, things like sewage, environmental issues. so, very disappointing that it does not meet the needs of people. i felt that not only know at the conservatives clearly out of touch, they don't really understand what is going on in the lives of millions of people, but now they are out of ideas. this seemed to me the programme of a government that has completely lost its way. frankly, the sooner we can get a general election i get them out of office, the better. 50 election i get them out of office, the better-— election i get them out of office, the better. , ., ., ., , ., the better. so you have tabled an amendment _ the better. so you have tabled an amendment to _ the better. so you have tabled an amendment to the _ the better. so you have tabled an amendment to the speech - the better. so you have tabled an | amendment to the speech relating the better. so you have tabled an - amendment to the speech relating to their —— relating to hospitals. can you explain what you are calling for, what you are asking for? we were for, what you are asking for? - were disappointed there was nothing about the nhs in the king's speech. we have tabled a proposal. because we think the government should be held to account for failing to meet its promises, we have actuallyjust tabled a bill which deals with the hospital promise the conservatives had in their 2019 manifesto. if people remember, they promised to rebuild a0 hospitals in the nhs. very vital, actually, because we have got a lot of hospitals that are crumbling. sewage going into wards. quite outrageous. overcrowding. a real sign of decline under the conservatives. so, we've basically said, put your money where your mouth is. here is a bill where you can deliver on your promise. let's see if they do deliver on this liberal democrat bill, given it comes from their own manifesto. what comes from their own manifesto. what would be the — comes from their own manifesto. what would be the process _ comes from their own manifesto. what would be the process for that happening? time is tight before a general election, as you say, so what would be a timetable for an amendment like that? it what would be a timetable for an amendment like that?— what would be a timetable for an amendment like that? it could be voted through _ amendment like that? it could be voted through next _ amendment like that? it could be voted through next week. - amendment like that? it could be - voted through next week. essentially what we have said is that the idea of a target, a legally binding target, to build those hospitals by 2030, should become law. that would mean that the hospitals would get the money to be able to do all the work. we have been looking at what has been happening for these conservative promises on the nhs. they have failed to provide, in some cases, even planning permission, but in almost all cases they haven't got anywhere near the amount of money to hospitals. for example, they have not been giving any money whatsoever to begin the building. so, i think a legally binding requirement under the government to do what it said it would do for the nhs... the nhs is in crisis. people can't get gp appointments, so they're going to hospital. people can't get out of hospital. people can't get out of hospital because there is a care crisis. our hospitals are overcrowded and under real pressure. the nhs is such a mess because they had found across the board, whether it is gps, hospital buildings, and the liberal democrats want to see action. we think our proposal is a practical way, and it's difficult for the conservatives to refuse given it is their own policy. i wanted to move away from the king's speech and move on to an issue concerning so many people, notjust here in the uk but around the world. it is, of course, the situation in the middle east, the israel— gaza conflict. you have been calling on the prime minister to publish the government's legal advice relating to the position and what is going on, particularly the israeli response. can you give us a little bit more detail about what exactly you would like to see and what a difference this would make to the whole debate?— difference this would make to the whole debate? well, we began this rocess, whole debate? well, we began this process. like _ whole debate? well, we began this process, like others, _ whole debate? well, we began this process, like others, condemning l whole debate? well, we began this l process, like others, condemning the horrible terrorist attacks by hamas that slaughtered 1a00 is released and took people hostages. it was completely outrageous. and israel has the right to defend itself. but we all said, including the government, that it should do that within the bounds of international law. and what we have been worried about, particularly when humanitarian aid has not gone into gaza for the palestinian civilians, food, water, medicine, we are really concerned whether or not of that is a breach of humanitarian law. many people say it is. so, we have asked the government to publish their legal advice about whether they think it is. because they have not made for sufficiently strong statements on this. we have to worry about the palestinian civilians, and i am not sure the government really is abiding by its commitment to international law. it needs to publish this advice. the international law. it needs to publish this advice. the advice from the government _ publish this advice. the advice from the government as _ publish this advice. the advice from the government as to _ publish this advice. the advice from the government as to what - publish this advice. the advice from the government as to what they - publish this advice. the advice from the government as to what they are j the government as to what they are being told and how it is influencing what the government is saying? absolutely. the government has taken some of its — some of its statements have been fine, we support them. what we worry they are not go further enough to put pressure on the netanyahu government to make sure that aid is getting into gaza. and we've called for an immediate end to hostilities with a temporary humanitarian ceasefire, to make sure that aid could get in. that would enable there to be space for negotiations to release the hostages, which is so important, and would create a space, i think, that might end where we need this to end, in a political solution. also, ultimately, these awful events can only be ended by a political solution. a military solution never is the final end. so, we really need that space. that is what the liberal democrats have been calling for. sir ed davey, thank you very much forjoining us. just after quarter to seven on wednesday morning. it is lovely to have carol in the studio with us this morning with the weather. is the weather is lovely at having you here or that is a difficult one for me to answer.— you here or that is a difficult one for me to answer. good morning. it is a pretty — for me to answer. good morning. it is a pretty wet _ for me to answer. good morning. it is a pretty wet start _ for me to answer. good morning. it is a pretty wet start for _ for me to answer. good morning. it is a pretty wet start for some - for me to answer. good morning. it is a pretty wet start for some of - is a pretty wet start for some of us. but i do want to start with something else. copernicus, the eu climate monitoring team, havejust released their october figures. if you bear in mind, all of these are for october, globally the temperature is the warmest on record for october. 1.7 celsius above the preindustrial period, which looks at basically between 1850 and 1900. europe has had the fourth warmest october on record. most of europe had above average rainfall. the arctic sea ice extent is the seventh lowest on record. about 12% below average. and it looks very much like 2023 is going to be the warmest year on record. so if i show you this in graph —— graphicalform, along here we have all the months. you can see too these squiggly lines that pertain to the years. so, all these years we have got blue and pink and orange. but this one indicates october. it is the global surface temperature we are looking at. that really does highlight it has been the warmest october globally on record. this chart shows you again the anomalies. as you can see how all these years we have had of the blues. but then we have a spike. and the reds come up as we head into roughly 2012. but 2023 really shows that spike. so back to the british weather. today we have got rain clearing, sunshine later. there will also be some showers. you have got all this rain moving from the west to the east, with showers behind it. and we have also got some coastal gales in western scotland, the irish sea and the south western approaches, as well as the english channel. is this rain pushes from west to east, what you find is the coastal gales will ease. it will still be blustery. a lot of dry weather. hazy sunshine. showers across northern ireland and western scotland, where, on higher ground, they will be wintry in nature. temperatures nine to 15 degrees north to south. the rain not during the far south—east until later in the day. but it does. we are looking at clear skies and quite are looking at clear skies and quite a lot of showers. again, stronger winds coming in across the south—west, south wales and also through the english channel. temperature wise, it is going to be called across parts of scotland. cold enough for a touch of frost. but wherever you are, it is going to feel rather chilly. it will get chillier as we head into words the weekend. we will continue with sunshine chillier as we head into words the weekend. we will continue with sunshine and chillier as we head into words the weekend. we will continue with sunshine and showers. chillier as we head into words the weekend. we will continue with sunshine and showers. thank chillier as we head into words the weekend. we will continue with sunshine and showers. thank again. sunshine and showers. thank you. thank ou sunshine and showers. thank you. thank you for— sunshine and showers. thank you. thank you for the _ sunshine and showers. thank you. thank you for the graph. - sunshine and showers. thank you. thank you for the graph. it - thank you for the graph. it illustrates things, how things have changed. thank you. it's arguably the greatest work of british literature. the first folio of shakespeare's plays was published a00 years ago today. to celebrate the anniversary, copies of the publication are going on display in theatres all over the country. but for prescot in north west england, it's notjust marking a pivotal cultural moment, but a transformation of the town itself. our arts correspondent david sillito reports. welcome to prescot, nestled between st helens and liverpool. and this is — well, the last time i was here, it was the red lion. it's now... the mermaid tavern in prescot. now, it wasn't the mermaid tavern last time i was here. it wasn't. it was the red lion. so why has it changed? it's changed — the mermaid tavern is actually a place where shakespeare used to drink. what used to be greggs is now mercutio's, named after the character from romeo and juliet. this has become the bard. the old mill is now the stage door. and yes, that is shakespeare again, looking down on us. this is the lord strange. and so far we've been to the mermaid, mercutio's, the stage door, the bard... add it all together and what do you get? well, it's an awful lot of shakespeare. and this is the cause of this shakespearean makeover in what used to be a town famous for making clocks, watches and cables. shakespeare north, a recreation of a theatre from the 1600s. some are born great. some achieve greatness. some have greatness thrust upon them. and when people walk in here, does it have an impact? absolutely. yeah. i think when people step in the door, people we speak to afterwards in the bar, theyjust said, it'sjust amazing. we've got monitors in the dressing room and every night we see people coming in, taking photos of the theatre. i have never, ever seen that in any other theatre. no one does that. so they come in here — "oh, look at this!" they're walking round, taking pictures of the theatre. oh, here we go. here it is. this is... the folio. and on this a00th anniversary, it's one of the hosts of a rare copy of an original shakespeare first folio. the best and most beautiful folio. you're honoured. we really are. but this isn't a heritage project. prescot sits in the third most deprived borough in england, and this theatre has both an economic and a cultural mission. the people on stage are the people who are in the audience, who are engaging with us. they look like us, they sound like us. and that's really important in making these human stories translate into an audience today. for tia, playing here both egeus and wall in midsummer night's dream, this was herfirst big break after an open audition in her home, newcastle. so does shakespeare sound better in geordie? yeah! everything sounds better in geordie, yeah! forgive me — i mean, you're not from a posh background, are you ? no, not at all. no, i'm from — like, councilflat kid, raised bya single mum. very proud of all that. but yeah, that's my background. so when i went into acting, it is harder if you're, you know, if you're not from a kind of middle class background, i think for sure. so shakespeare didn't mean a lot to you when you were growing up? not when i was growing up. no, i wasn't exposed to shakespeare. so my first real hit of shakespeare was when i got the part. i remember when i first got it, you know, i was like googling every word and making sure you knew what it was you were saying. but once you get it, you get it, i think. he has my love and what is mine, my love shall render him. i wasjust in my element. i've never been able to to be on a stage like that. once you're in it, it's just the best feeling, it really is. and that question about what shakespeare should sound like is fascinating. shall i compare thee to a summer's day? thou art more lovely... ben crystal is an expert in shakespeare's own accent. and summer's lease hath all too short a date. ok, give me a couple of shakespearean quotes in the different accents. so there's the posh one you would have taught in. if this be error and upon me proved, i never writ, nor no man e'er loved. so proved and loved, they don't rhyme. shakespeare would have done it? in original pronunciation, "if this be error and upon me proved i never writ, nor no man e'er loved". the rhyme works when you get the accent right. doing it in a northern accent, doing it in the west country accent, doing it in a norfolk accent. ithink it... does it bring something? absolutely. one of the greatest things about this theatre is that you hear the accents of liverpool and all the city regions, manchester and lancashire. that's what this place is about, isn't it? 100%, absolutely. you can pay very little to be here. and where you can hear a sound that's familiar to you, rather than is distant from you, it's the sound of the many, rather than the few, i think you're getting as close as we can possibly get to shakespeare without use of a tardis. so, on this a00th anniversary, a moment of recognition for a town and a theatre deeply invested in the work and legacy of william shakespeare. david sillito, bbc news, prescot. cheers. it's great, isn't it? that will help the children with their english homework. that box is ticked. we have got some domestic science coming up. we have, we are going to bejoined ljy we have, we are going to bejoined by two of our friends who have travelled the room cooking up a storm. si king and dave myers are bringing us the ultimate in home comforts. we'll be speaking to the hairy bikers. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. from today, possessing nitrous oxide — known as laughing gas — will be illegal, with those who repeatedly misuse the drug facing up to two years in prison. its use soared during the pandemic, becoming one of the most—used substances by 16 to 2a—year—olds in the uk. the drug has also been a blight for many london councils with canisters and balloons littering the roads. the remembrance service this weekend will not be distrurbed, the head of the met police has insisted. sir mark rowley said a march in support of palestinians planned for saturday would only be banned as a last resort if there's a real threat of public disorder. organisers have refused to postpone despite public pressure from police and politicians, pointing out the planned route doesn't go past the cenotaph war memorial and the march is due to start after the two minutes silence. talented women are leaving theirjobs in the city — that was the warning to a group of mps recently. it comes as increasing numbers of corporate institutions across the capital insist on their staff working in the office five days a week. one lawyer said she withdrew her application from a job recently because of the lack of flexibility offered. at that point i had a bit of a sinking feeling in my stomach. ithought, gosh, this is not going to work. i think that women with chldren are going to be less likely to go for those roles, because there are other options. there are many, many companies that are understanding that it doesn't have to be that way any more, so i think they will lose talent. a national holocaust memorial will be built next to parliament, as part of the king's speech, it was confirmed the holocaust memorial bill would return to the next session of parliament. a vow to build a holocaust memorial and learning centre was first made in 2015 but the plan ran into difficulties, with a public inquiry and a challenge in the high court. a look at the tubes now — there are severe delays on the dlr, with it being the second day of a two—day strike over pay. there's a good service on all other lines at the moment. now weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it is a largely cloudy start this morning. it's quite breezy, too. we're going to see some outbreaks of rain, but turning a little drier by the end of the afternoon. now the rain moving in from the west, heavy, persistent for a time, 35mph gusts of wind as that moves through. but it will clear. this afternoon is looking bright. a few sunny spells, and temperatures at 1a celsius. now overnight tonight we'll see it dry and clear, at least to start with. but then the cloud will start to move in from the west, and some showers being driven towards us as we head into dawn on thursday. minimum temperature, cool under those clear skies at four celsius. now low pressure remains in charge, so another unsettled day tomorrow. sunny spells, yes, but some showers — they could be quite heavy. temperatures tomorrow, a little bit cooler, 11 or 12 celsius. now as we head into friday, still some showers around, but they should start to clear. the wind begins to veer from the north—west. so feeling cooler into the weekend, a drier day for saturday, but then more rain forecast for sunday. i'll have your news, travel and weather updates in around half an hour. back tojon and sarah. good morning, welcome to breakfast with sarah campbell and jon kay. our headlines. israel says its forces are encircling and operating inside the hamas stronghold of gaza city — as president biden calls for a pause in the fighting. here — a pro—palestinian march in london looks set to go ahead on armistice day after the metropolitan police commissioner said he wouldn't impose a ban. the possession of nitrous oxide — so called laughing gas — becomes a criminal offence in the uk from today. striker erling haaland and manchester city at their unstoppable best — the first team to reach the last sixteen of this season's champions league on what was a disappointing night for the other british sides in action. heavy rain pushing west to east at the moment and coastal gales. behind that, it will be a return to some sunshine and showers. all the details later. it's wednesday, 8th of eighth november. israel says its forces are encircling and operating at the heart of gaza city. the country's defence minister says their troops stormed the hamas stronghold from the north and south. hamas is designated a terrorist organisation by the uk. us presidentjoe biden says he has asked israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu for a pause in the fighting in gaza. in a moment, we'll be speaking to our correspondent mark lowen who is in southern israel. first, middle east correspondent yolande knell sent this report. flares hanging in gaza's night sky are ominous warnings of incoming israeli fire. but, increasingly, the israeli prime minister's being pressed for a pause in fighting. i did ask him for a pause yesterday. this is a key moment. israeli troops are now said to be in the heart of gaza city, closing in on the stronghold of hamas, ministers say. but the destruction in gaza is already immense, with entire neighbourhoods flattened. the civilian death toll is rapidly mounting. the world health organisation says an average of 160 children are killed here every day. nothing justifies the horror being endured by the civilians in gaza. people in gaza are dying in their thousands and those alive are suffering from trauma, disease, lack of food and water. the level of death and suffering is hard to fathom. dozens were reportedly killed by israeli air strikes yesterday in the southern gazan towns of khan younis, rafah and deir al—balah. in khan younis, this doctor at nasser hospital was on duty in the emergency room when he was told that his two children aged five and seven, his mother, his brothers, their wives and their children were killed in a strike. translation: what did | these children do wrong? what crime did they commit to deserve tons of bombs on their heads, tons of explosives on their heads? israel says that it does what it can to avoid civilian deaths in gaza and that it's acting to eliminate hamas. it says it's destroying dozens of tunnel shafts used by its fighters. the israeli prime minister continues to reject international calls for a ceasefire, but now says he'll consider tactical little pauses in hostilities. he added that israel would have overall security responsibility indefinitely, after the war is over. yesterday marked exactly one month since the deadliest day in israel's history. vigils took place for those killed in hamas's surprise cross—border attacks and some 2a0 women, men and children still being held hostage. translation: i'm waiting - and demanding they do whatever it takes to bring everyone home safely. this is the time to do things that have not been done before to ensure their safe return. there is huge pain and anguish on both sides in this war and there are many more difficult days ahead. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. mark lowen joins us from southern israel. how significant is it that israel is saying its troops are at the heart of gaza city?— saying its troops are at the heart of gaza ci ? ., ., , , ., of gaza city? that has been the aim, to t of gaza city? that has been the aim, tot to of gaza city? that has been the aim, to try to strike _ of gaza city? that has been the aim, to try to strike at _ of gaza city? that has been the aim, to try to strike at the _ of gaza city? that has been the aim, to try to strike at the heart _ of gaza city? that has been the aim, to try to strike at the heart of - to try to strike at the heart of gaza city, which the israeli defence forces believe is the centre of hamas control. the defence minister said it was the heart of terrorism. benjamin netanyahu said forces are acting within the city. it is hard to know exactly how far they have gone inside gaza city itself. they are not giving that detail in terms of military updates. the suggestion is it is not and en masse thruster forces going in but they are individual strikes going into gaza city. and perhaps not aiming at street to street fighting but at clearing individual sectors of the city. hamas has been in control since 2007 and have had years to prepare for any onslaught into gaza city. and we'll be barricading themselves inside burnt out buildings, inside tunnels believed to be up to 1000 tunnels over the gaza strip. if israeli forces continue the push into gaza city, it could be bloody battles. there are still many tens of thousands, possibly hundreds of thousands of civilians in gaza city which will complicate the israeli advance into gaza city. now other news. and the impact of events in the middle east at home. a pro—palestinian protest on armistice day is like to take place in london this saturday, according to the metropolitan police comissioner. marches have been taking place since the war broke out a month ago. sir mark rowley said he can't stop the protest going ahead simply because people find it disrespectful, but added the force will do everything in its power to ensure armistice day events are not disrupted. the remembrance events will not be disturbed. whatever protests and events go on, we will do our utmost to protect those, because they are so critical. people shouldn't be in fear that those are going to be compromised. we will do everything possible to make sure they're not. the second point about protest, though — there will be a protest this weekend. parliament's very clear about that. the law provides no mechanism to ban a gathering, a static protest, a rally, anything like that. there's no mechanism whatsoever to ban such a thing. and if the organisers want that, then it will happen. a war memorial in manchester is being guarded by police after protestors vandalised it twice in the last two days. free palestine grafitti was sprayed onto the cenotaph in rochdale, which the council said was totally unacceptable and would be removed as soon as possible. greater manchester police said there was also another incident of vandalism on monday when poppies were taken down. a labour mp has resigned as a shadow minister over sir keir starmer�*s position on the war between israel and gaza, saying labour should be calling for a ceasefire. imran hussain is the first member of the front bench to step down over the issue. we're joined now by our political correspondent, damian grammaticas. there have been concerns raised by members of the labour party but this is the first resignation. how was the news received?— is the first resignation. how was the news received? what the labour leadership are _ the news received? what the labour leadership are saying _ the news received? what the labour leadership are saying is _ the news received? what the labour leadership are saying is they - leadership are saying is they understand the calls for a ceasefire but think it is not the right way to go around, to approach the situation in gaza. the labour leadership says there should be humanitarian pauses to allow in aid, hostages out, because ceasefire would mean hamas staying in place and able to carry out attacks in future. what imran hussain, who had a junior role on the shadow ministerial team, said in his resignation letter was that the situation in gaza was he said beyond a humanitarian catastrophe now and said 1a00 israelis, over 10,000 palestinian civilians have been killed. he said while israel had the right to defend itself it did not mean it had the right to break international law. he described the cutting of aid, water, power to palestinian civilians as collective punishment that was a war crime under the geneva convention. imran hussain saying he could not in good conscience remain a member of the front bench and wanted to resign to be able to advocate for a ceasefire. he said that was a position shared ljy he said that was a position shared by people like the un secretary—general. the labour leadership i think will feel frustration the big debate they are having today and the king's speech is overshadowed by this. we are talking about it this morning. at the same time they indicate they do not want to change the position. they think this is the right way to go. there is disquiet in the party. 16 or so frontbenchers have expressed support for a ceasefire. quite a number of local councillors, 30 or so have resigned. a murder investigation has been launched after a 15—year—old boy was stabbed near a school in leeds. a teenage boy has been arrested in connection with the incident which happened yesterday afternoon near a primary school in the horsforth area of the city. charlotte leeming is there. what more can you tell us? and utter sense of disbelief, really, and shock and upset that something like this happened in this community. i cannot stress enough, this is regarded as a safe and family friendly place to live so yesterday's incident has sent shock waves through the community. you can see police activity with the cordon in place which has been in place overnight. the road is closed to traffic. yesterday afternoon, emergency services were called to horsforth close to a local primary school with reports of a stabbing. they found a 15—year—old boy who was critically injured. the air ambulance and paramedics were here. a huge police presence. worrying for parents and pupils at pick—up time. people did not know what was going on. they rushed the boy to hospital but he died sadly there later. a teenage boy has been arrested and is in custody. we do not know much about the boy who died. his family are being supported by officers. police said they are carrying out extensive inquiries to establish what led to in their words this needless loss of a young man's life. a family friendly part of leeds, a safe suburb. they are reassuring the community with neighbourhood teams offering support in schools, the primary and high school around the corner. they said they have spoken to witnesses but are keen to hear from anyone with information and to call 101. a candlelit vigil took place last night amongst young people who are stunned by this. a lot of tributes on social media and an outpouring of love for this boy who has died in tragic circumstances. a man told the press it is a nice area, things like this do not happen. that murder investigation continues. it is now virtually certain that 2023 will be the warmest on record, new data suggests. the prediction follows "exceptional" high october temperatures. the eu's climate change service says they were 0.a degrees celsius warmer than the previous high of october 2019. researchers say high temperatures will likely continue into 202a. energy suppliers can resume fitting pre—payment meters in homes in britain today, under strict rules set out by the regulator ofgem. some people who were struggling to pay had been forced onto more expensive prepayment meters. firms had been banned from doing this after it was revealed agents had broken into the homes of vulnerable people. ofgem has now said companies need permission from the regulator and a court warrant. fruit flavours may be banned and extra taxes applied to e—cigarettes, in a crackdown on vaping aimed at children. legislation to allow tighter restrictions was promised in the king's speech. the move, which could apply to the whole of the uk, could also see vapes having to be hidden from view in shops and plain packaging introduced. from today, drug users can be prosecuted for the possession of nitrous oxide — often known as laughing gas. it's now categorised as a class c drug, and repeat offenders could face a two—year prison sentence. the government says it has changed the law because it can damage users' health and cause anti—social behaviour. home affairs correspondent tom symonds reports. we've got the bbc in the club! catch me on the news! in this part of birmingham, nitrous oxide inhaled from balloons is the drug of choice. this substance is used all over the uk, but birmingham has a high rate of hospital admissions. here, they don't call it nitrous oxide. guys, follow me. or even the slang nos. i'm going to show you something. here, it's smartwhip — a product used to whip cream in restaurants is now being used to get high. this is just one and one half weeks' worth of not litter picking, but bottle picking that we did. we've got about a50 bottles here. in our area, it's predominantly muslim and i'm assuming a lot of the kids use it because their parents would never find out. as the silver capsules often seen littering the streets are replaced by the bigger bottles, the government's banning the gas for illegitimate uses because of growing anti—social behaviour linked to it. let me just finish this balloon and then i'm good. and the health effects. it definitely started off as doing it forfun, but it actually ended up being like one of the most addictive, like, nastiest things i've ever come across. this young woman is constantly using it and she's asked us not to identify her. it got to the point where we'd stop to go get a takeaway or something like that, and i wouldn't even stop doing balloons whilst i was eating. five or six of these kind of things. doctors are seeing evidence high levels of the gas causes damage to the spine and walking difficulties. but drugs experts have warned a ban may be disproportionate to the level of harm caused and could make users less likely to seek help. concerned about drug use on the streets, the government has dismissed that, saying it is taking a broader view. tom symonds, bbc news. the bbc three documentary drugs map of britain is available on bbc iplayer now. prince william has revealed the five winners of his annual £1 million earthshot prize at a ceremony in singapore. the winners include a company making batteries for electric vehicles using components easier to recycle, and a scheme helping farmers to cut food waste. the awards were attended by climate advocates, hollywood star cate blanchett and former new zealand prime ministerjacinda ardern. star—studded, as you said. and hannah waddingham hosted. after her eurovision stardom. shall we look at the weather? it might be umbrellas at the ready. i think you need to umbrella over there. it looks like a big beer glass behind me. i think you have said more about yourself than the weather. good morning. we have rain moving from the west towards the east today. it will take its time to clear the south—east. then we will have some sunshine and showers. in the satellite you can see the cloud across the uk which is a weather front. we have a gap and sunshine comes through. also looking at showers. here is the rain pushing steadily to the east. coastal gales across western scotland, irish sea and english channel in will ease. then we are back into brighter skies in parts but some showers knocking around. by 11, rain in the midlands into the south—east, clearing wales and the south—west, where we could catch a shower. no showers today will be across northern ireland in western scotland. some potentially getting into north—west england and wales. some will be wintry above 600 metres in scotland. the temperature is 9-15. metres in scotland. the temperature is 9—15. through the evening and overnight, we lose rain in the south—east. we hang on to showers. the wind picks up across the southwest. under clear skies, a cold night. cold enough for a touch of frost in sheltered glens. widely, 6-8. frost in sheltered glens. widely, 6—8. beyond that, sunshine and showers and it is going to get colder. colder and wetter, lovely. each year, there are nearly 10,000 new cases of mouth cancer diagnosed in the uk — now a health charity is warning that lack of access to nhs dentists mean symptoms are not being spotted and treated early enough. latest figures from the oral health foundation suggests that there's been a 50% increase in the number of people dying from the disease in the past decade. sharon barbour reports. i'd never heard of mouth cancer. without that dentist, i definitely wouldn't be here. and the options were surgery or palliative care because you're going to die. ray from county durham and sinead from bury in greater manchester have never met, but they share an experience of surviving cancer of the mouth. yeah, she took the bone from my leg to make a newjaw. ray's face has been rebuilt using his leg muscles. they took it from my arm first. and the scarring is there for the tongue. sinead's tongue was rebuilt from muscles taken from her arm. i had a lump in my cheek and that was it. 6a—year—old ray had noticed a lump in his cheek. it wouldn't go away and he was struggling to speak. after weeks of trying to find an nhs dentist that would take him, he finally did find one, but 800 others were already on the waiting list. so he paid £50 and went private. lucky i had £50. people that don't have £50 could be dead. everything went so quickly once i was diagnosed. i was diagnosed the 26th ofjanuary. surgery on the 14th of february. it was 16 hours of surgery, which is frightening. but an operation that saved his life. do you want to come through? sinead had a lump on her tongue. it was just a white lump. the edges were quite rough. it didn't hurt. after a doctor said it was nothing serious, it latertook a visit to the dentist, which led to a diagnosis of cancer. i was 39. i'd never heard of mouth cancer. so it was quite upsetting and just a bit of a shock. and just say ah, if you can. ah. the first thing we do is check the outside of the mouth- for any unusual signs. it might be a lesion on the skin, a mole that looks suspicious - or like a lump that spreads quite fast, is quite aggressive. - and the sooner the patient's seen, the better. _ that's good. check the roof of the mouth. and it's dentists who are the specialists for oral cancers. the problem is they're hard to find. even we struggle to take on nhs patients ourselves just _ because our list is so full. so that is something going forward as a country we need to address i because i do think it has a big part to play in survival rates. _ the government says it's boosting nhs dental services. compared to the previous year, they say 1.7 million more adults are receiving nhs dental care and they have plans to increase dental training places by a0%. every year, there are nearly 10,000 cases of oral cancer and according cases of oral cancer and, according to the oral health foundation, more than 3000 deaths. and that's a rise of nearly 50% on ten years ago. the symptoms of oral cancer include red or white patches in the mouth, a lump or a mouth ulcer that doesn't go away. if you get a lump in your cheek, don't just ignore it. get it sorted. glad i'm still here for my kids. you know, i've got two young children. without that dentist, i definitely wouldn't be here. sharon barbour, bbc news. our thanks to them for telling their story. joining us is dentist ben atkins. it is maybe not a cancer people know a lot about. as we saw, statistics suggest it is on the rise. it a lot about. as we saw, statistics suggest it is on the rise.- suggest it is on the rise. it really is. over suggest it is on the rise. it really is- over the _ suggest it is on the rise. it really is. over the past _ suggest it is on the rise. it really is. over the past 20 _ suggest it is on the rise. it really is. over the past 20 years - suggest it is on the rise. it really is. over the past 20 years it - suggest it is on the rise. it really is. over the past 20 years it has| is. over the past 20 years it has gone up by about 130% and is increasing. it is only the 1ath level of cancer in the country, however it affects patients, as you can see, it is horrendous, the after effects. it is important to catch these cancers early, which is why people come to see us at the dentist. ~ , ., , ., ~' people come to see us at the dentist. ~ , ., , ., ~ , , dentist. why do you think numbers are increasing? _ dentist. why do you think numbers are increasing? lifestyles. - dentist. why do you think numbers are increasing? lifestyles. we - dentist. why do you think numbers | are increasing? lifestyles. we have tobacco, alcohol, _ are increasing? lifestyles. we have tobacco, alcohol, we _ are increasing? lifestyles. we have tobacco, alcohol, we have - are increasing? lifestyles. we have tobacco, alcohol, we have gone - tobacco, alcohol, we have gone through a traumatic period with covid. we are not looking after ourselves as much as we should. the intake in vegetables is reducing, fast food. it is issues we have with every other cancer, but mouth is a gateway to the body and affects everything we eat, drink. hate gateway to the body and affects everything we eat, drink. we have heard a lot — everything we eat, drink. we have heard a lot about _ everything we eat, drink. we have heard a lot about a _ everything we eat, drink. we have heard a lot about a lack— everything we eat, drink. we have heard a lot about a lack of- heard a lot about a lack of dentists. we have talked about it in the context of teeth health. but clearly this is showing you do more when you look inside people's mouse. for me it is the most important thing we do. we do a mouth check every time a patient comes in the surgery, checking for lumps and bumps, ulcers that have not healed. patients often do not realise we are looking for anomalies, lumps and bumps. that should not be there, and talking through that. it is something we check for in every examination. hf something we check for in every examination.— something we check for in every examination. , ., , ., ~ examination. if people are thinking that think i have _ examination. if people are thinking that think i have worried _ examination. if people are thinking that think i have worried about, - that think i have worried about, when should you worry, seek help? i tell patients to come to see me every six months, two years, it depends on the risk factors. if you have an ulcer that has not healed, you could see your pharmacist, doctor. your dentist. contact your gp as early as you can. come and see us if you are really worried. i gp as early as you can. come and see us if you are really worried.— us if you are really worried. i know --eole us if you are really worried. i know people listening — us if you are really worried. i know people listening will _ us if you are really worried. i know people listening will say _ us if you are really worried. i know people listening will say that - us if you are really worried. i know people listening will say that is - people listening will say that is easier said than done. i cannot get to see a doctor and certainly not a dentist. it to see a doctor and certainly not a dentist. , . , to see a doctor and certainly not a dentist. , ., , ,., ., ., dentist. it is really important to be aware of _ dentist. it is really important to be aware of symptoms. - dentist. it is really important to be aware of symptoms. check | dentist. it is really important to i be aware of symptoms. check your dentist. it is really important to - be aware of symptoms. check your own mouth. we have good videos on how to check your mouth on the website. our team have gone through all those, to be aware for yourself. it is important to get a dentist early, before issues happen. that is why it is important to get regular checkups. even if you have no problems now, start looking. find that dentist. it might take a year, two years, especially under the current contract.— two years, especially under the current contract. doctors, gp and dentist but — current contract. doctors, gp and dentist but also _ current contract. doctors, gp and dentist but also your _ current contract. doctors, gp and dentist but also your pharmacist l current contract. doctors, gp and i dentist but also your pharmacist can help? dentist but also your pharmacist can hel ? ., dentist but also your pharmacist can hel? ., , ., , dentist but also your pharmacist can hel? ., ,., , , dentist but also your pharmacist can help? your pharmacist is brilliant, a aood help? your pharmacist is brilliant, a good source _ help? your pharmacist is brilliant, a good source of _ help? your pharmacist is brilliant, a good source of information. - help? your pharmacist is brilliant, a good source of information. andj a good source of information. and they will give you treatments for things that are not cancer, using a mouthwash to make sure you are not reinfected and it reduces the length of the time it will be there. disk of the time it will be there. ask medical professionals. if it is caught early, it can be treated? absolutely. the earlier you catch mouth cancer the better the outcome. there are horrendous stories but if we catch things early, we have been through some good journeys with patients. through some good “ourneys with atients. ~ . through some good “ourneys with atients. ., , ., , patients. what should people look out for if they _ patients. what should people look out for if they are _ patients. what should people look out for if they are concerned? - out for if they are concerned? ulcers that have not healed about three weeks. lumps and bumps which are not normal. we look for ulcers on the tongue. in locations you would not think was normal. look for lumps on the neck, drainage. and important to visit a dentist regularly. important to visit a dentist regularly-— important to visit a dentist reuularl . ., . ., ,, important to visit a dentist retularl. ., . ., regularly. good advice. thank you. the department — regularly. good advice. thank you. the department of— regularly. good advice. thank you. the department of health - regularly. good advice. thank you. the department of health said - regularly. good advice. thank you. | the department of health said they are making progress boosting dental services for adults and children. coming up. a story of fundraising and friendship — we'll be joined by rob and lindsey burrow and kevin sinfield as we find out about kev�*s latest challenge to raise awareness and funds for motor neurone disease. he teased us. would he do another challenge? of challenge? of course he is. the first time they have been here together on the red sofa. we are excited. time for the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london, i'm luxmy gopal. from today, possessing nitrous oxide, known as laughing gas, will be illegal, with those who repeatedly misuse the drug facing up to two years in prison. its use soared during the pandemic, becoming one of the most—used substances by 16 to 2a—year—olds in the uk. the drug has also been a blight for many london councils, with cannisters and balloons littering the roads. the remembrance service this weekend will not be distrurbed, the head of the met police has insisted. sir mark rowley said a march in support of palestinians planned for saturday would only be banned as a last resort if there's a real threat of public disorder. organisers have resisted pressure from police and politicians to postpone, pointing out that the planned route doesn't go past the cenotaph war memorial, and the march isn't due to start until after the two minute's silence. talented women are leaving theirjobs in the city — that was the warning to a group of mps recently. more corporate institutions across the capital are insisting on their staff working in the office five days a week. one lawyer and single parent said she withdrew from a job application recently because of the lack of flexibility offered. at that point i had a bit of a sinking feeling in my stomach. ithought, gosh, this is not going to work. i think that women with chldren are going to be less likely to go for those roles, because there are other options. there are many, many companies that are understanding that it doesn't have to be that way any more, so i think they will lose talent. a national holocaust memorial will be built next to parliament, the government has pledged. as part of the king's speech, it was confirmed the holocaust memorial bill would return to the next session of parliament. a vow to build a holocaust memorial and learning centre was first made in 2015, but the plan ran into difficulties with a public inquiry and a challenge in the high court. let's take a look at the tubes now. there are severe delays on the dlr, with it being the second day of a two day strike over pay. there's a good service on all other lines at the moment this morning now onto your weather forecast with kate kinsella. good morning. it is a largely cloudy start this morning. it's quite breezy, too. we're going to see some outbreaks of rain, but turning a little drier by the end of the afternoon. now the rain moving in from the west, heavy, persistent for a time, 35mph gusts of wind as that moves through. but it will clear. this afternoon is looking bright. a few sunny spells, and temperatures at 1a celsius. now overnight tonight we'll see it dry and clear, at least to start with. but then the cloud will start to move in from the west, and some showers being driven towards us as we head into dawn on thursday. minimum temperature, cool under those clear skies at four celsius. now low pressure remains in charge, so another unsettled day tomorrow. sunny spells, yes, but some showers — they could be quite heavy. temperatures tomorrow, a little bit cooler, 11 or 12 celsius. now as we head into friday, still some showers around, but they should start to clear. the wind begins to veer from the north—west. so feeling cooler into the weekend, a drier day for saturday, but then more rain forecast for sunday. that's it for now. i'll have your news, travel and weather updates in around half an hour. but for now, it's back tojon and sarah. hello, this is breakfast with sarah campbell and jon kay. the government outlined its plans for the run—up to the next general election in the king's speech yesterday. it set out 21 laws that ministers intend to pass, including a phasing out of tobacco sales to young people in england and a crackdown on youth vaping. we'rejoined by the health secretary steve barclay. good morning. there has been an explosion in vaping over the past decade, while the conservatives have beenin decade, while the conservatives have been in power. a lot of people will think you have been rather slow to deal with it? it think you have been rather slow to deal with it?— deal with it? it has been a rapid increase- _ deal with it? it has been a rapid increase- i _ deal with it? it has been a rapid increase. i know— deal with it? it has been a rapid increase. i know do _ deal with it? it has been a rapid increase. i know do something l deal with it? it has been a rapid . increase. i know do something that deal with it? it has been a rapid - increase. i know do something that i as a parent and worried about and i think many of your viewers are, the way that the apes or are being marketed in ways particularly designed to appeal to people. —— vapes. they have a role in helping adults to top —— to stop smoking. the best thing we can do with smoking stop children from smoking. we also need to tackle how vapes been targeted at children specifically. that is why we have set out a number of measures where we will crack down on the way they are marketed like sweets, and the significant increase we have seen over the past couple of years in the number of children, but one in five children, having tried a vape. i just wonder if some young people sitting at the breakfast table with their mums and dads might be a bit confused by all this. so they are being told that vaping is bad for them and there is a crackdown, but at the same time you are saying that vaping can be useful in stopping adults from smoking. it is confusing makes messaging from the government, isn't it? ida. makes messaging from the government, isn't it? ., , ., makes messaging from the government, isn't it? ., , isn't it? no, if you smoke, vaping isn't it? no, if you smoke, vaping is better- — isn't it? no, if you smoke, vaping is better- itut _ isn't it? no, if you smoke, vaping is better. but if _ isn't it? no, if you smoke, vaping is better. but if you _ isn't it? no, if you smoke, vaping is better. but if you don't - isn't it? no, if you smoke, vaping is better. but if you don't smoke, j is better. but if you don't smoke, don't vape. the clear position from the government is we want to stop children from smoking. but we also want to ensure that vapes are not mired marketed to children in a —— in a way that makes them look benign. we are seeing increasing issues within our health system of children that have been vaping. we are cracking down on the illegal sale of vapes to children, but we are also helping adults to give up smoking. it is the biggest single cause of preventable illness. one in four cancers are as a result of smoking. and we know that four in five people start smoking before the age of 20. the key is to try to help stop people from starting to smoke. around 30 attempts are made by smokers to quit. the best thing we can do is target that before people are 20 when the majority of them start to smoking. that is what the legislation will do, to protect children, but alongside that ensure they are not targeted by the vaping industry as well. we they are not targeted by the vaping industry as well.— industry as well. we have had a dentist telling _ industry as well. we have had a dentist telling us _ industry as well. we have had a dentist telling us that _ industry as well. we have had a dentist telling us that smoking | industry as well. we have had a. dentist telling us that smoking is the cause of mouth cancer on the day we hear there has been a 50% increase in the number of people dying from oral cancers at the last decade. one of the points being made is that wejust decade. one of the points being made is that we just need you to provide us with more dentists more quickly? well, the answer is to stop people smoking rather than trying to treat the consequence of cancer as a result of people smoking. it is better to prevent the cancer. fight! better to prevent the cancer. and s-uottin better to prevent the cancer. and spotting the _ better to prevent the cancer. and spotting the symptoms? indeed. | better to prevent the cancer. and i spotting the symptoms? indeed. we are boosting — spotting the symptoms? indeed. we are boosting the _ spotting the symptoms? indeed. we are boosting the number _ spotting the symptoms? indeed. we are boosting the number of - spotting the symptoms? indeed. we| are boosting the number of dentists, we are looking at how to approve the contract. we have already made a number of changes. the best intervention, the single biggest cause of preventable illness is smoking. that is why it is a big factor. notjust in cancer. but also other health conditions like strokes. we know that four in five smokers start before the age of 20. most people that smoke don't want their own children to smoke. that is why we are focused, through the king's speech, in taking the long term decisions to have a healthier future, to have a brighterfuture. key to that is stopping the biggest single cause of preventable illness and death, that is smoking. none of these proposals mean that adults who currently smoke are banned from doing so. it is not changing the position for adults, but recognising that most people who smoke want to stop and they tend to start before the age of 20. that is why we are bringing forward the legislation, to try to ensure they don't start in the first place. flan try to ensure they don't start in the first place.— try to ensure they don't start in the first place. can we talk about strikes in the _ the first place. can we talk about strikes in the nhs? _ the first place. can we talk about strikes in the nhs? i _ the first place. can we talk about strikes in the nhs? i know- the first place. can we talk about strikes in the nhs? i know it - the first place. can we talk about strikes in the nhs? i know it is i the first place. can we talk about strikes in the nhs? i know it is a | strikes in the nhs? i know it is a subject that a lot of our viewers are worried about had as we head into the winter, more operations and appointment potentially being cancelled, and reports today there might be a potential beginnings of a deal with some kind of way of not necessarily increasing doctors' pay, but offering them little bonuses and encouragements, enticements along the way, that that might be a way of solving this. the way, that that might be a way of solving this-— solving this. what can you tell us? we have been _ solving this. what can you tell us? we have been clear _ solving this. what can you tell us? we have been clear throughout - solving this. what can you tell us? | we have been clear throughout that pay has been settled for this year. we accept that the full recommendations of the independent pay review process. a junior doctor starting in the words this summer gets a pay rise of 12.3%. ——10.3%. the average increases more than 8%. we also listen to the doctors' union with regard to pensions. pay for this year is settled. but i have equally been clear that my door is open and it is right that we have discussions with the doctors' union. the strikes are causing significant damage in terms of the impact on waiting times for operations and for treatment. so we have been consistent throughout. this year pass pay is settled. but of course my door is open for discussions. i'm not going to give a running commentary of those discussions but we are keen to see this sorted because we recognise there is a significant impact on patient care from these strikes. brute significant impact on patient care from these strikes.— significant impact on patient care from these strikes. we have all been watchin: from these strikes. we have all been watching the — from these strikes. we have all been watching the covid _ from these strikes. we have all been watching the covid inquiry, _ from these strikes. we have all been watching the covid inquiry, looking i watching the covid inquiry, looking at the lessons that can be learned from the government pass handling ovid. we hear that borisjohnson described the treasury team as the pro—death squad during the handling of the pandemic. how did it feel to be labelled like that? we of the pandemic. how did it feel to be labelled like that?— be labelled like that? we have set u n be labelled like that? we have set u- the be labelled like that? we have set up the inquiry _ be labelled like that? we have set up the inquiry so _ be labelled like that? we have set up the inquiry so we _ be labelled like that? we have set up the inquiry so we can _ be labelled like that? we have set up the inquiry so we can have - be labelled like that? we have set up the inquiry so we can have full| up the inquiry so we can have full transparency over the decisions taken through the covid period. it is right that all of those issues, thatis is right that all of those issues, that is why we have said the inquiry... of course, key participants in that are still to give evidence. we should let the inquiry completed its work. but pro-death _ inquiry completed its work. but pro—death squad, those words? sometimes things are said in what's up sometimes things are said in what's up and in the heat of the moment that can be taken out of context. we have an inquiry to look at issues in full. that is why we have set it up. the inquiry will reach its conclusions in full course. we also had confirmation _ conclusions in full course. we also had confirmation from _ conclusions in full course. we also had confirmation from a _ conclusions in full course. we also had confirmation from a friend - conclusions in full course. we also| had confirmation from a friend and colleague of borisjohnson yesterday that he did indeed those —— use those words, letting the bodies pile high, that that was preferable to another lockdown, something mr johnson has denied, but we have heard from two people confirming it? again, as i have said, we have an inquiry. it is easy for things to be taken out of context or related in a particular way that may at odds for the —— of the way it was said, or the —— of the way it was said, or the context of things at the time. i rbc was not there. we have an inquiry to look at these issues, to get to the bottom of it. the fact there is still such a debate as to whether they should have been more lockdowns, or whether they were too many and it damaged education, it had wider impacts on the health system, illustrates these were very difficult decisions, often taken on data and information that was involving not a full picture of information at the time. so these were complicated issues. if you look at the outcomes from the covid period, we had the fastest vaccination roll—out, we had better outcomes for example than scotland. very little media attention has been focused on scotland compared to england. it is important we have an inquiry. that will look at the performance in england compared to other areas and we must ensure correct make sure these things are not taken out of context. idols? correct make sure these things are not taken out of context.— not taken out of context. now that ou are not taken out of context. now that you are health _ not taken out of context. now that you are health secretary, - not taken out of context. now that you are health secretary, you - not taken out of context. now that | you are health secretary, you could see the plans for any future pandemic, are you confident, can you look at the camera this morning and tell us we are better prepared if a pandemic came our way again in the nearfuture? pandemic came our way again in the near future?— near future? yes, i can. a huge amount of— near future? yes, i can. a huge amount of lessons _ near future? yes, i can. a huge amount of lessons have - near future? yes, i can. a huge amount of lessons have been . near future? yes, i can. a huge - amount of lessons have been learnt from the covid pandemic. testing was underappreciated, for example, the start of the pandemic. huge lessons have been learned on that. of course, we have had the benefits of the lessons on vaccination roll—out, the lessons on vaccination roll—out, the fastest vaccination roll—out of anywhere. a huge amount of learning came out of that. the importance in terms of better domestic resilience and what we can manufacture here as opposed to what we... there are a huge amount of things we have already learned. the purpose of the inquiry is to ensure we are better prepared for the future, to make sure we get the right lessons coming out of that. that is what the inquiry has been set up to deliver. i give forjoining us. —— thank you forjoining us. it is time for sport. john is here. good morning. champions league? it is. erling haaland. so good we've got players asking for his shirt and have time now. that was the case last night against young boys. manchester city at their unstoppable bias, as they so often are. is that not admitting defeat a little bit? a little bit. i don't think your head coach would happy with that. those memorabilia auctions, you know? perhaps. nota those memorabilia auctions, you know? perhaps. not a great night for the other british sides in action. it certainly was for manchester city. good morning. it has all the hallmarks of being another standing season for manchester city. phil foden wriggled away to double their lead against young boys, saving the best for last, erling haaland, who got there first, god is second, there are third, place in the knockouts with two games to spare. and if you know you're not leaving with the win, you might as well leave with something. that was clearly the thinking of the young boys captain, who was so determined to get haaland's shirt he asked for it at half time. probably should have asked for his boots. that'll stop him. and given him a blindfold. we still have a 'ob and given him a blindfold. we still have a job to _ and given him a blindfold. we still have a job to do _ and given him a blindfold. we still have a job to do the _ and given him a blindfold. we still have a job to do the first _ and given him a blindfold. we still have a job to do the first step - and given him a blindfold. we still have a job to do the first step is i have a job to do the first step is done. i am very impressed. we scored two fantastic goals, the second and third are amazing goals. we play a good game. as i said, we have done comfortably the things in a football game. we spoke a lot about newcastle's return to the big time after a 20—year absence from the champions league. not so good for the other two british sides though. newcastle are bottom of their group, after losing 2—0 to borussia dortmund. julian brandt with the second goal. newcastle have won only one of their a group games. frustration on our performance, knowing there is more in the tank for us to give. we are better than that. we can show a better version of ourselves that we did. so, frustration that i don't think of dortmund have seen the best newcastle. that always leaves, when you are in my shoes, a feeling of frustration, but we have to accept it. we've delivered it. we have to look to the future now. and a night to forget for celtic, who were humilated in spain, losing 6—0 to atletico madrid. samuel lino with the pick of the goals. celtic did play around 70 minutes with ten men, but defeat puts them on the verge of being eliminated. now you might think refereeing a world cup final would be the highlight of any referees career. but rugby union referee wayne barnes — who took charge of the tournament's showpiece in paris last month before retiring, has been speaking about the online threats he received after taking charge of the match. he's been speaking to our sports editor dan roan. bringing down the curtain on one of rugby's most successful refereeing careers. wayne barnes took charge of his final game in last month's world cup final, before retiring to spend more time with his family. the english official telling me how he felt about bowing out on such a high. it's a great honour to referee two of the most iconic teams in a rugby world cup final. but i'm actually, i guess, more proud of my longevity. you know, five world cups, 111 games and i think 270 odd premiership games. barnes showed the first ever red card in a rugby world cup final to new zealand captain sam cane, and he suffered a backlash. did you receive abuse after the final? yeah, yeah. it's the sad thing about the sport at the moment. it's not been a one—off. we're all used to criticism, people telling us they disagree with our decision. that's part of the role. but when people make threats of violence against you, against your wife, against your kids, you know, threats of sexual violence, threats of saying, we know where you live, that crosses a line. and that's when people should be held to account and also should be punished. this earlier this year, english football referee anthony taylor and his family were confronted by fans in budapest airport. can you see that potentially happening in rugby if we're not careful? without doubt. that could have easily have been me with my family and my children. to see anthony with his wife and with his kids that day absolutely broke me, and i thought, we need to we need to do better. and in rugby, what is at stake if this isn't addressed? if you're going to get this venom and this criticism week in, week out, people will ask themselves, why — you know, why do i do this? and i've said, you know, it was part of when i retired, that one thing i want to do is to make sure that that is taken more seriously. i want prosecuting agencies to consider ways of doing that. i made my decision with my team. for the past 20 years, barnes has beenjuggling refereeing with his work as a barrister. and having written a book, it's a career he'll now turn to full—time. yeah, it's an interesting job choice, isn't it? a referee and a lawyer — you know, two of the most kind of detested jobs in the world. never did i set out to do that. like, i tell you what i'll do, i'll become a ref and i'll become a lawyer, you know, that'll really upset everyone. and that will be a penalty try, if i can confirm... do you think that rugby union uses video technology better than football currently does? i hate to chuck grenades at other sports, because i think that's really unfair. it's not about getting rid of the whole var processes, but it's working out, what do we mean by getting the big stuff, the clear and obvious stuff? if howard webb came to you and said, i want you to come out of retirement and start officiating football matches, would you consider it? oh, my goodness, that means more time in the gym. so, most definitely not. he is still smiling but it gives you a sense of some of the issues, some of those comments that elite referees are having to deal with at the top of the game. we have to bring you this this morning. and every so often you see someone produce an individual performance in sport which makes you sit up and take notice. and that happened at the cricket world cup yesterday, an inings being talked about as one of the greatest ever in one day cricket. it came from glenn maxwell. who, with australia seven wickets down, chasing 292 to win, took it up on his own. he hit a double century, playing on one leg at times, collapsing with cramp at times, as australia managed a three wicket win and book their place in the finalfour. many in agreement, it was the best in this format. some huge hitting. lovely when somebody can just say, don't worry guys, i've got this. absolutely. thank you very much indeed. just coming up to 7:a9am. it's been nearly 85 years since the night of broken glass, when the nazi regime in germany coordinated a wave of violence againstjewish people. almost a hundred jews were murdered and tens of thousands were sent to concentration camps. many parents sent their children to the uk for their own safety, with the help of the british—backed refugee programme kindertransport. damien mcguinness has been to meet a survivor who made the journey. back to berlin means stepping back in time. 92—year—old george sheffey remembers a happy childhood here. but in november 1938, everything changed. nazi mobs smashed jewish owned shops, burned down most of germany's synagogues, and killed 91jews. six—year—old george didn't know any of this, but he remembers a crowd outside his home jeering at a jewish shopkeeper who was trying to scrub anti—semitic graffiti off the pavement. this was the moment his mother marie made the painful decision to send george on his own to the uk. my mum said, "you are going to go by train, you are going to go by ship." planes didn't exist so much, travelling by air. "you are going to see another country, another language." and i was, "oh, marvellous." so you were excited about the idea of the kinder transport? you thought it was a fun trip to another country? an adventure. what george didn't know was that marie would later be murdered by the nazis in auschwitz. it was here at this station in berlin that george said goodbye to his mother. he can remember getting onto a crowded train. it was packed with children on their way to england. he can also remember from the train seeing his mother run along the platform. she was trying to wave goodbye. he could see her, but because the train was so packed she couldn't see him. it was the last time he would ever see his mother. today george lives in israel and has come back to retrace his journey with other kinder transport survivors. given what is happening in the middle east right now, for them and the organisers of the trip, this journey feels more important than ever. when you look at the world today, and you look at the growth of anti—semitism, and you look at the growth of hatred in all forms, whatever that form is, we have a responsibility to stand up and say no, never again must mean never again. which is why george has come back to his old school in berlin to talk to german children. in the playground memorial stones commemorate localjewish victims like george's mother. translation: to just- say goodbye and not know if you are ever going to see your mother again is just terrible. around 10,000 children, mostlyjewish, were sent to safety in the uk on the kinder transport. george's journey to england today follows the same route he took alone as a small child. but despite the trauma, he says he feels lucky that he survived. his ultimate victory over hitler, his children, grandchildren and great—grandchildren. damien mcguinness, bbc news, berlin. it is time for a look at the weather. we were talking about how october, record—breaking temperatures globally. and carol has given us a really interesting look at those stats. fascinating stuff. it really is. it at those stats. fascinating stuff. it really is— it really is. it certainly is. good morning- _ it really is. it certainly is. good morning. copernicus _ it really is. it certainly is. good morning. copernicus have - it really is. it certainly is. good morning. copernicus have just| morning. copernicus havejust released their october stats. copernicus is the eu climate monitoring team. as you alluded to, globally it has been the warmest october on record. all of these stats pertain to october. if we look back to the designated preindustrial revolution era, which was 1850 to 1900, we are 1.7 degrees higher in temperature than that. for europe it was the fourth warmest october on record. much of europe saw above average rainfall during the month. the arctic sea level extent is the seventh lowest in october. 12% below the october average. and it very much looks like 2023 is going to be the warmest year on record. if i show you this chart, down here we have got the temperature anomalies. these are all the years until the current year. you can see we are all blue until we reach 2000. then the temperatures start to rise. and these shows you what is happening at these shows you what is happening at the moment in october. so if all you take away from this is that, it could globally be the warmest year on record, that is something. what we have at the moment is some rain. it is putting from the west towards the east. gusty winds, coastal gales and we will see a return to sunshine later. but a bit of high cloud. the sunshine will be hazy. we will see some showers. if you're travelling this morning there will be a lot of surface water and spray on the roads. the showers behind. the winds will come down a touch as we go through the day in the west. the rain continues to push over towards the east, dragging its heels in the far south east and the fat north—east. behind it we have got the hazy sunshine. also, these showers in western scotland and northern ireland. some of those will be wintry on the tops of the hills in scotland. temperatures nine to 15 degrees north to south. eventually this evening we lose the rain from the far south east and continue with clear skies and also some showers, still wintry on the tops of the hills, the wind picking up in the south—west. it is going to be a chilly night wherever you are. these are the overnight lows, particularly in sheltered glens, where we could see a touch of frost. then into tomorrow, we have got this mixture of bright spells, sunshine and showers. most of the showers will be in the west and the south. a few were dull towards the east. we have still got this blustery wind as well. especially so in the south—west. these are the temperatures, again come up to nine or ten. that's in the north. 13 in the south. on friday, the wind changes to a northerly direction and it feels cooler and we are back into sunshine and showers. but a little bit drier on friday? yes, not looking too bad on friday. most of these showers will be exposed to the northerly wind. on the weekend it is more of the same. it will be cooler. do you your raincoat, your winter coat, your umbrella, all that stuff? abs]!!! raincoat, your winter coat, your umbrella, all that stuff?- raincoat, your winter coat, your umbrella, all that stuff? all of it, 'ust in umbrella, all that stuff? all of it, just in case- _ just in case. thank you. at 1a, most teenagers are navigating high school or hanging out with their friends. but life is very different for 1a—year—old flyn edwards. he plays a young prince harry in the new and final series of the crown. it's out later this month, and recreates some of the most iconic royal scenes, including the death and funeral of princess diana. jacob morris reports. from carmarthenshire to the cameras of netflix, it's been an exciting time for one young welsh actor. my name is flyn edwards and i play young prince harry in the crown. from the moment you auditioned for the role, from the moment you had the role, take me back to the start, flyn? i remember having the call. i was on a beach playing with my friends. my mam came down and painted me in suntan lotion. a and they said i got - the role, but i wouldn't be allowed it if i had a tan. i don't understand how i ended up here. the crown has gathered a huge following around the world since 2016. now in its sixth and final series, it explores some key moments of royal life in the late 1990s and early 2000. flyn will play a young prince harry. but how does a young boy from rural west wales prepare to be a prince? it was kind of annoying because it would take about an hour, an hour and i have every morning to sort of put it on. and the annoying thing was when i sort of wanted to itch my head i couldn't, because i was scared i would lose it out of place. i watched a lot of videos on accents and prince harry. i like doing accents, so it was really a pleasure for me. you'd go into this warehouse and you walk in and you'd be in the royal palace, and it would be so weird because when you'd walk in, outside they wouldn't look that grand, theyjust looked like wood, really. and then when you'd walk in you'd be in the queen's bedroom and things like that. it was really cool. this series covers some key historic event in british memory, namely the funeral of princess diana. now, you're walking in the procession in the funeral. did you feel the pressure? i did sort of feel the pressure, but at the same time i was trusting myself in it because i did my research and i sort of put the effort in. the first part of the series will launch on the 16th of this month, and part two will be available to watch from december 1a. without a doubt this role is the crowning glory in his acting career so far. and although he has trodden on shiny tv sets and acted alongside some of the greats, his feet remain firmly grounded. i've got a good bunch of friends. they don't really care about it. i think that a good thing, because for me the less attention the better. because my mum gives me enough attention as it is and i don't need a big head from attention from anyone else. i think he is about to get a lot more attention. he certainly is. no pressure but prince harry was asked if he watches the crown and he says he's odds. correct mikey does. that was our reporter jacob morris reporting there. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. from today, possessing nitrous oxide — known as laughing gas — will be illegal, with those who repeatedly misuse the drug facing up to two years in prison. its use soared during the pandemic, becoming one of the most—used substances by 16 to 2a—year—olds in the uk. the drug has also been a blight for many london councils with canisters and balloons littering the roads. the remembrance service this weekend will not be distrurbed — the head of the met police has insisted. sir mark rowley said a march in support of palestinians planned for saturday would only be banned as a last resort, if there's a real threat of public disorder. organisers have resisted pressure from police and politicians to postpone, pointing out that the planned route doesn't go past the cenotaph war memorial and the march isn't due to start until after the two—minute silence. let's take a look at the tubes now — dlr is part—suspended, with it being the second day of a two—day strike over pay. there's a good service on all other lines at the moment this morning. the weather. after a mainly dry but cloudy start, today will see spells of rain move in from the west. these will clear in the evening, leaving it dry with clearing skies. strong southwesterly winds. a high of 1ac. that's 57f. i'll have your news and travel updates and a full weather forecast in around half an hour. good morning, welcome to breakfast with sarah campbell and jon kay. our headlines. israel says its forces are encircling and operating inside the hamas stronghold of gaza city, as president biden calls for a pause in the fighting. here, a pro—palestinian march in london looks set to go ahead on armistice day after the metropolitan police commissioner said he wouldn't impose a ban. the possession of nitrous oxide — so—called laughing gas — becomes a criminal offence in the uk from today. plans to ban new houses in england and wales from being sold as leasehold were part of the king's speech. but it won't include flats and critics say it'll be years before the impact is felt by anyone currently affected. brothers in arms. by anyone currently affected. rugby league legends rob burrow and kevin sinfield will be here to tell us how they hope their friendship will inspire the players of tomorrow. we have rain moving from the west to east. coastal gales. that will give way to sunshine and showers. the rest of the week, it will get cooler but we will still have sunshine and showers. all the details later. it's wednesday, 8th of november. our main story. israel says its forces are encircling and operating at the heart of gaza city. the country's defence minister says their troops stormed the hamas stronghold from the north and south. hamas is designated a terrorist organisation by the uk. us presidentjoe biden says he has asked israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu for a pause in the fighting in gaza. in a moment, we'll be speaking to our correspondent mark lowen who is in southern israel. first, middle east correspondent yolande knell sent this report. flares hanging in gaza's night sky are ominous warnings of incoming israeli fire. but, increasingly, the israeli prime minister's being pressed for a pause in fighting. i did ask him for a pause yesterday. this is a key moment. israeli troops are now said to be in the heart of gaza city, closing in on the stronghold of hamas, ministers say. but the destruction in gaza is already immense, with entire neighbourhoods flattened. the civilian death toll is rapidly mounting. the world health organisation says an average of 160 children are killed here every day. nothing justifies the horror being endured by the civilians in gaza. people in gaza are dying in their thousands and those alive are suffering from trauma, disease, lack of food and water. the level of death and suffering is hard to fathom. dozens were reportedly killed by israeli air strikes yesterday in the southern gazan towns of khan younis, rafah and deir al—balah. in khan younis, this doctor at nasser hospital was on duty in the emergency room when he was told that his two children aged five and seven, his mother, his brothers, their wives and their children were killed in a strike. translation: what did | these children do wrong? what crime did they commit to deserve tons of bombs on their heads, tons of explosives on their heads? israel says that it does what it can to avoid civilian deaths in gaza and that it's acting to eliminate hamas. it says it's destroying dozens of tunnel shafts used by its fighters. the israeli prime minister continues to reject international calls for a ceasefire, but now says he'll consider tactical little pauses in hostilities. he added that israel would have overall security responsibility indefinitely, after the war is over. yesterday marked exactly one month since the deadliest day in israel's history. vigils took place for those killed in hamas's surprise cross—border attacks and some 2a0 women, men and children still being held hostage. translation: i'm waiting - and demanding they do whatever it takes to bring everyone home safely. this is the time to do things that have not been done before to ensure their safe return. there is huge pain and anguish on both sides in this war and there are many more difficult days ahead. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. mark lowen joins us now from southern israel. how significant is it that israel says its troops are in the heart of gaza city? this is clearly military offensive has been leading towards, an attack on gaza city. which the israeli defence minister described as the heart of terrorism. what we think is happening is gaza city is encircled by israeli defence forces but it does not appear they are doing mass attacks on the city itself but they are potentially going in for individual specific attacks, which benjamin netanyahu says would mean forces are acting within the city. perhaps they are not aiming for street to street fighting at this stage but to control pockets of the city. hamas has been in control of gaza since 2007 and have had years to fortify gaza city with a network of tunnels. they will barricade themselves inside burnt out buildings, waiting inside burnt out buildings, waiting inside tunnels to pop out as the israeli defence minister says, firing rocket propelled grenades also at the israeli forces. if the israeli troops managed to get in gaza city it is significant, complicating things of course are the number of civilians inside the city with potentially hundreds of thousands still trapped inside gaza city. further complicating the task for the israeli military. now more news. a pro—palestinian protest on armistice day is like to take place in london this saturday, according to the metropolitan police comissioner. marches have been taking place since the war broke out a month ago. sir mark rowley said he can't stop the protest going ahead simply because people find it disrespectful, but added the force will do everything in its power to ensure armistice day events are not disrupted. the remembrance events will not be disturbed, whatever protests and events go on, we will do our utmost to protect those, because they are so critical. people shouldn't be in fear that those are going to be compromised. we will do everything possible to make sure they're not. the second point about protest, though — there will be a protest this weekend. parliament's very clear about that. parliament's very clear about that — the law provides no mechanism to ban a gathering, a static protest, a rally, anything like that. there's no mechanism whatsoever to ban such a thing. and if the organisers want that, then it will happen. a war memorial in manchester is being guarded by police after protestors vandalised it twice in the last two days. free palestine grafitti was sprayed onto the cenotaph in rochdale, which the council said was totally unacceptable and would be removed as soon as possible. greater manchester police said there was also another incident of vandalism on monday when poppies were taken down. a labour mp has resigned as a shadow minister over sir keir starmer�*s position on the war between israel and gaza, saying the party should be calling for a ceasefire. imran hussain is the first member of the front bench to step down over the issue. he said he remained committed to labour's agenda, but that he wants to be a strong advocate for a ceasefire in gaza. a murder investigation has been launched after a 15—year—old boy was stabbed near a school in leeds. a teenage boy has been arrested in connection with the incident which happened yesterday afternoon near a primary school in the horsforth area of the city. charlotte leeming is there. what more can you tell us? lu is as more people come up to the cordon and talk to the police officer here, they are stunned this has happened. in horsforth. this is seen as a safe suburb of leeds. it is a family orientated area with schools, parks, cafe is, bars, a leafy area where people are shocked it happen. yesterday around three o'clock before school pick up, the emergency services and police were called to reports of an incident, and assault, and a 15—year—old boy was critically injured. he was rushed to hospital. sadly he later died from injuries. people cannot believe it happened. parents and pupils were in a state of chaos seeing the police presence, air ambulance. they did not know what was going on. even a lockdown at the local primary school because they were concerned about the safety of pupils in that school. we know a teenage boy has been arrested. there was speculation over night there were two. the leading investigating officer said police are carrying out extensive inquiries to establish what led to this needless loss of a young man's lie. they have spoken to witnesses and will be back with forensics later and they want to hear anyone with information to call 101. as a resident said, this is a lovely place and things like that do not happen here. it is now virtually certain that 2023 will be the warmest on record, new data suggests. the prediction follows exceptional high october temperatures. the eu's climate change service says they were 0.a celsius warmer than the previous high of october 2019. researchers say high temperatures will likely continue into 202a. energy suppliers can resume fitting pre—payment meters in homes in britain today, under strict rules set out by the regulator ofgem. some people who were struggling to pay had been forced onto more expensive prepayment meters. firms had been banned from doing this after it was revealed agents had broken into the homes of vulnerable people. ofgem has now said companies need permission from the regulator and a court warrant. fruit flavours may be banned and extra taxes applied to e—cigarettes in a crackdown on vaping aimed at children. legislation to allow tighter restrictions was promised in the king's speech. the move, which could apply to the whole of the uk, could also see vapes having to be hidden from view in shops and plain packaging introduced. while the king was opening parliament, prince william was in singapore. he revealed the five winners of his annual £1 million earthshot prize at a ceremony in singapore. the winners include a company making batteries for electric vehicles using components easier to recycle, and a scheme helping farmers to cut food waste. the awards were attended by climate advocates, hollywood star cate blanchett and former new zealand prime ministerjacinda ardern. and hosted by hannah waddingham, the wonderful hannah waddingham. it was glitzy. and a green carpet. you know how much that prize means to prince william. it is his favourite. it is the third of five. it is due to go on five years. we are in year three but a really big dealfor years. we are in year three but a really big deal for prince william. here's carol. she has brought the rain. i am sorry. it will eventually clear. clear the windows. look at this. this is what it is like at the moment. we do have rain sweeping in from the west. it willjourney eastwards through the day. behind it, sunshine and showers. and we also have coastal gales. a couple of weather fronts is bringing also have coastal gales. a couple of weatherfronts is bringing the rain. then we have a gap and showers. some ferry crossings in the western isles i believe are cancelled because of the strength of the wind. gusty in the strength of the wind. gusty in the west of scotland and through the irish sea, southwest and english channel. the rain continues to push through the midlands towards east anglia and eastern england. to the west, it brightens up. some cloud around. sunshine will be hazy and there will be showers. it is cooler in northern areas today, looking at snow on the tops of the hills in scotland. a lot of dry weather. the wind picking up in the south—east as the rain drifts towards the south—east. through the evening and overnight, rain clears. we are looking at showers. some clear skies. the wind picking up in the south—west. wherever you are, a cold night, low enough for a touch of frost in north—east scotland. through the course of tomorrow, a mixture of sunshine and showers. many will be in the west and south. it will also be windy. some will cross to the east but generally, brighter conditions in the east. the high 8—11. thereafter, it looks like a mixture of sunshine and showers. i am regretting my decision not to bring an umbrella to work. i might need it. maybe by the time you leave because you are conscientious... you might need two. you know the silver canisters you might see thrown away the part? from today, drug users can be prosecuted for the possession of nitrous oxide — often known as laughing gas. it's now categorised as a class c drug, and repeat offenders could face a two—year prison sentence. the government says it has changed the law because it can damage users health and cause anti—social behaviour. damage users' health and cause anti—social behaviour. home affairs correspondent tom symonds reports. we've got the bbc in the club! catch me on the news! in this part of birmingham, nitrous oxide inhaled from balloons is the drug of choice. this substance is used all over the uk, but birmingham has a high rate of hospital admissions. here, they don't call it nitrous oxide. guys, follow me. or even the slang nos. i'm going to show you something. here, it's smartwhip — a product used to whip cream in restaurants is now being used to get high. this is just one and one half weeks' worth of not litter picking, but bottle picking that we did. we've got about a50 bottles here. in our area, it's predominantly muslim and i'm assuming a lot of the kids use it because their parents would never find out. it's not like cannabis or alcohol, if you go back home and you walk into your house and you smell of cannabis or alcohol. with this, if nobody knows, it is untraceable. as the silver capsules often seen littering the streets are replaced by the bigger bottles, the government is banning the gas for illegitimate uses because of growing anti—social behaviour linked to it. let me just finish this balloon and then i'm good. and the health effects. it definitely started off as doing it forfun, but it actually ended up being like one of the most addictive, like nastiest things i've ever come across. this young woman is constantly using it and she's asked us not to identify her. it got to the point where we'd stop to go get a takeaway or something like that, and i wouldn't even stop doing balloons whilst i was eating. roughly how much have you used, would you say? roughly how much had you used, would you say? four of us, so we shared about five or six bottles like this. _ five or six of these kind of things? some users don't notice the harm nitrous oxide is doing them. but at birmingham's hospitals, they do. it depletes the body of the vitamin b12 and the sheath around the spinal—cord starts to degrade. when you lose that normal myelin sheath, which is the insulation, because of the function of b12 deficiency, that means the electrical signals don't travel properly down to the brain through the spinal cord nerves. that is exactly why the patient presents with tingling in their hands and feet, difficulty walking, or unable to walk. i came in here with a wheelchair. i could not feel my feet, i was always cold. - pins and needles - spread across my body. you are constantly tired. ali spent 12 weeks in rehab after a year on nitrous oxide. he knows from experience it is not a safe drug. that five—second buzz is not worth it for what it has- done to my life now. the government was advised that this ban would be disproportionate to the harm caused by nitrous oxide. it disagreed. but will a ban work? the law needs to be more concentrating on those who are selling it than those who are consuming it, because those who are consuming it are only consuming it because it is so easily accessible. selling it for misuse has been illegal for some time. today's ban opens a new chapter in the debate about whether getting tough on drug users will stop them using drugs. tom symonds, bbc news. the bbc three documentary drugs map of britain is available on bbc iplayer now. plans to ban any new houses in england and wales from being sold as leasehold were part of the king's speech yesterday — but what does it mean for buyers? ben's here to explain. good morning. we should set out that leaseholders, the system whereby you own a lease that gives you the right to occupy a property usually for a long period, but you do not own the land or building which is owned by another person or a company. i will talk you through the changes. ministers have been promising for a long time to change the controversial leasehold system, under which homeowners can find themselves hit with hefty fees and charges. but the new laws will take time to pass through parliament — and, controversially, don't include new flats. the government estimates there are almost five million leasehold homes in england. the vast majority — 70% — are flats. of these, more than three quarters of a million are households with children. and there are nearly one and a half million leasehold homeowners aged over 65. many have become trapped by high service charges and other costs associated with being leasehold. the government says the new laws will make it cheaper and easier for millions of leaseholders in england and wales to extend their lease, buy their freehold and take over or change management of their building. but those who are already caught up in the leasehold system say they feel like prisoners in their own homes and they face many more years of financial misery. this will be a problem that lasts for generations. there are about four and a half million leasehold properties. many of them can be affected by issues with service charges. so this will be around for a long time to come. one of the things we're missing is the the ban on creating new leasehold flats, which unfortunately doesn't seem to be in this bill, but would cut out the problem at source. in addition to the leasehold reform, there was also a change for people who rent with a ban on no—fault evictions in england. but this will only come into force after reforms to the court system. and tenants will also have the right to ask to keep a pet which landlords can't unreasonably refuse. a lot of you have been in touch. we can address some of those. joining us is one of the founders of the national leasehold campaign, jo darbyshire. notjust not just campaigning, but notjust campaigning, but you have been through this.— been through this. explain. we bou~ht a been through this. explain. we bought a new _ been through this. explain. we bought a new build _ been through this. explain. we bought a new build leasehold l been through this. explain. we - bought a new build leasehold house in 2010. at the time we bought it, the sales lady told us it was leasehold and we had owned leasehold properties and it did not seem to be an issue. she said the ground threatened doubled every ten years which we thought was odd. she said we could buy the freehold for about £5,000. that was the plan. what they did not say was it was customer practice to sell them on without asking us and they did that within two years of moving in and what happened was the cost to buy the freehold rocketed from 5000 to over £a0,000. freehold rocketed from 5000 to over £40,000. �* , freehold rocketed from 5000 to over £40,000. ~ , _, ., freehold rocketed from 5000 to over £40,000. ~ , ., , , £40,000. because you did not buy it, the sold it £40,000. because you did not buy it, they sold it to — £40,000. because you did not buy it, they sold it to a _ £40,000. because you did not buy it, they sold it to a third _ £40,000. because you did not buy it, they sold it to a third company? - they sold it to a third company? they sold it to essentially a company that manages ground rents. you cannot then say i want to buy it, once it is gone.— it, once it is gone. there is no riaht of it, once it is gone. there is no right of first — it, once it is gone. there is no right of first refusal _ it, once it is gone. there is no right of first refusal on - it, once it is gone. there is noj right of first refusal on houses it, once it is gone. there is no i right of first refusal on houses so they are entitled to sell them without telling you. you they are entitled to sell them without telling you. you realised it was an issue _ without telling you. you realised it was an issue and _ without telling you. you realised it was an issue and in _ without telling you. you realised it was an issue and in the _ without telling you. you realised it was an issue and in the end - without telling you. you realised it was an issue and in the end you i without telling you. you realised it| was an issue and in the end you did not have to pay. they were talking extortionate numbers, really high numbers. you did not pay that amount but it flagged up this was an issue. i guess it is the lack of control. you have bought a house, think it is mine, i am you have bought a house, think it is mine, iam in you have bought a house, think it is mine, i am in control and the rug is pulled. mine, i am in control and the rug is ulled. ., ., ., ., ., ., pulled. you go through a range of emotions- — pulled. you go through a range of emotions- at _ pulled. you go through a range of emotions. at first _ pulled. you go through a range of emotions. at first we _ pulled. you go through a range of emotions. at first we thought i pulled. you go through a range of emotions. at first we thought it i pulled. you go through a range of. emotions. at first we thought it was a typo and it was £a000 not a0,000. and you feel sick when you realise it is a0,000, and angry because you feel you were mis—sold and important information was withheld and you would have made a different decision if you were told if you buy it now for 5000 or they sell it on and the ramifications of that. the for 5000 or they sell it on and the ramifications of that.— ramifications of that. the king's seech ramifications of that. the king's speech yesterday, _ ramifications of that. the king's speech yesterday, announced i ramifications of that. the king's i speech yesterday, announced that in future they want to stop this happening with new homes. but yours is no longer a new home.— is no longer a new home. would any new law help — is no longer a new home. would any new law help you — is no longer a new home. would any new law help you now? _ is no longer a new home. would any new law help you now? it _ is no longer a new home. would any new law help you now? it is - is no longer a new home. would any new law help you now? it is not i new law help you now? it is not clear. what it says is they are taking steps to make buying the freehold cheaper and easier but there is no detail and the devil is in the detail. if that happens, it would be welcome. you in the detail. if that happens, it would be welcome.— in the detail. if that happens, it would be welcome. ., ., , ., would be welcome. you have become a camaiuner would be welcome. you have become a campaigner since _ would be welcome. you have become a campaigner since your _ would be welcome. you have become a campaigner since your experience. i campaigner since your experience. the other thing people flag up is it will not apply to flats. although it is new homes. people who contact you, are many of them flat owners? thousands. i was introduced to two amazing ladies, katie and kath, and we formed the national leasehold campaign. all three of us are house owners but what we have learned is the abuses in flats and apartments in terms of leasehold. lots of inquiries we get are from flat owners who have issues with service charges, problems in the blocks themselves. so there are a lot of issues. it themselves. so there are a lot of issues. ,., , themselves. so there are a lot of issues. , , , issues. it sounds despite the announcement _ issues. it sounds despite the announcement yesterday, i issues. it sounds despite the i announcement yesterday, there is issues. it sounds despite the - announcement yesterday, there is a lot to sort out. what about your family situation, have you had a resolution? we family situation, have you had a resolution?— family situation, have you had a resolution? ~ ., , resolution? we eventually bought the freehold coming _ resolution? we eventually bought the freehold coming up _ resolution? we eventually bought the freehold coming up two _ resolution? we eventually bought the freehold coming up two years. - resolution? we eventually bought the freehold coming up two years. it i freehold coming up two years. it cost 8500, less than the a0,000. how did you reduce it? to cut a long story short, after a lot of press and cma investigation into dublin ground rents, the cost to buy it came down. for me, it is a relief to know my home is my home. we]!!! came down. for me, it is a relief to know my home is my home. well done. i imaaine it know my home is my home. well done. i imagine it is — know my home is my home. well done. i imagine it is not _ know my home is my home. well done. i imagine it is not easy _ know my home is my home. well done. i imagine it is not easy to _ know my home is my home. well done. i imagine it is not easy to do _ know my home is my home. well done. i imagine it is not easy to do that i i imagine it is not easy to do that and you have the campaign behind you. —— doubling of ground rents. morning live follows breakfast on bbc one this morning. let's find out what they have in store with michelle and gethin. ican i can tell you what is in store. over a third of brits are going to struggle to heat their homes this winter. bbc�*s cost of living correspondent colletta smith tells you if you're entitled to extra financial help and how turning your thermostat down byjust one degree could save up to 10% on your bill. plus, this week a worldwide campaign is encouraging patients to report side—effects they experience after taking medication. dr ranj explains why speaking up about even the mildest of symptoms could save lives and what to do if you have a reaction you weren't expecting. all that plus house plants have been popular for 5,000 years, but there's a new trend taking over social media. he is in the studio. gardener mark lane's tells us why they're now part of the family. it's quite amusing, but videos with the term 'plant parent' have had over 1.2 billion views. but it's nothing new — it's stilljust caring for a house plant. so i've got loads of tips including what rooms not to put them in and why overwatering could result in brown leaves. i think that brown leaf might have something to do with the plant in my dressing room. you something to do with the plant in my dressing room-— joel dommett explains how hosting the bbc survivor show that pushes contestants to their limits helped him to prepare for the ultimate challenge of becoming new dad. see you at 9:15. surviving parent hood. we have something really special in a moment. time for the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london, i'm luxmy gopal. from today, possessing nitrous oxide, known as laughing gas, will be illegal, with those who repeatedly misuse the drug facing up to two years in prison. its use soared during the pandemic, becoming one of the most—used substances by 16 to 2a—year—olds in the uk. the drug has also been a blight for many london councils, with cannisters and balloons littering the roads. the remembrance service this weekend will not be distrurbed, the head of the met police has insisted. sir mark rowley said a march in support of palestinians planned for saturday would only be banned as a last resort, if there's a real threat of public disorder. organisers have resisted pressure from police and politicians to postpone, pointing out that the planned route doesn't go past the cenotaph war memorial, and the march isn't due to start until after the two minute's silence. talented women are leaving theirjobs in the city — that was the warning to a group of mps recently. more corporate institutions across the capital are insisting on their staff working in the office five days a week. one lawyer said she withdrew from a job application recently, because of the lack of flexibility offered. at that point i had a bit of a sinking feeling in my stomach. ithought, gosh, this is not going to work. i think that women with chldren are going to be less likely to go for those roles, because there are other options. there are many, many companies that are understanding that it doesn't have to be that way any more, so i think they will lose talent. and if you happened to be in the city of london square mile early this morning, you might have seen a golden coach going by, being drawn by six dray horses. that was part of the rehearsal for the lord mayor's show which is taking place this weekend. and you can see live coverage of the annual parade this saturday on bbc one. let's take a look at the tubes now. now onto your weather forecast with kate kinsella. good morning. it is a largely cloudy start this morning. it's quite breezy, too. we're going to see some outbreaks of rain, but turning a little drier by the end of the afternoon. now the rain moving in from the west, heavy, persistent for a time, 35mph gusts of wind as that moves through. but it will clear. this afternoon is looking bright. a few sunny spells, and temperatures at 1a celsius. now overnight tonight we'll see it dry and clear, at least to start with. but then the cloud will start to move in from the west, and some showers being driven towards us as we head into dawn on thursday. minimum temperature, cool under those clear skies at four celsius. now low pressure remains in charge, so another unsettled day tomorrow. sunny spells, yes, but some showers — they could be quite heavy. temperatures tomorrow, a little bit cooler, 11 or 12 celsius. now as we head into friday, still some showers around, but they should start to clear. the wind begins to veer from the north—west. so feeling cooler into the weekend, a drier day for saturday, but then more rain forecast for sunday. that's it for now. i'll have your news, travel and weather updates in around half an hour. but for now, it's back tojon and sarah. hello, this is breakfast with sarah campbell and jon kay. it's just four years since rugby league legend rob burrow was diagnosed with motor neurone disease, but since then he and his best friend kevin sinfield have raised millions of pounds for mnd research and awareness. we have heard from them many times on film. today there are both here on film. today there are both here on the sofa with rob's life —— wife lindsey. lovely to have your. kev has undertaken three huge endurance events since 2020 — all inspired by his love of his friend rob. let's take a look at the bond between the rugby league legends. cave was my captain. and he still is my captain. cave was my captain. and he still is my captain-— cave was my captain. and he still is m catain. ., ., ., , ., , , my captain. pound for pound probably the strongest — my captain. pound for pound probably the strongest player— my captain. pound for pound probably the strongest player we _ my captain. pound for pound probably the strongest player we had _ my captain. pound for pound probably the strongest player we had in - my captain. pound for pound probably the strongest player we had in the i the strongest player we had in the squad _ the strongest player we had in the squad and — the strongest player we had in the squad and the strongest guy who has played _ squad and the strongest guy who has played in _ squad and the strongest guy who has played in super league. he squad and the strongest guy who has played in super league.— played in super league. he always will be my captain. _ played in super league. he always will be my captain. and _ played in super league. he always will be my captain. and he - played in super league. he always will be my captain. and he he i played in super league. he always will be my captain. and he he is i played in super league. he always i will be my captain. and he he is now still looking after us all. keep going. he has been so brave and courageous— keep going. he has been so brave and courageous how he has attacked what mnd has— courageous how he has attacked what mnd has brought to him and the family _ mnd has brought to him and the family. he is an absolute champion. i family. he is an absolute champion. i could _ family. he is an absolute champion. i could tell— family. he is an absolute champion. i could tell he didn't want to talk. he is— i could tell he didn't want to talk. he is digging _ i could tell he didn't want to talk. he is digging in _ i know you are all stood side to side _ i know you are all stood side to side with— i know you are all stood side to side with us. that is what we have tried _ side with us. that is what we have tried to _ side with us. that is what we have tried to do — side with us. that is what we have tried to do for rob. we can't thank you enough — tried to do for rob. we can't thank you enough. the support, the awareness, the money we have raised. it is awareness, the money we have raised. it is all— awareness, the money we have raised. it is all about _ awareness, the money we have raised. it is all about friendship and the love for— it is all about friendship and the love for rob. if you can all try to be a _ love for rob. if you can all try to be a bit — love for rob. if you can all try to be a bit of— love for rob. if you can all try to be a bit of a _ love for rob. if you can all try to be a bit of a better friend from time _ be a bit of a better friend from time to— be a bit of a better friend from time to time we have a bit of a better— time to time we have a bit of a better place to live in. i better place to live in. i am _ better place to live in. i am inspired to keep going by my friend kevin sinfield, the guy who made the impossible possible. what an image. we're joined now by kevin, rob and his wife lindsey. thank you so much for coming in. looking at those images, particularly the last image which went viral and struck a chord with so many people, talk us through it, how that moment came about, kevin? i think it wasjust how that moment came about, kevin? i think it was just a really special moment for both of us. we had done a lot of things together over the last four years. that had built on the careers we had playing together. so, there is a friendship there that has got stronger since rob's diagnosis. to be able to show that and to have 12,000 people alongside us, along with lindsay, running a marathon, was a really special day. this has all been about friendship and are trying to help a mate and hopefully that has come across. it trying to help a mate and hopefully that has come across.— that has come across. it certainly has come — that has come across. it certainly has come across. _ that has come across. it certainly has come across. that _ that has come across. it certainly has come across. that friendship | that has come across. it certainly i has come across. that friendship is now the focus of a book you have written together. i know that rob has some things he wants to say to us this morning, and you have programmed some of the comments into his machine. we were wondering what it means to put all of that friendship into a book? yeah, absolutely- — friendship into a book? yeah, absolutely. i— friendship into a book? yeah, absolutely. i wanted - friendship into a book? yeah, absolutely. i wanted to i friendship into a book? yeah, absolutely. i wanted to do i friendship into a book? yeah, | absolutely. i wanted to do this friendship into a book? yeah, i absolutely. i wanted to do this book with kevin to _ absolutely. i wanted to do this book with kevin to highlight _ absolutely. i wanted to do this book with kevin to highlight the - with kevin to highlight the importance _ with kevin to highlight the importance of— with kevin to highlight the importance of friendship i with kevin to highlight the i importance of friendship and with kevin to highlight the - importance of friendship and show there _ importance of friendship and show there are — importance of friendship and show there are very— importance of friendship and show there are very many— importance of friendship and show there are very many ways - importance of friendship and show there are very many ways to - importance of friendship and show there are very many ways to be i there are very many ways to be strong, — there are very many ways to be strong, and _ there are very many ways to be strong, and im— there are very many ways to be strong, and i'm hoping- there are very many ways to be strong, and i'm hoping the i there are very many ways to bel strong, and i'm hoping the book there are very many ways to be i strong, and i'm hoping the book will appeal— strong, and i'm hoping the book will appeal to _ strong, and i'm hoping the book will appeal to young _ strong, and i'm hoping the book will appeal to young boys _ strong, and i'm hoping the book will appeal to young boys in _ strong, and i'm hoping the book will appeal to young boys in particular. appeal to young boys in particular to show— appeal to young boys in particular to show that — appeal to young boys in particular to show that friendships _ appeal to young boys in particular to show that friendships can i appeal to young boys in particular to show that friendships can be i to show that friendships can be based — to show that friendships can be based on — to show that friendships can be based on love. _ to show that friendships can be based on love. true _ to show that friendships can be based on love. true friends i to show that friendships can be| based on love. true friends like kevin _ based on love. true friends like kevin are — based on love. true friends like kevin are always _ based on love. true friends like kevin are always with _ based on love. true friends like kevin are always with their - based on love. true friends like - kevin are always with their friends, even _ kevin are always with their friends, even when — kevin are always with their friends, even when times _ kevin are always with their friends, even when times are _ kevin are always with their friends, even when times are tough. - kevin are always with their friends, even when times are tough. i- kevin are always with their friends, even when times are tough. i used| kevin are always with their friends, . even when times are tough. i used to love reading — even when times are tough. i used to love reading stories— even when times are tough. i used to love reading stories to _ even when times are tough. i used to love reading stories to my— even when times are tough. i used to love reading stories to my three - love reading stories to my three young _ love reading stories to my three young children _ love reading stories to my three young children. i— love reading stories to my three young children. i hope - love reading stories to my three young children. i hope this - love reading stories to my three young children. i hope this book will give — young children. i hope this book will give them _ young children. i hope this book will give them an— young children. i hope this book will give them an insight- young children. i hope this book will give them an insight into i young children. i hope this book. will give them an insight into what true friendship— will give them an insight into what true friendship is. _ will give them an insight into what true friendship is.— true friendship is. lindsay, you witness this _ true friendship is. lindsay, you witness this friendship - true friendship is. lindsay, you witness this friendship over - true friendship is. lindsay, you i witness this friendship over many years and seen up close what it is meant to both?— meant to both? yeah, i think it is 'ust meant to both? yeah, i think it is just incredible. _ meant to both? yeah, i think it is just incredible. i— meant to both? yeah, i think it is just incredible. i think _ meant to both? yeah, i think it is just incredible. i think what - meant to both? yeah, i think it is just incredible. i think what kevin i just incredible. i think what kevin has done, — just incredible. i think what kevin has done, putting his body through it physically and mentally, being away— it physically and mentally, being away from his family, is just incredible. i know rob really values the friendship. i think the book is really— the friendship. i think the book is really about celebrating friendship and showing that friends are there, even _ and showing that friends are there, even in _ and showing that friends are there, even in the — and showing that friends are there, even in the darkest and toughest of times _ even in the darkest and toughest of times. . ., , ., even in the darkest and toughest of times. ., ., , ., ., , times. there are lots of lovely . uotes times. there are lots of lovely quotes in _ times. there are lots of lovely quotes in here. _ times. there are lots of lovely quotes in here. and _ times. there are lots of lovely quotes in here. and saying. i l times. there are lots of lovely - quotes in here. and saying. i wonder if rob has a favoured one from all of those chords that are inside? he does, yeah. this is technology for you. _ does, yeah. this is technology for you. isn't— does, yeah. this is technology for you. isn't it? _ does, yeah. this is technology for you, isn't it? it�*s does, yeah. this is technology for you. isn't it?— you, isn't it? it's amazing that we can hear him _ you, isn't it? it's amazing that we can hear him in _ you, isn't it? it's amazing that we can hear him in this _ you, isn't it? it's amazing that we can hear him in this way. - you, isn't it? it's amazing that we can hear him in this way. we - you, isn't it? it's amazing that we i can hear him in this way. we should explain that rob is able to use his eyes to spell out things that he wants to say and pre—programme on this device. i’m wants to say and pre-programme on this device. �* _, wants to say and pre-programme on this device. �* ,., . wants to say and pre-programme on this device-— this device. i'm so glad the book as so many meaningful— this device. i'm so glad the book as so many meaningful messages - this device. i'm so glad the book as . so many meaningful messages centred around _ so many meaningful messages centred around friendship. _ so many meaningful messages centred around friendship. i— so many meaningful messages centred around friendship. i have _ so many meaningful messages centred around friendship. i have been- around friendship. i have been really— around friendship. i have been really impressed _ around friendship. i have been really impressed with - around friendship. i have been really impressed with the - around friendship. i have been. really impressed with the content and i_ really impressed with the content and i would — really impressed with the content and i would like _ really impressed with the content and i would like to— really impressed with the content and i would like to thank- really impressed with the content and i would like to thank the - and i would like to thank the illustrators— and i would like to thank the illustrators that _ and i would like to thank the illustrators that are - and i would like to thank the illustrators that are brought| and i would like to thank the - illustrators that are brought this book_ illustrators that are brought this book to — illustrators that are brought this book to life _ illustrators that are brought this book to life with _ illustrators that are brought this book to life with their— illustrators that are brought this book to life with their beautifuli book to life with their beautiful illustrations. _ book to life with their beautiful illustrations. true _ book to life with their beautiful illustrations. true friends - book to life with their beautiful illustrations. true friends are l illustrations. true friends are always— illustrations. true friends are always there. _ illustrations. true friends are always there, even _ illustrations. true friends are always there, even when - illustrations. true friends are i always there, even when times illustrations. true friends are - always there, even when times out of is my— always there, even when times out of is my favourite — always there, even when times out of is my favourite quote _ always there, even when times out of is my favourite quote in— always there, even when times out of is my favourite quote in the _ always there, even when times out of is my favourite quote in the book- is my favourite quote in the book because — is my favourite quote in the book because that _ is my favourite quote in the book because that is _ is my favourite quote in the book because that is something - is my favourite quote in the book because that is something that i is my favourite quote in the book- because that is something that needs to be appreciated _ because that is something that needs to be appreciated and _ because that is something that needs to be appreciated and valued. - because that is something that needs to be appreciated and valued. keuin i to be appreciated and valued. kevin connolly same _ to be appreciated and valued. kevin connolly same question _ to be appreciated and valued. kevin connolly same question to - to be appreciated and valued. connolly same question to you — is there a favourite quote of you? —— kevin, the same question to you. how important is friendship between men and boys? we don't often see men expressing their relationship, they hugs, the closeness, and that has struck a chord with lots of people? is that something you were very aware of? . ~ is that something you were very aware of? . ,, . , , aware of? yeah, i think that is why we did it. aware of? yeah, i think that is why we did it- my _ aware of? yeah, i think that is why we did it. my favourite _ aware of? yeah, i think that is why we did it. my favourite is _ aware of? yeah, i think that is why we did it. my favourite is the - we did it. my favourite is the cover, with you every step. this has been completely tuwei. rob will never understand the help and inspiration he has given me. —— tuwei. we think the book is for everybody. we don'tjust think it is for young boys. the fact we have both got the children who are boys, i know rob has got two goals as well, but are growing up, we have enjoyed reading stories to our kids. hopefully this can be an extension of that. we want people to see what france should do for each other what if they can do for each other. —— friends. it is not about running marathons, it is about sharing special moments.— marathons, it is about sharing special moments. marathons, it is about sharing secial moments. , . special moments. rob, tell us about that friendship _ special moments. rob, tell us about that friendship from _ special moments. rob, tell us about that friendship from your _ special moments. rob, tell us about that friendship from your point - special moments. rob, tell us about that friendship from your point of. that friendship from your point of view? . . , that friendship from your point of view? . , , . . , . that friendship from your point of view? . , , .. , . . view? kevin was my captain and he still is my captain. _ view? kevin was my captain and he still is my captain. he _ view? kevin was my captain and he still is my captain. he always - view? kevin was my captain and he still is my captain. he always will. still is my captain. he always will be. still is my captain. he always will be we _ still is my captain. he always will be. we played _ still is my captain. he always will be. we played together- still is my captain. he always will be. we played together for- still is my captain. he always willi be. we played together for years. still is my captain. he always will- be. we played together for years. we sat next— be. we played together for years. we sat next to _ be. we played together for years. we sat next to each — be. we played together for years. we sat next to each other— be. we played together for years. we sat next to each other in _ be. we played together for years. we sat next to each other in the - sat next to each other in the dressing _ sat next to each other in the dressing room. _ sat next to each other in the dressing room. we - sat next to each other in the dressing room. we went- sat next to each other in the - dressing room. we went through the highs— dressing room. we went through the highs and _ dressing room. we went through the highs and tows — dressing room. we went through the highs and lows of _ dressing room. we went through the highs and lows of robbie _ dressing room. we went through the highs and lows of robbie lee. - dressing room. we went through the highs and lows of robbie lee. the i highs and lows of robbie lee. the highs— highs and lows of robbie lee. the highs were — highs and lows of robbie lee. the highs were amazing. _ highs and lows of robbie lee. the highs were amazing. but - highs and lows of robbie lee. the highs were amazing. but he - highs and lows of robbie lee. the i highs were amazing. but he always looked _ highs were amazing. but he always looked after — highs were amazing. but he always looked after us. _ highs were amazing. but he always looked after us. —— _ highs were amazing. but he always looked after us. —— rugby- highs were amazing. but he always looked after us. —— rugby league. i looked after us. —— rugby league. heerv_ looked after us. —— rugby league. heerv is— looked after us. —— rugby league. heerv is still— looked after us. —— rugby league. heery is still looking _ looked after us. —— rugby league. heery is still looking after - looked after us. —— rugby league. heery is still looking after us. - looked after us. —— rugby league. heery is still looking after us. he | heery is still looking after us. he won't _ heery is still looking after us. he won't like — heery is still looking after us. he won't like me _ heery is still looking after us. he won't like me saying _ heery is still looking after us. he won't like me saying it— heery is still looking after us. he won't like me saying it but- heery is still looking after us. he won't like me saying it but he - heery is still looking after us. he | won't like me saying it but he put his body— won't like me saying it but he put his body on— won't like me saying it but he put his body on the _ won't like me saying it but he put his body on the line _ won't like me saying it but he put his body on the line every - won't like me saying it but he put his body on the line every time i won't like me saying it but he put| his body on the line every time he starts _ his body on the line every time he starts a _ his body on the line every time he starts a challenge. _ his body on the line every time he starts a challenge. he _ his body on the line every time he starts a challenge. he could - his body on the line every time he starts a challenge. he could give. starts a challenge. he could give james _ starts a challenge. he could give james bond _ starts a challenge. he could give james bond a _ starts a challenge. he could give james bond a run _ starts a challenge. he could give james bond a run for— starts a challenge. he could give james bond a run for his- starts a challenge. he could give james bond a run for his moneyi starts a challenge. he could give i james bond a run for his money and he always— james bond a run for his money and he always has— james bond a run for his money and he always has a _ james bond a run for his money and he always has a cheeky— james bond a run for his money and he always has a cheeky message . james bond a run for his money andi he always has a cheeky message for me when— he always has a cheeky message for me when i_ he always has a cheeky message for me when i see — he always has a cheeky message for me when i see him. _ he always has a cheeky message for me when i see him. you _ he always has a cheeky message for me when i see him. you will- he always has a cheeky message for me when i see him. you will always| me when i see him. you will always hear him _ me when i see him. you will always hear him say— me when i see him. you will always hear him sava _ me when i see him. you will always hear him say a few— me when i see him. you will always hear him say a few words. - me when i see him. you will always hear him say a few words. and - me when i see him. you will alwaysi hear him say a few words. and those words _ hear him say a few words. and those words are _ hear him say a few words. and those words are normally _ hear him say a few words. and those words are normally funny— hear him say a few words. and those words are normally funny or - hear him say a few words. and those words are normally funny or not - words are normally funny or not repeatable _ words are normally funny or not repeatable-— words are normally funny or not repeatable._ i'm i words are normally funny or not l repeatable._ i'm not words are normally funny or not - repeatable._ i'm not sure repeatable. james bond? i'm not sure about that. what _ repeatable. james bond? i'm not sure about that. what has _ repeatable. james bond? i'm not sure about that. what has been _ repeatable. james bond? i'm not sure about that. what has been like - repeatable. james bond? i'm not sure about that. what has been like what i about that. what has been like what ou need about that. what has been like what you need of— about that. what has been like what you need of them? _ about that. what has been like what you need of them? incredible - you need of them? incredible friendship- — you need of them? incredible friendship. brilliant _ you need of them? incredible friendship. brilliant role - you need of them? incredible i friendship. brilliant role models you need of them? incredible - friendship. brilliant role models to all of— friendship. brilliant role models to all of us _ friendship. brilliant role models to all of us. showing us what it is like to— all of us. showing us what it is like to be _ all of us. showing us what it is like to be a _ all of us. showing us what it is like to be a true friend. kevin has been _ like to be a true friend. kevin has been there — like to be a true friend. kevin has been there for day one for rob. he has put _ been there for day one for rob. he has put his— been there for day one for rob. he has put his body through crazy challenges to raise awareness and monev~ _ challenges to raise awareness and money. they have raised over 13 million _ money. they have raised over 13 million for— money. they have raised over 13 million for local and national mod charities~ — million for local and national mod charities. and it will make a real difference — charities. and it will make a real difference to the mod community. so, ou did difference to the mod community. you did three difference to the mod community. in, you did three massive, difference to the mod community. so, you did three massive, crazy challenges. we are was wondered if there might be a fourth. what are you going to tell us?— you going to tell us? yeah, we go aaain. you going to tell us? yeah, we go again- we — you going to tell us? yeah, we go again. we started _ you going to tell us? yeah, we go again. we started three _ you going to tell us? yeah, we go again. we started three weeks . you going to tell us? yeah, we go again. we started three weeks on i again. we started three weeks on friday. marathons again in the running has been a red vehicle for us. —— has been a greater vehicle. it is notjust running, it is not just marathons?!— it is notjust running, it is not just marathons?! it is notjust running, it is not 'ust marathons?! . , . ., just marathons?! yeah, it is a great wa of just marathons?! yeah, it is a great way of celebrating _ just marathons?! yeah, it is a great way of celebrating the _ just marathons?! yeah, it is a great way of celebrating the amedi - way of celebrating the amedi community, celebrating rob. showing people that we care. and the support we have had has been amazing. amazing from you guys, from sponsors who have supported people. we are going to go again. the plan is to run seven marathons, plus a mile, next mileage day. an ultramarathon in seven different cities. across the uk and ireland. seven days. shall we take a look through and let people know exactly where you are going to go. you are going to start in leeds. then travel to cardiff. you move on to birmingham, edinburgh, dublin, brighton and finishing in london. there is significant in the places you have chosen. yeah, we have not been to the south. we felt it was really important to go to the south because there are a large number of people who have been diagnosed with mnd down there. we wanted to go to wales. and we also wanted to go over to ireland. there are a50 people currently diagnosed with mnd and ireland. we want to share and support and raise some funds out there as well. we are really looking forward to it. there are a hundred reasons why we shouldn't go again. but the 5000 reasons why we should. the big reason is set right there. to make a dent into mnd, and to shift the dial on it, we need money. and the awareness has been brilliant over the last four years. that all started with the great doddie weir. but it is the point that are going to make such a difference, whether to make such a difference, whether to find a cure or help support families and provide equipment like rob has got. so people can still communicate and be in the room. it communicate and be in the room. it is phenomenal what you are about to do. we will no doubt cover it. what you think of this, another challenge. you think of this, another challenge-— you think of this, another challenue. . ., . . , . ., challenge. another crazy challenge. we thou . ht challenge. another crazy challenge. we thought he _ challenge. another crazy challenge. we thought he would _ challenge. another crazy challenge. we thought he would stop - challenge. another crazy challenge. we thought he would stop after - challenge. another crazy challenge. we thought he would stop after the | we thought he would stop after the last one _ we thought he would stop after the last one but — we thought he would stop after the last one but here _ we thought he would stop after the last one but here you _ we thought he would stop after the last one but here you go _ we thought he would stop after the last one but here you go again. - we thought he would stop after the last one but here you go again. i. last one but here you go again. i would _ last one but here you go again. i would do — last one but here you go again. i would do the _ last one but here you go again. i would do the same _ last one but here you go again. i would do the same for— last one but here you go again. i would do the same for you. - last one but here you go again. i would do the same for you. i- last one but here you go again. i. would do the same for you. i hope last one but here you go again. i- would do the same for you. i hope to see you _ would do the same for you. i hope to see you off— would do the same for you. i hope to see you off at— would do the same for you. i hope to see you off at the _ would do the same for you. i hope to see you off at the start _ would do the same for you. i hope to see you off at the start and - would do the same for you. i hope to see you off at the start and see - would do the same for you. i hope to see you off at the start and see you i see you off at the start and see you at the _ see you off at the start and see you at the finish — see you off at the start and see you at the finish. you _ see you off at the start and see you at the finish. you never— see you off at the start and see you at the finish. you never stop - at the finish. you never stop banging _ at the finish. you never stop banging the _ at the finish. you never stop banging the drum _ at the finish. you never stop banging the drum for- at the finish. you never stop banging the drum for the - at the finish. you never stop - banging the drum for the amedi communitv _ banging the drum for the amedi community. you _ banging the drum for the amedi community. you are _ banging the drum for the amedi community. you are not- banging the drum for the amedi community. you are not gettingi banging the drum for the amedi - community. you are not getting any vounger~ _ community. you are not getting any vounger~ he — community. you are not getting any ounuer. . , ., community. you are not getting any ounuer. ., ., . , community. you are not getting any ouner. .,, ., ., , younger. he has got a very good oint! younger. he has got a very good point! what _ younger. he has got a very good point! what you're _ younger. he has got a very good point! what you're about - younger. he has got a very good point! what you're about to - younger. he has got a very good point! what you're about to do l younger. he has got a very good | point! what you're about to do to your body again is really polishing? yeah, we have met a lot of friends in the nfc —— yeah, we have met a lot of friends in the nfc -- mnd yeah, we have met a lot of friends in the nfc —— mnd community. it is a bit ofa in the nfc —— mnd community. it is a bit of a community. mnd affects the best people. to be able to represent them with our team and go out and hopefully raise some money and awareness again, and keep banging the drum, because we have to find a cure. it the drum, because we have to find a cure. , ., . cure. it is worth that pain? absolutely. _ cure. it is worth that pain? absolutely. people - cure. it is worth that pain? absolutely. people can - cure. it is worth that pain? - absolutely. people can potentially come along _ absolutely. people can potentially come along and _ absolutely. people can potentially come along and get _ absolutely. people can potentially come along and get involved. - absolutely. people can potentiallyi come along and get involved. how absolutely. people can potentially i come along and get involved. how do they do that?— they do that? people have done that over the last — they do that? people have done that over the last three. _ they do that? people have done that over the last three. they _ they do that? people have done that over the last three. they have - they do that? people have done that over the last three. they have lined | over the last three. they have lined the routes. they have seen us at various locations. this year there is an extra mile. we are working with the local authorities as we speak to try to open the to as many people as we can. we love to get schools in bath, to run a mile during that week. not necessarily to raise money but to raise awareness of mnd so kids understand about this disease. that understanding makes a difference to people who have been diagnosed. you difference to people who have been diaanosed. ., . . , diagnosed. you have always said usina diagnosed. you have always said using your _ diagnosed. you have always said using your voice _ diagnosed. you have always said using your voice to _ diagnosed. you have always said using your voice to help - diagnosed. you have always said using your voice to help others l diagnosed. you have always said i using your voice to help others and other families living with mnd... when you look at all the things you have achieved over the last three or four years, have achieved over the last three or fouryears, how have achieved over the last three or four years, how do you feel about that? ,, . ., , ., that? since i was diagnosed with motor neurone _ that? since i was diagnosed with motor neurone disease - that? since i was diagnosed with motor neurone disease i - that? since i was diagnosed with motor neurone disease i wanted | that? since i was diagnosed with l motor neurone disease i wanted to help other— motor neurone disease i wanted to help other families— motor neurone disease i wanted to help other families like _ motor neurone disease i wanted to help other families like mine - motor neurone disease i wanted to help other families like mine by. help other families like mine by showing — help other families like mine by showing what _ help other families like mine by showing what it _ help other families like mine by showing what it is _ help other families like mine by showing what it is like - help other families like mine by showing what it is like living - help other families like mine byi showing what it is like living with the disease _ showing what it is like living with the disease. doddie _ showing what it is like living with the disease. doddie weir- showing what it is like living with the disease. doddie weir told . showing what it is like living with| the disease. doddie weir told me showing what it is like living with i the disease. doddie weir told me to live each— the disease. doddie weir told me to live each day— the disease. doddie weir told me to live each day at— the disease. doddie weir told me to live each day at its _ the disease. doddie weir told me to live each day at its fullest _ the disease. doddie weir told me to live each day at its fullest and - live each day at its fullest and never — live each day at its fullest and never give _ live each day at its fullest and never give in _ live each day at its fullest and never give in. i— live each day at its fullest and never give in. i hope- live each day at its fullest and never give in. i hope sharingi live each day at its fullest and i never give in. i hope sharing my story— never give in. i hope sharing my story is— never give in. i hope sharing my story is giving _ never give in. i hope sharing my story is giving others _ never give in. i hope sharing my story is giving others what - never give in. i hope sharing myi story is giving others what living with mnd — story is giving others what living with mnd help~ _ story is giving others what living with mnd help. that— story is giving others what living with mnd help.— story is giving others what living with mnd help. that goes without cuestion. with mnd help. that goes without question. absolutely _ with mnd help. that goes without question. absolutely even - with mnd help. that goes without question. absolutely even so - with mnd help. that goes without | question. absolutely even so many people hope. when you have done the challenge you have done so far, it has been lovely watching you. people have come out, you have spoken to people with mnd on the side. how much does that mean to you to get that direct feedback?— that direct feedback? well, it fuels us. when that direct feedback? well, it fuels us- when you _ that direct feedback? well, it fuels us. when you think— that direct feedback? well, it fuels us. when you think of— that direct feedback? well, it fuels us. when you think of the - that direct feedback? well, it fuels us. when you think of the distance | us. when you think of the distance we are running, absolutely it lets us know why we are there and what we are doing is the right thing. we have met people along the route have not been at the house for two years. they came out with breathing apparatuses. to have people sharing that moment, untilfour to apparatuses. to have people sharing that moment, until four to five years ago, when doddie weir started the campaign, the families across the campaign, the families across the uk and the world have been ravaged and almost swept under the carpet. we wanted to highlight that these are incredible people. some we have lost along the way. we need to celebrate their lives. look have lost along the way. we need to celebrate their lives.— celebrate their lives. look after eo - le celebrate their lives. look after people properly- _ celebrate their lives. look after people properly. it— celebrate their lives. look after people properly. it comes - celebrate their lives. look after people properly. it comes back| celebrate their lives. look after i people properly. it comes back to friendship again. that is what we talk about. you are sharing the adventure began. lindsey, what you think of the challenges? did you always suspect he would go again? rocky four is his favourite. he has done _ rocky four is his favourite. he has done three~ — rocky four is his favourite. he has done three. hopefully this is the final challenge. kevin has done his bit. ., y final challenge. kevin has done his bit. ., , ., , �* ., final challenge. kevin has done his bit. ., , �* ., , , bit. not yet, he hasn't! that is bit on the screen _ bit. not yet, he hasn't! that is bit on the screen now. _ bit. not yet, he hasn't! that is bit on the screen now. just _ bit. not yet, he hasn't! that is bit| on the screen now. just incredible. what kevin — on the screen now. just incredible. what kevin has _ on the screen now. just incredible. what kevin has done _ on the screen now. just incredible. what kevin has done for _ on the screen now. just incredible. what kevin has done for rob - on the screen now. just incredible. what kevin has done for rob and l on the screen now. just incredible. l what kevin has done for rob and the mnd community is inspirational and it has— mnd community is inspirational and it has given the whole nation hope and inspired so many people to take part in— and inspired so many people to take part in exercises, to do their own challenges, — part in exercises, to do their own challenges, which isjust challenges, which is just phenomenal. challenges, which is 'ust phenomenai challenges, which is 'ust phenomenal. challenges, which is 'ust henomenal. phenomenal. are you back in training? _ phenomenal. are you back in training? three _ phenomenal. are you back in training? three weeks - phenomenal. are you back in training? three weeks ago? | phenomenal. are you back in - training? three weeks ago? yeah, i had a decent _ training? three weeks ago? yeah, i had a decent block _ training? three weeks ago? yeah, i had a decent block of _ training? three weeks ago? yeah, i had a decent block of running - training? three weeks ago? yeah, i had a decent block of running last i had a decent block of running last week. i got back from france, from the world cup, bean bag ten days. the first thing was to pick the running up. the first thing was to pick the running up— the first thing was to pick the runninuu-.~ ., ,., . running up. what is a decent locker runnina ? running up. what is a decent locker runninu? i running up. what is a decent locker running? i don't _ running up. what is a decent locker running? i don't need _ running up. what is a decent locker running? i don't need to _ running up. what is a decent locker running? i don't need to share - running up. what is a decent locker| running? i don't need to share that. a decent block— running? i don't need to share that. a decent block last _ running? i don't need to share that. a decent block last week _ running? i don't need to share that. a decent block last week in - a decent block last week in saddleworth in the rain and the dark. it's about getting the balance right between doing enough and not doing into cooked.— doing into cooked. could you not do these things — doing into cooked. could you not do these things in _ doing into cooked. could you not do these things in the _ doing into cooked. could you not do these things in the summer? - doing into cooked. could you not do these things in the summer? that l these things in the summer? that thin we these things in the summer? that thing we have _ these things in the summer? trust thing we have found, this time of year works really hard —— well. the start of december, the christmas lights are on, there is a good feel. it is wet, gloomy, dark, miserable. it is wet, gloomy, dark, miserable. i don't know if it is the christmas period, but people tend to be a little bit more generous. if you understand what we are trying to achieve, to raise as much money as possible to make a difference, it has been a good window. phenomenal. and proceeds from the book are also going to mnd charities. yeah, it is something we are both passionate about. we were trying to get this centre built in leeds in rob's name as soon as possible. proceeds from the book will go towards that. we are representing five different charities this time when we run. we will keep banging the drum. keep banuain. we will keep banging the drum. keep banging- great _ we will keep banging the drum. keep banging. great to _ we will keep banging the drum. keep banging. great to have you all here. thank you so much. brilliant to see you. we look forward to the 1st of december. it's not long, is it? it's not long. get a few more blocks of running it. thank you. it's arguably the greatest work of british literature. the first folio of shakespeare's plays was published 400 years ago today. to celebrate the anniversary, copies of the publication are going on display in theatres all over the country. but for prescot in north west england, it's notjust marking a pivotal cultural moment, but a transformation of the town itself. our arts correspondent david sillito reports. welcome to prescot, nestled between st helens and liverpool. and this is — well, the last time i was here, it was the red lion. it's now... the mermaid tavern in prescot. now, it wasn't the mermaid tavern last time i was here. it wasn't. it was the red lion. so why has it changed? it's changed — the mermaid tavern is actually a place where shakespeare used to drink. what used to be greggs is now mercutio's, named after the character from romeo and juliet. this has become the bard. the old mill is now the stage door. and yes, that is shakespeare again, looking down on us. this is the lord strange. and so far we've been to the mermaid, mercutio's, the stage door, the bard... add it all together and what do you get? well, it's an awful lot of shakespeare. and this is the cause of this shakespearean makeover in what used to be a town famous for making clocks, watches and cables. shakespeare north, a recreation of a theatre from the 1600s. some are born great. some achieve greatness. some have greatness thrust upon them. and when people walk in here, does it have an impact? absolutely. yeah. i think when people step in the door, people we speak to afterwards in the bar, theyjust said, it'sjust amazing. we've got monitors in the dressing room and every night we see people coming in, taking photos of the theatre. i have never, ever seen that in any other theatre. no one does that. so they come in here — "oh, look at this!" they're walking round, taking pictures of the theatre. 0h, here we go. here it is. this is... the folio. and on this 400th anniversary, it's one of the hosts of a rare copy of an original shakespeare first folio. the best and most beautiful folio. you're honoured. we really are. but this isn't a heritage project. prescot sits in the third most deprived borough in england, and this theatre has both an economic and a cultural mission. the people on stage are the people who are in the audience, who are engaging with us. they look like us, they sound like us. and that's really important in making these human stories translate into an audience today. for tia, playing here both egeus and wall in midsummer night's dream, this was herfirst big break after an open audition in her home, newcastle. so does shakespeare sound better in geordie? yeah! everything sounds better in geordie, yeah! forgive me — i mean, you're not from a posh background, are you ? no, not at all. no, i'm from — like, councilflat kid, raised bya single mum. very proud of all that. but yeah, that's my background. so when i went into acting, it is harder if you're, you know, if you're not from a kind of middle class background, i think for sure. so shakespeare didn't mean a lot to you when you were growing up? not when i was growing up. no, i wasn't exposed to shakespeare. so my first real hit of shakespeare was when i got the part. i remember when i first got it, you know, i was like googling every word and making sure you knew what it was you were saying. but once you get it, you get it, i think. he has my love and what is mine, my love shall render him. i wasjust in my element. i've never been able to to be on a stage like that. once you're in it, it's just the best feeling, it really is. and that question about what shakespeare should sound like is fascinating. shall i compare thee to a summer's day? thou art more lovely... ben crystal is an expert in shakespeare's own accent. and summer's lease hath all too short a date. 0k, give me a couple of shakespearean quotes in the different accents. so there's the posh one you would have taught in. if this be error and upon me proved, i never writ, nor no man e'er loved. so proved and loved, they don't rhyme. shakespeare would have done it? in original pronunciation, "if this be error and upon me proved i never writ, nor no man e'er loved". the rhyme works when you get the accent right. doing it in a northern accent, doing it in the west country accent, doing it in a norfolk accent. ithink it... does it bring something? absolutely. one of the greatest things about this theatre is that you hear the accents of liverpool and all the city regions, manchester and lancashire. that's what this place is about, isn't it? 100%, absolutely. you can pay very little to be here. and where you can hear a sound that's familiar to you, rather than is distant from you, it's the sound of the many, rather than the few, i think you're getting as close as we can possibly get to shakespeare without use of a tardis. so, on this 400th anniversary, a moment of recognition for a town and a theatre deeply invested in the work and legacy of william shakespeare. david sillito, bbc news, prescot. cheers to them. cheers to them, yeah. and over to carol. every time i look over there it is a rainy, miserable view, behind you, carol! that sounded really rude. here is carol with the weather. let's move on. good morning. sarah is actually right. we have had a lot of rain this morning. as you can see from this picture. that rain is going to continue to push steadily eastwards through the course of the day. we have some coastal gales in the west and the south. the rain will be replaced by some sunshine. all a bit hazy because there is some high cloud. showers in the forecast is well enhanced by this weather system. this is the clutch up fronts that are bringing the rain. slowest to clear the south—east and the north—east of the country. on the radar you can see just how much north—east of the country. on the radar you can seejust how much rain we have had. if you are travelling this morning bear that in mind. a lot of surface water and spray on the roads. behind we are starting to see some showers coming into northern ireland. notjust england, wales and the south—west as well. wendy, gales with exposure in western areas and across the english channel. they will slowly ease as we go through the course of the day. as the rain continues to push over toward the east you can see the winds pick up. behind that rain we are into drier conditions. hazy sunshine and some showers. showers especially in western scotland and northern ireland. later we see more putting into north—west england and north—west wales. some of these could be heavy. i love the tops of the hills in scotland we are also seeing some snow. —— and on the tops of the hilton scotland we also see some snow. with them we go into a mixture of clear skies and showers. the wind once again picking up in the south—west and through the english channel. it is going to be a chilly night where you are. especially in sheltered lines in scotland. the temperature will be low enough for a touch of frost. so then, into tomorrow. once again we have got this week whether front sinking south, taking some showers with it. low pressure is still in charge. quite a noticeable wind across the south—west and also in through the english channel. you can see the distribution of the showers. most of them are going to be in the west and the south. a few of them will make it over to the east. in between we have some bright spells or some sunny spells. temperatures nothing to write home about. eight to 11. if you are out and about it will feel quite chilly. as we head on to the latter part of the week of this low pressure drifts off into the north sea. we see a change in the north sea. we see a change in the wind direction. it will be coming from the north. that is a colder direction for us. if you are exposed to that wind, not only will you feel cold but you will see some showers in the north, the east and the west. temperatures up to ten, maybe 13 degrees. and as for the weekend, well, you are looking at some fog in the mornings, also some frost. some sunny spells as well. some of us through the weekend are likely to see some rain. probably on sunday. it is certainly worth watching the forecast for two see when it happens. carol kirkwood, a bright beam of sunshine wherever she is. not miserable at all. can you forgive me? absolutely.- can you forgive me? absolutely. can you forgive me? absolutel . .. , .. .. ~' can you forgive me? absolutel . ., , ., ., ,, absolutely. lovely to work with you. thank you- — thank you. friendship, that's what it is all about. we are all friends here. we were talking to rob burrow and kevin scofield about their inspirational friendship. and we asked for some of your stories too. jack, who is registered blind, has been in touch to thank his best friend and partner, clarissa, who supports him with everyday life. we have had a some really lovely contacts from you. and long—time friends stuart and craig have been pals for more than 35 years. they don't look 35 to me. stuart says craig has done a lot for him but driving 200 miles to drop off his spare car key when he locked his in the car, takes the cake. that's a friend! and here's nisha and liza, who have been best friends for nearly 50 years. liza says they're very lucky to have each other. they are clearly keeping each other young. youn theyg- young. they really are. that weather matches the weather shot a moment ago. absolutely glorious. keep those coming. get in touch in the usual way. we would love to see your pictures and hear more about your friends. we will share more of them later. and on the social media chatter. you're watching bbc breakfast. it's 8:59. live from southern israel, this is bbc news. fighting continues for another night in gaza — with israel's defence minister saying its troops are in the heart of gaza city. the us opposes the reoccupation of gaza after netanyahu asserts that israel will maintain security control following the war. the world health orgnaization says israel's air strikes have breached international law and the level of suffering in gaza is hard to fathom. i'm gareth barlow in london. also to come on the programme: a labour mp has resigned as a shadow minister after keir starmer refused to call for a ceasefire in the war between israel and hamas. and a pro—palestinian march in london this weekend will go ahead — after the commissioner of the metropolitan police stated that he would not impose a ban. welcome to bbc news. we are bringing this live to you from southern israel just close to this live to you from southern israeljust close to the gaza strip, about three kilometres, a mile or so, away from gaza where the israeli military offensive is intensifying. there has been a very intense night again of israeli shelling and israeli air strikes in gaza