Since he government scrapped Winter Fuel payments for millions of pensioners. And the conservatives will start voting on chosing their next party leader. Lets speak to our chief political correspondent, henry zeffman. I dont know whether the Prime Minister himself got a Summer Holiday, he had to scrap its plans. But he is facing a big political autumn with a lot of legislation to push through and a Budget which he has signalled very firmly is going to be tough. He has signalled very firmly is going to be tough to be tough. He did not have a Summer Holiday to be tough. He did not have a Summer Holiday at to be tough. He did not have a Summer Holiday at all to be tough. He did not have a Summer Holiday at all having l Summer Holiday at all having postponed his Summer Holiday to deal with the riots taking place across england, he cancelled it in The End altogether. He certainly might be hoping he managed to rest at some point when he starts to think about the things he will confront as Parliament And Politics Returns Today so in the house of Commons Chamber as you mentioned, big votes this week on the big Labour Party priorities, the railways, the Fiscal Lock which is designed to give more independent oversight to the, gb energy, publicly owned Energy Company but looking in the background is a perilous politics of the difficult fiscal picture that Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are facing. Just before parliament broke up they announced they would means test the Winter Fuel allowance for the first time and over the Summer Labour mps have heard from anxious constituents about that and it means as they return to parliament today, there is genuine detectable unease about the consequences of that decision among The Party. I5 consequences of that decision among the a. ,. , consequences of that decision among the. ,. ,. , The Party. Is there potentially more ofthat The Party. Is there potentially more of that to come The Party. Is there potentially more of that to come and The Party. Is there potentially more of that to come and if The Party. Is there potentially more of that to come and if there The Party. Is there potentially more of that to come and if there are of that to come and if there are cuts ahead determined by the government will they be put to votes by the huge number of Labour Mps, many of them you in parliament . There is certainly more difficult and unpleasant as Labour Mps would perceive it to come but on increasing taxes and cutting spending, bear in mind Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves framed these decisions is the response to what they claim is a £22 billion Black Hole left by their Conservative Predecessors that they did not know would be there but in terms of recouping that Winter Fuel allowance barely touches the sides. There will need to be an awful lot more and there is two months of lobbying internally in Whitehall And Westminster before the Budget that Rachel Reeves will present so there is more of that to come. In terms of votes, the Winter Fuel allowance, there does not have to be able to, there does not have to be able to, the conservatives and Liberal Democrats will push for one but under arcane rules it is ultimately in the gift of the government to grant a vote if they wish to and i suspect they will not because that would open up political pain, the possibility of Labour Mps voting against them and they will not want that. More generally a lot of controversial decisions will come in the Budget, there will be a vote on that, it is how that operates but it is a nuclear measure for a Labour Mp to vote against their own Budget so when we talk about Unease And Controversy within the Labour Party, Keir Starmer are sitting on an astronomical majority and so the rules of parliamentary Discipline Mean he will get things through that he wants to get through but politically the question is whether he will store up trouble for further down the Track. He will store up trouble for further down the Track. There is speculation about which down the Track. There is speculation about which taxes down the Track. There is speculation about which taxes could down the Track. There is speculation about which taxes could go down the Track. There is speculation about which taxes could go up, about which taxes could go up, broadly described as wealth taxes, who will be hit the hardest and all of this while the conservatives have yet to choose a leader and that comes after the Budget. Comes after the Budget. Thats ri. Ht, comes after the Budget. Thats right. They comes after the Budget. Thats right, they have comes after the Budget. Thats right, they have to comes after the Budget. Thats right, they have to choose comes after the Budget. Thats right, they have to choose a i comes after the Budget. Thats right, they have to choose a leader but it is two months away from doing that. At the moment there are six candidates, most of them were declared at the start of the summer but had taken different approaches to how much they have campaigned over the summer. We will seek any bad enough, the former Business Secretary launching her campaign this morning, shes been quite open about the fact she thought she should take a holiday with her family before getting down to the business of the Leadership Campaign and we will hear from james cleverly, he has campaigned over the summer but this week on wednesday, six will become five, conservative mps will vote on the first time on wallowing in the field and this time next week five will become four and then there is a gap for the conservative Party Conference on the final four will address the membership and after that the four will become to and only then will there be a vote amongst Party Members so there is an elongated timeframe and within The Party there are two schools of thought, some who say they need to take the time to work out what they stand for. Others say hang on, this new Labour Government is doing a lot of controversial things and by still deciding at great length who the leader should be the conservatives are effectively leaving the pitch clear for Keir Starmer to define not just what he wants to do but the legacy he inherited from his Conservative Predecessors. Finally in terms of Conservative Predecessors. Finally in terms of potential Conservative Predecessors. Finally in terms of potential top Conservative Predecessors. Finally| in terms of potential top measures and tough Tax Rises or spending cuts, what is the latest you hear as Parliament Returns . Cuts, what is the latest you hear as Parliament Returns . Rachel reeves the Chancellor Parliament returns . Rachel reeves the chancellor is Parliament Returns . Rachel reeves the chancellor is adamant Parliament Returns . Rachel reeves the chancellor is adamant that Parliament Returns . Rachel reeves the chancellor is adamant that she | the chancellor is adamant that she sticks to what she said during the general Election Campaign and that means no increases in the rate of vat, Income Tax or national insurance though i think she will stick with the threshold freezes that the conservatives had which means in practice more people will be dragged into paying more taxes, the so called Fiscal Drag but i think there will have to pay more Tax Rises under the rules as defined in the choices made by this Labour Government and i think there will have to be tax increases so i think increasingly people think they could fall on property, you could see increases in property taxes, inheritance tax, changes to Higher pensions are taxed but i think they will avoid those main taxes if you will. But that doesnt mean there will. But that doesnt mean there will not be significant tax increases more generally across the board. ,. , ~ , the wreck of the titanic was found exactly 39 years ago more than 70 years after it sank on its Maiden Voyage. Now the latest expedition to the Wreck Site has revealed the liner� s slow decay with the famous bow being changed forever. The expedition involved underwater robots and our science editor, rebecca morelle, was given exclusive access to the footage they brought back. Instantly recognisable, the bow of titanic looming Out Of The Darkness of the depths of the atlantic. This footage was recorded in 2010 and you can see the railing on the deck is rusting but still intact. But a new expedition has discovered a large section is now missing. Our view of titanic has changed forever. With all the anticipation coming up on the bow, we were so excited. And then theres a moment of wait a minute, somethings not right, and we could see that whole section of railing on the Port Side was gone. Its just iconic to see the bow of titanic. Thats what you think of when you think of the shipwreck. Um, and it doesnt look like that any more. Im flying the story of titanic has been told many times, but this famous scene in the 1997 film fixed this part of the ship in all of our minds. Titanic was on her Maiden Voyage from southampton to New York in 1912, when she hit an iceberg and sank. 1,500 people lost their lives. After more than 100 years at the bottom of the ocean, the liner is gradually being lost to the sea. Microbes are eating away at the ship, creating stalactites of rust, and Sea Life is colonising the wreck. The team used Laser Scans to study the bow. The section of railing thats gone is about A. 5m long, and it was lost at some point in the last two years. Its now lying next to the ship on the Sea Floor where it fell. The expedition spent 20 days in the North Atlantic using two underwater robots to image the Wreck Site. They focused on the Debris Field where items from the ship spilt out as the Liner Split in two. And this is one remarkable discovery found amongst the thousands of artefacts. A Bronze Statue called the Diana Of Versailles that once adorned the first class lounge. The centrepiece of that room was this Bronze Statue. Unfortunately for diana, when titanic split in two, the lounge got ripped open. And in the chaos and the destruction, um, diana got ripped off her mantle and she landed in The Darkness by herself in the Debris Field. And the odds of finding it are just truly unbelievable. These latest pictures are a reminder that the wreck is decaying. Titanic is slowly returning to nature. Rebecca morelle, bbc news. Lets speak to tomasina ray, director of collections for rms titanic inc, the company that has recovered these artefacts. Thank you forjoining us. A lot of what we are seeing, we see the decay of what is beneath the water, how difficult is it to recover the artefacts and are you bringing up as much as possible . Much as possible . Thank you for havin much as possible . Thank you for having me much as possible . Thank you for having me we much as possible . Thank you for having me. We have much as possible . Thank you for having me. We have not much as possible . Thank you for having me. We have not made. Much as possible . Thank you for. Having me. We have not made any plans to do any recovery at this time. The Mission Wejust plans to do any recovery at this time. The mission we just completed was to document the Debris Field in as much detail as we can to understand what is down there and understand what is down there and understand the rate of decay and see what is most in danger and what might help us tell the story of the titanic better. This was a documenting trip under so much to go through, we took over 2 Million photos and that will take us time to make any plans for recovery. Haw make any plans for recovery. How difficult is it make any plans for recovery. How difficult is it to make any plans for recovery. How difficult is it to recover make any plans for recovery. How difficult is it to recover them . It l difficult is it to recover them . It will be difficult and takes a large team. To do the imaging it took us 50 people on the team and there were teams of scientists and experts everywhere are helping us and to be able to do the recovery, we will need more space and conservators and more people on board and more space on the ship. It will be a big operation. On the ship. It will be a big operation on the ship. It will be a big oeration. , a ,. , i. ~ operation. How quickly do you think the artefacts operation. How quickly do you think the artefacts are operation. How quickly do you think the artefacts are decaying, operation. How quickly do you think the artefacts are decaying, is operation. How quickly do you think the artefacts are decaying, is it the artefacts are decaying, is it possible to say the timeframe . It is reall hard possible to say the timeframe . It is really hard to possible to say the timeframe . It 3 really hard to say what the timeframe is. The first Recovery Dive we did was 75 years after the ship sank. The things we recovered then required a lot of conservation and were not in the best condition. Its been another li0 years. Imagining the condition those things are in and how fragile they are, it will be that much more difficult to conserve them and recover them intact. ~ ,. , i. Conserve them and recover them intact. ~ ,. , ~ conserve them and recover them intact. ~ ,. , i. ~ , intact. Why do you think there is this enduring intact. Why do you think there is this enduring fascination intact. Why do you think there is this enduring fascination with i intact. Why do you think there is| this enduring fascination with the titanic . It this enduring fascination with the titanic . ,. ,. ,. , titanic . It is ust an amazing coincidence titanic . It isjust an amazing coincidence of titanic . It isjust an amazing coincidence of bad titanic . It isjust an amazing coincidence of bad luck, titanic . It isjust an amazing coincidence of bad luck, bad| coincidence of bad luck, bad decisions, timing and there is this fascination with the destruction and the mystery behind how this could happen. There is also 2200 stories of people on board. Its a human story, a tragedy, and itsjust endlessly fascinating. Story, a tragedy, and its ust endlessly fascinatingfi story, a tragedy, and its ust endlessly fascinating. Thank you very much Around The World and across the uk. This is bbc news. Now to the paralympics and china continues its domination of the games paris, taking its tally of Gold Medals to 33. Second is great britain with 23. One of its stars, the wheelchair sprinter, hannah cockcroft, won her eighth paralympic gold with success in the T 31i 100 metres. Another british athlete, Shot Putter Sabrina fortune, broke her own World Record in claiming victory. Reigning Champions Brazil kicked off their defence of the mens blind Football Competition with a 3 0 victory over turkey. Lets speak to our Reporter Robin Grey who is in paris. A record breaking day for great britain, Tell Us what happened yesterday. It britain, Tell Us what happened yesterday britain, Tell Us what happened esterda. ,. , yesterday. It was a day to remember. Hannah cockroft yesterday. It was a day to remember. Hannah cockroft getting yesterday. It was a day to remember. Hannah cockroft getting her yesterday. It was a day to remember. Hannah cockroft getting her fourth i Hannah Cockroft getting her fourth Gold Medal in as many paralympic games, starting that run all the Way Backin games, starting that run all the way back in 2012. As you mention sabrina fortune, not only getting a Gold Medal for the first time in the shop it for herself after bronze in Rio Dejaneiro but breaking her own World Record, she said to me afterwards she was thinking she might get over 11i metres but getting her first throw she went and got over 15, some memorable medals in swimming as well, for May Summers Newton as well as that. A wonderful day in rowing. Paralympics gb, the most successful day and a century and one they will not forget. Tell us about the and one they will not forget. Tell us about the rowing squad, another Highlight . Us about the rowing squad, another hiiihliht . ~ y us about the rowing squad, another hichcliht . ~ ,. , us about the rowing squad, another hichcliht . ~ , y. ,. , Highlight . Absolutely. The one that i would Highlight . Absolutely. The one that iwould Highlight'>Iick Highlight . Absolutely. The one that i would pick out Highlight . Absolutely. The one that i would pick out would Highlight . Absolutely. The one that i would pick out would be Highlight . Absolutely. The one that i would pick out would be greg i i would pick out would be greg Stevenson And Lauren rolls, they did so brilliantly and for lauren, her third gold in as many games. This is somebody who from birmingham has been speaking this week about balancing motherhood with going forward into the game is like she has in this time greg was a new partner in the boat for her so they both were talking about the sacrifices they have been making and to do it three times in a row i think is something that has been applauded by many across the world. Lauren very much set on future success. Not the only medal on a successful day for rowing, silver medals as well, a gold for the four as well so lots of success in rowing and certainly Paralympics Gb very pleased with that side of things. Codina cox had a tough time the other Day But Redemption in the Team Event . ~ ,. , other Day But Redemption in the Team Event . ~ ,. ,. ,. , event . Absolutely. It was awful scenes if you event . Absolutely. It was awful scenes if you saw event . Absolutely. It was awful scenes if you saw them event . Absolutely. It was awful scenes if you saw them eight i event . Absolutely. It was awful. Scenes if you saw them eight few days ago, she was in the individual race and she slipped down the side of the Track on the first corner, she had a terrible time going into the games with a calf injury, a relapse of her ms, she said she was in a boot four weeks ago but with her team they got their gold and i think what was so important for them is that they overcame it for her, she wanted the chance to get back on the podium and if you asked her some days before, her world was Rock Bottom but she got a Redemption Story and with jacko, Somebody Hit by a car when he was on his bike just a a few weeks ago so very much not the right sort of Build Up to the games for them but one which they very much feel like they have gone out on a High. Gone out on a High. More to come toda and gone out on a High. More to come today and we gone out on a High. More to come today and we will gone out on a High. More to come today and we will no gone out on a High. More to come today and we will No Doubt gone out on a High. More to come today and we will No Doubt speak| gone out on a High. More to come i today and we will No Doubt speak to you again. Thank you so much. The movie Awards Season has been getting under way with major Film Festivals in Venice And Colorado and in a few days, toronto, too. These festivals traditionally launch films that feature in the oscars race. The Telluride Film Festival High up in the Rocky Mountains has a strong record of Showcasing Films Which Go On to win a best picture academy award. Tom brook the host of Talking Movies Reports from the festival. Well, telluride is a small film festival. It only goes for a period of four days, but theres a lot of excitement here, and there are a couple of films that have already made quite an impact. One of them is called conclave and people are describing it as a vatican thriller. It stars british Actor Ralph fiennes and he plays a cardinal while theres an election going on for a new pope. Its got great Production Values and its directed by edward berger, and everybody says it has kind of awards momentum. Theres another film thats made an impact here. Angelina jolie was on these streets just 21i hours ago, and she was in town to present her film called maria. And basically its a portrayal of the celebrated late Opera Singer Maria callas, probably one of the greatest Opera Singers ever to have existed. People love her performance. She also showed the film at the venice film festival, and there was a nine minute standing ovation, i understand, and she broke down in tears. So it meant a lot to her to get this kind of feedback. Shes a 49 year old actor, and she seems to be doing the right role at the right moment in her career. Were still living in the aftermath of the writers and actors� strike from last year, which really put a damper on narrative film production, but it didnt affect documentary film production, so consequently, there are quite a few of them. Many of them that have been shown here are contentious. They deal with very pressing social and political issues. Theres one that i really enjoyed, actually. Its called one to onejohn and yoko, and its aboutjohn Lennon And Yoko Ono And Theirfirst 18 months in new York City when they arrived there in september 1971. In many ways, its a valentine to new York City, but its full of colourful characters, activists like Abbie Hoffman and jerry rubin, and you get a real sense of place. It includes snippets from Tv Programmes at the time, and that comes from an esteemed Uk Film maker, kevin macdonald. Its a small film festival. Its very tightly curated. I mean, there are about 30 films in the main programme which have an impact. And a few years ago, i think really beginning with the picture slumdog millionaire, which was directed by danny boyle, that was the first film that was kind of launched at telluride that then went on to win a best picture oscar. And since then there have been a whole slew of films. I think the thing is that Academy Voters who come to the colorado mountains, who can be influenced, No Doubt, by seeing these films, but its a machine. I mean, its a very beautiful machine, if i can call it that, to raise awareness about films and create awards buzz. That was tom brooke reporting. Let me show you some pictures now about the Vaccination Programme continuing in gaza. Each child must be given to drops of the polio vaccine, another dose given in four weeks time and its essential this is carried out to protect children in gaza from polio. This is bbc news. When Sir Ian Mckellan fell off a West End Stage earlier this year breaking his wrist and chipping a vertebrae there were worries it could mean The End for his career. But hes now recovered and says he has no plans to retire. Hes been talking to our correspondent tim muffett. Sir Ian Mckellen has lived next to the River Thames for more than li0 years. When i retire, you can imagine me sitting here, watching the world go by. Are you ever going to retire . There may well come a time when. Phone rings. The phone stops ringing. Thats your agent. Am i going to retire . No. Its such a part of my life, acting. But injune, Sir Ian who is 85 was forced to take a break from the profession he loves. He fell off stage during a performance of player kings at londons noel cowerd theatre. Thank you for inviting us in to your lovely home. How are you . Er, yes, i think im fine. It was a nasty fall and it was a shock initially, but i fractured my wrist its what every kid does when he falls off his bike and chipped a vertebrae. And do you remember how it happened . Aye, im moving about, got my foot caught in the remains of a chair, which i tried to kick off and in doing that i propelled myself forward, as it were on a skateboard, on the newspaper shiny surface, down to the forestage and then off the stage, which was a three foot drop. Partly broken by a member of the audience on the front row. I was extremely lucky in that i was wearing a padded suit because falstaff the part i was playing is fat. It wasnt that id got dizzy or anything like that. It was a pure accident. So i count myself lucky that. It� s beginning to be a distant memory. But it did mean that i couldnt do the tour. So if its a chance for me to apologise to the audiences in bristol, birmingham, Norwich And Newcastle im sorry i wasnt there. But ill be back. Im sure they forgive you and fully understand why i mean, your Work Ethic has been revered within the industry and beyond for many, many years. Has it made you reassess that at all . I dont think its that ive got an ethic. Its what else would i be doing if i wasnt working . I shall take the rest of the year off and then get back to work in january. Just keep at it as long as the legs and the lungs and the mind keep working. Iforget names. And, of course, when you say that to somebody, they say, ohh, me too. And you think, well, is it the Human Condition . And does one in ones mid 80s know too many names . When youre older, youve got more to remember than people who are young. Nevertheless, its a nuisance when you cant remember your best friends name, you know . Or forget your telephone number. He chuckles. If you see me or hear im doing something, you know its worth doing. Whether i do it well is a matter forjudgement. Talking ofjudging performances, lets talk about your new film, the critic. The critic in which you play a very caustic, somewhat Catty Theatre Critic in the 1930s. Youre being kind to him. And worse i dont want to give anything away. Im the chief Drama Critic of the daily chronicle. Jimmy erskines never liked me. Hold your breath, for here is theatrical sewage. I its a disaster. You should talk to him. The character you play is gay in the 1930s That was illegal at that time. Queer would be the word in those days. That was not only unfashionable, but it was a secret you had to hold close to your breast. And if other people discovered your secret, you could get into trouble with the law. You must practise your perversion behind closed doors. Youre a cheeky old queer, aint you . May i return the compliment . You came out publicly as gay in 1988, whilst you were campaigning against clause 28 the laws which banned the promotion of homosexuality in schools. Ive been gay all my life. Its just that i havent ever come on a Chat Show and said it. And ive now felt the need to because the government, with this new law, has brought my private sexuality into the public arena by having a law about it. Do you regret not doing that before . Oh, yes. Oh, my life would have been very different. Looking back, i wish id been able to say to my blood family, long before i did, that i was gay, and it was only when i was mature enough and goaded enough to get angry the new law that was being introduced by the Thatcher Government that i took my life into my own hands and said. Iam whatiam. You know . Is there a particular role of which youre most proud . I was in a wonderful production by Trevor Nunn for the royal Shakespeare Company in 1976 of macbeth. And all our yesterdays have lighted fools the way to dusty death. If you can manage to take on all the intricacies and subtleties of shakespeares verse, and then make it seem as if youre making it up as you go along, then youve cracked the biggest problem of doing shakespeare. And that production did it. Out, out, brief candle but then, lord of the rings. You shall not pass its not given to many of us to be in what turn out to be classics. Lord of the rings is my, um. My casablanca, you know . Another one The Hunt For Gollum is due to be made. Will you be Playing Gandalf in it . Well, ive had some indication from the Powers That Be gandalf will make an appearance. Im not letting anybody else put on the pointy hat and the beard if i can help it. That was certain Ian Mckellen on his career so far. Lets get the weather with matt taylor. It was a pretty murky weekend, Temperatures Peaking in the South East corner. Low pressure to the South West of us, bringing in low pressure from the continent, High pressure replacing that and over the next few days we see the Atlantic Air bringing much fresher conditions and of course a drop in temperature by wednesday. Mid to High teens or the low 20s, closer to where we should be. Quite humid out there and there could be heavy and thundery dampers during the rest of today as the low pressure moves across the north east. More persistent rain focused around the centre of the low pressure this afternoon across northern england, parts of scotland so the Western Area sees persistent rain so rain drifting towards the Northern Ireland and there could be thundery showers in wales and the South West. Some of the Morning Mark breaks to sunny spells, 25 degrees, 26 in east anglia, temperatures dropping to the north and west. This Evening Rain in central and Northern Scotland pushing overnight to the north, bans of plant across the country producing showers, Clear Skies in Northern Ireland and the West Of Scotland could drop down here. In the South East the humid air holes on. It will be on the shift, this approaching Weather System means there will be a split and in between the two Western Scotland and western england and wales will start sunday, pushing eastwards, taking away the cloud and patchy rain. In the west we see increasing plant and a scattering of showers, the breeze picking up in Western Scotland. Already feeling fresher for many, Western Scotland. Already feeling fresherfor many, 14 22. Going through until wednesday, a ridge of High Pressure Building in, introducing the atlantic flow, certainly more widely and we will see sunny spells for the vast majority to start with on wednesday, Cloud Amount increasing in the west, showers and blustery winds in the north of scotland. The Rain Pushes in a mop at how quickly, that is the question at the moment. But we start the week feeling fresher. Live from london, this is bbc news. Businesses, schools and transport across israel are hit by a nationwide strike. Unions are demanding a deal with hamas to secure the release of hostages. The Polio Vaccination Campaign in gaza enters its second day with more than 72,000 children already treated. Germanys main political parties will continue their boycott of the far right afd, despite its regional election success. The Uk Government is to investigate the use of Pricing Systems following public anger over the cost of oasis tickets. Hello, im geeta guru murthy. Thanks
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