this is bbc news i'm martine croxall. the headlines at eleven. as the election campaign gets underway — president trump wades in — he backs boris johnson and nigel farage and attacks the labour leader. jeremy corbyn will be so badly your country. he would be so bad, he would take in such bad places that your country has tremendous potential, it's a great country. the president's criticism came just hours after labour launched its election campaign — with a promise to take on, what they call, the establishment elite. we are going after the tax dodgers, we are going after the dodgy landlords, we are going after the bank —— the bad bosses, we are going

after the big polluters because we know whose side we, the labour party, are on. tonight, antoinette sandbach — a former conservative mp who lost the whip after rebelling over brexit — defects to the liberal democrats. the body of the british backpacker amelia bambridge has been found in the sea near a cambodian island — a week after she went missing. and at 11:30, we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers ruth lea, an economist and adviser to the arbuthnot banking group, and nicola bartlett, political correspondent for the daily mirror — stay with us for that. good evening. president trump has waded into the general election just hours after labour launched its campaign with an attack onjeremy corbyn

breaking all conventions. he was speaking to the brexit party leader nigel farage during an interview for lbc. the us president said the labour leader would be bad for the country. jeremy corbyn hit back, accusing him of trying to interfere in the election. mr trump called boris johnson a fantastic man but criticised his brexit deal and said it restricted the us's ability to do future trade with the uk. our north america editor jon sopel reports. the us president and nigel farage are close. we madejune the 23rd our independence day when we smashed the establishment! the brexit party leader has spoken at rallies... mr nigel farage! ..and today, the us president returned the favour and appeared on mr farage‘s radio show. and he waded into the british general election with alacrity, in breach of all normal tradition. his first target was the opposition leader, jeremy corbyn.

corbyn would be so bad for your country. he'd be so bad, he'd take you in such a bad way. mr corbyn tweeted this in response: in the interview, the president also seemed to advocate a johnson—farage marriage. i have great relationships with many of the leaders, including boris. he's a fantastic man and i think he's the exact right guy for the times, i know that you and him will end up doing something that could be terrific if you and he get together as, you know, an unstoppable force. 3.5 years ago, brexiteers were incensed when barack obama came to london at david cameron's request to argue why britain should vote to remain in the european union. ourfocus is in negotiating with a big block of the european union to get a trade agreement done. and the uk is going to be

in the back of the queue. but that sparked a backlash and may well have been counter—productive. for all the proclaimed closeness between the president and prime minister, the real test of us—uk relations will come with the negotiation of a post—brexit trade deal and here, the president had another little grenade to toss. he warned that the withdrawal agreement negotiated by mrjohnson and eu leaders might, under certain circumstances, make a trade deal with america impossible. well, the uk was supposed to leave the eu now — instead we're heading into six weeks of election campaigning, with a new brexit deadline at the end of january. jeremy corbyn launched labour's campaign this morning and vowed

to transform britain and take on what he called the establishment elite. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. cheering a roar of welcome for their hero. who, second time round, reckons he has a chance to be a champion, not just the challenger. in this election taking place because we have not yet left the eu. today is the 31st of october, the day that borisjohnson promised we would leave the eu. but he has failed, and that failure is his alone. if they won, labour would hold another referendum and maybe leave, maybe stay. so, they want to campaign on more familiar ground. despite his denials, the nhs is up for grabs by us corporations in a one—sided trump trade sell—out.

it's not for sale! the tories are adamant they do not have plans to trade away the health service. that won't stop this, though. crowd chant: not for sale! the labour leader knows he might be onto something. manna from heaven in a room like this. your pitch to the public today is very similar to in 2017. why do you think, two years on, you might secure a majority with the same message? we've had two years of this government, we've had now three tory prime ministers since i became leader of the labour party. we're very well prepared for this election campaign and going to go out there and do it. jeremy corbyn the campaigner is back, but it's not about the energy of the home crowd, it's whether labour can translate this momentum

right around the country. i've already been out campaigning and it is really positive on the doorstep. if we're going to have a chance, it's got to be now. i don't believe it! just in case you were wondering what borisjohnson wants to talk about, he spent the halloween he hadn't hoped for in class in suffolk. then trumpeting the government's plans for building new hospitals in cambridge. but having to explain why he's asking us to go to the polls at all. this parliament is just not going to vote brexit through, and so, the only thing we can really do now is go to our people, go to the country and say, come on, let's get this thing done. we've got an oven—ready deal, put it in the microwave. the lib dems tried to take their stock brexit message around parliament square. protesters were more concerned about stopping them. we want a bright future for this country and in order to do that, we have to stop brexit. and with the remain bonus we get, invest in public services

and with the remain bonus we get, invest in our public services and have an economy that is growing. this is an election where you cannot say they are all the same. the result could mark a dramatic junction for the country. the westminster system is broken. and that's why the people of scotland need the choice of independence. the parties are all somewhat spooked, with good reason. the doorstep might look familiar but this is an uncertain time, an uncertain campaign, and a very uncertain result. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. sojeremy corbyn says labour will put forward what he called "a radical and exciting plan for real change". our deputy political editor john pienaar looks at what labour's key campaign pledges could mean for you. what does it mean for me at work? jeremy corbyn‘s offered real change, and his plans for rights and rewards for people at work certainly offer that. take pay — under labour,

over time, pay would be negotiated separately, sector by sector, nationwide. a much bigger role for trade unions, which would be recognised by law. but some say some companies can't afford to pay as much as others. you'd risk pricing people out of work. on staff ownership, more people would own a stake in their company under labour. 10% of shares in companies with more than 250 staff. would that deter investment, maybe put bosses off growing their workforce? or if you own a stake in your company, would you work harder, maybe push up profits? other big changes — a 32—hour working week over 10 years. sceptics say cut working hours, and people end up being paid less. are labour going to renationalise everything? a corbyn government would renationalise — that means the state owns it — on a huge scale. mail, rail, water, energy. there hasn't been a labour plan so far—reaching and radical in nearly a0 years.

critics like the cbi say the cost would be eye—watering, nearly £200 billion. labour say that is over—the—top and fanciful, and anyway that the profits could go towards paying off interest on the money borrowed to buy the assets. what about schools and hospitals? we're still waiting for detailed costings, but more cash for schools and hospitals is on offer. the party is in something of a bidding war with borisjohnson who is making rival promises to end austerity and invest in our services. what do labour mean by, "for the many, not the few"? jeremy corbyn wants to build what he calls a fairer country, with higher taxes on corporations, the rich and the better—off. labour would target those he describes as dodgy landlords, greedy bosses and polluters. it is a long list. he's promising stronger rights

for tenants and for workers. the big argument‘s whether higher taxes punish success. labour says it's about fairness — more from those who can afford it, and anyway most people won't have to pay any more. in this election, so much comes down to who voters trust. borisjohnson‘s personal ratings in the polls are low compared to past leaders, butjust now, jeremy corbyn‘s are far worse — worse than any labour leader in decades. now, that can change — whether it does will have a big impact on the outcome of what could be the most unpredictable general election we've seen. the former conservative mp antoinette sandbach has, this evening, announced she isjoining the liberal democrats. she's the eighth defection to the lib dems this year. our political editor laura kuenssberg has more. anotherformer another former conservative mp, antoinette sandbach, has announced

she isjoining the liberal democrats. she is an mp who had already gone out of the tory parking —— party of brexit but the lib dems who fancy themselves in are making a big impact in this campaign, it ta kes big impact in this campaign, it takes the total existing mps up to 20 and it gives them another bounce, another reason to be a chill for —— deal cheerful and that sense of alchemy on the campaign trail, that sense of balance and momentum is the kind of thing that can make a difference is that the liberal democrats are starting off this campaign thinking there's a big opportunity out there for them. because, we will have to see in six weeks if they think they have really been able to make the most of it or whether there are too many obstacles in their way. well, the latest brexit delay means that businesses are once again having to readjust their preparations and contingency planning for leaving the european union. our business editor simon jack looks at how companies are dealing with another delay to the brexit deadline. the isle of portland, in dorset — for centuries, home of the famous portland stone. underground, there is deep

frustration that, having heeded why government calls to prepare for brexit, another date are they doing x—rays? is he being sedated? has gone trundling by. politics is making business at the rock face very difficult. through the brexit process, we had to guess which parts we think were going to go wrong... michael poultney stockpiled months' worth of machine parts from italy and sweden — twice. we had to stockpile in march. we felt like they couldn't possibly go for a no—deal in october again, but as it got closer to the date, we got frightened, i got really concerned. we then had to stockpile again, and each time it was costing us £150,000. sales have fallen 20% this year as brexit deadlines weighed heavily on his customers' confidence. in ludlow, workers at this luxury bike maker can barely move for the stock they've piled up ahead of the deadline. we've gotjust over double at the moment but it's not all in here yet. what, there is more to come? yeah, there is more to come over the next few days, it's in the uk... it's notjust the cash they've spent on stock, it's the time and effort spent

preparing for the unknown. we're not international economists, we're experts on bicycles, trying to keep listening to the news and work out what's going on and what it means for us. to have been doing that for well over three years now, it's just exhausting, yeah. it's hard to think of a time in living memory when business has been so buffeted by politics. they've been told to stockpile, to prepare, to brace themselves protect our little screen protect —— for a deadline at the end of march, then a deadline at the end of october, there's a new deadline in january next year. and now into the mix, we throw a general election, where businesses wearily pray that they will get some kind of clarity after 3.5 years of running their businesses on ever shifting political sands. we won'tjust be picking up christmas presents this december, but will a new government deliver the certainty everyone wants? i don't think the election is going to provide the clarity we're looking for. i think, in this situation, it's going to be ongoing for years and years. it's about time that we were consulted, the british people were consulted on what

needs to happen. i think it's probably a good thing if it does give us some form of closure on the situation. however, personally, i'm probably thinking a second referendum might have been a better choice? in ludlow and in dorset, the brexit period has seemed an eternity. both businesses are grateful we are not heading over a cliff edge tomorrow, but both are frustrated that, once again, the brexit earth has failed to move as promised. simon jack, bbc news. more than 50 mps will be standing down at the election — that's not unusual. what is though is some of the reasons being given for deciding to go. some of the 18 women who will be leaving westminster say a growing level of abuse and bullying directed at them and their families, both in person and online has been a factor in their decision. here's our special correspondent lucy manning. so, who would want to be an mp? westminster today, and a ministerial car gets this reception. the abuse and aggression causing

some female mps to stand down is all too visible. two mps read messages they have received. die, you stupid bleep and stay off tv. your face makes me want to vomit. betraying your constituents makes you an enemy of the people. it's a damn pity traitors don't get hung any more. culture secretary nicky morgan is going and the abuse and impact on her family are a factor. i've had a number of people prosecuted for death threats and that sort of thing. and funnily enough, an e—mail received recently in my office, which a couple of years ago i think we would have reported to the police, we all sort of agreed, oh well, that's not as offensive as others we get. but it has become, definitely, and every day you open the e—mail system up and there's more abusive e—mails. anna soubry is hoping to stay on, but the job has left her in tears. this is a form of terrorism. it's winning. we wouldn't accept it in any othersphere. but because we are deemed to be remoaners, mutineers, traitors,

all these awful words that are used, it's kind of like we deserve it. so far, 18 women are standing down. although more male mps are leaving, the female ones are younger and have not been in the commons as long. there has been an enormous increase in abusive tweets sent to mps. figures shared with the bbc show that, injanuary, mps were receiving 32,000 abusive tweets. and by september, that had increased and mps received 87,000 abusive tweets. in the last nine months, in total, mps were on the receiving end of half a million tweets containing abuse. male mps also get abuse. luke pollard is refusing to quit because of it. there has been a homophobic flavour to some of the abuse that i have been getting and the vandalism of my office, twice in one week, including homophobic slurs is the latest. surrender. betrayal. the prime minister has been criticised for his language

and a lack of understanding. i have to say, mr speaker, i have never heard such humbug in all my life. today he said the abuse was deplorable. we should have zero tolerance for that kind of behaviour and we should defend and protect public servants, whoever they are, whether they are politicians or not. this parliament is ending, with some feeling they have been driven out. lucy manning, bbc news. if you want to find out more about the election ahead, you can do so with our really simple guide to the general election, at bbc. co. uk/news, or on the bbc news app. the headlines on bbc news: as the election campaign gets underway president trump gives his opinion on the contest. he backs boris johnson and nigel farage and attacks the labour leader.

the president's criticism came just hours after labour launched its election campaign — with a promise to take on, what they call, the establishment elite. tonight, antoinette sandbach — a former conservative mp who lost the whip after rebelling over brexit — defects to the liberal democrats. more than 70 people have been killed after a fire swept through a packed train in pakistan. officials there said it started when a gas cylinder being used by passengers to cook breakfast exploded. survivors said it took almost 20 minutes for the train to stop and dozens of people jumped as it moved to try to escape the flames. the train was travelling from karachi to rawalpindi. our correspondent farhat javed reports from southern punjab — you may find some of her report distressing. the flames ripped through three crowded carriages, trapping dozens of passengers who were on their way to a religious gathering. many of the injured were brought to this hospital in bahawalpur. some on the train were sleeping

when it caught fire. rubina's husband pushed her out of the window to save her life. but she is critically injured. translation: smoke filled up everywhere and it was hard to breathe but i pushed my wife out of the train and then tried to jump but people fell on me. dozens have suffered burn injuries and dozens were killed. these are some of the passengers whojumped off the burning train when it was on fire. they are traumatised for horrific scenes they have witnessed, but they are more worried about their loved ones who are still missing. train accidents are common in pakistan, but this one is said to be one of the worst in the last two decades. the cause of the fire is unclear. officials blamed a group of passengers who were cooking

breakfast on a gas cylinder when it exploded. but some who were there dispute this and blame an electrical fault. prime minister imran khan has ordered an immediate enquiry but few here believe anyone will be held to account. farhat javed, bbc news, south punjab. the us house of representatives has stepped up its impeachment investigation into president trump. the democrat—controlled chamber has decided that in future hearings into the process which could remove him from office will be televised and evidence given behind closed doors will be published. the white house insists mr trump has done nothing wrong and says the investigation into allegations he pressed ukraine to investigate one of his rivals is politically motivated. the body of missing backpacker amelia bambridge has been found in the sea — 30 miles off

the coast of cambodia. the 21—year—old from west sussex was last seen nearly a week ago at a beach party on the island of koh rong from where nick beake sent this report. this was an island living in hope. locals had started their day pleading to their cambodian spirits to help them find their missing visitor. hours later, amelia was found — but it was the outcome everyone feared. her body recovered far out at sea. a 21—year—old on her first trip abroad alone, who never returned. her sister wrote on facebook, "now we have to get our amelia back home to england so we can lay her beautiful soul to rest and remember the wonderful life she lived." amelia was one of many british backpackers who come to koh rong. local officials quickly said they thought she'd drowned here. but her family believe

she could have been attacked. so earlier dad had spent another long day in the searing heat looking for his daughter. there's a couple of fuel tank places over here, but i don't think... he spoke to us just before news of amelia's death. sometimes i think about it, and i start thinking, "she's gone", so i start crying to myself, but i try not to think like that. i try to just keep looking. well, this is the beach where amelia was last seen a week ago. people at the party say that she was laughing, dancing, having a great time. she'd spent two years saving up for this trip to asia, which has ended in the most horrific way, and we may never know what happened in those final moments. the police can't say how amelia ended up in the water. so for now this place of beauty holds the saddest of secrets. nick beake, bbc news, cambodia.

british detectives investigating the death of 19—year—old harry dunn have interviewed the main suspect in the united states. the teenager died after the motorcyle he was riding was hit by a car in northamptonshire in august. anne sacoolas, who is the wife of an american official, left the uk claiming diplomatic immunity. in his interview to lbc, president trump was asked whether mrs sacoolas could come back to the uk to face charges. he said he would have to see what the final facts are, suggesting he would not rule out a return. a lawyer for the dunn family gave this reaction to president trump's comments. our reaction is one of cautious damir dzumhur. two weeks ago they were making it clear that this lady was never returning and as i interpreted the conversation, i think she was

suggesting that the police have been over here this week interviewing the woman but i think he suggested that he would then look into the possibility of her returning to that appears to the family and i had to bea appears to the family and i had to be a welcome shift in their position. if it is true it is clearly a positive development but we will keep our feet on the ground and we will keep going with our campaign to get justice and we will keep going with our campaign to getjustice for harry until she is back in the uk where she belongs. the so—called islamic state group has for the first time confirmed the death of its leader, abu bakr al—baghdadi, and named his successor. us special forces tracked down al—baghdadi in north—west syria at the weekend and attacked his compound. islamic state has named abu ibrahim al—hashemi al-qurashi as the new leader.

mps have accused itv studios of a failure of responsibly —— responsibility by. members of the committee investigating reality tv watched guest being filmed backstage against their will. mps said the material made a mockery of the after—ca re material made a mockery of the after—care the shows that are provided. the show was act in —— axedin provided. the show was act in —— axed in may following the death of a participant. his quirky phrases and distinctive shouts have made john bercow a well known figure not only at westminster — but around the world. well, after ten years, he's finished his last day as commons speaker. his sucessor will be elected on monday. here's his final moments as his tenure in that famous green chair finally came to an end. order. the question is that this house now do adjourn. on the contrary? i think the eyes have it.

the eyes have it. order, order. 2000 service personnel have joined forces with veterans, volunteers and celebrities to try to raise a million pounds in a single day for the royal british legion in london. it's the biggest street cash collection of its kind in europe, with collectors hitting train stations and streets across the capital. earlier we spoke to britain's got talent winner and chelsea pensioner, colin thackery about why remembrance day is so important to him. i think most people of my age don't want their children and grandchildren to be involved in any form of conflict. therefore it is important to bring

it to the front of the mind. we are raising money to help those guys who are less fortunate than we are. it is notjust people in the service, it's their families and people outside but it is important to raise the money. it is important to keep that remembrances on the front of your mind. certainly if it was anything to go by this morning, people will put tenners and fivers in the bucket, notjust coins so let's just hope that continues for the rest of the day. now it's time for the weather with nick miller. if where you are you have been having a lull in the weather, something dry for a few days, that is set to change to the look around the countryside and you see evidence of how wet over has been to november under way and low pressure is returning to claudia, wetter and windier. in fact potentially stormy for some of us on saturday as we

will see in a moment. lets have a look at the big picture did the first day of november. low pressure is very much in control, it has been lurking to the south—west of the uk and those weather fronts are now on the move being some of us some rain in the day ahead with further low pressure coming in for the weekend. things have been turning milder and it will be a mild friday across a large part of england, wales and northern ireland to the here is the rain pushing north and east during friday to there is a gap and after the rain the sun reappears before the rain the sun reappears before the next downpours begin again. there is a strengthening south—western wind with the temperatures towards the mid teens in some spots so still on the cool side in scotland. that first with a front clears away but look at this dig an area of low pressure that deepens as it enters the uk on saturday to that means the wind is getting stronger and the rain is heavier to and uncertainty about the track of the low pressure across the uk so who will see the heaviest rain and the strongest wind dig saturday

will probably not look like this but you get an idea that there will be heavy rain, destructive in places and strong wind with scales. severe gales on the southern flank of the low pressure wherever that may be to get may bring some wind gust on 70 mile an hourto get may bring some wind gust on 70 mile an hour to but it is not set in stone. just showing you this to get an idea of the possibility for saturday. temperatures drop a few degrees but there is destructive rain and wind. follows the events on saturday so keep across the forecasted glow pressure into sunday building a little bit becoming less strong. the wind is not as blowing on sunday but there is still some wet weather around the low pressure as it begins to slowly edged further east, closer to that across parts of scotla nd east, closer to that across parts of scotland and north—east england we could see long spells of rain and elsewhere some showers but there will also be dry moments and sunshine at times. he comes another area of low pressure to hot on its

hills as we go into monday moving into the uk. less strong than the one on saturday but it will be blustery around