.— are away from the security at westminster. ~ , u, westminster. when the news came throu . h westminster. when the news came through about _ westminster. when the news came through about david _ westminster. when the news came through about david amess, - westminster. when the news came through about david amess, just i through about david amess, just after i finished my surgery, i was just in profound shock thinking he had been carrying out his duties as a public servant, like all of us and this is how his life ended. it is scary because _ this is how his life ended. it is scary because you _ this is how his life ended. it is scary because you just don't know, even _ scary because you just don't know, even if_ scary because you just don't know, even if you — scary because you just don't know, even if you have security guards at surgeries, — even if you have security guards at surgeries, if— even if you have security guards at surgeries, if you are walking about the town_ surgeries, if you are walking about the townjust going shopping, even

that security of mps when they are away from westminster.— security of mps when they are away from westminster. that is right ben, and i think from westminster. that is right ben, and i think it — from westminster. that is right ben, and i think it is _ from westminster. that is right ben, and i think it is a _ from westminster. that is right ben, and i think it is a real— from westminster. that is right ben, and i think it is a real issue _ from westminster. that is right ben, and i think it is a real issue here - and i think it is a real issue here and i think it is a real issue here and i think the dilemma is summed up by the home secretary priti patel who said today mps cannot be cowed because an open society requires them to be open and accessible. we spoke to one constituency worker today, who told us that he had urged sir david to have security round him because you never know what may happen and sir david had taken that advice onboard and understood the concerns of the constituency worker but said, if i had security round me how can i be approachable? it is that approach built that

, westminster. it's a really important art of the westminster. it's a really important part of the way _ westminster. it's a really important part of the way our— westminster. it's a really important part of the way our democracy - westminster. it's a really important i part of the way our democracy works, if you've got a concern, even if it smells like fry to you, you can still take it to mp and they will listen —— if it seems like small fry to you. david amess was holding this constituency surgery to date like many other mps, dozens of mps will have been doing the same and hearing all kinds of different issues, some of which might not make it to downing street, so to speak, but it's a really important function. inevitably people will talk about the security of mps out and about doing theirjobs, they are on recess at the moment, parliament isn't sitting because we've had party conferences, the conservative party conferences, the conservative party conference last week and the labour conferenc

i was based in westminster. you get very. _ i was based in westminster. you get very. very— i was based in westminster. you get very, very comfortable very quickly in very, very comfortable very quickly ih thet— very, very comfortable very quickly in that environment, which is essentially like a fortress. constituency offices are very much more _ constituency offices are very much more exposed. i'm ben thompson. also this hour... questions asked about how a covid pcr testing lab, that recorded thousands of inaccurate results, won a multi—million pound government contract. uncovering the secrets of the solar system — a new nasa mission aims to learn more about how the planets were created. hello and welcome to leigh—on—sea in essex where the prime minister boris johnson and the labour leader sir keir starmer have both visited the scene where the mp, sir david ms, was killed during his constituency surgery yesterday. —— sir police are treating his death as a terror incident. the metropolitan police said there was a potential link to islamist

anyone who has been to westminster, been through westminster will know the level of security and limits on access there are at the palace of westminster and the house of commons and the house of lords. if that sort of level of security, or approaching that level of security was attempted to put that in place in constituency, how much do you think that would start to damage the relationships between elective representatives and the people who vote them into office? ilrrui’eiiii representatives and the people who vote them into office?— representatives and the people who vote them into office? well it would hu:el , vote them into office? well it would hugely. you're _ vote them into office? well it would hugely. you're well _ vote them into office? well it would hugely, you're well protected - vote them into office? well it would hugely, you're well protected in - hugely, you're well protected in parliament, but of course when i come back to blackburn i'm just kate holland, i do my shopping in the shopping centre, i walk about, i meet people and i carry on with life. so it would be ve

jonathan blake, our political correspondent in westminster outside of st. margaret's and known as the parliament church. sir david, his wish on south and an given city status will be made. much more on those tributes throughout the evening here on bbc news, but now let's take a look at the weather. without some outbreaks of rain and drizzle already, for a while overnight, will be dried with a few breaks macleod leading to some mist and fog patches but the mf thickening cloud coming back and western areas in here will find some rain during the night. 18 in a few places today, those will be 12 to 1a typically. a lot of cloud to start on tuesday comes my prince of rain, heavy at times over the western hills and heading into the afternoon, most of the wet weather is between northern and western areas which cheer up a bit later northern ireland but in the sight of should see some sunshine developing, lifting temperatures to 20 or 21 . even what we have cloud and optics of rain, does a very mild 17 to 19 c. there's more rain in the forecast on wednesday and as we

us from westminster.— us from westminster. that's right. the re aort us from westminster. that's right. the report that _ us from westminster. that's right. the report that is _ us from westminster. that's right. the report that is out _ us from westminster. that's right. the report that is out today - us from westminster. that's right. the report that is out today has . the report that is out today has found that owen paterson, the conservative mp and former minister, used his position as an mp to promote to companies that he worked for. he was a paid consultant for both randox and. a detail in this report details how he met and promoted these companies. two different government departments including the food standards agency and the department for international development. he's been accused of using his parliamentary office 25 times to host business meetings and writing letters about business interests on house of commons paper. the report says there was no immediate financial gain to these financial

westminster, many thanks. uefa, the governing body of european football, has ordered that england will play their next uefa home game behind closed doors, following the chaotic scenes during the final of the euros at wembley injuly. on that occasion, supporters without tickets forced their way in and fought with stewards and the police. uefa has also imposed a ban for a second game, which is suspended for two years. our sports editor dan roan has the story. they were the scenes that shamed english football, ticketless fans storming wembley this summer on what was meant to have been one of the proudest days in the stadium's history. the crowd disorder overshadowed the country's first ever euros final, and today, the fa was hit with an unprecedented stadium ban, ordered to play england's next match in uefa competition behind closed doors, costing it millions in lost ticket revenue, along with a fine of £85,000 for a lack of order and discipline. the fa said... with an estimated 250,000 people having descended o

arriving at westminster h good morning, your ma'esty. arriving at westminster abbey, — good morning, your majesty. arriving at westminster abbey, the _ good morning, your majesty. arriving at westminster abbey, the queen - good morning, your majesty. arriving | at westminster abbey, the queen was handed a walking stick by her daughter, princess anne. at the age of 95, few would blame herfor needing a little extra support. service men and women of many conflicts came together to pay tribute to an organisation that has supported them and those before them for 100 years. to supported them and those before them for 100 years-— for 100 years. to the factory where 400 disabled _ for 100 years. to the factory where 400 disabled men _ for 100 years. to the factory where 400 disabled men are _ for 100 years. to the factory where 400 disabled men are working - for 100 years. to the factory where i 400 disabled men are working comes her majesty, the queen, to give them encouragement. the her majesty, the queen, to give them encouragement-— en

we will hear that debate play out in westminster as well.- out in westminster as well. thank ou. borisjohnson will lead tributes in the commons this afternoon for sir david amess, there'll then be a special service at the nearby st margeret�*s church. let's speak now tojess phillips mp, she's the shadow minister for domestic violence and safeguarding and labour mp for birmingham yardley. thank you forjoining us. it is a difficult day for mps and others, of course. what are your thoughts today? tt course. what are your thoughts toda ? , , , today? it feels terribly reminiscent, - today? it feels terribly reminiscent, i- today? it feels terribly reminiscent, i am - today? it feels terribly i reminiscent, i am afraid today? it feels terribly - reminiscent, i am afraid to say, today? it feels terribly _ reminiscent, i am afraid to say, of five years ago when mps were recalled after the murder ofjoe recalled after the murder of joe cox. recalled after the murder ofjoe cox. today i feel deep sorrow and sadness. ——jo cox. today i feel deep sorrow and sadness. —— jo cox. cox. t

anyone who hasj been through westminster or near westminster will be familiar with the tight security arrangements in place there to keep mps save when they are in their westminster offices. it is at at all feasible to consider replicating that level of security on constituency offices up and down the country. 7 h0. security on constituency offices up and down the country. ?_ security on constituency offices up and down the country. ? no, it would not be proportionate _ and down the country. ? no, it would not be proportionate either. - and down the country. ? no, it would not be proportionate either. the - not be proportionate either. the issue with having all the mps in one place within the centre of parliament, and all the other issues that go together with parliament, we are effectively protecting notjust the individuals at parliament but the individuals at parliament but the building and the infrastructure and everything else. that is very different to when you look at a local mp in their constituency. and so we would not be able to replicate that, norshould so we would not be ab

the key thin his majority at westminster? the key thin for his majority at westminster? the key thing for izkoris _ his majority at westminster? the key thing for boris johnson _ his majority at westminster? the key thing for boris johnson is _ his majority at westminster? the key thing for boris johnson is about i thing for boris johnson is about delivery. — thing for boris johnson is about delivery, we know what the vague vision _ delivery, we know what the vague vision is, — delivery, we know what the vague vision is, to— delivery, we know what the vague vision is, to pour money into the so-called — vision is, to pour money into the so—called red wall of the places that voted tory for the first time in living — that voted tory for the first time in living memory and backed brexit and you _ in living memory and backed brexit and you heard that in the comments when _ and you heard that in the comments when he _ and you heard that in the comments when he was talking about wages, he said in— when he was talking about wages, he said in 2016 _ when he was talk

laura kuenssberg, at westminster, _ months might hold. laura kuenssberg, at westminster, thank _ months might hold. laura kuenssberg, at westminster, thank you. _ police forces have been asked to look urgently into the problem of women being spiked by needles in nightclubs. more than 100,000 people have signed a petition calling for compulsory searches at nightclubs after a number of reported spikings by needle. and groups from more than 30 universities around the uk have joined an online campaign calling for the boycott of nightclubs. cases have been reported in nottingham, edinburgh and glasgow, as our correspondent jo black reports. after covid, it was supposed to be the freshers' week they never had. but on this night out at a club in nottingham, second—year university student sarah buckle became so unwell, she ended up in hospital. out of nowhere, i seemed to just stop communicating. i couldn't talk. it was as if someone had just turned a switch. the 19—year—old believes she was the victim of an injection spiking. i was almost

alex forsyth with the latest at westminster, many thanks. less than a week before world leaders gather in glasgow for the global climate conference, the united nations has warned that greenhouse gases reached record levels last year, despite the economic slowdown caused by the pandemic. a new report suggests the target set by countries six years ago to limit the rise in the earth�*s temperature to 1.5 degrees celsius is not being met. 0ur science editor david shukman is here. about that initial target, way off track? , ., , ., , track? yes, the un has totted up the ledaes track? yes, the un has totted up the pledges countries _ track? yes, the un has totted up the pledges countries have _ track? yes, the un has totted up the pledges countries have made on - pledges countries have made on climate change and found there are a long way short, that emissions are still projected to rise by 2030 when the science is screaming they have to be halved in that time to avoid the most dangerous climate change. we are still on course for hazardous level

the palace of westminster is falling apart. a recent survey of parliament has found thousands of problems, from cracks in walls and ceilings, to flooding, warped windows and a network of ageing cables. something needs to be done — but the work could cost many billions of pounds, and mps are reluctant to sign if off. pete saull has been to see how bad the situation is. for centuries, it has been a proud symbol of our democracy, but parliament seems rather shy these days, hiding behind a web of scaffolding. inside, they have been assessing the extent of the damage. the lords looks as grand as ever. beneath it in the basement, though, there are scenes like this. more than 50 specialists have spent a combined total of more than 11,500 hours investigating the building, during recess periods. more than 2,000 rooms and spaces were examined, with experts recording thousands of issues with stonework, water damage and outdated electrical systems. it's an absolutely fascinating building, but there are problems there. there are water lea

laura, at westminster, thank you. - treasury is able to control. laura, at westminster, thank you. shall| treasury is able to control. laura, i at westminster, thank you. shall we take a look at the weather? nick miller is here. those places that saw sunshine, up to around 18 celsius. more significantly, how much rain is falling across parts of southern scotland, especially south—west scotland, especially south—west scotland, and cumbria. an amber warning in cumbria, where we will see more than 200 millimetres of rain in the wettest areas. this is what was happening today. this wet weather continuing to feeding across many of the same places. as it rains, rain totals mount, and the risk of flooding and disruption increases. that's what happened, this is what is coming tonight. the rain still in many of the same areas, easing away from northern ireland, unto north—west wales. a few showers either side. single figures in scotland, but for most, another very mild night. it is windy as well. there are gales through the irish sea. still raining tomorrow across many of the same are

westminster. when the news came through about david amess, just after i had finished my surgery, i was just in profound shock thinking he had been carrying out his duties as a public servant, like all of us, and this is how his life ended. it's scary because you just don't know, even if you have security guards at surgeries, if you are walking about the town just going shopping even, even if you are not out doing yourjob as an mp this could happen because people can follow you and target you. this morning, sir david amess�* family came to see the many flowers left in his memory in essex. as his colleagues in westminster ask what can, what should change, given how much mps value face—to—face conversation with voters. we need to respond to it, we need to make sure we're doing everything we can and we need to make sure we are doing that due diligence on everything. at the end of the day, my feeling is, it is a personal one, we mustn't allow those who attack on democracy, who want to threaten us

chris mason at westminster. i'm joing now by nick aldworth, who is a former counter terrorism national co—ordinator and security commentator. thank you forjoining us today on bbc news. the key question is at stake here are, how do we protect mps and by extension, protect democracy? at the same time, how do we effectively identify those individuals who pose a serious risk to those mps?— to those mps? those are two very distinct questions _ to those mps? those are two very distinct questions and _ to those mps? those are two very distinct questions and one - to those mps? those are two very distinct questions and one of - to those mps? those are two very distinct questions and one of the l distinct questions and one of the challenges over the last 2a hours has become conflated. if i can address the first one. at the moment there are quite effective measures in place, mechanisms in place by which mps can receive support should they feel they are at home. we need to create the distinction between the threats and

margaret's church which is in the environment of westminster, not far away from the palace of westminster and their will be a service of remembrance held with an address from canterbury and the service itself led by the reverend of westminster. and they'll move out there solemnly now and many wondering what will happen at their next surgery appointments. will there be preventing by the police? of constituents who might want to speak to their mps? could there be personal bodyguards? this is something that is been mooted by many after what happened on friday and it is a balancing act, isn't it, between trying to protect members of parliament but also making them accessible to the people they serve. 0ur political correspondent is outside st. margaret's church for us now and jonathan, we heard so much tributes and i'd say i was struck by the level of fondness that there was, notjust from the conservative benches, but is so striking is that so many people called them his friend, called him theirfriend right across the political spectrum. it was striking. we see a lot of the confrontation here

our editor, laura - kuenssberg, in westminster. we will have more on sir david amess later in the programme. we expect an update from essex police. we will bring you the details as we get them. our top story this evening — sir david amess has been stabbed to death in essex. he was attacked at a church in leigh—on—sea during a meeting with constituents. at 25—year—old man has been arrested. 0n the new will have more on sir david amess. it's emerged that tens of thousands of people who had a pcr test were told they didn't have coronavirus when in fact they probably did. 0perations have been suspended at a private laboratory in wolverhampton after more than a0,000 people — who'd had positive lateral flow tests in september and october — were then given negative pcr results. most of the affected cases are in the south west of england, with some in the south east and wales. 0ur health editor hugh pym reports. these are the lateral flow tests that we took. graham has the lateral flow test results which suggested there was c

let's talk to our political correspondent damian grammaticus at westminster. a lot of the criticism is very serious. what has been the response from the government? it is serious. what has been the response from the government?— from the government? it is hard to dismiss, because _ from the government? it is hard to dismiss, because this _ from the government? it is hard to dismiss, because this was chaired l from the government? it is hard to i dismiss, because this was chaired by two former conservative cabinet ministers and they heard from more than 50 witnesses at the heart of decision—making, and they point to the fact the uk has one of the highest per capita death tolls in all rich countries. 150,000 deaths associated with covid but the government has said it was following the science although the report said it was flawed in the beginning and it was flawed in the beginning and it led to a delayed lockdown. the government said it acted to protect the nhs but the report says that happened when the nhs looks like possibly being overwhelmed. the governm

admired that he was a long-term — westminster admired that he was a long—term constituency champion. he loved _ long—term constituency champion. he loved the _ long—term constituency champion. he loved the place he represented and he never— loved the place he represented and he never saw ministerial office or those _ he never saw ministerial office or those who — he never saw ministerial office or those who are constantly in the limelight, someone who was just a very good, — limelight, someone who was just a very good, straightforward mp who was expected across the house ? respected — was expected across the house ? respected. and to speak to the man in the _ respected. and to speak to the man in the community who come at the horrific— in the community who come at the horrific signs of something today we've _ horrific signs of something today we've seen how upset people are and how much— we've seen how upset people are and how much he meant to the community there _ how much he meant to the community there but _ how much he meant to the community there but i _ how much

mps return to westminster tomorrow. the home secretary has launched a review into it and she is saying all measures are under consideration.— saying all measures are under consideration. ~ ., ., , , consideration. what does this tell us about the _ consideration. what does this tell us about the nature _ consideration. what does this tell us about the nature of _ consideration. what does this tell us about the nature of political i us about the nature of political debate in this country? this us about the nature of political debate in this country?- debate in this country? this is another thing _ debate in this country? this is another thing the _ debate in this country? this is another thing the speaker - debate in this country? this is l another thing the speaker talks about, sir lindsay hoyle, he said we need to move to a kinder, more respectful politics. i think certainly if you go back to the scottish independence and brexit referendums in this country there has been a level of toxicity in the debate exacerbated

laura kuenssberg at westminster. it's emerged that tens of thousands of people who had pcr tests in september and october were incorrectly told they didn't have coronavirus. 0perations have been suspended at a private lab in wolverhampton, after more than a0,000 positive lateral flow tests were later incorrectly recorded as negative pcr results. most of the affected cases are in the south west of england, with some in the south east and wales. here's our health editor, hugh pym. these are the lateral flow tests that we took... graham has the lateral flow test results which suggested there was covid in his household — except that the pcr tests which they then had done told a different story — negative. friends had similar experiences. now he realises he probably did have the virus. i coach football. i carried on with that and went about things as i normally would because i was convinced ijust had a cold. i feel terrible. my wife took extra precautions as a teacher, but i know she's upset that she may have taken th

mps feel safely at westminster. it is when they're _ safely at westminster. it is when they're back at their constituencies and where — they're back at their constituencies and where their staff are based at the real— and where their staff are based at the real fear lies. some will think that whole — the real fear lies. some will think that whole ritual does need to change — that whole ritual does need to chance. ., ~ that whole ritual does need to chance. ., ,, i. that whole ritual does need to chance. ., ~' ,, , that whole ritual does need to chance. ., ~ ,, , . change. thank you very much indeed. chris mason — change. thank you very much indeed. chris mason live _ change. thank you very much indeed. chris mason live in _ change. thank you very much indeed. chris mason live in westminster. - throughout the morning we'll be speaking to friends and colleagues of sir david, including lord jeffrey archer who will be on after eight. police are continuing to investigate the murder of a 14—year—old boy in glasgow. justin mclaughlin was was found seri

in the british parliament.— at westminster in the british parliament. ., , ., parliament. you can see from the tributes paid _ parliament. you can see from the tributes paid to _ parliament. you can see from the tributes paid to sir— parliament. you can see from the tributes paid to sir david - parliament. you can see from the tributes paid to sir david over - parliament. you can see from the tributes paid to sir david over the j tributes paid to sir david over the course of the day quite how well—liked he was. and how much of a shock this has been to mps. they are not currently at westminster, and peter on the last day of recess so they are due to come back here on monday and i think then you will get a real sense of the shock that is being felt amongst mps. certainly from the tributes they have paid, politicians from across the particle spectrum have been speaking out of their sadness. spectrum have been speaking out of theirsadness. it spectrum have been speaking out of their sadness. it talked about him of being a kind man, that word comes up of being a kind man, t

daniela relph, bbc news, westminster abbey. now on bbc news, it's the travel show. from michelin—starred street food to the world's biggest underwater restaurant, and a once—in—a—generation swiss food festival. the sun is blazing, it's so hot! i'm melting. totally worth it. this week, our favourite foodie trips from the past few years. hello, and welcome to the show. well, slowly, slowly it does feel as though we might be able to start planning our next trip sometime soon. unfortunately it is still too early for us to get back to normal on the travel show so we will sit back and relax and enjoy some of our favourite food adventures from the years gone by. we start in singapore. back in 2016 we sent henry 6olding to get a taste of the world's first michelin starred street food, and typically, he even managed to make himself useful. this is singapore's largest hawker markets in the heart of chinatown, and it's rampacked with stalls selling traditional dishes. 0ne stall in particular is causing quite a stir. this queue is absolutely humongous, full of all sorts

i between the westminster government and brussels?— and brussels? i mean, i think both sides want— and brussels? i mean, i think both sides want to _ and brussels? i mean, i think both sides want to get _ and brussels? i mean, i think both sides want to get this _ and brussels? i mean, i think both sides want to get this agreement. | and brussels? i mean, i think both| sides want to get this agreement. i don't think the eu has a great appetite, especially at this stage, for a great trade war with the uk. i think they want to get this text, but borisjohnson and lord frost throughout this process have felt like they can just push and push and push to see how good a deal they can get. the ft says 80% of the cheques that were going to happen are going to be stopped as part of this agreement that lord frost and the eu have come to, but i think the instinct from borisjohnson instinct from boris johnson throughout this has to be just keep pushing and i think with a change of guard in the eu leaders coming up in the next few months with angela merkel i th

you've got to have a pass to get into the palace of westminster. and yet, when they're doing their job as m p. 's in the u. k, on the ground, they have virtually 0 protection. well, you have to be right. i mean, i go into parliament normally, you know, pandemic aside 3 or 4 times a week and you go for that level of security. if you have a little pen life, it will be taken away from you. and i was also that time when p c q, he palmer, you know, was killed when, of course we had that extremist to commit those motors on the westminster bridge in the instant into parliament. you know, an m p 's but threatened then. so we have seen actually, over the years, when i remember tom going back to 990 s, the british public could just walk into parliament. there was no security to you just walk general, please let me know what style security a tool. so the whole time, you know, as voters, as constituents, we have, you know, lost that ability to interact with our lead to politicians in the free way that we used to. now it's going to have to be yes with more secu

as you were talkin: westminster has spirit. as you were talking about _ westminster has spirit. as you were talking about the _ westminster has spirit. as you were talking about the stone _ westminster has spirit. as you were talking about the stone and - westminster has spirit. as you were talking about the stone and colour. talking about the stone and colour against the blue sky, the image we showed was exactly that and it brought home what you said. the building is stunning and with that comes cost and with something so elaborate and beautiful, it is expensive to work on it. it elaborate and beautiful, it is expensive to work on it. it is. it is a secular _ expensive to work on it. it is. it is a secular cathedral _ expensive to work on it. it is. it is a secular cathedral that i expensive to work on it. it is. it i is a secular cathedral that doubles up is a secular cathedral that doubles up as a place of work. a building for work. up as a place of work. a building forwork. it up as a place of work. a building for work. it is a highly complex building. 1000 rooms, miles of c

laura kuenssberg is at westminster. the chancellor's talk of an age of optimism, how do we square that with such a high tax burden? there optimism, how do we square that with such a high tax burden?— such a high tax burden? there is alwa s a such a high tax burden? there is always a bit _ such a high tax burden? there is always a bit of _ such a high tax burden? there is always a bit of tension _ such a high tax burden? there is always a bit of tension between l always a bit of tension between government budget fanfare and how the measures add up in the real world, there is very often a clash between what all the budget measures add up to today and what they might mean tomorrow, but more than that tonight there is a real political contradiction between how rishi sunak likes to style himself as a chancellor who does not believe government has the answer to all of our problems as a country, as someone who really would much rather be cutting taxes and pulling back, and when you look at what the government is doing in pra

there is always a big police presence in westminster, particularly after the terror attack of 2018, but it is impossible to provide this level of security for mps, when they are in their constituencies. now the mp who had to perform cpr after a police officer was fatally stabbed here says it is time to pause face to face constituency surgeries. i would recommend that no mp has a direct surgery until, you know, you can move to zoom, there's other ways. you can achieve a lot over the telephone, you can get things moving faster rather having to wait for the surgery date as well. the issue of protection for mps, and those around them has been on the agenda for years, and some long serving figures believe now is the time for the parties to come together and take serious action. it is not a question of carrying on with business as usual and just regarding this as an occupational hazard of being an mp, nor of having close security such as the home secretary has or the prime minister or the foreign secretary needs to have. we need to have a discussion about how we strike the balance. many mps w

but first, let's go tojonathan blake in westminster. jonathan, there are claims that this was the british government's tactic all along. was the british government's tactic all alonu. , ~ all along. yesterday, the brexit minister lord _ all along. yesterday, the brexit minister lord frost _ all along. yesterday, the brexit minister lord frost said - all along. yesterday, the brexit minister lord frost said the - all along. yesterday, the brexit minister lord frost said the uk| all along. yesterday, the brexit - minister lord frost said the uk had signed up to this protocol with its hands tied and that the world had moved on. the two sides now have a trade deal in place and the protocol is causing problems which need to be fixed. that position has been characterised slightly differently by the prime minister's former senior adviser dominic cummings, who was tweeting last night saying boris johnson didn't have a scooby do what the deal he signed up to meant and always intended to ditch the bits he didn't like. that has prompted concern fr

alex, at westminster, thank you. among the announcements ahead of the budget, the government is says it will spend just short of £6 billion in an attempt to clear the record nhs backlog of people waiting for treatment, tests and scans. more than five million people are waiting for hospital treatment in england, with hundreds of thousands waiting more than a year. the extra money will be announced in wednesday's budget and it's been welcomed by health leaders. but they say it won't solve the problem of staff shortages. here's our medical editor, fergus walsh. test, test, test. early diagnosis is a key part of improving health outcomes, but the pandemic has seen growing backlog of patients waiting for mri scans, ct, ultrasound other checks. at least 100 one—stop shop community diagnostic centres are to be set up across england. which includes 44 already announced. what includes lulu already announced. what that reall includes 44 already announced. what that really means _ includes 44 already announced. what that rea

confirmation coming from his westminster office as well that there was a stabbing. that was at his constituency office in essex, the long—standing mp southend west, we will bring you all the details and keep you up—to—date on that. the time approaches to clot, we willjust take a pause just now and we will keep going against the latest weather prospects from ben. hello. today brought a bit of a shock to the system for early risers in the northern half of the uk, with temperatures around or even below freezing in places. compare that with the values further south. 15 degrees to start the day with, a clear dividing line between mild air and cold air marked out by a weather front, a band of cloud sinking southwards with the odd spot of rain with that colder air working in behind. so for most of us this afternoon, it stays fine and dry, fairly sunny, but feeling relatively chilly, temperatures there in aberdeen at five o�*clockjust eight degrees. 16 in plymouth, some slightly milder air holding on in the far south—west, where there could be just the odd shower.

the palace of westminster is falling apart. a recent survey of parliament has found thousands of problems, from cracks in walls and ceilings, to flooding, warped windows and a network of ageing cables. something needs to be done — but the work could cost many billions of pounds, and mps are reluctant to sign if off. peter saull has been to see how bad the situation is. for centuries, it has been a proud symbol of our democracy, but parliament seems rather shy these days, hiding behind a web of scaffolding. inside, they have been assessing the extent of the damage. the lords looks as grand as ever. beneath it in the basement, though, there are scenes like this. more than 50 specialists have spent a combined total of more than 4,500 hours investigating the building during recess periods. more than 2,000 rooms and spaces were examined, with experts recording thousands of issues with stonework, water damage and outdated electrical systems. it's an absolutely fascinating building, but there are problems there. there are water leak

damning report that came out i the damning report that came out this morning by the two committees at westminster on how the uk government had handled the pandemic. and that initial response. which was to slow as you said there were the worst public health response that the country has ever had. steve barkley was sent out by the government this morning to do the media rounds and seemed either not to be prepared for what he was going to be prepared for what he was going to be prepared for what he was going to be asked to do or did not anticipate his go to be asked to apologise at some point, and did not minister apologised 20 times the metro said, they counted up from the number of interviews and media rounds that he did this morning. i think that is something that's actually pretty hard for a lot of people to accept, probably. giving how damning this report was and it's the first of many reports and inquiries of how the government did handle the pandemic. in scotland we are still waiting on news of when the first inquiry can kick off around have nicola sturgeon handle to appear and the difference

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alex forsyth, bbc news, westminster. well, as we've heard, the prime minster and french president are with other world leaders in rome, with the us presidentjoe biden meeting the pope at the vatican ahead of a 620 summit. earlier, pope francis had urged governments to come up with "effective responses" to deal with carbon emissions, as the united nations cop26 climate summit gets under way in glasgow next week. our north america editorjon sopel is travelling with the us president and sent us this report. the ruler of the world's pre—eminent superpower en route to meet the world's most powerful religious leader. but forjoe biden, only america's second roman catholic president, this is an audience with his spiritual guide, and clearly someone he admires enormously. you are the most significant warrior for peace i have ever met. and with your permission i'd like to be able to give you a coin. i know my son would want me to give you this to you. the president gave him a coin as a gift, and thenjoked about his irish heritag

he is due to appear at westminster magistrates�* court this afternoon. within the last hour, matt jukes, the assistant commissioner for specialist operations at the met police, gave an update on the investigation. let's listen back to that. i want to provide you with an update on the investigation into the murder of sir david amess mp. on behalf of everyone involved in counterterrorism, and wider policing, i'd like to offer my deepest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of sir david, who died so tragically last friday. sir david's dedication to his family, his constituents and his community, and his positive impact on the lives of so many, have been abundantly clear since his death. specialist officers continue to support sir david's family, and all of our sympathies are with them. i would also like to recognise the courage and professionalism of officers from essex police and paramedics for their response to the incident. as you know, last friday, sir david tragically died from serious injuries after being stabbed at a constituency surgery

jonathan blake they're reporting from westminster. up to 50 people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack on a mosque during friday prayers in northern afghanistan. the islamic state group said it carried out the attack on the building in kunduz city. it's one of the bloodiest since the taliban took the capital kabul in august. 0ur correspondent secunder kermani reports. fear and panic once again in afghanistan. injured victims of the blast are rushed to hospital. translation: there were so many people who were injured. _ hardly anyone was unhurt. most of those who were sitting there were killed. it's terrible. the local branch of the islamic state group isk said it had targeted members of the shia minority. isk is much less powerful than their rivals, the taliban, but has a history of devastating attacks in afghanistan. in august more than 150 people were killed at a bombing outside kabul airport. explosion. in recent weeks is has also launched dozens of smaller attacks targeting taliban fighters in eastern afghanistan. this lates

the service was held at st margaret's church, in the grounds of westminster abbey and led by the archbishop of canterbury. here's the archbishop. the noble calling for the noble to make all manner sacrifices both seen and unseen for the freedom and prosperity of our nation. and it is for that reason that across the nation we should be thankful to everyone who is here and throughout especially the house of commons. who give so much despite the cynicism, abuse and cruelty that they so often indoor. too often when great tragedies happen we have to reflect that the best seem to be the first to suffer. in this great tragedy there is a unanimous conviction amongst all who knew him that sir david was of the best.— david was of the best. earlier on monda a david was of the best. earlier on monday a special— david was of the best. earlier on monday a special parliamentary | monday a special parliamentary session was held in honour of sir david. there was a minute of silence and then for the next two hours mps took turns to pay tribute to him. here is prime minister boris johnson. we will not the

there is obviously the operation that takes place in westminster but as everyone knows, the parliamentarians spend a lot of time out in their constituencies and we run an operation called 0peration bridger which was started after the awful murder ofjo cox whereby we have liaison with all members of parliament across the country, obviously in london when they are at the palace of westminster that is covered there, but within their constituencies. what we have done, yesterday afternoon i met with all chief constables from across the country, and we have reached out to every member of parliamentjust to provide some reassurance to ensure they understand what is available to them in terms of security and particularly to think about events coming up in the next few days. and we have reached out to every single member of parliament. the vast majority have had a conversation with us and i would use this opportunity to reach out to any mp that hasn't made contact in their local area to do so into the operation bridger contact so we can 0peration bridger contact so we can do everything we can do to pr

although westminster can seem like a fortress with arms, police never far away. most m. p 's have little to no protection when they're in their constituencies. and this is the 2nd m, p to be murdered in 5 years. joe cox from the opposition labor party was killed by a white supremacist in 2016 on the streets of the area. she represented the home secretary as lawrence to safety review measures underway. right now. i've convened meetings yesterday. i've been with the speaker of the house and with the police and security services to make sure that all measures are being put in place for the security of m p so that they can carry on with the duties as elected democratic members. one conservative m p tobias elwood says, face to face meetings with constituents should be stopped until they can be moved on line in 2017. he tried to save the life of a police officer fatally wounded in the westminster bridge attack that left 6 people dead. but many more m p say meeting the public is a vital part of their jobs and the functioning of british democracy. and even a tragedy such as this

chapter of west minister i bid each one of you a most sincere welcome to saint margaret's church here in westminster abbey. your church often called the parish church of the house of commons and more recently the parliamentary church. holding on. at a church that should be a place of they are by beginning a long and fruitful association of mutual service of which this evening is but the latest solemn example. we gather here in prayer and remembrance. as have parliamentarians for hundreds of years. held in the steadfast love of god. here in the parliamentary church we come to mourn the untimely death of sir david amess, member of parliament. to pray forjulia, their family and all who feel his loss so keenly. to remember the kindness and commitment of a friend and a colleague. and to console each other in our grief. here we acknowledge a shared sense of vulnerability even as we express the determination to maintain our public service. here we seek gods protection and the need to needful guest of courage and strength of the days ahead. let us ra . god strength of the days ahead. let us pray- god of _ s

ali harbi ali, who's 25, was appearing at westminster magistrates�* court charged with murder and the preparation of terrorist acts. he was remanded in custody ahead of another hearing at the old bailey tomorrow, as our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. just over six days after sir david amess mp was stabbed to death in leigh—on—sea, the man accused of murdering him was brought to court. in the dock at westminster magistrates�*, ali harbi ali wore a grey sweatshirt and trousers and black—rimmed glasses. he spoke to confirm his name, date of birth and his address in kentish town in north london and then sat silently for the hearing, which lasted less than a quarter of an hour. sir david was killed in an office at the back of the belfairs methodist church hall just after midday on friday. he'd been meeting voters as part of a constituency surgery. police officers and paramedics who'd rushed to the scene were unable to save him. a large team of detectives have been working around the clock to find out as much as we can about what happened and why. that work has