to using the port of purfleet for smuggling — that's the daily mail's headline. the metro carries an image of the lorry, and points out that the cab had a sticker saying "the ultimate dream" in its window. brexit is the focus of the express — it says that borisjohnson has accused jeremy corbyn of putting the country's fate in the hands of the eu. and the office—space provider we work cutting 4,000 jobs is the ft‘s lead, as the company looks to focus on us, european and japanese markets. that's the flavour of the front pages. we are going to go back to the front of the telegraph. and tragic story that's been developing today. human cargo drip into frozen feet isn't the headline. yes, it's one of the most shocking

stories we've seen in quite a long time. this investigation is on the scale of the 77 bombings, that tells you how big it is and how seriously it's being treated. the home secretary today indicated that she is looking at potentially introducing tougher sentences for those found guilty of human trafficking. we still don't know the full details as of yet, but it is just terrific. and, you know, we just terrific. and, you know, we just have to wait and see what happens, and where these people actually came from, because again, we don't know that. we just know that they froze to death in this container. and what's so terrible about this is apparently, people who want to travel to britain from certainly from the middle east and certainly from the middle east and certainly from europe, apparently they are being charged £10,000. and the other dangerous thing i heard on the radio, cab—drivers in that areal have said, yes, you often get people

who obviously cannot speak in any english at all, they hail you, and they give you a telephone and on the telephone there is an english voice saying, where they should be taken to. and you get there, and then they produce the money to pay for the cab. often quite long cab drives. so it's terrible that people are dying like this. when they say, one person in there was a teenager. however much you want to escape, this is the most terrible thing that could happen. and of course, whether this i'iews ever happen. and of course, whether this news ever gets back to the next lots of people queuing up, and of course, the daily mail then says that they we re the daily mail then says that they were warned, apparently, about... we spoke to the daily mail, yes. we make this particular page, which a p pa re ntly make this particular page, which apparently became a sort of place where we are seeing in this in the dover run. and they have been told three years

ago that there was another deer near death drama. it reminds you of that horror when you hear about people who stole away in planes and they freeze. but that'sjust who stole away in planes and they freeze. but that's just one who stole away in planes and they freeze. but that'sjust one person. this was 39. i think it's very interesting that we have learned about this new route, isn't it? there is a lot of discussion and an announcement has been made on the route that has been taken, like you said, not the usual suspects. you know, it's almost roundabout route, and the fact that it is kind of a jig and the fact that it is kind of a jig saw how they then put the two together. if you think, 39 people paid ten grand each to come here. it's worth doing the jigsaw and getting people to say, this is a safe place, what is interesting for example, between norway and sweden, who are each trying to keep, sort of, and i and what's been smuggled across, they have these x—ray machines now. which tell you exactly who is into truck,

or what is in the truck. and i presume this is the horrific future for every part in country. we met there is also now a lot of questions about exactly how to tackle the problem of illegal immigration. and there are some experts saying that we need to change the procedures and measures of what happens once people have reached britain. the asylum—seekers. it takes them so long to get them sorted and help them in all the rest of it. and they would very and well respected lawyer was on tv earlier, and he said, it's very hard to get a conviction for the traffickers, because it's the traffickers you really wa nt because it's the traffickers you really want to stop. and they say they can never get enough information on who these people were back home, and it's very hard to get enough information to actually send them away. all right, let's, shall turn to brexit? 7 turn to brexit? ?go turn to brexit? 7 go on. so the front page of the

ft. 7 go on. so the front page of the ft, johnson of course muddied by tory splits over whether to chase brexit or election. yes, so the debate in downing street tonight is what they do. we are assuming that by friday we will know whether or not the eu are going to give us the extension of article 50 that has been requested. and if they are going to allow it to last of the end of january, we are going to allow it to last of the end ofjanuary, we presume that they will. even if it is a extension, which means we have got until the end of january to which means we have got until the end ofjanuary to get something through, but if we ratify something before, then we can leave earlier and go straight into the transition. but it is unclear, the path that borisjohnson is but it is unclear, the path that boris johnson is going but it is unclear, the path that borisjohnson is going to take, and his own team are divided on this. we are hearing in the papers this evening cabinet is split, conservative mps are splits, the labour party or splits, on the order of what happens next. so some believe that borisjohnson should just drop plans to try to renegotiate this programme notion. that's the time he wants to get a brexit the other parliament, and

heads straight into a general election. 0thers heads straight into a general election. others are saying, hang on, wait, we might actually have the numbers here, and the amendments that are made to the bill we can live with them. why notjust extend article 5a if few weeks, a technical extension, people are calling at command let's see if we can get this over the line. the public don't want an election yet. we have to wait to hear what the eu does, and then we might know that more, and of course, all eyes are going to be on the labour party and what they decide to do, because even if the prime minister says, rights, election, that's what we are going to do, labour might still resist that. jeremy corbyn is under a lot of pressure and the reality is that both boris johnson and jeremy pressure and the reality is that both borisjohnson and jeremy corbyn would much rather have brexit sorted before they go into an election, but if they cannot agree on a programme notion, and if number ten bulldogs is ahead with an election, all eyes will then be on jeremy is ahead with an election, all eyes will then be onjeremy corbyn, and how he responds in. how do you think it's going to play out? well, will i

still be alive? and will they still be discussing brexit? well, ithink, although you say that people don't wa nt although you say that people don't want an election, i think out there, not in the london fascinated with politics bubble, i think that they would quite like anything that settles things one way or another. soa win settles things one way or another. so a win by one of the parties would settle what we are doing. so if the tories win, you go straight for the sort of brexit he wants. they would obviously be amendments, they would obviously be amendments, they would obviously have to be discussed, but they could go for it. if the lib dems win, we are going to have a second referendum. but at least it stops this endless world of people feeling embarrassed i think by the house of commons and the shenanigans that are going on there. you say if the live dems win, but then we could see mm it's being thrown at them as well, couldn't we? of course we could. and everybody feels that they

have got to put their two bits in. and there isjust a feeling, it is a bit like a little old lady, having to leave their house. she can't resist going back for, you know, something, you know, it's... it's very male, if i may say, still, house of commons. it seems to feel there is, it's black and white, we are either in or out. there are some women who say we make ourselves left the other day and say it's like a boyfriend. you have left him. you thought he was useless. three years later, you think is the best thing on sliced bread. and you go back to me to give him a large amount of money, you are lovely to him, and he takes you back, and you know that you the eu would if we did. it's just this endless dealing with minutiae. which is very important, by the way, it's the most important thing well past in my lifetime if it's in my lifetime. but i think people are rather embarrassed about the house of commons now.

that is just a risk, the house of commons now. that isjust a risk, some the house of commons now. that is just a risk, some argue, that if you have inserted brexit, you can go to an election, it's all about brexit. and you might not end up about brexit. and you might not end up in about brexit. and you might not end upina about brexit. and you might not end up in a position where you have a party with a majority. because the brexit party might steal some of the conservative votes, people may go to the liberal democrats, if boris johnson got the deal and then went into an election, which is exactly what he wants to happen you've eradicated the threads of the brexit party. do you think there is a threat to? if brexit does not agree there could be, and also the liberal democrats are a threat to the eu, because they have a clear message, unlike the labour party, but it brexit is done the liberal democrats are brexit is done the liberal democrats a re less of brexit is done the liberal democrats are less of a threat. so... but if brexit has endless amendments, the eu will throw this back and say, this is not the deal we did with you, boris. is also a question of how much damage the amendments potentially due to the deal, because some cabinet ministers think that actually, you can get around them, and that the customs union issue is and that the customs union issue is

a massive for the negotiations that follow this deal in the future trade agreement in the future relationship. that something to look forward to. that something to look forward to. that something to look forward to, if this brexit deal is passed. so there is a real division, and a lack of clarity, and if you watch prime minister's questions today, you had two men who clearly didn't quite know what they were going to do next. and they have this meeting. —— to talk about the next steps, and there was no agreement to be found there. so,... and also come as you say, both parties are sort of split in different ways. it's very hard for me if you are not leading from the parents, and knowing it everybody behind. lots of labour mps actually don't wa nt lots of labour mps actually don't wantan lots of labour mps actually don't want an election committee really don't want an election. they are not ready. they have a very confused message. 0k, ready. they have a very confused message. ok, let's turn to, we will go back to the telegraph, actually. yes, i have personal experience with this. charging up and down, daily travelling up and down the m1. and smart motorways. smart motorways is where they take

away the hard shoulder. so you are bumbling along, and you are stopping, because the only place you can is on the left—hand side, but people are using that as an extra lane. so it's quite dangerous. so they are saying, i presume, accidents have happened. they are saying that they regret doing bad. and so the hard shoulder will once again become the hard shoulder. i think that's what it means, or maybe i won't go on the motorway for some years. yes, so they have basically admitted they hadn't fully considered the risks to these new smart motorways, and they are not running a programme any further, because as you pointed out, if people are using that hard shoulder to drive, and periods of congestion, there is nowhere to stop if you really need to, because her car is broken down, and that is why it is dangerous, so they have decided, you know,... will make the truth is, our railroads are not wide enough to him and the other truth is that if this were like america or

even france. they mend and grow motorways really quickly. and there is something about britain that seems to think, it's a bit like brexit, it can't move. are they saying then, i don't know, clarity wise, it's not going to be rolled out further. does that mean the ones that have worked. the ones you are driving on. yes, the roadwork i'm driving through, they will continue with those,is through, they will continue with those, is that? it's very hard... of course there will be hotspots like the m1 will be an obvious one where as always, as far as i can see, all. it's dangerous if you think your car is splashing away, you forgot to put the petrol income or something awful has happened, you stuck them and people are using it, and the people get so angry. you are in their lane, and you are stopping them. and i presume accidents have happened. 0k, let's turn our final paper to city

a:m.. flow me to the moon. i think fly me to the moon might have been a better headline. this is richard branson, he is going to have a public company so that you can buy a public company so that you can buy a trip to the moon, doesn't actually say which date you are going to go on, but, you know, he has been very keen on virgin galactic, virgin going into space. and this is how you can buy yourself a ticket. how much7 i don't know that it says here. 0k, here we go, 15 and a half million. that's all... he's in the race against elon musk, eve ryo ne he's in the race against elon musk, everyone is trying to compete. amazon is in there as well, aren't they? yes, this is the first debate the next space flight company to go public. he's talking here as well, he was speaking in israel, he is talking about a virgin hotel in space. which is something. this is the way it's going, is to? there are

so many developments happening in space now. not me, i want slippers, a swimming pool not me, i want slippers, a swimming pool, listen, of course, the next generation will consider it's quite normal. but, you know, keep me in the maldives. isn't in the maldives that are sinking? clinics are, don't ta ke that are sinking? clinics are, don't take me there. we will leave it there for now, another addition at 1130, laura and eve will be back at 11:30pm for another look at the papers, and don't forget you can see the front pages of the papers online on the bbc news website. it's all there for you, seven days a week, at bbc.co.uk/papers, and if you miss the programme any evening you can watch it later on bbc iplayer. thank you, laura hughes and eve pollard. goodbye. i'm back with you with all the top stories of the top of the hour, don't go away.

good evening. quite frankly, we are all glad to see the back of october. it's been a pretty wet and dismal month, hasn't it? mooring to come in the forecast, i'm afraid, for the next few days, but i can offer you something a little more optimistic as we close out the month of 0ctober. it does look as though conditions will quiet down, it will dry up, and to be chilly both by day and also by night. but for the time being, we have still got some rain around, in fact, being, we have still got some rain around, infact, as being, we have still got some rain around, in fact, as you can see by the pressure charts, it's a bit of a mess of the moment with torrential systems really straddled across the country. these dust matches producing a little bit of light, patchy rain, but the low pressure dominates through thursday, it will be sunny spells and scattered showers talking and behind. with all the cloud around over the next few hours, those temperatures are now falling away, staying in double digits, start up with early morning mist and fog in the southeast commandos week weather fronts will continue to bring some outbreaks of light patchy rain southeast through

the afternoon. behind it though, there should be clearance with sunny spells, scattering of sharp showers, and a gusty gale force wind into the far northwest. a temperatures holding up to around 11—15d. but as we move out of thursday, things get a little more complicated. close to that low pressure, we are going to drive and some cold air across the far north of the country. down into the southwest from it's a different story, milder air the southwest from it's a different story, milderairsource, buta plume of rain waiting out in the wings, that's going to stay with us for quite some time. so a bit of a north—south divide as we move into friday. some of that rain will be heavy as it pushes its way through the southwest across wales into the north of england. to the extreme north of england. to the extreme north under the influence of that low pressure, it's going to be cold, windy at times with a scattering of showers. some of these turning wintry to the tops of higher ground. here, temperatures struggling. underneath the rain into the south of it, that milder source with around 16 degrees, the high. the rain is here to stay through friday night into saturday across england

and wales, we are going to see generally around 100 mm four inches of rain and places, that's enough to produce potentially some localised flooding, and it will be slow to drift its way south and east. so if you have outdoor plants across wales and northwest england, please keep tuned into the forecast, turn into your bbc local radio stations for further updates on traffic and travel, because that rain could cause some issues. but once it clears away on sunday, here is our glimmer of goodness. yes, potentially a frosty start, but lots of lovely spells of sunshine and more importantly, a dry and to a pretty miserable month.

this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 11pm... essex police are investigating the deaths of 39 people, whose bodies were found in a lorry container. this matter has attracted national and international interests and it is absolutely imperative that this is absolutely imperative that this is conducted in utmost respect at the 39 people who have lost their lives. the lorry driver has been arrested on suspicion of murder. he's been named locally as 25—year—old mo robinson, from the portadown area of county armagh in northern ireland. the prime minister goes to meet the labour leader, to try to agree a timetable for a brexit deal, after mps backed