Board. Hello, im rajini vaidyanathan. Spoke to weeks ago when she spoke to that hearing. Universities in england say Tuition Fees need to be increased in line with inflation to help prevent them from sliding into decline, and are calling for more government support. But students say they are already paying too much. Universities have recruited more international students who Pay Higherfees in recent years, to make up for the fall in income due to frozen fees for Uk Students. There has been a decrease in international students aplying for Uk Student visas for this academic year. Changes to Visa Rules and a Currency Crash in nigeria mean the applications for Uk Study visas between january and august were about 17 fewer than during the same period last year. Our Education Reporter Vanessa Clarke reports. After a quiet summer, University Campuses are once again filling up. In manchester, more than 100,000 students are expected to descend on the city this month, and here at the manchester metropolitan, there will be more home students starting than ever before. Were enormously excited to be welcoming 10,000 new undergraduates. But in england, Vice Chancellors are calling for help as Tuition Fees remain frozen and international student numbers are down. For many institutions, were now at an Inflection Point. We can choose as a country what type of higher Education System we want. Currently, we have some of the best universities in the world. We deliver really great internationally rated teaching and research. If you want to carry on doing that, weve got to find ways of investing. Its not an easy time for universities. More than 40 are expecting to return a Budget Deficit this year, and theyre calling for a decision about how they will be funded long term. See you tonight then. 0h, maybe another bowl of rice in proposals due to be released in the coming days, Universities Uk will call for a Tuition Fee Rise in england linked to inflation, as well as more investment from the government. They also want to see Maintenance Grants go up and access to Child And Adolescent Mental Health Services for students up until 25. But the idea of Tuition Fees going up did not go down well here. Such a big chunk of money that i can sort of log in and see that i owe the government at the moment, and the idea of spending more than that. If it werent for that, i would definitely be annoyed because im not, i am getting a lot of teaching, but im not getting like 10k worth. I wouldnt want it to go up like past 10k, i think thats. And itjust puts people off going to uni basically, and no one will go. The Department For Education in england says it has inherited a challenging set of circumstances and it will create a secure future for universities. But there are no easy options. We know that there really isnt very much public money available, and if there was, im not sure it would necessarily go to higher education. The next option is students, but its politically very difficult to put up Tuition Fees. Although if Tuition Fees were linked to inflation, arguably the Cost Isnt going up, the costs are staying the same. But making that argument is quite tricky. For many students, this week marks the start of their university experience. But outside of campus, the debate about whether the cost should be on the taxpayer or the student rolls on. Vanessa clarke, bbc news, manchester. Lets speak to David Maguire, Vice Chancellor of the university of East Anglia. Welcome to the programme. Mr mcguire, this is a real challenge. In the report it was described as an Inflection Point because there needs to be more funding, but as we heard, students say they are not willing to stump up the extra cash.... cash. Uk universities are among the best in cash. Uk universities are among the best in the cash. Uk universities are among the best in the world cash. Uk universities are among the best in the world and cash. Uk universities are among the best in the world and they i the best in the world and they are incredible uk assets. A recent piece of work by London Economics shows that each year universities add 265 billion to the uk economy. In context, the so called black Hole Rachel reeves identified was less than a tenth of that. For every 1 invested by the government, by the country, universities return 14, so a major, major asset which contributes greatly to the economy. Unfortunately, in recent years the amount of money coming into universities has not kept pace with inflation so now undergraduate courses are running at a loss. The deficit is about 3 billion a year in the country and we are only getting about 90 of the cost into universities, so unless that addressed universities will not be able to deliver the really high standard of education which students deserve and we will lose international competitiveness. It is a really important point that needs to be addressed. re important point that needs to be addressed. Be addressed. Are there any other ways. Be addressed. Are there any other ways, because be addressed. Are there any. Other ways, because students say if the fees rise, they are already struggling with inflation so it will make what is already a difficult challenge to be able to study and get further education even more difficult. I and get further education even more difficult. More difficult. I entirely understand more difficult. I entirely understand the more difficult. I entirely i understand the perspective more difficult. I entirely understand the perspective of students who obviously do not want to pay more and in some Cases Cant pay any more. There are three groups that benefit from higher education, individual students, the state, the government and also employers. Amongst those three we have to work out a Formula To Fund University High Quality education. At the moment students are paying 16 of the cost. Sorry, the government is paying 16 of the cost, but has fallen considerably, individual students are covering most of eight and employers are not paying very much at all directly, only indirectly through taxes, so we need a rebalancing of the government to put more money in through the Block Grant and to support the notion of increasing fees so that at least the situation gets no words. We are not writing the Fee Cap to get more money, we arejust stopping the Fee Cap to get more money, we are just stopping the slide to the deteriorating position. But the deteriorating position. But the government has challenges in terms of public finances, as we know, and it will not necessarily write a blank cheque. Is there another danger that if this becomes the case and fees go up, a University Education in the uk becomes elitist . I education in the uk becomes elitist . ~. ,. elitist . I think that its a possibility. Elitist . I think that its a possibility, but elitist . I think that its a possibility, but we elitist . I think that its a possibility, but we absolutely do not want to return to the situation of 30 or a0 years ago where only the wealthy and elites can go to university. It is a remarkable instrument of Social Mobility of allowing people to further themselves through working hard and educating themselves. I think a wider point is the government benefits greatly from students. 0ver their working life, undergraduates pay 70,000 more tax than somebody who does not go to university, for a Postgraduate Student it is in excess of 150,000, for a Research Postgraduate Student it is three times that, so a lot of money is flowing into the exchequer and the government has to think about how we will address the current problem of stubborn low levels of economic growth or skills. Universities are the answer to that and we are asking for more money to support the countrys wishes to improve and grow. Professor David Maguire from the university of East Anglia, thank you very much for sharing your thoughts. A developing story in the united states. The Rapper And Producer Sean Diddy combs has been arrested in New York. The indictment has not yet been made public. Hes been under investigation after a number of women accused him of Sexual Assault and abuse. Lets get more on this now with Cbs Correspondent jarred hill. Hejoins us from new he joins us from New York. What more do we know . st he joins us from New York. What more do we know . More do we know . At this point, prosecutors more do we know . At this point, prosecutors in more do we know . At this point, prosecutors in new more do we know . At this point, prosecutors in New York more do we know . At this point, prosecutors in New York are prosecutors in New York are saying that federal agents took diddy, born sean combs, into Custody Yesterday Evening based on a sealed indictment. They are expected to unseal at this morning so we will learn more about why he was taken into custody but this is apparently in connection with an ongoing Homeland Security investigation, he has been the subject of a months long federal Probe Led by the department of Homeland Security since last year. In march, agents raided his home is in la and miami in connection to a possible sex trafficking probe. Again, no knowledge at this point on exactly what this arrest is in relation to, learning more about that hopefully at some point this morning. Hopefully at some point this morninu.... morning. Jarred, this follows other controversies morning. Jarred, this follows i other controversies surrounding him. Tell us the context of this latest development . Over the ast this latest development . Over the past year this latest development . Over the past year also this latest development . Over the past year also he this latest development . Over the past year also he has this latest development . Or the past year also he has faced a number of allegations including lawsuits alleging things ranging from physical Abuse And Violence to sexual Abuse And Violence to sexual Abuse And Violence to sexual abuse and sexual misconduct. He and his legal team at this point had said he is innocent of all of these, his lawyers put out a Statement Yesterday saying they expect not only to move forward with this but saying he is an imperfect person but not a criminal, they say he has been cooperative with the investigation going so far and they are urging people to reserve theirjudgment until they have all of the facts. This is playing out notjust in the Court Of Public Opinion but now through the legal process. Everyone here is being incredibly careful, as we are seeing, with the language regarding how they speak about this latest development in this fascinating situation. Fascinating situation. Jarred hill, as always, fascinating situation. Jarred hill, as always, good fascinating situation. Jarred hill, as always, good to fascinating situation. Jarred | hill, as always, good to talk to you. Around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. To india next, where the countrys supreme court has said states cannot demolish homes of people accused of a crime, a Tactic Plaintiffs in court hearings called bulldozer justice. It is a practice that is increasingly used throughout the country. Critics say it unfairly targets minority communities, especially muslims. The supreme court will now issue new guidelines on property demolitions. 0ur South Asia correspondent Samira Hussain reports. 0vercome with grief. This was once her home. Now a pile of broken dreams. Three months ago, police accused her husband and ten others all muslim of having beef, prohibited in most indian states. The next morning, authorities bulldozed their homes, claiming they were illegal, built on public land. Translation what pains me the most is that i lost my daughter too. 16 year old zeenath died of pneumonia just weeks after their home was demolished. After their house was broken down, they were reduced to sleeping in here. They would cook food over on this side. They would sleep on this side. And when it rained and there was too much water coming in, they would go and find shelter somewhere else. Translation they already took my husband to jail. Why did they have to break my home . If they hadnt, my daughter would be alive. Convinced zeenath died because she had no protection from the monsoons. Not a one off recently, theres been a rise in demolitions. Critics say without prior notice and often targeting muslims. None of the Due Process is actually followed, which is why the supreme court has taken an interest in this. There is a system that the government must follow. There is a Due Process which it doesnt actually respect. They go about razing peoples homes for no reason other than the fact that these people are muslim. The government did not reply to our requests for comment, but has consistently rejected accusations it targets muslims. Translation show Me One Muslim who can say| i was innocent and has been a victim of injustice. Show me one. Nobody can say this. This social Media Video went viral last year muslim boys allegedly spitting on a hindu procession. Two days later, an announcement for the neighbourhood. The police will use the Harshest Punishment against them. Their home reduced to rubble. Their father bewildered. Translation they put up a notice saying the building is structurally unsafe and will be demolished. Take what you can, you have an hour. His sons merely accused of a crime, but the entire family pays the price. Its why the supreme court is now stepping in to issue guidelines for the entire country to follow. Samira hussain, bbc news, madhya pradesh. A Public Hearing into the Titan Submersible Disaster has revealed the final Text Messages sent by those On Board as they headed towards the wreck of the titanic. 0ne read, all good here before the craft imploded and killed all On Board. The communications were between the sub and the Mother Ship on the surface, as titan made its descent in june last year. The hearing was also shown this image show the wreck of the submersible seen on the Sea Bed for the first time. The us coast guard, will assess what went wrong and whether the accident could have been prevented. Heres rebecca morelle. The wreckage of 0ceangates titan sub, its Tail Cone lying nearly 3,800 metres down on the atlantic sea floor. It was taking passengers to the titanic when it imploded, killing all five people On Board. Those who died were british explorer hamish harding, Suleman Dawood and his father, british pakistani businessman shahzada dawood, french Diver Ph Nargeolet and stockton rush, 0ceangate ceo. I would like to ask that everyone present please stand for a Moment Of Silence in respect to those persons who perished as a result of this casualty. Now a Public Hearing has started to establish exactly what went wrong. This is a full Scale Model of 0ceangates titan sub. Weve heard more about its previous expeditions. It went to the titanic Wreck Site 13 times in 2021 and 2022. And during those two years, there were 118 things that went wrong with the sub, including the front dome falling off when it was brought out of the sea, its thrusters, which steered the craft failing at 3,500 metres and its batteries died on one dive, leaving the passengers stuck inside for 27 hours. We also learned the timeline of its final dive and the last few Text Messages sent between the sub and the surface. Titan began its dive at 9. 1a in the morning local time. At 9. 18, there was a communications check. After that, comms were patchy. About an hour into the dive at 1016, titan sent a message saying, all good here. And at 10. 25, at a depth of 2,600 metres, it said it was to the South East of titanic s bell. The last message was sent at 10. A7 at a depth of 3,3a6 metres. Titan said it had dropped two weights. After that communication was lost, the sub had imploded, but theres nothing in the messages to suggest that the passengers On Board had any idea that anything was wrong. The meeting, heard by stockton rush, didnt want an independent safety assessment. Stocktons first issue was it was time and cost could take too long and way, way too expensive. This is ridiculous, in his words, it stifles innovation. I said, well, you know, you can still be innovative. The hearings into the Titan Disaster continue for two more weeks. Rebecca morelle, bbc news. It could be a line out of the tv show succession. A Court Battle to determine the future of rupert murdochs Media Empire began in the us on monday. The case will pit 93 year old Mr Murdoch against three of his eldest children over who will gain major Voting Rights in his company when he dies. The billionare is reportedly seeking to alter the terms of a trust to ensure that his eldest son, lachlan murdoch, retains full control over News Corps Portfolio of newspapers and televi