the party leaders hit the election campaign trail — on the day we were supposed to be leaving the european union. borisjohnson says it's jeremy corbyn‘s fault that brexit hasn't happened. he promised to spending on public services. we are investing in infrastructure and new technology. that's the future that we want to build. at the moment we have got this roadblock, this would —— this logjam, and we need to get through it. labour launch their campaign in south london — promising to take on the elite. we are going after the tax dodgers, we are going after the dodgy landlords, we are going after the bad bosses, we are going after the big polluters. because we know whose side we, the labour party, are on.

we'll have the latest from our correspondents with the party leaders. also this lunchtime: the body of missing british backpacker amelia bambridge is found in cambodia. more than 70 passengers are killed as their train catches fire in pakistan. british police interview the woman accused of killing harry dunn in a car crash. a call to arms for england's rugby team, training ahead of saturday's world cup final — eddiejones names an unchanged team. order, order! very rude for members. order! and last "orders" forjohn bercow — as the controversial commons speaker bows out. and coming up on bbc news, we take you into the friday night team talks from owen farrell — the england captain gets set for his biggest one yet ahead of the world cup final.

good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. on the day we were supposed to be leaving the eu, party leaders have instead been campaigning ahead of the general election. the prime minister has again blamed jeremy corbyn for stopping brexit and promised he'll focus on education, the nhs and crime. the labour leader launched his party's campaign in south london, condemning what he calls "tax dodgers, dodgy landlords, bad bosses and big polluters". here's our political correspondent iain watson, and a warning — his report contains flash photography. jeremy corbyn launched his election

campaign and the london seat of battersea. labour doggedly fought here in 2017 winning narrowly. and despite the upbeat atmosphere now it isa despite the upbeat atmosphere now it is a reminder that the party will have to defend as well as to gain seats if they are to take power. the next prime minister, jeremy corbyn! the labour leader got a warm welcome in the cold weather, speaking on the stump to supporters is what he likes to do best. he set out clear dividing lines for his opponents. this election is a once in a generation chance to transform our country, to take on the vested interests that are holding people back, and ensure that no community in any part of this country is ever left behind again. even if the rivers freeze over, we are going out to bring real change for the many, not the few. he said labour would ta ke not the few. he said labour would take on what he called a rigged and

corrupt system that worked only for a privileged —— privileged elite. corrupt system that worked only for a privileged -- privileged elite. we are going after the tax dodgers, we are going after the tax dodgers, we are going after the tax dodgers, we are going after the dodgy landlords, we are going after the bad bosses, we are going after the bad bosses, we are going after the big polluters, because we know whose side we, the labour party are on. applause this wasn't exactly a pitch for the centre ground byjeremy corbyn. his tone was uncompromising. it was designed in part to appeal to young voters and previous nonvoters who need to be convinced that politics can makea need to be convinced that politics can make a difference, but he's searching for a message that can appeal beyond brexit, to voters in both leave and remain areas. you know what day this is, halloween, obviously, but it was also the day that we were supposed to be spirited out of the eu. this is what the prime minister used to say about a brexit extension. i'd rather be dead ina ditch. brexit extension. i'd rather be dead in a ditch. we are coming out of the eu on october 31, come what may.

borisjohnson is still very much alive but he chose to make a visit to hospital in cambridge. he chose today to on labour's traditional territory of investing in public services. he also blamed his opponents for the brexit delay. the only thing we can really do now is go to our people, go to the country and say, let's get this thing done. we have an oven ready deal, put it in the microwave, as soon as we get back on after the election on the 12th of december, get it done, and then let's get on with our domestic agenda, and it's fantastically exciting to be here at addenbrooke's hospital in cambridge, looking at what we are doing to support the nhs. in westminster the lib dems unveiled a campaign slogan then quite literally conveyed this message to borisjohnson and jeremy corbyn‘s to citrusy. jo swinson‘s party are putting brexit at the centre of the campaign. but labour

and the conservatives have clashed today on a much wider policy agenda. iain watson, bbc news. in a moment we'll speak to our political correspondent chris mason, who's been with the prime minister in cambridge. but first to our assistant political editor, norman smith, who was listening to that speech from jeremy corbyn in battersea, south london. norman, the start of labour's campaign. we have blastoff with labour out of the blocks first. why, because they want to try and roll the pitch for the selection might make sure it is notjust about brexit but also about labour‘s suite radical domestic policies, nationalising railways, extending employee rights, eventually moving toa employee rights, eventually moving to a four day working week. and it went down a storm in here. the party supporters were cheering and stamping their feet, chanting jeremy corbyn‘s name. the question is, how does it go down amongst middle income voters? amongst middle england? and the calculation of team

corbyn is that it is a message that resonates there, too, because such communities are equally fed up with austerity. but you have to say it is austerity. but you have to say it is a gamble because conventional political wisdom is that in the elections you trim to the middle, you go to the centre ground, you don't say anything which might scare the horses. labour have drawn the opposite conclusion, and now are promising to produce an even more radical manifesto than that of 2017, but in 2017 it didn't get mr corbyn over the line. and i guess the real danger is whether folk here are in something of a political echo chamber, because they passionately believe in radical socialist policies, but they assume, well, eve ryo ne policies, but they assume, well, everyone else does. that is now to be put to the test. our political correspondent chris mason is in cambridge. he has been with the prime minister today. this was a day that boris johnson said he would have us out of

the european union. good afternoon to you. it is quite striking. we have spent much of the last six months in conversations that you and lam months in conversations that you and i am plenty of others have had counting down to today, thursday october to 31st, written in the diary is brexit day and instead, what is it? it is campaign day numberone. the what is it? it is campaign day number one. the prime minister heading to addenbrooke's hospital in cambridge, which was mentioned back at the conservative party conference at the conservative party conference a couple of weeks ago as one of the hospitals that would be getting investment under conservative plans. and the prime minister absolutely intends to learn some of the lessons of the conservative campaign from two years ago, when there was a real focus on brexit, and labour were seen to steal a march on some of the bread—and—butter day to seen to steal a march on some of the bread—and— butter day to day seen to steal a march on some of the bread—and—butter day to day issues in the election campaign like the health service, schools, the prime minister will be heading to a nearby primary school this afternoon, and like a crime, he will be heading to a police station a little later too. he says these are the

people'spriorities, and the pitch is that he will try to get brexit out of the way as he sees it, early next year, then turned his focus to the kind of stuff that normally dominates political debate. the other political parties will have ple nty other political parties will have plenty to say about that. talking about countdowns, we counted down to today four months on end and we can start another countdown today, it is six weeks to go, until polling day. if you want to know more about why the election has been called, and the issues that voters care about, see our really simple guide to the general election, at bbc.co.uk/news or on the bbc news app. up until a few days ago businesses across the country had been preparing for the uk to leave the european union at 11 o'clock tonight. instead they're having to get ready for yet another brexit deadline — and also to navigate a december election. our business editor simon jack is here.

how frustrating is this for british business? i can't think of our time in living memory when politics has buffeted more businesses than it has over the past couple of years. i've been visiting businesses that stockpiled and got ready in march, then they were told this time it is for real, make sure your business is ready on 31st of october, remember that massive advertising campaign, only for that date to slip. so what you might think, stockpiling, getting in a few more bits and bobs than normal, but there is a cash flow impact, some businesses had to dig into their cash reserves to buy that excess stock at the same time as they saw revenue and sales fall because of the brexit uncertainty for some of their clients. so they are getting a double whammy and many feel frustrated. and you could throw into the mix now this general election and the brexit outcome is dependent on how the election goes, so once again uncertainty. it is tempting to think that many businesses must be saying let's get it all other, no deal is better than this lingering uncertainty, but it

would be a mistake to that. most of them, not all, still think that any kind of deal is better than no deal. and they will be praying wearily that this general election will give some certainty as to which direction this ends up getting resolved then, because resolution is what really matters to them. thank you very much, simonjack, matters to them. thank you very much, simon jack, our matters to them. thank you very much, simonjack, our business editor. police in cambodia say the body of british backpacker who went missing a week ago has been found in the sea. amelia bambridge, from worthing in west sussex, disappeared on the island of koh rong. our correspondent nick beake is there. just tell us more about what the police there are saying. clearly, this was the news a's family were dreading. it was the head of the cambodian navy who said that amelia's body had been discovered many dozens of miles out to sea. formal identification will take place tomorrow, but we have seen in the past hour that amelia's brother

harry, who had been out on the island involved in the search has written on facebook saying that he has now seen the body and yes it is his little sister. devastating for him, his mum and dad, and other relatives. all of them had come out to the island after hearing that amelia had disappeared a week ago. she was 21 years old. she had been working for two years back in the uk to save up to come to asia. she a p pa re ntly to save up to come to asia. she apparently disappeared in the early hours of last thursday. she was last seen at a beach party. when she didn't come back to her hostel she was reported missing. the next day her possessions were found on rocks very near the shore, inside her back on her mobile phone, bank accounts, her purse, but simply no sign of her. her body has now been found but at this point we do not know how she died and for the family there is the dreadful realisation that they may never know.

a fire has swept through a train in pakistan, killing more than 70 people and injuring dozens of other passengers. the train was travelling from karachi to rawalpindi. it's thought the blaze began when passengers used a gas cylinder to cook their breakfast and it exploded. our correspondent in islamabad is secunder kermani. a warning — you may find his report distressing. desperate bystanders watch as the flames burn. they engulfed at least three of the busy carriages. many of the passengers were heading for a religious gathering. translation: it was very difficult for us to get out of the train and save our lives. some members of the group managed to pull the emergency chain. it was very chaotic. everyone thought they were going to die. the injured were rushed to hospital, some by helicopter, whilst helpless crowds watched firefighters extinguish the blaze. amongst the wreckage,

these gas cylinders — railway officials believe the fire was caused when one exploded whilst passengers used it to cook food. translation: we could smell something burning in the night, i kept on saying that i can smell something burning, but no—one paid attention. so in the morning we saw there was a fire in carriage 12, and from carriage 12 it spread to carriage 13. translation: it was an oversight that they managed to take the cylinders on board, which caused the explosion. at small stations, there are no scanners, only at larger ones. we regret this terrible event has happened. may god grant the victims a place in paradise. in a tweet, prime minister imran khan expressed his condolences and ordered an inquiry. there is anger about the lack of security checks that could have detected the cylinders and also

claims that the cause of the fire was actually an electrical fault. for the moment, though, the authorities are still trying to identify all the dead. secunder kermani, bbc news, islamabad. hong kong has gone into recession for the first time since the global financial crisis. the territory's economy shrank by 3.2%, year on year. the downturn is being partly blamed on the continuing anti—government protests and the us—china trade war. hong kong's chief executive carrie lam had already warned of a looming recession. british detectives investigating the death of harry dunn have interviewed the woman accused of killing him. the 19—year—old motorcyclist died in northamptonshire in august after a crash with a car driven by anne sacoolas, who left the uk claiming diplomatic immunity. our correspondent duncan kennedy is in new york. what are the police saying about

this? this was a very small statement, a very short one issue this morning saying simply that they have interviewed what they call the suspects. they don't actually name anne sacoolas. and that the information they have gleaned from her has been passed along with other evidence to the crown prosecution service. she has always been the main suspect, ever since the accident back in august. the police say they will now wait for the cps to respond and for the information to respond and for the information to be passed on and it be up to the cps to say whether charges will be brought against anne sacoolas. so far as the family reaction to this, i've spoken to harry dunn's sister la ra i've spoken to harry dunn's sister lara who is in new york doing a round of media interviews yesterday and today. they say that they are angry with his police statement because they say that it doesn't go far enough, there is no timeline. as usual, they say that they are being keptin usual, they say that they are being kept in the dark by all this. they say they suddenly want more information because they themselves are at the centre of the tragedy.

our top story this lunchtime: jeremy corbyn launches labour's campaignfor jeremy corbyn launches labour's campaign for the general election on the day that the uk was supposed to be leaving the european union. and coming up — aiming to raise a million in a day, members of the armed services take to the streets of london. coming up on bbc news, the lowest ranked side left, colchester united of league two, celebrate as they draw the five—time champions manchester united in the quarterfinals of the efl cup. firefighters tackling wildfires in california say extremely strong winds have been hampering their operations. a new blaze near los angeles tripled in size injust two hours, at one point threatening the ronald reagan presidential library, but the building and its priceless collection has been saved. sophie long has sent this report.

the fires that forecasters feared broke out in several locations around southern california. as wildfires raged across ranchland, people fled from the flames and bewildered horses tried to make their own way to safety. in the simi valley, about 30 miles north of los angeles, more than 25,000 people were told to evacuate as flames quickly engulfed whole hillsides and the valley filled with thick, dark smoke. the fire, fuelled by winds gusting up to 70mph, surrounded the ronald reagan presidential library and threatened 7,000 other buildings nearby. it's being called the easy fire. but putting it out is proving to be anything but. we're just at the entrance of the ronald reagan presidential library, and you can see how strongly the wind is blowing the flames in directions all around.

they're fighting the fires here, but it's the wind that is the greatest enemy. while this fire trebled in size to consume more than 1,300 acres injust two hours, others continued to burn in the celebrity—studded hills of los angeles. there are pleas for the public to be vigilant as new fires are sparked every hour, but optimism that the strongest santa ana winds for more than a decade could soon start to abate. now we're going to see we're on the back end of that wind, we're going to see the activity start to reduce, and we do have sufficient resources to jump on new fires and continue to fight the fires that we also have in place. in northern california, authorities say the kincaid fire, which has consumed more than 120 square miles around santa rosa, is now 30% contained, and they're hopeful that further progress can now be made as the wind has dropped. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles.

the aircraft manufacturer bombardier‘s northern ireland operations have been sold to a us company in a deal worth nearly £1 billion. bombardier employs over 3,500 people in northern ireland. john campbell is in belfast. john, good news for the workforce. yeah, bombardier is northern ireland's single biggest manufacturing employer, it is a vital part of the local economy, and there was real concern when this business was put up for sale in may this year. bombardier has been restructuring its global business, moving away from commercial airliners, focusing on privatejets and trains. the new owner, sprint aerosystems, is a major supplier to boeing, but it wants to increase the amount of work it does for airbus, and that is really white is buying this facility. bombardier in belfast makes wings for airbus and other engine parts, so really sprint see

this as a strategic bite. this has been broadly welcomed across business, politics and the trade unions in northern ireland. they say that after years of cuts and uncertainty around this business, there may now finally be some stability going forward over the next few years. john, thank you. john campbell reporting. the us military has released the first images of the raid in which the islamic state leader abu bakr al—baghdadi was killed. the footage shows operations by american special forces soldiers, culminating in the destruction of al—baghdadi's compound. our washington correspondent chris buckler reports. in the first images released of the raid, you can see us special forces making their way into the building where abu bakr al—baghdadi was hiding. as they flew into the area, the american troops were shot at by militants. we're not showing the next portion of this video, but in it, they strike back, killing many of those on the ground. baghdadi was the leader of the islamic state group, and the united states had been searching for him for years.

in a graphic description of his last moments, president trump claimed he was crying and whimpering. the pentagon could not confirm that, but they said he tried to escape through an underground tunnel. now, about baghdadi's last moments, i can tell you this. he crawled into a hole with two small children and blew himself up while his people stayed on the ground, so you can deduce what kind of person it is based on that activity. so that would be just my empirical observation of what he did, i'm not able to confirm anything else about his last seconds. us soldiers gathered documents and electronic equipment at the compound before bombing it. it was completely levelled to ensure it didn't become something like a shrine. this was a dangerous mission, and baghdadi was not alone in the building. two people were taken into custody here, and five others were killed, including four women. the other people that were engaged on the objective were behaving in a threatening manner with suicide vests, approaching the raid force.

that causes you to make some decisions, particularly when they don't respond to arabic—language commands to stop, warning shots, and the progression of escalation that, you know, our special operators are so very good at. us military leaders say is as an organisation has been badly damaged by the raid, but they are concerned about the possibility of retaliatory attacks. baghdadi may be dead and his hideaway destroyed, but the ideology of hate he helped inspire remains a threat. chris buckler, bbc news, washington. the us house of representatives is due to vote on the next stage in the process that could lead to the impeachment of donald trump. this afternoon, members will decide how the investigation into the president should be conducted. our washington correspondent gary o'donoghue is on capitol hill. gary, what are we expecting to happen today? we are expecting the

democrats to win this pretty co mforta bly, democrats to win this pretty comfortably, and what it will do is set at the next stages of the impeachment inquiry. those stages will be hearing evidence in public, there will be publication of depositions and testimony, and the president will get what he has been asking for, which is some legal representation during that process. this is not the vote to impeach the president, that, if it happens, is likely to come nearer christmas, and after that we'd be into a trial in the senate, where you need a two thirds majority to remove the president, and there the republicans don't seem anything like in any mood to vote against their own. so we're going to get some fireworks over the next few weeks, but it won't end up, unlikely to end up in the president being removed. all right, gary, thank you very much indeed, gary o'donoghue there. the poppy appeal is aiming to raise £1 million in london alone today. members of the armed forces were at transport hubs across the capital during the morning rush hour, collecting for the royal british legion. 40,000 poppy sellers will be collecting for the charity across the uk in the run—up

to armistice day. england have named an unchanged team for the rugby world cup final on saturday. the side continued their preparations for the game in tokyo, and head coach eddiejones says they are relaxed and ready for their showdown with south africa. meanwhile, some fans have been going to extraordinary lengths to make it to the game, as andy swiss reports. today they were strolling the streets of tokyo, but soon they could have the world at their feet. england's players relaxed but ready. their preparations are almost complete. an unchanged team for the final — hardly surprising after their win over new zealand. and if that was some display, well, south africa, watch out. oh, we can definitely play better, there's no doubt about it, and the players know that. yeah, i've been so impressed by the preparation of the players throughout the tournament, and particularly this week, there is a steeliness about them, but also a nice relaxed feeling,

because they know they've done the work. but if it's been some journey here for the players, well, how about these two fans? mark and sue farrell drove some 12,000 miles to get here over four months — from their home in devon all the way to japan. they've seen every england game, but tickets to the final, well, they're still searching. hence the hat, yep! i don't mind making a spectacle of myself, as long as we end up with a ticket. so we are determined to be there. oh, i mean, everything really, it would be the complete pinnacle of our trip, really, you know? it's what we want. and this is where they're hoping to be — at yokohama stadium, the stage is set. well, england's team here on saturday will be one built on many different pillars — from the speed ofjonny may to the tackling of sam underhill, the power of maro itoje

to the poise of owen farrell. but what all of them will share is the chance to change their lives by becoming world champions. one of the last england team to achieve that in 2003 says, despite the strength of the springboks, the players can do it. it's having that fire power, you know, you've got to stand up to the school bully, not be bullied, but then you've got to play with your brain as well. and if england can do that, then, you know, they're going to go a long way towards winning the world cup. tonight, england fans were savouring a rather different celebration here — tokyo's halloween festivities. but come this weekend, they'll be hoping for some magic of their own. andy swiss, bbc news, tokyo. his quirky phrases and distinctive shouts have madejohn bercow a well—known figure not only at westminster, but around the world. well, today after ten years in the chair, it's his last day as commons speaker. his sucessor will be

elected on monday. here's mark lowen. order! order! bellowing. .. behave yourself! colourful... i couldn't give a flying flamingo what your view is! unforgettable. leave the chamber, get out, we'll manage without you! as john bercow leaves the speaker's chair after a decade, the tributes are piling up. if i may say, it's been my particular privilege to address the chair when you are in it. i find it very hard to imagine this chamber without you. the highest duty of the speaker of the house of commons is to be the champion of our house and its members, and to defend our right to freedom of speech, the defence of our constituents, and, mr speaker, you have done that. even at 18, john bercow had the rhetorical flourish — and the crowd—pleasing lines. i would suggest to mrs castle that the reason she sought tojoin the european parliament

was precisely the same... an mp from 1997, he's reformed the speakership, ditching the traditional court dress, empowering backbenchers. he overcame allegations of bullying, questions about his expenses, and a sticker in a car he drove reading, "bullocks to brexit." that sticker on the subject of brexit happens to be affixed to or in the windscreen of my wife's car. yes. and i'm sure the honourable gentleman wouldn't suggest for one moment... laughter ..that a wife is somehow the property or chattel of her husband! it was his interventions on brexit that catapulted him to fame. stopping a third meaningful vote on theresa may's deal, allowing the the benn "no—deal" bill to be debated. feted by remainers, hated by leavers.

it is becoming remarkable how often you please one lot and not the other. from junior tennis champion... to speaker and unlikely celebrity. order! john bercow is bowing out. division! remembered long after he will be given his marching orders. mark lowen, bbc news. let's see if there is any order in the weather! it has been trying for a few days, but that is going to change, and past halloween it will go from trick to treat as low pressure comes back, plenty of evidence of how wet october has been, getting into november and low pressure, with wetter, windier weather, is coming back, and potentially stormy for some of us on saturday, as we'll see ina some of us on saturday, as we'll see in a moment. but all fairly quiet out there at the moment, that said,

cloud is increasing, you can see