welcome to newsday. i'm kasia madera, in london. our headlines: the eyes to the right, 299. the noes to the left, 70. no end to the brexit stalemate as the british parliament rejects boris johnson's plan for a snap election. but he's not done yet. the government will give notice of presentation for a short bill for an election on the 12th of december so that we can finally get brexit done. an unbearable wait — the families in vietnam who fear their loved ones are among the 39 found dead in a lorry in the uk. i'm rico hizon, in singapore. also in the programme:

more wildfires whip through northern california — one is burning close to wealthy neighbourhoods in los angeles. challenging our ideas about time and space — a new super—telescope may give us more clues about dark energy. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. it's 9am in singapore and 1:00 here in london, where borisjohnson is trying to break the brexit deadlock by holding a snap election. the british prime minister had pledged that the uk would leave the eu on october 31 — do or die. but he doesn't have enough votes to get his brexit deal through parliament. on monday, mrjohnson failed

in his latest attempt to get mps to agree to a new election, so he'll try again on tuesday. our political editor, laura kuenssnberg, has the story of another turbulent day, which began with britain being granted its official brexit extension. throw your hands up if you like. very short and efficient and constructive meeting, and i am happy that the decision has been taken. short and efficient? not how anyone could describe the brexit process. reporter: is this extension too long? full of missteps and stumbles. be careful, be careful. take care. but the meeting in brussels to give the uk another three—month delay was exactly that. despite borisjohnson‘s rush, he's broken his brexit deadline and his promise to leave by halloween. instead, this afternoon, trying to push mps to the ballot box. there is a widespread view that this

parliament has run its course, and that is because i simply do not believe that this house is capable of delivering on the priorities of the people, whether that means brexit or anything else. technically, this session's only been going a couple of weeks, but the current cast have been in place since 2017. there's nothing comfortable about this for labour, but they won't agree a contest yet. he will avoid his responsibilities, break his promises to dodge scrutiny. and, today, he wants an election and his bill! well, not with our endorsement. there's a message to the people of scotland... the snp and the lib dems, though, weren't ready to back the prime minister tonight, but tomorrow, when he'll need only to win by one, might be a different story. we will not vote with the government tonight, but make no mistake — the scottish national party are ready to give people

back their say. the way forward now is to have an election, but to do so responsibly — not letting the prime minister force through his bad brexit deal. division! clear the lobby! ultimately, the prime minister was miles off what he needed. the ayes to the right, 299. the noes to the left, 70. but, just when one vote has gone, along comes another round here. number 10 will ask mps again tomorrow to back an election on december the 12th, but they'll vow this time to ditch any effort to get their brexit deal through parliament. with that gone, the opposition parties may be more enthusiastic, but suspicions of borisjohnson‘s motives are all around tonight. let's take a look at some of the day's other news:

the us house of representatives will vote this thursday on procedures for the impeachment inquiry into president trump. this will be the first vote the house will take on impeachment. in a letter to democrats, speaker of the house nancy pelosi said it would lay the groundwork for public hearings and the next phase of the inquiry. my colleague, david willis, told me what the significance of this vote is. well, this follows pressure, rico, from president donald trump and senior republicans who've claimed that the impeachment enquiry being conducted by democrats in the house of representatives is illegitimate all the time it's being conducted without there having been a full vote of the house of representatives. that's been the justification the white house has put forward for withholding documents, disregarding subpoenas and advising witnesses not to co—operate. well, once this vote

is taken on thursday, it will pass because democrats hold the majority in the lower house, then thatjustification goes away. you mentioned nancy pelosi, rico, in your introduction, she said this vote will eliminate any doubts, as she put it, as to whether the trump administration can continue to obstruct the impeachment inquiry. david, what does this say about the direction of the impeachment inquiry? well, it could mean, ithink, rico, that we are heading from the behind—closed—doors part of the enquiry, the fact—finding part, if you like, to public proceedings, which is another thing republicans and president donald trump have called for. there's been a lot of concern on the part of republicans who don't know what sort of testimony‘s being put forward, what people are saying, what sort of allegations are emerging and with just a few

more witnesses to be heard in private this week and into next week, it is possible that we could start to the start of public hearings and the release, of course, of previously private testimony. the chairman of the house judiciary committee, adam schiff, has said all along he wants to move expeditiously, as he put it, in regards to this impeachment inquiry, so it might not be too long before proceedings are being held in public, rico. briefly, what are they saying about how long this whole development could last? it's a very good question. they are refusing really to be drawn on the timescale here, but lot of speculation that maybe this could be starting to wind up beyond thanksgiving, which is at the end of november, certainly early in the new year, just beyond christmas.

david willis on the impeachment enquiry. also making news today: more details are emerging of the us military raid which killed the leader of the so—called islamic state, abu bakr al—baghdadi. the pentagon says two other men were captured and are now in us custody. retired us army general, david petraeus told the bbc the death of al—baghdadi is a significant achievement. the finality of his death obviously literally puts a stake through the heart of many of the images that he tried to project, not the least of which again was this extraordinary achievement of the caliphate. all of that said, and every observer has noted that history shows us that the death of a leader of an extremist organisation, even a hugely successful one like baghdadi or 0sama bin laden or zarqawi or others, does not end the threat posed

by the organisation. a shooting outside a mosque has left two people injured in the french city of bayonne. an 84—year—old man with a firearm and gas canister in his car has been arrested. police say the gunman was trying to set fire to the mosque‘s door, and shot two men who surprised him. there have been more protests in chile against president sebastian pinera. thousands of people have taken to the streets of santiago, after the president replaced eight cabinet ministers. a total of 17 people have been killed, during a week of riots and arson. it's estimated that chillean businesses have lost $1.1; billion because of the protests. a lorry driver has appeared in court in britain, over the deaths of the 39 people who were found in a refrigerated lorry not far from london. maurice robinson, who's 23,

has been charged with manslaughter and several other offences. some 1,400 kilometres away in vietnam, families are waiting to find out if their loved ones are among the dead. jonathan head reports from the village of yen than, in the north of the country. in a vietnamese front room, a family endures an agonising wait. it's ten days since they last heard from their 26—year—old son. "a month ago i heard him talking of a business idea "with a friend," says his father. "but he never asked for money, so i didn't think he "was going overseas." "he called us several times after arriving in germany," explained his uncle. "but not in the past ten days." they began to hear news that something had gone terribly wrong. then the police came, asking for samples of fingernails and hair.

the awful possibility that he was inside the container is beginning to hit home for this family. his mother pleads for the british authorities to be quick. "please help us, and find my son," she says. most of the victims are thought to come from this part of vietnam. there are many other families here caught in the same misery of not knowing for sure. it's been said that it's poverty driving young people to leave here and go overseas, but that's not quite true. much of vietnam is poor, but here they've seen just how well you can do after only a few years living in britain. they've seen the new houses and the shiny cars, and it's that that's inducing the bright and ambitious young people to make thatjourney west.

it's a journey this man made more than ten years ago. cutting open the tarpaulin of a fruit and vegetable lorry, he says, to smuggle himself into britain. his stay was not a success. recruited to work on a farm growing marijuana, he was arrested, spent seven months in prison, and then deported. yet even now he says he longs to go back with his family. there is an unexpected bond between britain and this quiet part of rural vietnam. 0ne forged by dreams of better lives, and now, by tragedy. jonathan head, bbc news, yen thanh, vietnam. earlier i spoke to phil robertson from human rights watch in bangkok on how these dangerous journeys to europe and the uk can be stopped. u nfortu nately, we

unfortunately, we have seen this happen time and time again where a lot of media attention will bring some short—term changes but the reality is this is very deep—seated and happening a long time. there has to be persistent application of law and an effective way forward, the uk and an effective way forward, the uk and vietnam working together on these to ultimately bring some solutions and prevent this kind of dangerous travel. is it only happening in vietnam? are they also other countries in asia where we are seeing high levels of human trafficking? there are many places in the region where we have seen human trafficking going on. what is particularly dangerous is when people are moving notjust next door to another country going across the world. they have these huge expenses, the exploitation, the debt bondage, the fact they will be working in very dangerous industries

in the uk, these cannabis files, these nail salons where they are basically held and not paid. it is a very dangerous situation and they are incurring so much debt to make this movement. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: wildfires in california close in on los angeles. tens of thousands of residents — including celebrities — are forced from their homes. how a super telescope in arizona could track more than 30 million galaxies and help unlock the secret of dark energy. indira gandhi, ruler of the world's largest democracy, died today. 0nly yesterday she'd spoken of dying in the service of her country and said, "i would be proud of it, every drop of my blood would contribute to

the growth of this nation". after 46 years of unhappiness, these two countries have concluded a chapter of history. no more suspicion, no more fear, no more uncertainty of what each day might bring. booster ignition and lift—off of discovery, with a crew of six astronaut heroes and one american legend. well, enjoying the show is right. this is beautiful. a milestone in human history. born today, this girl in india is the 7 billionth person on the planet.

welcome back, everyone. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. thanks for staying with us. i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories: british mps reject borisjohnson‘s plan for a snap election. but he says he'll try again and re—submit the proposal on tuesday. families in vietnam are still waiting to hear whether their loved ones are among the 39 found dead in a lorry container in the uk. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. we start with the japan times, which reports how many of those killed injapan‘s recent typhoons were found inside or near their cars. the paper says this highlights the importance of evacuating to safety early to avoid getting trapped in a car during torrential rain. the nikkei asian review turns to beijing, where a key meeting of chinese leaders is taking place. observers are watching for changes at the top,

including a potential expansion of the country's highest decision—making body, the politburo standing committee. finally, the south china morning post reports that the ongoing protests in hong kong have ruined the plans of couples who want to get married soon. about 12% of those who intended to get married by 2021 have delayed their plans because of the social unrest, which is now in its fifth month. you are up—to—date with the papers. let's return to brexit. despite british politicians rejecting borisjohnson‘s plans to try for a general election on the 12th of december, the prime minister will try again on tuesday. earlier i spoke to dr kirsty hughes, who told me what's different about this next vote. i think it is difficult for those of us even

i think it is difficult for those of us even in the uk to even understand what's going on at the moment. but the relatively new fixed—term parliaments act means that if a government wants to call an election it has to get two—thirds of the mps voting for it. so that's what happened today, johnson failed to get there. whereas tomorrow is going to try to bring a new bill to make an act of parliament, a one line bill saying there shall be such an election. and then there is the possibility that the lib dems and the snp might back this if boris johnson doesn't bring back his withdrawal agreement bill. this is all very upside down. it's supposed to bejohnson who wanted brexit and corbin and labour who wanted an election and everyone seems to have reverse roles —— jeremy corbyn. election and everyone seems to have reverse roles -- jeremy corbyn. just explain to us then. the main opposition party, the labour party ofjeremy corbyn, they should be, in theory, they have always wanted an election. this time around they are saying no. why they keep delaying

the school free general election then? they are somewhat backing themselves into a corner at the moment. today we got the extension from the eu. they said the uk can have until the end of january. so that it does take no deal off the table for at least three months. so that excuse forjeremy corbyn has gone. i think he has got a lot of very unhappy labour mps sitting behind him in parliament. the polls are bad at the moment. some of those mps would rather try for another eu referendum, a so—called people's vote, but others don't agree on that. so he has said all along he wa nts that. so he has said all along he wants an election first and then perhaps a second eu referendum. but he doesn't want to givejohnson, in order the lib dems or the snp,, give johnson a chance to get the bill through and possibly leave before

the election. johnson thinks he can do, apparently things he can do quite well in an election, even if brexit hasn't happened yet because, of course, today we know he is not going to die in a ditch to make sure that we do leave by this thursday, halloween, the 31st of october. political observer dr kirsty hughes speaking to kasia madera earlier. up and down the state of california, wildfires are driving people from their homes. a new blaze close to la has forced many to evacuate the area, including arnold schwarzenegger and lebron james. firefighters are trying to protect the getty center, which is home to priceless works of art. the state's governor declared a state of emergency on sunday. the bbc‘s sophie long has the latest. a state of emergency is in place across the entire state of california, and here's why. the latest blaze to break out as the hot, dry weather continues to present the perfect conditions for fires to spark and then turn into massive infernos with incredible speed is in los

angeles. the getty fire started this morning. it's already destroyed at least five homes and authorities say that number will almost certainly rise. i'm in the brentwood hills in west la, you can see the fire burning behind me. just behind the trees and houses is the 405 freeway, and that at the moment is the only thing separating the flames from the mansions of bel—air and the rest of the sprawling city of los angeles beyond. the threat here to houses and human life is real but this fire is tiny compared to the biggest and most disruptive blaze currently burning in kincaid in sonoma county, where winds continue to whip flames, destroying large swathes of the wine country. it's forced more than 180,000 people to flee their homes, many reliving the horror of the deadly fires that ravaged the area to years ago. it's been burning for nearly a week, tearing through nearly 66,000 acres, destroying nearly 100 structures

and it's still only 5% contained. firefighters are working around the clock to contain the blazes as investigators try to determine what caused them to start. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. a telescope that will measure the acceleration of 35 million galaxies is being switched on in arizona. it'll scan one galaxy every 20 minutes and will help researchers to understand dark energy — the substance which makes up most of the universe. it'll also help explain, why the universe continues to expand, when scientists thought it would contract. pallab ghosh reports. this telescope in arizona is about to begin the most detailed observation of the universe ever carried out of an invisible force that dominates our universe.

what we see here on earth and in the stars and galaxies are made of atoms — that accounts for just 5% of the universe. the rest is mostly dark energy. it is just embarrassing to live in a universe where we only understand 5% of it, wouldn't you agree? i mean, how could we live in a universe knowing only 5% and not knowing about the other 95%? this is human curiosity. it will define our deep understanding. the nature of that dark energy, what is it, may well lead to a whole revolution in physics, in the whole of physics. in order to understand what this force is, we have to go back all the way back to the beginning of the universe. after the big bang, according to the current theory, the expansion of the universe ought to be slowing down and eventually collapsing back in on itself, under the pressure of gravity. but instead, the galaxies are flying apart faster than ever. scientists call the force behind this expansion dark energy, but they haven't got

a clue what it is. they plan to find out using this telescope. it will track the position and acceleration of 35 million galaxies. it has ten times the precision of previous instruments. inside are 5,000 optical fibres. each one is a mini—telescope trained on a galaxy. they can then swivel to focus on another target. by discovering the exact rate of expansion, astronomers will be able to tell which theory of dark energy is correct. so one of them is this idea that we are not the only universe, that there is a multi—verse out there of many different universes with different properties. and dark energy may be something that is leaking from these other universes into ours, through the different dimensions, and driving this expansion of galaxies in our universe. these are pictures of real

galaxies, hurtling apart. images from the new instrument will be much sharper, and will completely transform our understanding of how the universe works. pallab ghosh, bbc news. still so much to discover about space. i'm rico hizon in singapore. there certainly is. i'm kasia madera in london. there are a must to discover about halloween, which is taking place on thursday. and in america it is a huge event. this is the white house, as you can see. it is halloween ready with the president and first lady giving out sweet and patting a minion, as you do. these are children from local schools and military families who are enjoying the fun they are. and it is not just are enjoying the fun they are. and it is notjust children. pets as well. this is the boston pet parade.

to put it into context how huge halloween is in the us, 80 a $.8 billion will be spent on halloween "80 billion will be spent on halloween ——80 a billion will be spent on halloween "80 a $8 billion will be spent on halloween ——80 a $.8 billion. in america they spent $2 billion on flu vaccines. incredible. hello there. well, it was a cold but glorious start to the new working week. in fact, parts of lancashire had over nine hours of sunshine on that monday. and it doesn't get much better than that, really, at this time of year. now the next few days will stay dry and sunny but we still keep that cold theme. so, high pressure hanging on in there, but the winds are going to change to more of an easterly direction and that could have a consequence for one or two of us. and at the same time, into the south—west we've still got that nuisance weather front which willjust enhance a little more in the way of cloud and outbreaks of rain. but it's going to be a chilly start tuesday, as you can see quite widely, low single figures for many with that cloud and light rain into the south—west keeping those temperatures up here. so, it could be a disappointing started tuesday, then, across the isles of scilly

the channel isles and into parts of cornwall. but elsewhere, despite that chilly start, despite that frosty start, lovely spells of sunshine once again. but with an easterly breeze we could see a few showers later on in the day coming up through the thames estuary, can't rule out one or two generally across that east coast. now, as we go through the evening, on tuesday we still keep those clear skies for many. but that rain just edges that little bit further inland and so that means temperatures are going to hold up at around 7—10 degrees south of the m4 corridor, further north of that, again it's another cold start. so the high pressure is still with the bulk of the country but it is starting to shift its way a little bit further east, and these weather fronts threaten a little bit further as we go into wednesday. so yet again a bit of a north—south divide, some decent spells of sunshine after a good start for scotland, northern ireland and northern england. clouding over from south wales and into the midlands, an we'll see some outbreaks of rain into the south—west, predominantly. here, temperatures 11—13 degrees,

further north we are looking at 8—10 celsius as a high. now as we move out of wednesday into thursday, that frontal system is going to start to push in from the atlantic, the high pressure drifts east off into the near continent. so things are going to start to change. now, in some respects that might please some of you because it is going to get milder, the mild air pushing in from the west, pushing that cold air off into the near continent. but, it also is going to get wetter yet again. so there's going to be some rain around for the end of the working week, thursday into friday. but we're likely to see those temperatures returning back into the mid—teens for many. so, if you haven't already got the message, as we close out the week it looks as though it is going to be rain at times but milder. take care.

i'm kasia madera, with bbc world news. our top story: britain's parliament has rejected a plan by the prime minister, borisjohnson, to hold a general election in december. he says he'll try again to break the brexit deadlock and his proposal will be resubmitted to the house of commons on tuesday. firefighters in california are battling a wildfire burning near several wealthy neighbourhoods in los angeles. thousands of people have been forced from their homes. challenging our ideas about time and space — a new super—telescope may give us more clues about dark energy. scientists will track the position and the acceleration of more than 30 million galaxies. stay with bbc world news.