live from london, this is bbc news. gas pressure easing. lng workers in australia agree to delay strike action in a dispute that has seen wholesale energy prices soar here in europe. also coming up, rates relief — the governor of the bank of england hints that borrowing costs may not have to rise much further — after 1a increases in a row, and with another expected this month. plus, recharging britain's car industry. vauxhall�*s ellesmere port becomes the uk's first ev—only factory — after a £100 million investment. and retail therapy — bring back tax—free shopping for tourists, say uk businesses — or risk losing billions in revenue.

hello if you have just hello if you havejustjoined us. we are now focusing on the top business stories. we start with the cost of energy — and a dispute in australia that has been causing shock waves here in europe. workers at liquefied natural gas — or lng — facilities operated by energy giant chevron have been threatening to strike from today over pay and conditions, stoking fears of disruption to global gas supplies in the run up to winter in the northern hemisphere. that has sent wholesale gas prices soaring in europe. in the last few hours, though, unions have said they will delay their walk—out for a day because of progress being made in talks. gas prices have fallen sharply. let's get the latest from our correspondent phil mercer in sydney.

he is keeping track of this. what is the latest? we understand _ what is the latest? we understand that - what is the latest? - understand that both sides in this debate, the trade unions and the us energy giant chevron are still in talks. they have been involved in mediation in the last few days, with the fair work commission. this is australia's industrial umpire. and experts are saying that the fact the strikes have been delayed by a day, the planned strikes, is positive news that progress is being made. so the workers were due to walk out at two lng plants run by chevron in western australia earlier today. they have put it back by 24 today. they have put it back by 2a hours. optimism that a deal can be struck. australia is one of the world's biggest exporters of liquefied natural gas, lng. it supplies much of

asia. doesn't really supply too much to europe, but if supplies of lng to asian countries such as china and japan are affected by strike action, it could mean that those asian countries go shopping elsewhere for their liquefied natural gas, and that could divert supplies away from europe, and that is why this industrial relations story coming out of australia is of global significance.- coming out of australia is of global significance. 0k, thank ou ve global significance. 0k, thank you very much _ global significance. 0k, thank you very much indeed. - let's get some analysis from ben mcwilliams who covers energy for the european think tank bruegel it shows chevron is trying to deter this strike.— deter this strike. indeed, i believe it _ deter this strike. indeed, i believe it is _ deter this strike. indeed, i believe it is a _ deter this strike. indeed, i believe it is a positive - deter this strike. indeed, i | believe it is a positive sign. another 2a hours, talks are ongoing and chance that strike action can be averted. we spoke

action can be averted. we spoke a couple of weeks ago. at that moment in time they were two sets of strikes that might have gone ahead, and the strikes have been averted and we are only left with half of the volumes from chevron. so already good news compared to two weeks ago. it already good news compared to two weeks age-— two weeks ago. it goes to show how the lng — two weeks ago. it goes to show how the lng sector _ two weeks ago. it goes to show how the lng sector globally - two weeks ago. it goes to show how the lng sector globally is i how the lng sector globally is very dependent on these few big plants in parts of the world. sure, and the actions of the last 12 months and the triumph of natural gas from a to europe has shunned this dependency. the global lng. two or three years ago this would not have passed through so significantly into global tension now has the capacity to cause fears in europe. capacity to cause fears in eur0pe-_ europe. of course, many governments _ europe. of course, many governments in - europe. of course, many governments in europe l europe. of course, many l governments in europe are banking on energy prices coming down. i have done this summer and the impact that has had on

inflation, etc, and central banks are hoping and praying that inflation statistics will come down. we will talk about that later in detail. what are your thoughts on energy prices as we go into autumn, winter? compared to last year, we are in a vastly superior position and we are discussing natural gas prices at the moment fluctuating between around 30 and 35 euros per unit. this time last year they were about 200 so we have seen a significant drop in wholesale gas prices and it is gradually being passed through to retail prices. in terms of the outlook for prices over the coming winter, it depends on a variety of factors, not least the supply side. australian lng but also american lng. and temperatures. quite simply, how cold is the winter in the northern hemisphere? if we have a very cold winter it will put pressure on prices. if it is mild, as last year, we will not

see that. overall we are not looking at anything comparable to the prices on the wholesale level that we saw last winter. extreme temperatures, whether hot or cold, is definitely up for discussion. thank you very much, good to talk to you. to the uk now, where there could be some relief for households and businesses struggling after 14 rises in the cost of borrowing. the governor of the bank of england, andrew bailey, and some of his colleagues have been speaking to members of parliament. mr bailey has given a strong hint that interest rates may not need to rise much further — saying — quote — "i think we are much nearer now to the top of the cycle". let's get some reaction from chris beauchamp, chief market analyst at ig. good morning to you. we are desperately looking for any glimmers of hope here. what are you making of what andrew bailey just you making of what andrew baileyjust said? you making of what andrew bailey just said? it you making of what andrew baileyjust said?— bailey 'ust said? it is true that it baileyjust said? it is true that it is _ baileyjust said? it is true that it is close _ baileyjust said? it is true that it is close to - baileyjust said? it is true j that it is close to finishing its hiking. the major problem

for consumers, this is some relief that they won't go up much further. the big question is then one day they start to come down, when does the real relief come through in terms of mortgage payments? that is a much more distant point, really. we expect rates to remain high for the foreseeable future with very limited relief into next year.— future with very limited relief into next year. also, we were 'ust into next year. also, we were just talking — into next year. also, we were just talking about _ into next year. also, we were just talking about energy - just talking about energy prices, which is a factor. when it comes to core inflation, thatis it comes to core inflation, that is not. and when you look at pay deals that are going on, the fight wages are going up, and also consumer spending has been going up, as well, in august. that doesn't bode well for the bank of england looking for the bank of england looking for signs that things are cooling off. it for signs that things are cooling off.— cooling off. it doesn't. i sunpose _ cooling off. it doesn't. i sunpose it _ cooling off. it doesn't. i suppose it is _ cooling off. it doesn't. i suppose it is also - cooling off. it doesn't. i suppose it is also the i cooling off. it doesn't. i i suppose it is also the pace cooling off. it doesn't. i - suppose it is also the pace of change that we probably see the peak of the increase in wage increases. i think the big question now is what happens to inflation? or inflation is crucial. also the headline numbers. oil prices rising again to the highest level in a

year. we have seen inflation come off, not as strongly as in other parts of the world, and the risk is it starts to revive into the end of the year and may be beyond and that could set all these plans that central banks have for causing their rate hikes which have been a feature of the last year or more. it been a feature of the last year or more. , , or more. it is interesting if ou or more. it is interesting if you look— or more. it is interesting if you look at _ or more. it is interesting if you look at financial - or more. it is interesting if l you look at financial markets today in asia and yesterday on wall street, they are wobbling because of the strong data coming out of the us services sector. which, again, doesn't sort of read into that narrative, the hope that the fed will start increasing rates soon or at least hit the pause button for a while.— button for a while. exactly. this is the _ button for a while. exactly. this is the big _ button for a while. exactly. this is the big risk - button for a while. exactly. this is the big risk in - button for a while. exactly. this is the big risk in the i this is the big risk in the final three months of this year and beyond, that rates may be don't go up much although they don't go up much although they do have a couple more surprises in store that could unsettle the narrative and certainly i don't think you will see very many cuts in interest rates within the next year or so. thank you for your time, have a good day, we will see you again

soon. chris beauchamp, there, from ig. let's stay in the uk, because it's a big day for the vauxhall plant at ellesmere port. today it becomes the first car factory in britain to make electric vehicles only. it's also a world first for its owner — auto giant stellantis, which also owns peugeot and citroen — as it's the company's first—ever ev—only factory. later today, the first combo electric van rolls off the production line. how big a milestone is this for the uk car industry? anna—marie baisden is head of autos at the research company bmi. nice to see you. this is a very important day, isn't it? it nice to see you. this is a very important day, isn't it?- important day, isn't it? it is. it is a important day, isn't it? it is. it is a real— important day, isn't it? it is. it is a real landmark- important day, isn't it? it is. it is a real landmark for - important day, isn't it? it is. it is a real landmark for the l it is a real landmark for the industry shifted to electrification, which we have seen so much talk around the need for this because it is the way that the market is going when you look at the data. in august, 20% of sales where electric vehicles and the manufacturing industry really needs to start shifting in that

direction, as well. it is important for the industry, it is important for stellantis, as their first brand globally to be doing this and it is also positive that stellantis has moved ahead to do occur with this because they were one of the more vocal companies about the more vocal companies about the risk of ev and manufacturing in the uk because of the brexit deal with the eu and the costs it could bring so there are certainly positives to take from this.— there are certainly positives to take from this. what is the latest on _ to take from this. what is the latest on the _ to take from this. what is the latest on the brexit _ to take from this. what is the latest on the brexit deal- to take from this. what is the latest on the brexit deal with | latest on the brexit deal with the eu and the various contingencies that are in place, that need to be changed? there has been a lot of lobbying. what is the latest? yeah, so as things stand, stricter local content rules will come in onjanuary one. around 40% of the value of evs must be sourced from the uk or the eu. if not, they will incur tariffs travelling between the two markets. there is still a lot of discussion going on, the car makers are trying to work

with the government on this that would obviously remove any advantage they have over incoming foreign brands, chinese brands for example, that are paying the same kind of tariff. so there is a lot of work going on to try to do something about that so that both markets can still be competitive. i both markets can still be competitive.— both markets can still be competitive. both markets can still be cometitive. ., , ., competitive. i mean, both, you know, competitive. i mean, both, you know. the _ competitive. i mean, both, you know. the big _ competitive. i mean, both, you know, the big players - competitive. i mean, both, you know, the big players in - know, the big players in europe, car manufacturers and the uk, i lobbying hard for a change to that. do you think we will see a change before january? it will see a change before january?— will see a change before janua ? i“, january? it is a very short time period _ january? it is a very short time period to _ january? it is a very short time period to get - january? it is a very short - time period to get something done. i think we may be able to see some short—term measures because certainly the local supply chain in the uk, and evenin supply chain in the uk, and even in the eu, isn't really where it needs to be. we have seen some very positive moves. jl are investing in a battery plant in the uk. we have the west midlands giga factory. —— jlr investing. it could be a couple of years before thejlr

plant comes online. we have seen delays around british vault and the future of that plant, and so it is still an area that needs development —— british volt. area that needs development -- british volt.— british volt. are you still concern _ british volt. are you still concern for _ british volt. are you still concern for the - british volt. are you still concern for the outlook i british volt. are you stilll concern for the outlook of british volt. are you still- concern for the outlook of the uk car sector?— uk car sector? there are certainly _ uk car sector? there are certainly still _ uk car sector? there are certainly still some - uk car sector? there are| certainly still some risks. this is the biggest one. also general components, as well, notjust batteries. stellantis not just batteries. stella ntis uses notjust batteries. stellantis uses components from serbia and morocco, for example. even where we talk about european supply chain needing to be well developed, you know, they are using parts from serbia but it is not eu. so in some respects, depending on where the trade is going, there still needs to be some changes made for local content to be applying to those reels. it content to be applying to those reels. , r, r, , reels. it is going to be difficult. _ reels. it is going to be difficult. thank- reels. it is going to be difficult. thank you, i reels. it is going to be . difficult. thank you, good reels. it is going to be - difficult. thank you, good to take your take difficult. thank you, good to take yourtake —— difficult. thank you, good to take your take —— good to speak to you. around the world

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most— always wash and wear clothes. most tories across the uk, head to the bbc news website. —— for more stories across the uk. britain is the only country in europe not to offer tax—free shopping to overseas visitors, since the policy was scrapped after brexit. some retailers now argue they are losing billions of dollars in trade to rivals in other european countries, who are able to offer better deals to big—spending american and asian tourists. paul barnes is chief executive of the association of international retail. paul, could you add some meat the bone, it were? what is the difference between, say, for example, the level of tourism in london compared to paris? i think britain has always been a great destination for tourists from around the world and one of the things about britain thatis of the things about britain that is a great attraction is our shopping. the west end, knightsbridge art world

renowned as some of the best shopping destinations throughout the globe. but not just in london. manchester, edinburgh, the whole uk. biggest single item of spending international visitors do when they come to britain is they spend on shopping and it was one of the big attractions. britain now, as a result of the governments decision to end tax free shopping for international visitors, as you said earlier britain is now the only european country that does not offer to refund vat paid by international visitors when they take goods out of the uk. this effectually means that everyone now knows when they travel around the world that if you buy stuff in britain it will be 20% more expensive than if you buy it in france, bain or italy. when the government decided to end tax free shopping, it said in its forecast it believed it would make no difference at all to the consumer behaviour, to international visitor behaviour both in terms of choosing to come to britain and how much they spend when they come here. many of us think that that

doesn't work. if you put 20% on the cost of something it clearly has an impact on whether people buy it or not and now the real data is coming in because people are starting to travel around the world again. we can see the mistakes in the government forecast. what does the data tell us then? that is what we need to know. the fact to present government. they argue it makes no difference, so what argument do you have to say that this is the difference, what can you show us?— the difference, what can you showus? ., i, show us? we can actually see it now the level _ show us? we can actually see it now the level of _ show us? we can actually see it now the level of spending - show us? we can actually see it now the level of spending that i now the level of spending that is going on from different groups of people, from america, from the gulf states, who travel around the world and spend their money. if you look for example two american visitors, our biggest market of international visitors, in britain, because there has been pent up demand to travel, in britain us visitor numbers in 2022 got back to the same level they were pre—covid, which was great, until you look at france where they are two times higher, so double the amount back. double the amount back in

italy, double in spain, but in britain we are looking at the same level as 2019.- britain we are looking at the same level as 2019. you would think that _ same level as 2019. you would think that for _ same level as 2019. you would think that for the _ same level as 2019. you would think that for the american - think that for the american visitor in particular, we had a coronation, all the events recently, certainly centred around windsor and london, that would attract even more this time. we should have higher numbers, shouldn't we? you would hope _ numbers, shouldn't we? you would hope so. _ numbers, shouldn't we? you would hope so. but- numbers, shouldn't we? you would hope so. but if- numbers, shouldn't we? yfr�*l. would hope so. but if you look in the first half of 2023, britain was still sitting at just 100% of sales to americans, the same level as 2019. in france it had gone up to 300%. so it is getting worse. what is happening is americans and other visitors are coming to europe, of course they are, they come to britain, of course they do, but they are not spending their money in britain, they are waiting until they go to france or italy. 0k. they go to france or italy. ok. we will see — they go to france or italy. ok. we will see if _ they go to france or italy. ok. we will see if they _ they go to france or italy. ok. we will see if they do - they go to france or italy. ok. we will see if they do the neck of the covenant are listening. paul barnes, thank you very much, from the association of international retail. this weekend india is hosting global leaders at the g20 summit. it's hoping to use its presidency of the group to push rich industrialised nations —

which bear much of the responsibility for existing global warming — to help finance the cost of the climate crisis in developing countries. india itself has seen a major rise in climate—related disasters in the last three years — from floods and landslides to severe droughts — as archana shukla reports. what was once a bustling defence training academy in the serene himalayan town in uttarakhand now lies in ruins. the academy's founder ashish could only watch it crumble from afar. the saving grace — all 120 students and staff were rescued in time. translation: all our dreams were broken at once _ when we saw it sink. we've not seen such heavy rains earlier. some houses and a bridge in the village ahead were also washed away.

unusually heavy rainfall has heightened the risk in these hilly terrains. frequent landslides in this tourist hub is also hurting businesses. translation: small transporters make their annual profits - during this season of religious tours. but this year we have lost 80% business. in the past three months, unforgiving weather in northern india has claimed hundreds of lives, and displaced thousands. economic losses in the region are estimated to be at around $2 billion. it's not restricted just to the hills — so far this year, almost every day has been marked by extreme weather events in different parts of the country, and not just as flash floods and overflowing rivers, but also heatwaves and severe drought. adapting to this climate crisis comes at a high cost —

over $1 trillion by 2030, according to india's central bank. but experts say funds are woefully short, despite pledges of support from wealthy nations. the money for climate change, which is coming largely for mitigation, isn't even going to the countries who need it most. it is going as loans, it is going as equity, which means that indebted countries are being made further indebted through the name of climate change. and then there is absolutely no money for loss and damage. india, like other developing nations, faces a challenge — balancing economic growth for its billion people with managing climate goals. while richer nations�* climate pledges are welcomed, turning promises into actions is crucial. archana shukla, bbc news, rishikesh, uttarakhand.

finally, if you are a parent you may be one of the millions of people who now use a family tracking app. it's a fast—growing business — around a third of parents admit they use some kind of tracker to check in on their children, to see where they are — whether they're home safely or if they're somewhere they shouldn't be. one of the most popular apps — life360 — already has 50 million users, and says one in nine america families use it to co—ordinate their daily activities. chris hulls is co—founder and chief executive officer of life360. good to have you on the programme. iam good to have you on the programme. i am familiar with your app, programme. i am familiar with yourapp, my programme. i am familiar with your app, my american friend who has kids in california told me this is the want to use. so i am aware of it. you started this when you were 23 or something?— this when you were 23 or something? this when you were 23 or somethin: ? ~ ., something? something like that. the initial idea _ something? something like that. the initial idea for _ something? something like that. the initial idea for the _ something? something like that. the initial idea for the app - the initial idea for the app came to me in college after breaking katrina and family could not reconnect after a big

emergency and it was a time when smartphones were first being talked about and we realised there is something much bigger here, where beyond just safety, if you have a device that knows where you are, it can really be part of the fabric of your day because so much of the interactions you have with your family members are tied around that question, where are you? we were the original pioneers of location sharing. we now have the most robust service for families and we have a large numbers of safety features on top of that so we are the tool to keep people safe through their routines. people safe through their routines-— routines. you are making healthy _ routines. you are making healthy profits _ routines. you are making healthy profits as - routines. you are making healthy profits as a - routines. you are making - healthy profits as a company. is that because people can subscribe and pay for extra information? because it is free, isn't it, if you just download the app and go for the basic service, you don't pay anything for that and there is no advertising either, is that right? no advertising either, is that riht? .. , no advertising either, is that riht? , , right? exactly. the core app is free, it right? exactly. the core app is free. it is _ right? exactly. the core app is free, it is important _ right? exactly. the core app is free, it is important to - right? exactly. the core app is free, it is important to us - right? exactly. the core app is free, it is important to us to l free, it is important to us to build a big user base and give a lot of value for free. but because we are a mobile app and we grow through word—of—mouth,

the premium features are quite inexpensive. for example, we pay for a tow truck dispatch for people, we now have crash detection, we send out over 30,000 ambulances in the last year. we have 24/7 esow esow what if you need help in travel disaster, medical assistance. anything you might worry about, we said that in a very cost effective way and that has driven our success because families just talk about the free service but also the membership because it really is a great value that gives huge peace of mind.— a great value that gives huge peace of mind. and the people who are within _ peace of mind. and the people who are within a _ peace of mind. and the people who are within a group - peace of mind. and the people who are within a group that - peace of mind. and the people| who are within a group that are tracking one another, everybody has to agree to that, don't they? you cannot follow someone around without their permission, can you? exactly. it is a permission, can you? exactly. it is a two-way _ permission, can you? exactly. it is a two-way opt _ permission, can you? exactly. it is a two-way opt in. - permission, can you? exactly. it is a two-way opt in. one - it is a two—way opt in. one thing that was very different to most of our competitors when we launched on the ones after us is we don't have the concept of parent or child, this is peer—to—peer. we don't want to be monitoring services, want something everyone feels more

equal. and you can set up a zone where you cannot see exact location but safety features still stay active. but exactly, everyone needs permission, we are open and transparent in what is shared and who with. so what is shared and who with. so what is shared and who with. so what is next for you? do you have itchy feet now? started this 15 years ago? a bit of a serial entrepreneur. are you thinking what is next? will you start something new, what is going on? fin start something new, what is going on?— start something new, what is ttoin on? g; ~:: going on? on life360, we were not an overnight _ going on? on life360, we were not an overnight success. - going on? on life360, we were not an overnight success. i - going on? on life360, we were not an overnight success. i was| not an overnight success. i was a single guy with no kids and a mistake i made which has panned out quite well is when i launched life360 digitally native families were not the norm and it is only now where people my age, older millennial is having kids with smartphones and the growth has accelerated and the growth has accelerated and more penetrated growth is going faster. what we are seeing is location sharing becomes mainstream and because we have that very bespoke

service for families, a we have that very bespoke service forfamilies, a lot we have that very bespoke service for families, a lot of people are going from generic platforms where this is very lightweight... platforms where this is very lightweight. . ._ platforms where this is very lightweight... just quickly, we are almost — lightweight... just quickly, we are almost out _ lightweight. .. just quickly, we are almost out of— lightweight... just quickly, we are almost out of time, - lightweight... just quickly, we are almost out of time, so - lightweight... just quickly, we are almost out of time, so a l are almost out of time, so a very short answer. do you have kids? if you do, will they be allowed to have some iphones? if so, at what age? i allowed to have some iphones? if so, at what age?— if so, at what age? i have two daughters. — if so, at what age? i have two daughters, five _ if so, at what age? i have two daughters, five and _ if so, at what age? i have two daughters, five and eight, - if so, at what age? i have two | daughters, five and eight, and i will resist getting them smartphones until they really are truly out and about full stop screen monitoring is an area we are looking at. ihtre stop screen monitoring is an area we are looking at. are you concerned _ area we are looking at. are you concerned about _ area we are looking at. are you concerned about social - area we are looking at. are you concerned about social media i concerned about social media and how it may impact them? i am, andl and how it may impact them? i am, and i think it will only get worse and it is an area we are looking down the road and i think parents should really look at smartphones as a way to keep their kids safe, stay in touch, but realise it is giving kids access to phones at early ages can be detrimental. interesting. like to get there take from san francisco on that. chris hulls, co—founder and ceo of life360. you are up—to—date on the latest business news. thank you for

joining us. if you are looking are watching on bbc one, bbc breakfast starts in five minutes. if you are watching around the world, i will see you at the top of the hour. hello, there. i've got a couple of interesting sunsets to show you. the first of these shows, well, rather subdued colours in the skies in norfolk. and that was because we've got thick layers of saharan dust in the sky — and all saharan dust is good for is, well, blocking out some of the sun's light. whereas in the much cleaner skies and cleaner air that we've had in scotland, some really spectacular sunsets as all of the sun's light can come flooding across the sky. now, looking at the weather pattern at the moment, we've got more of our september heat wave to come thanks to this blocked weather pattern in the jet stream, a ridge of high pressure in north—west europe is bringing us hot and sunny weather. but in contrast to that, this trough in the eastern mediterranean is what is responsible for storm daniel. and of course, that's been bringing some catastrophic floods to parts of south—east europe over recent days.

now, looking at the weather picture as we go through the next few hours — for the vast majority, we're looking at dry conditions with just a bit of low cloud, and mist and fog patches forming primarily around some of the north sea coast in east scotland, eastern areas of england. and so that's how we start the day on thursday. some of that will be quite slow to clear away, but eventually most of us will see sunshine. there'll be a bit more high cloud across the north and west of the uk, so that will make the sunshine a little bit on the hazy side here. but it's another hot and sunny day. temperatures in scotland and northern ireland widely around 24 to 27. but for england, wales we're looking at quite widely the high 20s to low 30s. so we're going to be quite close again to seeing the highest temperature of the year, 32 degrees recorded on wednesday, probably similar for thursday. now for friday, it's another dry day. probably a little bit more in the way of mist and fog patches around both the north sea coast and also through some of our irish sea coasts. but for the bulk, it's hot and it's sunny once again. we've got more of this

to come as well as we get into the weekend. although there's a tendency for the weather to start turning a little bit cloudier and breezier across the north—west of scotland with some showers moving in here. and this really is the first sign of a breakdown in the weather patterns with that slightly cooler air working into parts of western scotland. but for most, saturday is another september scorcher, with highs up to 32. 32.2 is the highest temperature we've seen so far this year. so we're not far away from that. the change in the weather patterns, though, will come through next week. temperatures getting closer to normal and there'll be a bit of rain around as well.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and sarah campbell. our headlines today. police continue their hunt for daniel khalife, a former soldier accused of terrorism, who escaped from wandsworth prison by clinging to a delivery van. no apparent information on the manhunt overnight, but some big questions this morning for the prison service. how exactly did this happen? where exactly is their escaped prisoner? a bbc investigation finds that dozens of autistic young people in england and wales have died after serious failings in care, despite repeated warnings.