andy swiss, bbc news, tokyo. a big weekend ahead. let's take update the house on the facts that are available so far. lunchtime and often time for a sandwich but that is what we have in the weather. this is your slice of bread, a frontal system to the north—west and here is the other slice in the south—east and the bit in the middle, clear skies that we will continue to have this afternoon in the south—west, wales, the midlands and parts of northern england. essentially we will squash oui’ england. essentially we will squash our sandwich in the next 2a hours, the two fronts merging together and then clear skies coming in from the west. this evening, we have clearer skies push into scotland and northern ireland, perhaps a much sharper showers and quite windy. a few gaps in the cloud in the

midlands and north england, still a few chilly spots and it will be much milder overall than last night. and then on thursday, these are those fronts, still separate but they will merge into one area of rain later in the day. first thing, some wet weather in north england and wales and the south—west and then heavier rain coming from the south into central and eastern england product northern ireland and scotland have some strong winds with the low— pressure some strong winds with the low—pressure nearby at pretty 20 showers, perhaps even a touch wintry across some high mountains. the reason for that, colder air digging in around ourarea reason for that, colder air digging in around our area of low pressure on thursday and friday. to the south it is still quite warm, air coming from the continent and between that on friday we will have a weather front and quite a lively one. for wales and the north west of england, friday into saturday could see up to 100 millimetres of rain, that is

four inches, and in many areas that will make it a wetter 0ctober than average. to the south in the milder air, 15 or16 average. to the south in the milder air, 15 or 16 on friday and dry in the south—east, cooler further north. the met office are concerned that some of the rain on friday and saturday could cause problems, particularly to transport with a lot of surface water and spray around. at the weekend, we start with that front pulling into the continent and high—pressure building and then we move into a northerly air stream. quite a significant change going through the weekend and into next week. things will feel much crisper as we go from wet and windy autumn in the cool and crispy but it should be considerably drier after the wet weather of late. not the only thing changing, a reminder that overnight saturday into sunday, we lose an hour from the clock. that is your outlook for the coming days. thank you, susan. and a reminder of oui’ thank you, susan. and a reminder of our top story.

39 people have been found dead in the back of a lorry in essex. a 25—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder. priti patel, the home secretary, described the tragedy as truly shocking. this is an absolute tragedy and a very sad day for essex police and the local community. we will continue to work alongside many other partner agencies to find out what led to these deaths. that was the latest from the police and of course you can keep up—to—date with all the developments in that story through the afternoon on the bbc news channel. that is all from the bbc news at one so goodbye from everybody here. hello, you're watching bbc news, it is1:33pm.

belgian paralympian marieke vervoort, the 100 metres champion at the 2012 london gam,es has died by euthanasia at the age of a0. she had an incurable degenerative muscle disease which caused constant pain and seizures. it was three years ago that she announced her intention to end her life. is a hugely powerful moment at the time, what do you remember from it? the only news conference at which i have ever teared up and i did so not because of the sadness of her situation but the clarity and calmness in her thinking. and the i°y calmness in her thinking. and the joy she took from what she did have in her life, describing as up as a rich woman because of the support and friendship she had but what she did in that conference was to lay bare the unvarnished reality of

living with chronic disability. and all around was the celebration of disabled people and their achievements, but here she was, saying what it was like away from the track and the pool and the other arenas, to live with the day to day pain of having a chronic disability. it was quite remarkable, the calmness and the perspective that she had. she was champion at the london paralympics in 2012 in the 100 metres, winning multiple medals in other events across two paralympics. we often think of paralympians paralympics. we often think of pa ralympians as overcoming paralympics. we often think of paralympians as overcoming their disabilities or illnesses but it was very sobering so what legacy will she leave the paralympic movement and sport in general?” she leave the paralympic movement and sport in general? i think her status as a champion goes way beyond sport. she is a champion for disabled people and anyone who finds

their life difficult. because she did not merely exist and cope with the agony that keeps her neighbours awake at night when she was screaming when she was passing out, she lived, and in the end, she died, on her own terms. thank you very much for your reflections on the death of marieke vervoort, the paralympic champion from 2012 who has died by euthanasia at the age of 40. in has died by euthanasia at the age of a0. in football news, big wins in the champions league for tottenham and manchester city an european champions cup liverpool could welcome back mo salah for the match against bank tonight. he trained yesterday and has recovered from an ankle problem. —— against genk. we don't want to make genk bigger

than they are but they are in the champions league and play good football, they are at home and they are annoying, as they were against napoli but they play good football pundit is a brave team, champions in belgium last year. chelsea have won their last five games in all competitions and have a tough one this evening in amsterdam against dutch league leaders ajax. they also topped their qualifying group after its wine wins against both lille and valencia. a really tough match against a valencia. a really tough match againsta team, valencia. a really tough match against a team, we know how they performed last year and how they have started this group, winning both games comfortably. it will be a tough match. i don't think five wins means anything other than hopefully we have some confidence but it will bea we have some confidence but it will be a completely different challenge we need to be ready for. commentary of the game tonight on radio 5 live. chelsea ticked off at 5:55 p m. liverpool start at 8p. i will have

more for you in the next hour. good afternoon, you are watching bbc news. we will take a look at the story is that of course is dominating here today, because police have launched a murder investigation after the bodies of 39 people were found in a lorry contain in essex. 0ne people were found in a lorry contain in essex. one of the victims is believed to have been a teenager. the others were all adults. the driver, a 25—year—old man from northern ireland, has been arrested on suspicion of murder. we can look at the facts as we understand them so far. the vehicle is believed to have travelled from bulgaria and entered the uk via the sea port of holyhead in north wales on saturday. holyhead in north wales on saturday. holyhead is one of the main ports for ferries from ireland. holyhead is one of the main ports forferries from ireland. today, much earlier, the lorry was found in an industrial park in the town of g rays an industrial park in the town of grays in essex. essex police were

called by the ambulance service at about 20 minutes to two this morning. this was all at the waterglade industrial park but, as we said, when the lorry was opened, it was discovered that no one inside the container had survived. in the last half an hour, the home secretary, priti patel, has been speaking in the commons, giving this statement to mps about the tragedy. following the tragic discovery of 39 bodies ina following the tragic discovery of 39 bodies in a shipping container in essex this morning, i want to take this opportunity to update the house on the facts that are available so far. at1:a0am on the facts that are available so far. at 1:a0am this morning, essex police were alerted to an incident at the waterglade industrial park, eastern avenue, grays. at the scene, essex police discovered a lorry container with 39 bodies inside.

early indications suggest that 38 of those found were adults and one teenager. from what police have been able to assert so far, the vehicle is believed to have been from bulgaria and entered the country at holyhead, north wales, one of the main ports forferries holyhead, north wales, one of the main ports for ferries from ireland, on the 19th of october. essex police have launched a murder investigation. 25—year—old man from northern ireland has been arrested on suspicion of murder. he remains in police custody as enquiries will 110w in police custody as enquiries will now continue. i think the whole house will agree that this is a truly shocking incident. at my thoughts and all thoughts and condolences are with the victims and their loved ones at this utterly terrible time. i am sure the whole house will convey their condolences at this sad time. while the nationalities of the victims are not yet known, i have asked my officials

to work closely with the investigation, providing all assistance we can in these horrific circumstances. this is on top of the joint work that is taking place already between the police, border force, immigration enforcement, the national crime agency and other law enforcement agencies to ascertain exactly out this incident occurred. day in, day out, they work tirelessly to secure our borders against a wide range of threats including people trafficking. and we will continue to work with international partners to keep people safe. mr speaker, this is a tragic loss of life and i and every one of my team will continue to update the house as more facts on this dreadful incident become known. the home secretary addressing mps in the last hour. as we said, this lorry was found in grays in essex. local people had been reacting to the news. 0ne

local people had been reacting to the news. one from grays said it was not uncommon for migrants to be found in the area and has been describing the shock of the developments today. deaths? that has never happened before i'm completely and utterly shocked and devastated that it has actually happened here today. especially in this area i mean, my mum works down the road, my dad works down there, this is the area that i drive down all the time. for that to happen is completely shocking. why did you want to come here? because these people are human beings at the end of the day, they are fleeing from war and persecution. and they only come here for a better opportunity. 0nly persecution. and they only come here for a better opportunity. only to live a regular life like me and you do. for them to risk their lives like this, you know, they deserve dignity. they deserve to have respect paid to them. that is why i came here and laid flowers for them. it is the least i can do is human

being to another human being. just one person who lives in the area there in grays opened the deputy co nsta ble of there in grays opened the deputy constable of essex police is pippa mills and she gave a statement to journalists just a little this morning. shortly before 1:40am today, we received reports that a number of people had been found inside a lorry‘s contain at the waterglade industrial park on eastern avenue in grays. we believe the lorry is from bulgaria and came into the uk through holyhead on the 19th of october. emergency services attended but sadly, all 39 people inside the container had died. early indications suggest that one of these people was a teenager, the rest are believed to be adults. a murder investigation was launched and the lorry driver, a 25—year—old man from northern ireland, was arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in police custody. at this

stage we have not identified where the victims are from, or their identities, and we anticipate this could be a lengthy process. i would like to thank the local community and in particular those who have been directly affected by the police cordon at the industrial site. thank you for your cooperation i appreciate the impact the road closure will have on businesses within the cordon. i'm unable to say at this stage how long the cordon will be in place but please let me reassure you that my officers and partners will be doing everything they can to release the scene as soon as possible. this is an absolute tragedy and a very sad day for essex police and the local community. we will continue to work alongside many other partner agencies to find out what led to these deaths. i would like to appeal for anyone who has any information to co nta ct for anyone who has any information to contact my office is at the major investigation team on 101, or by visiting the essex police website pundit we will update all of our channels as we are able to but police appreciate we are in the

early stages of what is likely to be a lengthy investigation. the deputy chief constable of essex police, pippa mills. we spoke to the northern ireland policy managerfor the northern ireland freight association and it told my colleague about the route the lorry might have taken. there is only one route into holyhead and that is from dublin. we are still in the early stages of this and you don't want to speculate but if the people who got on board the vehicle on continental europe travel via holyhead, it would suggest they got on a boat in antwerp, cherbourg or santander because those are the direct ferry routes from the continental europe into the republic of ireland. the logical conclusion would be that if that was the case, that they were trying to avoid areas where they put security checks might have been more stringent? you are in a good place to tell us about the level of security at these various ports?

yes, human trafficking gangs have targeted the calais and dover route for numerous yea rs targeted the calais and dover route for numerous years as has been well documented and it is the members tell us routinely. there is an exclusion zone for many miles around calais where hauliers will not park overnight forfear of calais where hauliers will not park overnight for fear of stowaways getting on board and that is down to the authorities, especially at calais, putting technology in place with scanners to scan vehicles to see if there are people hidden in trailers. 0n see if there are people hidden in trailers. on this level, a scale we have not seen in 20 years, an industrial scale of human smuggling, they have obviously tried to bypass that technology and those cheques to ta ke that technology and those cheques to take the longer route to the uk. these poor souls could have got on somewhere other than bulgaria? indeed, and we don't know if they got on board in france or the republic of ireland, we don't know and we are speculating. what i have learnt is that the vehicle arrived into holyhead on the 19th of october

so there are two days before the bodies were found on board the vehicle which is quite worrying. and ultimately that led to this tragic loss of life. seamus lenehy from the freight transport association. the time now is 30 minutes to two, a reminder of the headlines... that is our main story, police say 39 bodies have been found in a lorry in essex. the driver has been arrested. at the bodies were discovered in the early hours of this morning at an industrial park. in other news, borisjohnson will call for a general election if the eu proposes delaying brexit until january. that is after mps rejected his plans to get his brexit bill passed in just three days. and the fracking industry has failed to meet its targets, in part because of a lack of public support, according to a new report.

the president of chile has made a public apology after days of protest that brought the country to a standstill. he also introduced measures including a rise in pensions and a cut in ella christie bills in order to try to quell the anger among protesters that an electricity bill is put 15 people have died and more than 2500 arrested since the protest began. chileans aren't giving up on trying to get their president out. "resign now," say these protesters, who blame their leader for their country's problems. "chile has woken up", they chant, and there's no going back. the persistence had paid off. pinera on tuesday struck a more conciliatory tone, meeting opposition members and offering some concessions on live television. translation: faced with the legitimate needs and social demands of the citizenship,

we have listened with great attention and humility, because they have given us a very powerful message. whether those measures will satisfy protesters, though, is unclear. the anger towards the political elite is palpable. translation: chile has lots of money but it's unfair, totally unfair. my family's middle class. they've worked so, so hard, all by themselves. all i have to say in front of everyone here is that this isn't fair and it's not hard. the politicians are the ones who are stealing. the soldiers remain on the streets, and in a country that lived through a dictatorship less than 30 years ago, that makes people nervous, even for those protesters too young to remember. i can hear my parents who have lived this before, and they have a very big feeling of fear, you know? this is not normal, this is a situation that is the biggest crisis we have ever lived through,

so we wanted to take part in this. these past few days of largely peaceful protests have also seen violent stand—offs, more than a dozen deaths, injuries and over 2,500 people arrested. and this opposition politician says authorities have a lot to answer for. so we are very concerned first of all about the human rights issues. we have a lot of repression, we have people dying, and we also have people detained and we don't know their names and the context, where they were detained. throughout tuesday the crowds swelled and the demands got louder. this has been the focal point of the protests since they started last week. this crowd has been building since midday. many people here are asking peacefully for the president to resign, but also a feeling of tension, and the curfew is shortly going to kick in. people want to get home and get safe before that starts. as we've seen in the past week,

the confrontations started even before the curfew began, but will pinera's peace offering be enough to quell the anger on the streets here? chileans will wake up on wednesday and decide. katy watson, bbc news, santiago. here, a generation of children with special educational needs are being let down day after day according to a report from mps. the education select committee as a strongly criticised the implementation of reforms brought in five years ago in england and our education correspondent thanked him a timely if i hadn't found the group here, then i wouldn't have known where to start. whether it's just a cup of tea, a chance to meet others in a similar situation or an offer of legal advice, this group of parents, who all have children with special educational needs, get together every week. how are you coping? i don't, most days. i get up and i get dressed

in the hope that at least one of them might say, "i'm going to go to school today, mum," but it never happens. but you just keep going. we found we were discharged from speech therapist services three times at least, by the time he'd finished reception. and he's 15 now and he's still selectively mute. i have a 13—year—old with autism. i couldn't get any social care assessment for him. we've just had one, but that's been three years of asking. it'sjust culture and people's attitudes towards children with disability, and it's a real shame. following an 18—month inquiry, the education select committee says the system is not working. it's no good just throwing more money at the system, or literally using a plaster, an elastoplast, to solve individual problems as they may arise. the government needs to give it strong direction and much more guidance to councils, to see this as a major area of social injustice in our country. it is shameful, and it is wrong. councils that run the services say they they have reached a tipping point with funding not keeping up with demand. the government says it's investing more and wants the system

to work for every child. but for these parents, like thousands across the country, they just want their children to have the best possible chance in life and get the support they were promised. frankie mccamley, bbc news. improving survival rates for extremely premature babies means it is now possible to save the lives of some of those born at 22 weeks. advice until now had been to give life—saving treatment only to those born from 23 weeks. two happy, inquisitive little boys. jenson and reuben from brighton recently celebrated their first birthdays, a major milestone given their risky start to life. their motherjenny was on holiday in cornwall when she went into early labour. she was airlifted to the closest specialist neonatal unit in oxford. there, the twins were delivered

at 22 weeks and six days, four and a half months before their due date, making them the youngest surviving twins in the uk. it was so uncertain at all times. you were scared to leave the unit for five minutes for fear everything would have changed when you got back. they were so vulnerable and their saturations would change and you would hear the alarms go off and you would worry that, if i'm not here now, i won't get my chance to say goodbye, so it was always on edge, always on edge. despite progress, the chances of survival are still low. data from 2016 shows there were nearly 500 babies born at 22 weeks in the uk. most didn't survive labour or were given palliative care to ease their suffering. a3 were given treatment to try to save their lives. of those, just a third survived.

22 weeks is the earliest a baby can survive because their lungs aren't developed enough. the research found that for babies born just a week later at for babies born just a week later at 23 weeks, survival rates have doubled in the past decade to 38%. but decisions over care remain complex. one of the things that we make a lot of in this framework is the importance that these decisions have to be made on a case—by—case basis. these extremely premature babies are all different and a decision can't be based simply on the baby's level of maturity or gestation, it also has to take into account all the other factors that might affect the baby's chances. jenny knows the heartache of losing a baby too soon. two years before having her twins, her son linnie was stillborn at 22 weeks. she welcomes the guidance that makes parents a central part of decision—making and praises

the care her family received. they treated me with utter compassion and really were fighting as hard as they could and we were alljust hoping and willing that the outcome could be different for us. because i think they could tell how desperately we wanted our family. jenny calls them her "miracle boys". she hopes continued improvements in neonatal treatment will mean many more extremely premature babies will go on to defy the odds. katherine da costa, bbc news. just one more brief item to bring you before the weather because a 120—year—old lighthouse in denmark has been successfully moved from the edge of a sandy cliff, engineers managed to lift it on to two tracks and slide it about 70 metres at the speed of eight metres per hour. it took six hours and thousands of people came to watch. it is thought

the move will ensure its future for at least another 20 years. more coming up from two o'clock with assignment but now a look at the weather susan. today for the uk, a weather sandwich. the question is, are you the bread or the jam? essentially we have two frontal systems with a gap between them and they are squashing together, getting rid of that filling in the middle which is where we have seen some sunshine this morning and cloud comes into scotla nd morning and cloud comes into scotland with rain this afternoon and cloud also building in the south—eastern quadrant of the uk, where we anticipate heavy downpours as the afternoon goes on. temperature barely even across the board, 13—15d. this evening and overnight, the two pieces are bread squashed together a bit more, still some clear spells in northern england and the midlands, a drop in

temperature here 25 or in a few places but with more cloud to the north—west and the south—east, a much milder night. and on thursday, those fronts basically merged together into one area of more persistent rain that will become increasingly widespread in the south—east through the morning. some heavier showers chasing in from the north—west as well, quite a wet story in eastern england through thursday but further north, sharper showers pushing into northern ireland and across western scotland with a few in northern england later on. temperatures barely similar to today. looking to the end of the week and look at this plume of cold air starting to move south through friday. still some warmer air to the south and between them, a weather front coming in and quite a potent feature as well on friday to put some fairly relentless rain on the way for some, particularly in wales and the north west of england could

between friday and saturday we could have in some places up to 100 millimetres of rain and i could bring some problems in terms of localised flooding and some pretty poor travelling conditions put a contrast in temperatures on friday, to the south up to 16, to the north in scotland, just five or 6 degrees. reminder on friday and saturday that the rain could cause problems but particularly for wales and the north west of england. it doesn't look like it will start to clear southwards on saturday, becoming quieter on sunday but also turning chillier.

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