you're watching bbc newsroom live — it's11am and these are the main stories this morning: nigel farage calls for an election pact between his brexit party and the conservatives — but a tory minister rules out any alliance. we're not interested in doing any pacts with the brexit party, or, indeed, with anybody else. we're in this to win it and we know that only a vote for the conservative party will deliver brexit. this is the scene in westminster, where nigel farage isjust about to launch the election campaign of his brexit party. we'll bring you that live in a few moments. in fife, nicola sturgeon is also out on the campaign trail — the snp leader promises to demand a second scottish referendum from the next prime minister. in other news — the human rights of young people are being breached in mental health hospitals in england, according to mps.

the online market in domestic slaves claims it's enabled by google, apple and instagram. and coming up — how hundreds of thousands of dangerous tumble dryers could still be posing a fire risk in uk homes. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. i'm annita mcveigh. nigel farage has called on the conservatives to form an election pact with his brexit party. ahead of the party's official general election launch this morning, mr farage said the two parties need to form an alliance, but refused to comment on speculation that his party would field fewer candidates to give borisjohnson a better chance of winning the election on december 12. meanwhile, the snp leader, nicola sturgeon has promised whoever

wins the election will receive a formal request to allow scotland to hold another independence referendum. let's go live now to that brexit party launch, because nigel farage, as you can see, is beginning to speak... yet, more broken promises, and indeed, a breakdown of trust and faith, not just and indeed, a breakdown of trust and faith, notjust in politics, but in oui’ faith, notjust in politics, but in our entire democratic system in this country, and that is why i came out of political retirement to found the brexit party, because i thought something had gone wrong, and we had even lost sight about the brexit vote. it was about us becoming an independent, self—governing nation, thatis independent, self—governing nation, that is what people voted for, 17.4 million of them. the sheer level of

broken promises is astonishing. i mean, the labour party, they absolutely promised everybody, during the campaign, after the campaign, and even in their general election manifesto, that they would honour the result of the referendum, and implemented. and yet, where are we now with jeremy corbyn‘s and implemented. and yet, where are we now withjeremy corbyn‘s labour party? then our promise is that if they win the election, they will go to brussels and negotiate a new deal. they will put it to us in a second referendum, and it sounds like many of them will actually campaign against the deal their own government has negotiated. but they are offering us a choice of remain 01’ are offering us a choice of remain or effectively, remain. and for 5 million labour voters who turned out in that referendum, back on the 16th ofjune, and voted to leave, this represents nothing less than a com plete represents nothing less than a complete and utter betrayal. it is a

labour party that represents islington, hampstead not huddersfield, and dalston, not doncaster. and i have to say, the idea that these old labour voters, working to man i think they're described as now, are suddenly going to vote for a borisjohnson and his conservative party is nonsense. i think we showed in those few weeks of the european elections what potential appeal to labour leave voters was, because our highest scoring region was the north—east, followed by the results that took place in south wales. i think that the brexit party poses a very major problem to labour, particularly in wales, the midlands, and certainly many parts of the north of england. there are now so many labour leave seats represented by remain members

of parliament, that in no doubt, in terms of winning seats, we view those constituencies around the country of being among our top targets. and perhaps to prove that point, in the course of the next week, i will be in the east midlands, up in the north—east, in south wales, in east london, and yes, next wednesday, i will be in workington as well. something that was completely misunderstood the last time i did this, which was in 2015, when i led ukip into that a general election, everyone seemed to think media commentators, newspaper editors, that somehow, because ukip we re editors, that somehow, because ukip were fielding hundreds of candidates, we would have a negative effect on the conservative party, and the absolute truth of it, something that is now acknowledged by some, is that it was in fact the ukip vote that disproportionately

hurt the labour party in those 2015 general election, and actually, there would not have been a conservative majority if it hadn't have been for the effect of the ukip vote. this continued lazy thinking that somehow, brexit voters are all conservative voters is nonsense, this she is so fundamental, it crosses all normal political divides. does this issue is fundamental. i am divides. does this issue is fundamental. iam pleased divides. does this issue is fundamental. i am pleased that jeremy corbyn will no longer be able to say in this campaign that if we get brexit, leave the customs union, an attempt to enter into a free—trade deal with the usa, that that somehow means the nhs is for sale. i was talking to an american friend of mine on the radio last night who indicated that is well and truly off the table. and what if boris johnson's conservatives?

truly off the table. and what if borisjohnson‘s conservatives? i would be the first to accept that he did inherit a very difficult position. he inherited theresa may's appalling surrender treaty, and he did it with the clock running down to the 31st of october. i don't doubt for a moment that he tried his best to improve it, and perhaps the one a significant achievement was that great britain is not committed to being in the customs union, but the price of that was appalling. the price of that was northern ireland being hived off, which i think for him, personally, represented a dreadful breach of the promises he had made at the dup conference the year before. but it does not end there, of course, because now, if this treaty passes, and i very much hope it doesn't, it will lead to massive pressure in scotland for the snp to campaign for the same thing. borisjohnson snp to campaign for the same thing. boris johnson tells snp to campaign for the same thing. borisjohnson tells us it's a great new deal, it is not, it is a bad old

treaty and simply, it is not brexit. what we are doing here is kicking the can down the road for at least a further three years, entering into another round of agonising negotiations, and michel barnier, who, by the way, is rather more brilliant at negotiating than our side appear to have been in the last three years, michel barnier has set down the terms already. we are committing in an international treaty that boris johnson once parliament to vote for and for us to ratify, we are committing to negotiating for up to three years in line with the political declaration, and that means we are aiming for a regulatory alignment. yes, everything from financial services to fisheries, if we do this trade deal, would be tied to eu law. we

will not in any way be taken back control of our laws, money or borders, and i am grateful to president trump for making it clear last night, doing it in a way, he didn't want to hurt borisjohnson, he isa didn't want to hurt borisjohnson, he is a fan of him, he thinks that he is a fan of him, he thinks that he has brought great energy to the job. but putting it very simply, that if we continue down this road, there will not be trade deals with there will not be trade deals with the usa or indeed, i don't think, any other part of the world. boris johnson's deal gives us all of the burdens of eu membership, but no say whatsoever. and it will not get brexit done, in fact, what it will do is lead to a campaign in which people say we have no voice, we have no vote, no veto, in the few areas that they are left, it will lead to a campaignfor us

that they are left, it will lead to a campaign for us to rejoin, a campaign that if it was put to a referendum, i have no doubt would actually succeed. so i want to urge borisjohnson to reconsider. to reconsider the detail of what is in those two documents, and i say that because he gave an answer in the house of commons on fisheries, he gave an answer in the house of commons on northern ireland exporters to great britain, and both of those answers simply were not true. and that suggests to me that in his desperate desire to get rid of the backstop, to bounce parliament sitting for the first time ona parliament sitting for the first time on a saturday in 37 years, to bounce them into agreeing it, i am not sure he has actually looked at the full details himself. a general election is a chance to press the reset button. a general election is a chance to pursue a different

agenda. after all, no parliament made by successors, it is what we expect in general elections in main party manifestos. so i will say this to borisjohnson, party manifestos. so i will say this to boris johnson, drop party manifestos. so i will say this to borisjohnson, drop the deal. drop the deal, because it is not brexit. drop the deal, because as these weeks go by and people discover what it is that you have signed up to, they will not like it. and i also am more than willing to compromise my position. i have been saying for months, we need to go for a clean break brexit, and i have said that because it was the only way of delivering brexit on the 31st of october. but if borisjohnson said that he now wanted to go down the road i have a genuine free trade agreement, along the lines perhaps of canada or other models, and that

in doing so, he would not sign us up to political linkage, he would not keep the continued jurisdiction of the european court ofjustice, that he would simply go for a treat —— free trade deal, he would give a deadline of the 31st ofjuly, and failing that, we could both go to geneva, to the world trade organisation, under article 24, we could leave the european union, we would have several years to negotiate the new agreement. if boris was to go along with that, i would view that as being a totally reasonable position. and in the interest of building a leave alliance, i would interest of building a leave alliance, iwould be interest of building a leave alliance, i would be more than happy to back that. of course, he would have to say that if they were being com pletely have to say that if they were being completely unreasonable, if they didn't wanta completely unreasonable, if they didn't want a free trade deal, if they were not prepared to go to geneva, then of course, we would leave on the 1st ofjuly on a wto terms, and he would have to say it and indeed, he really would have to

mean it. either way, and indeed, he really would have to mean it. eitherway, pursuing and indeed, he really would have to mean it. either way, pursuing that road it would mean not having a new eu treaty. pursuing that road may not entering negotiations on the impossible conditions that michel barnier has set out already in the political declaration. and that really would be brexit. i believe the only way to solve this is to build a leave alliance across this country. and that doesn't mean just conservatives and the brexit party, there are labour figures out there i have spoken to who would more happily —— more than happily stand ona happily —— more than happily stand on a selection if we could put this coalition together. but if it was done, borisjohnson would win a very big majority, and on that manifesto, we really could get brexit done, in fa ct, we really could get brexit done, in fact, to quote a friend of mine, we

have become an unstoppable force. i hope and pray that after 25 years of endeavour on my part, that this works. but if it doesn't, then, the brexit party will be the only party standing in these elections that actually represents brexit. and if thatis actually represents brexit. and if that is the situation, there are two things that we will do. the first is to make sure that every house in this land is informed as to what is in the treaty and what is in the political declaration, what the costs of this are, what the time implications are, to make people truly understand the extent to which this is a sell—out. and the second thing in those circumstances that we will do is we will contest every single seat in england, scotland and wales. please don't doubt that we

are ready, don't underestimate our determination were our organisation. indeed, next monday, we have a 500 candidates coming to london and they will all be signing our candidate forms on that day, and you're all very welcome to come along and witness that. as we showed in those european elections, we are able to attract a very high quality of candidate, with far more diverse backgrounds than the labour or conservative or liberal democrat parties, and we are doing this because, coming from all walks of life, we don't trust the establishment to deliver on their own. indeed, if it hadn't been for jimmy goldsmith, the conservatives would never have made the pledge to have a referendum beforejoining the euro. if it hadn't been for ukip, there would have been no referendum on eu membership, and without the

brexit party, we will never get a meaningful brexit done. we are determined to deliver brexit, we are equally determined, as you have heard, earlier this morning, that politics cannot just heard, earlier this morning, that politics cannotjust go back to the way that it was before. this country is crying out for genuine political reform, and we will campaign on that during this general election, too, because we do really want to change politics for good. and i know, inevitably, you will ask me about funding, well i can tell you, we have enough money right now for a fully funded election campaign, and by the look of the way money is coming in on our website, we will have more than enough to fight this campaign and to fight it well. now, of course, i am open and flexible to local exceptions. and already, we are in communication with a number of mps who are prepared to renounce the withdrawal agreement, to

announce the deal, and they themselves to stand on a ticket of a genuine free trade agreement, or leave on wto terms. and of course, in those cases, when mps say this, we will view them as our friends and not as our we will view them as our friends and not as oui’ enemies. we will view them as our friends and not as our enemies. more interestingly, already, we are being approached to put together informal arrangements on the ground. constituencies in which they may have a better chance of winning, and we won't bother to campaign, but equally, constituencies in which we have got a better chance of winning and they won't campaign, and that is already beginning to come together. but that is not the real deal. the real deal is a leave alliance that wins a big majority in parliament, a leave alliance that delivers a genuine brexit. i hope that common sense prevails over the course of the next two weeks. we are prepared, all of us in the brexit party, to

put country before party, and we put that appeal out to boris johnson put country before party, and we put that appeal out to borisjohnson and others in the conservative party. now is the right time to do this, but if they choose not to, we will stand up and do this on our own, 17.4 million people voted brexit, and they deserve to get it. thank you. applause interesting comments from nigel farage that could steal your —— steer the direction of this campaign in many ways, that he is prepared to work ina in many ways, that he is prepared to work in a leave alliance to help the conservatives deliver brexit, but it depends on what sort of brexit the conservatives want. he said he is also prepared to do this entirely on his own and field candidates in every constituency in england, scotla nd every constituency in england, scotland and wales. let's listen to the question and answer session. how many mps will your side if he does

acce pt many mps will your side if he does accept the deal and how long has he got to consider this deal? —— how many mps will you stand? nominations close on the 14th of november, so they have got until the 14th of november to do this. we have up until the 14th of november, in theory, to do this. we absolutely recognise that they are a bigger party, with a much biggerfootprint on the ground in the constituencies that we've got, and we would be utterly and entirely sensible and reasonable. but it would be fair to say that there are around about 150 seats in this country, that our labour held constituencies, that the conservative party have never ever won in their history. and for cultural reasons, they will not win at this general election. and that, i think, is how a deal of this kind would work, a nonaggression pact of

this kind would work. and i think it would be to our and their advantage, but most important, to brexit‘s advantage. all of that could be discussed. as i say, for us, despite the fact all of us on this platform in the last six months have put a lot of our lives into building this new pluto party, for us, the issue matters far more in the party. —— building this new political party. i actually feel that we are so close, we are so close to getting that majority in parliament and to getting a real brexit delivered. i really hope, as i say, that the conservatives genuinely rethink and reconsider this. this is a one—off opportunity. if we don't get it and we do finish up with that withdrawal agreement, then frankly, i think it is the end of brexit. because it is a deal that isjust is the end of brexit. because it is a deal that is just so is the end of brexit. because it is a deal that isjust so bad. right at

the back. what conversations are going on with borisjohnson the back. what conversations are going on with boris johnson and other members of the government about this offer that you have made today? have you had conversations or will you be having them?|j today? have you had conversations or will you be having them? i think there are more conversations this morning between downing street and the white house than there are with us the white house than there are with us to be honest. we have not spoken formally to anybody about this, we have spoken informally to people in and around and close to the prime minister. my understanding is there are some within the inner sanctum who think this is absolutely necessary , who think this is absolutely necessary, there are others who think this is the last thing they would ever do, others who think they would ever do, others who think they would almost rather lose and then blame backs a party afterwards. what ido blame backs a party afterwards. what i do know from the month of september, when richard and i travelled right across the country, doing a series of big public events, is that everywhere we go, we meet local associations who are absolutely desperate to do this. i

am convinced that there was a big majority within the party that want to do this. maybe one or two roadblocks in downing street. just at the front here. isn't it more realistic, in terms of delivering brexit for voters to vote tory, could vote for the brexit party actually block brexit? if boris johnson stands on the deal he did in brussels two weeks ago, and on implementing that treaty, that is not brexit, and that is the point. it is not brexit, it doesn't free us, it kicks the can a few years further down the road. it is not brexit, and so in those circumstances, we would be the only brexit choice. here is boris johnson's problem. with the sheer level of brexit exhaustion, he comes back from brussels and cries victory, and everyone says, thank goodness for that, we have a

breakthrough, it is wonderful. then it is put to parliament or supposed to be put to parliament, so oliver let win rather change that, but put to parliament for anyone has time to read it or to understand what is in it. boris johnson's big read it or to understand what is in it. borisjohnson's big problem is this, if he thinks he can survive six weeks on the basis of what is in those documents, without the country waking up and without brexiteers being appalled by it, he has another thing coming. as i say, i think there is a couple of weeks in which he can press the reset button on this, andi he can press the reset button on this, and i very much hope that he does. inaudible i don't know what the likelihood is, and it doesn't have to be a pact, it can bea and it doesn't have to be a pact, it can be a nonaggression pact, there are can be a nonaggression pact, there a re lots of can be a nonaggression pact, there are lots of different ways to do this. the idea of building a leave alliance is one that i genuinely believe in. are you planning to stand as a candidate and if so, in what seat?” will announce all of that in the next few days, but right now, to say

what i or richard is doing, that would be a massive destruction. this is our big chance today to set the stage. —— a massive distraction. this is to say we are prepared to compromise, to work with other people, to build an alliance, but to fight across the country. i will a nswer fight across the country. i will answer that question in a couple of days. this is an offer which boris johnson is never going to be able to accept. isn't this just a waste of two weeks? it isn't a waste of my two weeks? it isn't a waste of my two weeks. as i said to you, we will sign up 500 candidates on monday, come along and feel meant, by all means. they will be going out into the field and campaigning, in fact, many of them are out on the field and campaigning already. i am saying that we are going forward, we are ready, we are funded, we have the people, we will fight this election on the basis of brexit, political reform and a whole other range of innovative policy issues. but we are prepared to put country before

party, and in the end, it will be up to them. i would have thought that with a strong, active brexit party, and a clear message on what we stand for, as opposed to a treaty and yea rs more for, as opposed to a treaty and years more negotiations, that there comes a point within the next couple of weeks when they will say to themselves, even though we don't wa nt to themselves, even though we don't want to do this, even though the conservative party historically never does these things, actually, we have no choice. whether they do it out of high principle, whether they do it because theyjust want to win the election, i don't really care. i don't mind how it happens, i just care that it does. just to make clear your terms, it would appear you are asking borisjohnson clear your terms, it would appear you are asking boris johnson to stand aside, not field a tory candidate in 156 to give you a clear run, and in exchange, you will not field candidates in every other tory seat, is that correct? and secondly, if he does not accept your terms,

what is your realistic hope going head—to—head against him everywhere of how many mps you can get? five, ten, 50? on the first one, it is a negotiation. i have laid out what the upper end of expectations would be. the very upper end, we are reasonable, sensible people, we want to get this done. in terms of winning seats, look, no one knows more than me how punishing the first past the post electoral system can be. i know it better than anybody. the difference this time is there are now many more seats that are three orfour are now many more seats that are three or four way marginals, where a score of 30 or 31% can win seats. i will not make any silly, wild predictions, but it will be much easier to win seats in constituencies in the selection and it has been in modern history. is the stumbling block you forming in this leave alliance the fault of

dominic cummings? i don't know, is the honest truth. i'm sure he is a very charming chap and easy to brexit —— easy to work with. but i don't know. all i can say to them is this. if they really think they will win this election with their workington man proposal, they really wa nt to workington man proposal, they really want to get outside of the office, because they really are whistling in the wind. they need to rethink this. ifind it very the wind. they need to rethink this. i find it very interesting that on the tour that richard than i did, we did a day in doncaster, a big event at the racecourse in the evening, and it was an area which in the european elections, we topped the poll in pretty much every single constituency, or at least council area, as they were counted. in five days later, he was in doncaster? borisjohnson. i days later, he was in doncaster? boris johnson. i think days later, he was in doncaster? borisjohnson. i think you should be spending more time in the seats where they are vulnerable to the liberal democrats, rather than

wasting his time going after the old labour leave boat. i don't know fully what they're thinking is, but ido fully what they're thinking is, but i do know, because i have had reach out from some who visit that building regularly, so there is a conversation going on. it might not be the purest form of brexit that you would like, but there are millions of people out there who 34 brexit in 2016 who think they are about to get it with boris johnson's agreement. are you entitled to say you are the one who will mess this up you are the one who will mess this up by you are the one who will mess this up by potentially allowing jeremy corbyn into downing street and there will be another eu referendum that will be another eu referendum that will be another eu referendum that will be the end of brexit? well, quite often, people buy used cars and the bonnet looks shiny and it looks attractive but it breaks down rather quickly and it is a disappointment in every regard. that is exacting what borisjohnson is trying to do, trying to sell a second hand motor where he has polished up the bonnet, but underneath, nothing has changed, this is theresa may's appalling surrender treaty, that is what it is. and i would say this to you,

people want resolution on this? of course they do, and i understand that. but this is not brexit. if he decides that he can go on selling this as brexit, very good luck to him, because i think by the time the 12th of december comes along, the country will understand what is in it, will understand it is not brexit, and we will make sure of that. you keep saying that you are the only party fighting for a real brexit, but there is more than a reality that you would split the brexit vote. do you accept that there is at least a risk that you could be the last hope of remain vote rs could be the last hope of remain voters and those containing for a people's vote? at least a risk?|j people's vote? at least a risk?” think you are right on the risk of the vote being split is very real. we saw it in peterborough, we were the leave challenger to the incumbent labour party, and because there was a conservative candidate, there was a conservative candidate, the labour party one might buy 600

votes. it is a city break party would have won back the conservatives had not split arrows out. —— it is a seat the brexit party would have one. and in the end, it became a very close head—to—head between the liberal democrats and the conservatives. the lib dems won by a relatively small margin, and the brexit party vote, although a weak seat for us, was in double digits. there is a classic case of two parliamentary by—elections we have seen since the european elections at both could have gone to leave voters and both went to remainers. this actually cuts both ways, and that is why the logic of doing a deal, and i have explained in answering tom's question, that we are not asking for a vast majority of seats, compared what they would need, this actually works. the mathematics works. this isn't just works. the mathematics works. this isn'tjust me, works. the mathematics works. this isn't just me, professor works. the mathematics works. this isn'tjust me, professorjohn curtis has looked at this and says the asthmatics of this works. do you acce pt asthmatics of this works. do you accept that without a deal you could

risk brexit? no, this deal is not brexit. that is the point. just very quickly, is there a danger that borisjohnson, if he was to say something before you november the 14th, you are able to do you november the 14th, you are able todoa you november the 14th, you are able to do a deal on the conservative manifesto looks markedly different from what he promises you. well, he is good at changing his mind, i will grant you that because he has talked about mrs may's awful surrender treaty being bass legend on the third occasion he voted for it. he does chop and change a little bit. —— being vassalage. there are two weeks to put together a leave alliance and it has got to be done. do you think the conservative party is looking at the polls and, if they

are, we do not need this offer, they are, we do not need this offer, they are thinking? if they want to think that, it is absolutely fine. if they wa nt to that, it is absolutely fine. if they want to think that, it is absolutely fine. if they think that suddenly, after yea rs of letting fine. if they think that suddenly, after years of letting people down, and breaking virtually every ma nifesto and breaking virtually every manifesto promise they have made at election after election that they can stand up as the conservative party and all any country will say hurrah, we're going to back boris johnson, they do not understand the break—up —— they make up of brexit voters in this country. no one party on the back support and that includes the brexit party. this is something that crosses all traditional loyalties —— no one party owns the brexit vote.

so, nigel farage answering questions from the media there at the brexit pa rty‘s from the media there at the brexit party's general election campaign launch. nigel farage talking about building a leave alliance with the conservative party despite a conservative party despite a conservative minister saying this morning that the party was not interested in any kind of electoral pa ct interested in any kind of electoral pact with the brexit party. he said there are a couple more weeks for borisjohnson to press the reset button on all of that and enter some kind of alliance, but he said that boris johnson's kind of alliance, but he said that borisjohnson's deal as kind of alliance, but he said that boris johnson's deal as far as kind of alliance, but he said that borisjohnson's deal as far as he is concerned, is not brexit and he felt that the brexit party pose a big risk to labour as well. listening to all of that was our political correspondent alex forsyth, let's get our take on that. we're not entirely clear as to what extent the brexit party is going to be fielding candidates in constituencies around

the uk? nigel farage's offers essentially that, he said to boris johnson, drop your brexit deal because i do not think that is brexit and i think we want a clean break brexit, which means having a free trade agreement with a much more distant relationship with the eu and he says that you have the 14th until the 14th of november two agree with that offer and we can then pick and chose which states work best i will not put up candidates in some areas against her. but, he said to borisjohnson, if you do not accept that offer, we will be putting up candidates in every seat in scotland, wales and england. he said he has around 500 candidates ready to go, ready to sign up on monday and the party does have the funding and resources to fight evil campaign. nigel farage knows that borisjohnson is not going to accept that offer because they boris johnson going to accept that offer because they borisjohnson brexit deal is likely to be a central part of the conservative party manifesto. it is

something that boris johnson conservative party manifesto. it is something that borisjohnson has already laid himself out there for and put before parliament and nailed his colours to that particular flag, so it is very difficult for him at this point to say, nigel farage, we will work with you. so i think we will work with you. so i think we will be in a position where nigel farage is contenting to contest a lot of seats with the brexit party across england, scotland and wales. i think we can talk to richard. the brexit party chairman. this is an offer to borisjohnson brexit party chairman. this is an offer to boris johnson singh, brexit party chairman. this is an offer to borisjohnson singh, you throw your delight or we will fight against you. you know that he cannot accept that. we made a significant compromise proposal to the conservative party today. the reality is that conservative mps, their members, and brexit voters, wa nt their members, and brexit voters, want a leader alliance. think of a business. every business ignores its customers —— what a leave alliance. if the business ignores its customers, it will go bust. the

conservative party customers want a leave alliance. if you focus on just getting a simple free trade agreement, which is what we always thought was the right way forward and actually take more time over that, through until the end ofjune, and use what has an existing wto arrangement, article 24, of the wto rules, then you can agree terms and a sign that. i have been over, met very senior people at the wto and they have said to me at the beginning of this year that you could turn the political declaration into an article 24 agreement really quite simply. that is what the prime minister should do, we believe that it isa minister should do, we believe that it is a very sensible, reasonable compromise and the prime minister has got a couple of weeks to look at it and think about it and come back to us. the truth is that you know it is highly unlikely borisjohnson will accept that because he has firmly said this is his brexit deal

and is likely to be central to the conservative party manifesto. if you put up candidates against boris johnson, you actually risk letting labour, through the middle and you could risk brexit, is it not true? absolute nonsense. if the conservative party are not prepared to negotiate, they will lose the pa rt of to negotiate, they will lose the part of their donors, the support of many other mp5 part of their donors, the support of many othermps and part of their donors, the support of many other mp5 and the support of many other mp5 and the support of many conservative party members —— they will lose the support of their donors you can get a proper brexit done. what badger clearly said is that the reality is that —— what nigel clearly said is that that dealer is not brexit and we will have years and years of continuing to pay into the european union with no voice, no veto, no say. if they make that

judgment, we think they will be making historic mistake. isn't part of this the fact that the brexit party may well struggle to turn your support into parliamentary seats unless you get in line with boris johnson? any first past the post system, it is difficult for smaller parties. that is one of the reasons we believe that there needs to be a reform of the electrical system because people want a broader choice injust two political because people want a broader choice in just two political parties because people want a broader choice injust two political parties —— a reform of the electrical system. we are putting country before party. we are putting country before party. we are prepared to compromise. were quite prepared to stand down hundreds of candidates across the country in order to that alliance. it is not for us or the brexit party or nigel or i, it is about getting a proper brexit to maximise the opportunities that come from brexit andl opportunities that come from brexit and i think the conservative party should look at us very seriously. do

you really have the resources to fight on a film on 500 seat election campaign? we seem to do pretty well in the elections —— it is a challenge but we have spent the summer in the autumn getting ready. we have got the 600 candidates. they are coming here to the same building on monday to sign all the nomination forms. we are ready and have invested in technology and we have got a unique system of technology on smartphones for canvassing across the whole country. and the money, have you got the money? we are very confident about the money. even the la st two confident about the money. even the last two days, money has been coming in online from supporters, from new supporters and we have been raising tens of thousands of pounds literally every hour because people across our angry and know that the brexit party offers hope to get the proper brexit that people want. thank you forjoining us, the head

of the —— of the chairman of the brexit party. nigel farage offering illegal lines to borisjohnson and there is a threat to that if you do not accept —— a leave alliance. as you head from mitchell, is the way that the electrical system works, —— as you heard because of the way the electrical system works, it could be a struggle for the brexit party. the impact on labourand a struggle for the brexit party. the impact on labour and the conservatives will be absolutely crucial. thank you very much. with just withjust under six with just under six weeks to go until that election, if you're unsure how to register to vote, you can find out how by visiting their website at bbc dot, dot uk ——

bbc.co.u/news. it has called for urgent changes to mental health laws and hospital inspections asjeremy corbyn reports. many young people with learning disabilities and autism face the "horrific reality" of having their human rights breached in mental health hospitals, inflicting "terrible suffering" on them according to a new report. thejoint committee of human rights said it had lost confidence in both the system, and its regulator — the care quality commission. it's called for urgent changes to mental health laws and hospital inspections, as jayne mccubbin reports. no furniture, no toilet, no food, no warmth, no windows. this was the room ben had been repeatedly locked in. it makes you feel like the whole thing is a joke. people like my son are deemed worthless. and this is the room stephanie lived in for eight years of her life. stephanie was completely locked in that room. she did not have access a bathroom, she had her meals in there

and she washed with wet wipes. this is also the room where stephanie died. that's why i am here. we have to stop this. today, a report from thejoint committee on human rights says seclusion and restraint is the horrific reality for too many young people with learning disabilities and autism, who too often face inappropriate detention in brutal circumstances which inflict terrible suffering. the breaches that we heard about, whether from parents or from young people themselves who have been subject to detention, were appalling. the committee was really traumatised by the evidence it heard. the inquiry calls for urgent change and an overhaul of the cqc's inspection regime, as it has been left to media organisations like the bbc to expose abuse. the cqc says many of the recommendations made are already under way, although, they add, "we are clear there is still much more to be done." jayne mccubbin, bbc news. one person has died and 15 others have been injured in a crash between two buses and a car in south—east london. police and emergency crews were called to the scene at sevenoaks road in orpington just after ten o'clock last night. the male driver of the car

has been arrested. john mcmanus reports. the aftermath of the deadly collision on a suburban road soon after 10pm last night. two single—decker buses and one private car were involved in the crash, leaving the bus on the pavement and the car partially crushed. the driver of that car has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. the incident occurred on the outskirts of london, here on sevenoaks road in orpington, a busy commuter town. fire brigade officers who arrived on the scene help free passengers on the scene helped free passengers from the two buses and carried out first aid, while the london ambulance service says it dispatched ten crews to the incident, treating 15 people. they were sent to hospital. but despite the best efforts of the paramedics, one person died at the scene. they haven't been named. police are attempting to trace their next of kin.

road closures remain in place in the area, while the investigation into what caused the crash gets under way. john mcmanus, bbc news. our reporter greg mckenzie gave us this update from the scene of the crash. the emergency services were called here to sevenoaks road just after 10p on last night to reports of a collision involving two buses and a car. we believe the car may have been a car. we believe the car may have beena mini car. we believe the car may have been a mini cab. a driver has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and he is currently being interviewed by detectives. one person has died here at the scene, 15 others had been taken to hospital. we believe three of those are any serious condition. police are continuing to appeal for witnesses this morning. a 12—year—old girl who was out trick—or—treating is in hospital with serious injuries after she was hit by a car that was involved in a shooting incident in liverpool. according to the police,

shots had been fired at the vehicle before the girl was knocked down in the croxteth area of the city. her injuries are not thought to be life—threatening, but officers says those responsible showed no regard for public safety. a 16—year—old boy has been charged with two counts of murder after two teenagers were stabbed to death in milton keynes. dom ansah and ben gillham—rice, who were both 17, were attacked at a house party on the emerson valley estate on the 19th of october. the 16—year old is the third person to be charged in connection with the deaths. he also faces two counts of attempted murder after 23—year—old ryan brown, and an unnamed 17—year—old boy, were left with serious injuries in the incident. police investigating the deaths of 39 people who were found in a lorry trailer in grays last week have urged two brothers to hand themselves in. detective chief inspector daniel stoten said they had spoken to ronan hughes by telephone but needed to have a conversation with him and his brother christopher

in person in order to progress the investigation. we are continuing to appeal for information into the whereabouts of 40—year—old ronan hughes and his 39—year—old brother christopher hughes from armagh. they are wanted on suspicion of manslaughter and human trafficking. i would like to thank all of those communities from northern ireland and ireland, along with those in the road haulage and shipping industries who have come forward to share information and knowledge with us. we know that you are as appalled as the rest of the world following the deaths of these people and we really appreciate your help.

today, i want to make a direct appeal — ronan and christopher, hand yourselves in to the police service of northern ireland. in a moment we'll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news... nigel farage says the brexit party will stand in every seat in england, scotland and wales if the conservatives don't drop their brexit deal. also out on the campaign trail, snp leader nicola sturgeon says she will demand a new referendum on scottish independence from whoever wins the election. and a warning that hundreds of thousands of dangerous tumble dryers are still being used in british homes. now the business news. whirlpool used "chilling" non—disclosure agreements "to silence customers"

while fire—prone tumble dryers remained in uk homes according to mps. the house of commons business committee said the manufacturer deflected concerns and was too slow to fix the fire danger, which first emerged four years ago. the dangerous dryers were sold in the uk for 11 years from 2004. a rush to stockpile goods ahead of yesterday's aborted brexit deadline helped manufacturers last month. new data shows that orders didn't fall by as much as some had feared. the purchasing managers' index produced by ihs markit/cips rose to 49.6 last month, up from 48.3 in september. a figure below 50 indicates the sector is contracting but it is still the highest level recorded since april. banks should consider refunding more customers who fall victim to certain kinds of payment fraud, according to mps. a new report warns fraud is the second most common kind of crime in england and wales, and described economic crime as a "serious and growing problem."

more now on the parliamentary report on the whirlpool recall of faulty tumble dryers. the house of commons business committee said it was astonishing that up to 800,000 machines were still in use when the full recall began, despite company knowledge of the dangerous fault. the machines sold under the hotpoint, indesit, creda, swan and proline brands were blamed for a spate of fires after a build up of fluff fell onto the machine's heating element. whirlpool said its campaign to fix or replace machines was five times more successful than usual product recalls.

rachel reeves is chair of the business, energy and industrial strategy committee and joins me now. on what grounds do you call these chilling? will pull denied that they we re chilling? will pull denied that they were using nondisclosure agreements at all and then a customer came forward has tumble dryer had caught fire in her home and she had to escape with her two children —— whirlpool denied they were using nondisclosure agreements. in order to get compensation she had to sign a nondisclosure agreement, which was effectively a gagging order about stopping them speaking out about what happened to their family. it is appalling that whirlpool tried to 939 a appalling that whirlpool tried to gag a customer because we know that the most powerful tool for getting people to check their tumble dryers and make sure that they are safe is when other people like them come forward and tell their stories. and the use of nondisclosure agreements by whirlpool shows that whirlpool

are more concerned about protecting their own reputation than they were about getting this dangerous tumble dryers are removed from people's comes, so that is why we say that it is chilling that whirlpool chose to go down that route and use nondisclosure agreements. whirlpool also make the case and say that its campaign to fix or replace machines was five times more successful than usual product recalls. why do you not think fixing machines was appropriate in this case? this was not a usual product recall and it was a recall that had to be put in place with whirlpool kicking and screaming. it was needed because this combo dryers were catching fire and rescue peoples homes and properties and ultimately their lives —— these tumble dryers. the vehicle came into place four years after whirlpool admitted that there

we re after whirlpool admitted that there were problems, serious problems, with those tumble dryers. —— the recall came into place four years after. whirlpool resisted that action every step of the way in the last four years. you say a truly independent product safety agency now needs to be created — why does the current system not work? my my select committee recommended almost two years ago that he independent body was setup to ensure safety in our home. the government took some partial action in the office of product safety and standards, but it is a body that is still part of the government's business department and does not have the resources or the cloud or independence to properly hold companies like whirlpool to account and ensure the safety of the products in our home. we have urged the government to go further than they had to date and create a truly independent, properly resourced body for product safety and standards, as was recommended to the government several years ago. so that all of us

can be certain that the products we have in your home that we rely on are useful and not actually putting us are useful and not actually putting us and our families at risk. rachel reeves, chair of the business, energy and industrial strategy committee. asda staff have spoken of being "terrified" for theirjobs as a saturday night deadline approaches to sign new contracts or be sacked. the gmb union said many staff felt they could not sign the "inflexible" terms because of disruption to domestic life, and the impact would fall heavily on female employees. the contracts mean unpaid breaks, changes to night shift payments and being called to work at shorter notice. asda said it brings it into line with rivals and most of the 100,000 staff affected will be better off. tesco has today announced it will remove one billion pieces of plastic from products for sale in uk stores by the end of 2020 as a part of its 4r's plan to tackle the use of plastics in its business. they will include small plastic

bags, plastic ready meal trays, additional lids on yogurt pots and plastic packaging for clothes. and we start with the tv streaming war which heats up today as apple launches its tv plus service here as part of its roll out to 100 countries. apple hopes to take on market leader netflix — and rivals hulu and amazon — with its aggressive pricing of £4.99 a month. the morning show — a tv news drama — is among eight new series commissioned for the apple launch. i'm sure we could contribute in some way. let's check in with the financial markets now and the blue chip ftse100 has been trading slightly higher this morning — recouping some of the losses of the 1 % drop yesteraybut — recouping some of the losses of the 1 % drop yesterday. still a lot of caution remains, not least with the election looming here in the uk and also those concerns about global trade continue with worries about whether washington and beijing

will settle their differences. among the gainers today are the home repairs provider homeserve — up around 3.7% in the ftse 250 after a ratings boost by analysts ahead of its half year report — and also baa aviation, which rose 1.67% after the aviation services provider set out plans to return $835 million to shareholders. that's all the business news. the wreckage of a british submarine that vanished during the second world war has been found in the sea off malta. hms urge disappeared after setting sail in april 1942. there were more than 40 people on board — and its fate had remained unknown until now. tim allman has the story. deep beneath the waves of the mediterranean, a mystery nearly 80 years old is finally solved. schools of fish move through the rusting, corroded wreck of what's believed to be hms urge. still on deck, its giant gun, silent for so many years,

standing guard over a metal grave. the wreck is in absolutely fantastic condition. it's sitting upright on the sea bed, very proud, in the direction that it was ordered to take on its way to alexandria. archive: a british submarine makes her way in to her depot ship — coming home to mother, as they call it. malta was a strategically important base for british submarines targeting german and italian shipping in the mediterranean. hms urge was part of the tenth submarine flotilla, known as the fighting tenth, a vital part of the allied war effort. on 27 april 1942, it left malta, ordered to set sail for the egyptian port of alexandria. but, just after leaving valletta, it is believed to have struck a mine. the submarine and its crew went down. all lives were lost. a ceremony is expected

to take place next year, where this will be declared an official war grave. the heroes of hms urge honoured at last. tim allman, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with simon. it is not looking too great as we go into the weekend. we're going to see some very into the weekend. we're going to see some very windy and wet weather for the start of the weekend, especially. it is grey and drizzly at their at the moment across many parts. the spinnaker tower here in hampshire has pretty much disappeared because of the low cloud at the moment. low pressure is driving the conditions at the moment. there's weather front, driving the conditions at the moment. there's weatherfront, the system here is responsible for the wet weather we have had this morning. that rain you can see any radar is moving its way gradually north and eastward. it is still quite drizzly and murky for many of us, despite the fact that most of the rain has cleared away. across scotla nd the rain has cleared away. across

scotland and the far north—east of england we will continue with some outbreaks of rain. brighter skies may be developing across the south east of england, the midlands before bahrain spreads in. temperatures getting up to 13 or 16 celsius. tonight continue with this area of rain continuing its way eastwards. you can see another area of rain here moving back into south—west england, south—west wales and a mild night to come. these are your overnight temperatures. green are your heavy rains for tomorrow morning because this deep area of low pressure is pushing through the uk and look at the white lines, the isobars and the pressure pattern are very close together here. it will squeeze, and that means that we have stronger winds across southern parts. gusts of 60, 70, maybe even 80 miles an hour around coastal areas and widely gusts up to 5560 miles per which could cause some

damage and disruption, especially throughout the morning. dashing up to 5560 or 60 mph. some rain for the far north of scotland and gusty winds expected here, by the afternoon, the winds will start to ease down. it will still be very gusty, blustery. temperatures around ten to 13 celsius. if you have fireworks and bonfire events, saturday night, that could have an impact. sunday, the low pressure is still there which is filling in and weakening, which means the winds will not be a strong on sunday and the rain perhaps not as heavy or persistent, but it will still be a cloudy day for many of us with showers and longer spells of rain at times across england and wales. some sunny spells, at fairly short supply though and temperatures at nine to 13 celsius. a very different weather for the end of the week compared to what we had at the beginning of the week. goodbye.

you're watching bbc newsroom live — it's midday and these are the main stories this morning: nigel farage calls on the conservatives to scrap their brexit deal and join with his party to fight the general election. if not, the brexit party will stand in every seat in england, scotland and wales. boris tells us it's a great new deal. it is not, it is a bad, old treaty, and simply, it is not brexit. on the campaign trail in fife — snp leader nicola sturgeon says she will demand a new independence referendum from the next prime minister. in other news — the human rights of young people are being breached in mental health hospitals in england, according to mps. the online market in domestic slaves claims its enabled by google, apple and instagram.

and coming up — how hundreds of thousands of dangerous tumble dryers could still be posing a fire risk in uk homes. good afternoon. welcome to bbc newsroom live. i'm annita mcveigh. nigel farage has called on the conservatives to form a leave alliance with his brexit party, but only if they ditch borisjohnson's brexit deal. launching his pa rty‘s general election campaign, mr farage warned the prime minister that if he did not accept the terms then the brexit party would field a candidate in every seat in england, scotland and wales, saying it was the only way to guarantee a real brexit. our political correspondent, alex forsyth, is at the brexit party election launch in westminster.

effectively, an ultimatum from nigel farage to boris johnson? yes, exactly, there has been lots of speculation about what strategy nigel farage were taken the selection, because we can pretty much expect brexit to dominate things over the next six weeks, and what he has effectively said is, ditch your deal, and i will not stand against you in some areas, we will take the seats we think we can win, particularly the labour leave seats, and we will take the ones we think we can win it to you. we can then end up with a brexit majority in parliament. nigel farage earlier insisted that if borisjohnson does not accept that offer, then he will be putting up candidates in most seats across england, scotland and wales. he said they had the resources and funding to do so and he would be announcing those 500 or so candidates on monday. this is essentially his offer to boris johnson. i believe the only way to solve this is to build a leave alliance

across this country. and that doesn't meanjust conservatives and the brexit party, there are labour figures out there that i have spoken to who had more than happily stand in this election if we could put this coalition together. but if it was done, borisjohnson would win a very big majority. and on that manifesto, we really could get brexit done, in fact, to quote a friend of mine, we would become an unstoppable force. i hope and pray that after 25 years of endeavour on my part, that this works. but if it doesn't, well, then, the brexit party will be the only party standing in these elections that actually represents brexit. and if that's the situation, there are two things that we will do. the first is to make sure that every house in this land is informed as to what is in the treaty

and what is in the political declaration, what the costs of this are, what the time implications are, to make people truly understand the extent to which this is a sell—out. and the second thing in those circumstances that we will do is that we will contest every single seat in england, scotland and wales. so, there is the ultimatum, if you like, to boris johnson. so, there is the ultimatum, if you like, to borisjohnson. but in reality, it is highly unlikely that the prime minister will scrap his brexit deal to take up nigel farage's offer, because boris johnson is very likely to put that front and centre of his own conservative party manifesto, as and when we get it, saying, back this brexit deal, we will get brexit done and move on. in which case, we might get a situation where the brexit party is contesting those seats across the uk, as you heard nigel

farage saying. we have to bear in mind that what was ukip under nigel farage's leadership, it struggled to translate its popular support in two parliamentary seats, at that as a situation the brexit party will undoubtedly face as well. if an if it takes a few thousand votes in the sadists it stands, translating that into a sadists it stands, translating that intoa win sadists it stands, translating that into a win in westminster will be a task. —— a few thousand votes in the seats. on top of this, if the conservative party goes up against the brexit party, anti—brexit party ta kes a the brexit party, anti—brexit party takes a few thousand votes against the brexit party, those seats could be held or won by labour, who have said they will promise a second referendum on brexit. there is a risk for the brexit party that if they pursue this, they will let labour have a majority, in which case, we would have a second referendum territory, not something the brexit party wants. there's a strong ultimatum to borisjohnson, when i that is fair to say is unlikely for him to accept, so then

it is what the brexit party does, that how that influences labour and conservative voters, which could be crucial for this election campaign. it'll be a complex picture, you, alice. meanwhile, the snp leader, nicola sturgeon has pledged whoever wins the election will receive a formal request to allow scotland to hold another independence referendum. our scotland correspondent, james shaw is in glasgow. good afternoon to you. nicola sturgeon out campaigning as well, and she says that ifjeremy corbyn is the next occupant of number 10, she thinks he would agree to another referendum, even though she hasn't spoken to him about it. yes, that is true, and it is a long—standing policy of the snp, they said before the election was announced that they wa nted the election was announced that they wanted to ask for a section 30 order, in other words, wanted to ask for a section 30 order, in otherwords, permission from westminster, or authorisation foran from westminster, or authorisation for an independence referendum to

happen, and they want that to happen next year. but there is this difference, as you say, between the possessions of labour and the conservatives. borisjohnson has been clear, ruling out any chance of giving that authorisation, but jeremy corbyn's position has been more nuanced. they have said that it will not be a priority for them, it is not a policy that they would action in the early months or years asa action in the early months or years as a labour administration, but they have not ruled it out. and that causes friction for labour in terms of their own party in scotland, because that might be the national position of labour, but for scottish labour, fighting the snp on the doorsteps, having a distinctive position on independence is quite an important factor. and i think we can hear a clip of nicola sturgeon now. i have made pretty clear, and i am sticking to this, that section 30 demand will be delivered to downing street, whoever happens to be in it, before christmas. and that is because it is vital

that scotland takes control of our own future. right now, our future is being dictated by borisjohnson, who himself is enthralled to donald trump. that is not the future i think the majority of people in scotland want. we can have a better future by being independent, and that is one of the big issues that is on the line at this election. nicola sturgeon alluding to her concerns about a possible trade deal with the united states in the coming months. what more did she have to say about that? essentially, she was asked that question about what the implications would be for the uk and for scotland if there was a trade deal, a post brexit a trade deal between the uk and united states. and she said she was worried, she said that whatever donald trump might say now about privatisation of the nhs and opening it up to american companies, she believed that it would be on the table, she

said that the nhs would be at risk, environmental and food standards would be at risk, and also, workers' rights. and i think that is one of the campaigning issue is that we will hear a lot more from, perhaps particularly from the snp, because they will stand to present themselves as defenders of the nhs in scotland. thank you forjoining us. it's just under six weeks until the general election and and if you're unsure how to register to vote, you can find out how by visiting our website. you can also visit the bbc news app. many young people with learning disabilities and autism face the "horrific reality" of having their human rights breached in mental health hospitals, inflicting "terrible suffering" on them according to a new report. thejoint committee of human rights said it had lost confidence in both the system and its regulator — the care quality commission. it's called for urgent changes to mental health laws and hospital inspections,

as jayne mccubbin reports. no furniture, no toilet, no food, no warmth, no windows. this was the room ben had been repeatedly locked in. it makes you feel like the whole thing is a joke. people like my son are deemed worthless. and this is the room stephanie lived in for eight years of her life sorry. stephanie was completely locked in that room. she did not have access to a bathroom, she had her meals in there and she washed with wet wipes. this is also the room where stephanie died. that's why i am here. we have to stop this. today, a report from thejoint committee on human rights says seclusion and restraint is the horrific reality for too many young people with learning disabilities and autism, who too often face inappropriate detention in brutal circumstances which inflict terrible suffering. the breaches that we heard about, whether from parents or from young people themselves who have been subject to detention,

were appalling. the committee was really traumatised by the evidence it heard. the inquiry calls for urgent change and an overhaul of the cqc's inspection regime, as it has been left to media organisations like the bbc to expose abuse. the cqc says many of the recommendations made are already under way, although, they add, "we are clear there is still much more to be done." jayne mccubbin, bbc news. police investigating the deaths of 39 people who were found in a lorry trailer in grays last week have urged two brothers to hand themselves in. detective chief inspector daniel stoten said they had spoken to ronan hughes by telephone but needed to have a conversation with him and his brother christopher in person in order to progress the investigation. we are continuing to appeal for information into the whereabouts of 40—year—old ronan hughes, and his 39—year—old brother,

christopher hughes from armagh. they are wanted on suspicion of manslaughter and human trafficking. i would like to thank all of those communities from northern ireland and ireland, along with those in the road haulage and shipping industries, who have come forward to share information and knowledge with us. we know that you are as appalled as the rest of the world, following the deaths of these people, and we really appreciate your help. today, i want to make a direct appeal. ronan and christopher, hand yourselves in to the police service of northern ireland.

a baby boy has died after a fall from height in a north london road. police were called to high road in tottenham on thursday morning where they found the 18—month—old child in critical condition. the boy was taken to a north london hospital but was pronounced dead shortly after arrival. the metropolitan police have launched an investigation and are treating the death as unexplained. a 16—year—old boy has been charged with two counts of murder after two teenagers were stabbed to death in milton keynes. dom ansah and ben gillham—rice, who were both 17, were attacked at a house party on the emerson valley estate on the 19th of october. the 16—year—old is the third person to be charged in connection with the deaths. a 12—year—old girl who was out trick—or—treating is in hospital with serious injuries after she was hit by a car that was involved in a shooting incident in liverpool. according to the police, shots had been fired at the vehicle before the girl was knocked down in the croxteth

area of the city. her injuries are not thought to be life—threatening, but officers says those responsible showed no regard for public safety. more on today's main stories coming up on newsroom live here on the bbc news channel, but now we say goodbye to viewers on bbc two. one person has died and 15 others have been injured in a crash between two buses and a car in south—east london. police and emergency crews were called to the scene at sevenoaks road in orpington just after ten o'clock last night. the male driver of the car has been arrested. john mcmanus reports. the aftermath of the deadly collision on a suburban road soon after 10pm last night. two single—deck buses and one private car were involved in the crash, leaving the bus on the pavement and the car partially crushed. the driver of that car has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.

the incident occurred on the outskirts of london, here on sevenoaks road in orpington, a busy commuter town. fire brigade officers who arrived on the scene help free passengers from the two buses and carried out first aid, while the london ambulance service says it dispatched ten crews to the incident, treating 15 people. they were sent to hospital. but despite the best efforts of the paramedics, one person died at the scene. they haven't been named. police are attempting to trace their next of kin. road closures remain in place in the area, while the investigation into what caused the crash gets under way. john mcmanus, bbc news. our reporter greg mckenzie gave us this update from the scene of the crash. the emergency services were called here to sevenoaks road just after 10pm last night to reports of a collision, involving two buses and a car. we believe the car may have been a car. we believe the car may have beena mini car. we believe the car may have been a mini cab. a driver has been

arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, and he is currently being interviewed by detectives. one person has died here at the scene, 15 others have been taken to hospital, we believe three of those are in a serious condition. the police are continuing to appeal for witnesses. the headlines on bbc news... nigel farage calls on the conservatives to scrap their brexit deal and join forces to fight the general election. if not, the brexit party will stand in every seat in england, scotland and wales. also out on the campaign trail, snp leader nicola sturgeon says she will demand a new referendum on scottish independence from whoever wins the election. and a warning that hundreds of thousands of dangerous tumble dryers are still being used in british homes. let's have a look at world cup rugby

and the rest of the sport with ollie foster. wales have lost their bronze medal match at the rugby world cup. the match in tokyo this morning is for the two losing semi—finalists and new zealand were always on top, running in 6 tries for victory by 40 points to 17 the all blacks, three time champions, who were beaten by england last weeekend, showed their intent from the off, with two early tries, hallom amos went over for their first score and at 28—10 down at the break wales were always playing catch up. but new zealand never eased up, more tries followed and it was their head coach steve hansen who will be the happier as he leaves the role. wales warren gatland is also stepping down after 12 years in charge of wales. we will have more reaction to that bronze medal result on bbc news

throughout the rest of the day. so, therejust one more match left to be played injapan, tomorrow's final in yokohama between england and south africa, a repeat of the 2007 final that the springboks won. jonny wilkinson played in that match, and of course landed that winning drop goal against australia four years earlier to win the trophy for the only time. he was at england's final training session this morning, giving some kicking tips to skipper owen farrell. wilkinson says the semifinal win over new zealand will aleady be out of the player's minds. physically, i think they can recover no problem, theirfitness is great, and the structure they have in place for the physios and knowledge will help them recover physically. i think mentally and emotionally, just to a cce pt think mentally and emotionally, just to accept that it was a phenomenal game and whatever, but it is done now, it is almost like you start again and when you have nothing to compare it to, there is no such

thing as complacency, you just prepare for this one game. i think the strength to do that is there. england cricket's head coach chris silverwood has made a winning start in his new role, they beat new zealand by seven wickets in christchurch in the first t20 of their five match series. james vince scored his maiden interntaional t20 half century, 59 off 38 balls in what was the sides first meeting since the world cup final that england won in the summer. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. lots more rugby out ofjapan. thank you, ollie. more now on the general election. the brexit party have delivered a ultimatum to the conservatives to form an leave alliance and reject boris johnson's deal or the party will stand candidates in every seat in england, wales and scotland. nigel farage said that leave—supporting labour mps were welcome tojoin, saying it's the only way to deliver a true brexit.

our political correspondent, nick eardley is at westminster. nigel farage, as well as delivering that ultimatum to the conservatives, saying that the party posed a significant threat in labour heartlands, two. yes, really interesting, talking about places like wales, the north of england, the east midlands, where nigel farage said some of the brexit pa rty‘s farage said some of the brexit party's he farage said some of the brexit pa rty‘s he targets farage said some of the brexit party's he targets would be. their thinking is simply that labour has become too much of a remain party, and that he can target those leave backing labour seats to say, look, they are not offering you anything any more, come to us. let's have a chat about that with the shadow cabinet someone who i think has said he would back a brexit deal if labour could secure one. nigel farage has a point, labour has four months been travelling in the direction of remain, the vast majority of your shadow cabinet

collea g u es majority of your shadow cabinet colleagues before that position? the labour party has different points of view, exactly where we should be. my point of view is that if we can get a reasonable brexit deal, i point of view is that if we can get a reasonable brexit deal, lam inclined to campaign for that, but to the country as a whole, what we are saying is, whether you are remain or leave, there is a road for you by voting labour. for the other parties, it is one side of the other, it is very divisive and one of the things we want to do is reunify an angry country. i think this is the way forward, but there is much more than brexit on the agenda in this election, and i'm sure we will move onto other debates about the nhs, jobs, poverty and all the other problem is the country faces. we definitely will, but the argument that nigel farage is making is that labour goes back and negotiate a closer relationship with the eu, pets that up against remain ina the eu, pets that up against remain in a referendum, and the argument is that you would have the choice between something close to remain and actually remaining. that is not

what brexiteers want. donald trump has spoken about it on his telephone call to the radio last night. the deal that is on offer so far will not attract trade with america. what lam very not attract trade with america. what i am very worried about and labour is, in the country should be as well, is the loss ofjobs and economic prosperity. we need a deal that safeguardsjobs, delivers prosperity and helps affluence arise right across the country. the tories are now looking into serious difficulty as a result as to what donald trump said last night. what would you say to those labour backing brexit supporters who are maybe watching and think, the party is moving away from my position and i understand what nigel farage is saying, that they have betrayed the idea that they would respect the referendum and now, they want to go and ask the question again to get another answer. i think we have moved on, we are almost three years now since the last referendum, people want to know we will offer a

possible brexit that works, that will not damage theirjobs. in my constituency, who voted remain, we have to be aware of them. it is right to make an offer, but we also need to move the country on. there are a lot of other things waiting to happen. today, i had a lady who took a husband to hospital he was unconscious. the hospital couldn't handle him and they asked her to ta ke handle him and they asked her to take him back home again, unconscious. there is the kind of things that are happening, i don't think everybody is talking about brexit everyday, on the streets and pubs and clubs in our areas.” accept that, but it is one of the issues in the election. 70% of people backed leave in the referendum in 2016 in your seat, what does labour offer them on brexit? on brexit, we are offering a brexit? on brexit, we are offering a brexit deal, we know we can get one, we have spoken to the eu, it will offer a brexit, we will be out of the eu, but not in such a way as it is damaging to the jobs. many people

in my area are working in warehouses and distribution, we are not too far away from the port of hull, so lots of commodities coming in and out, people driving wagons and the rest of it. we trade with europe and we can continue to do that if we get the right kind of deal with the eu, but equally, under those circumstances, we would be an independent nation, free to do trade deals as well. you mentioned fm, to nigel farage and donald trump that was on lbc yesterday. donald trump was on lbc yesterday. donald trump was clear he didn't want access to the nhs as part of a trade deal. that has been your big message so far this that has been your big message so farthis campaign, that has been your big message so far this campaign, does that not go quite far to undermining that argument? if the president himself is saying, we are not interested in the health service? i always look carefully at what politicians say. he said we are interested in health, but he also goes on to say, we are interested in trade. we know there have been the secret meetings between british civil servants in

the usa about the health service. £500 million a week in pharmaceuticals are maybe going off... pharmaceuticals are maybe going off. . . where pharmaceuticals are maybe going off... where has that figure come from? it is the cost of pharmaceuticals to the nhs, and we think that is the scale of what is being offered. that money should be spent in britain, and rather than spent in britain, and rather than spent on american corporations, it would be helpful if it was spent on nurses and doctors, because that is what we are short on. the nhs is on the table, there is a donald trump's exact words. and nigel farage has said similar things about the nhs in the past. there is an alliance here, donald trump, nigel farage, boris johnson, people need to be aware of this and think very carefully over the next few weeks how they will vote. finally, ifjeremy corbyn the next few weeks how they will vote. finally, if jeremy corbyn was to become prime minister in a few weeks' time, it will be pretty hard to have a cordial relationship with the us president, given whatjeremy

corbyn said about donald trump, and what he has said in return. is the special relationship going to continue under labour? first of all, let's reflect on the weird situation. the president of the united states making a phone into the radio, a slightly odd man, donald trump. we will continue to work closely with americans, we love americans, we love america, this administration is on the rails, it looks me, but labour will want to work with all our allies and trading partners everywhere and begin to remake our country in a new way in the coming years. i don't think this will be a problem in the end. thank you forjoining us. really interesting, that question of what will be the focus in this election, labour clearly wanted to be about a lot more than brexit, borisjohnson has said something similar as well. he is talking about public service isa he is talking about public service is a lot, that'll be a big challenge for labour, how they manage to appeal to those leave supporters, who have traditionally backed labour

in the past. thank you, nick, in westminster. more on the rugby world cup final. our tokyo correspondent, rupert wingfield—hayes has been talking to fans at the tournament — the first to be held in asia. the mists swirl across the slopes of mount fuji. this is japan's most famous mountain and symbol of the rugby world cup, and for andy, helen, scott and tracy, getting here is the high point of theirjapan odyssey. well, almost... we had a number of things to tick off when we came to japan and we only had two left on our list, as of this morning. one was to see mount fuji, done. the only final one to tick off now is watching england win the world cup final! and we have to wait till saturday. come on! cheering. andy and scott are two of the lions in pink, a group of british rugby superfans. for the last month, they've been crisscrossing japan, making friends

everywhere they've gone. the minute we landed, i think, from the minute that policeman helped us get onto the limousine bus to right now, sitting here doing this, the whole experience has been absolutely great. crazy. it is an experience in itself, you wouldn't find anywhere else in the world, i think. we've just been wowed from the moment we stepped off the plane. but travelling to the other side of the world for a month is not cheap, so how much has all this cost? we're lucky, we're not getting divorced or anything yet! bear in mind that we'll have done just over four weeks, and then our wives will have come out for 14—15 days, as well. so... with tickets to pretty much every game whilst we've been here, including all the finals, i'd put it in the ballpark of about £8000—9000. has it been worth it? 100%. every penny. every single penny, yeah. as england and south africa make their final preparations for saturday's final, only one question now remains.

england have to be the favourites, surely? um, you'd like to think so, yeah, on the performance they gave against the all blacks, definitely. but, you know, never, never disrespect the south africans not to put a good performance out on the day. awesome! whatever the result on saturday, for the 500,000 rugby fans who've come here, and forjapan, this rugby world cup has been a huge win. it's nearly as good as when we're going to be in that stadium in yokohama on saturday. come on, england! rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, on the slopes of mount fuji. a great snapshot with the fans. meanwhile, closer to home... john maguire spent the morning in harpenden in hertfordshire, where four of the england squad went to school. they have done so well, for players, as you say, so that is three in the starting line—up, and another one,

jack singleton, who is in the squad. they take their rugby very seriously here, we will find out more about it. it is half term, it is a co—educational state school, we have dried to the kids in from half—time, we have also taken these pictures down from the wall. —— we have dragged the kids. these pictures show you the old boys, owen farrell, jack singleton, george ford, and also a lacrosse player, england's lacrosse captain. there is a real recipe for success here, there has to be, for them to have produced so many great players. you're the head of the department ear, head of pe, what is the secret of the success? just that our rugby programme is very extensive, boys come to play whether it is a mass participation or elite level, and there is participation for everybody, so everyone gets to experience it, whatever level they want to play. will poker is the current captain at the first 15, none of those boys we re eve n the first 15, none of those boys were even captain, so we reckon you're better than they are. how

aware are you of what they have achieved and the legacy they have left at the school? massively, the fa ct left at the school? massively, the fact that the school have four world cup finalists representing us, everyone looks up to them, everyone inspired by them and it is great we have that connection. everyone is really aware of what they have achieved. you do an incredible job here in the department, but what about the school as a whole? does it cross over into success in the rest of the school and does the rest of the school, does that success bleed into the rugby team?” the school, does that success bleed into the rugby team? i think we are lucky in how we are supported as a by lucky in how we are supported as a rugby programme by the rest of the school. our house system, if you ask the boys, they will say that into house rugby day, final day, is one of the biggest days of the school calendar. the school is really supported, and how we try and use by supported, and how we try and use rugby as a vehicle for discipline and respect. ithink rugby as a vehicle for discipline and respect. i think there are lots of lessons that the boys can learn in the classroom that they can transfer into the rugby pitch and vice versa. thank you, gentlemen,

enjoy the game tomorrow and all the best to the old boys who came here to st george's, especially those players who will be lining up on the starting 15. we will leave you with a scrum. scrum down, crouch, bind, set. look at that, that is just the under 13. thank you to join maguire and eve ryo ne thank you to join maguire and everyone there that report. millions of masks have been distributed to students in delhi — where toxic air has prompted authorities to declare a public health emergency. the air quality has been measured at 20 times worse than the levels deemed acceptable by the world health organization. all construction work in the city has been halted for a week and diwali fireworks have been banned. delhi's chief minister called the city a "gas chamber" and said the increased pollution was due to smoke from crop burning in neighbouring states.

it is not very pleasant at there today, i'd plex of cloud and some nasty weather on the way tomorrow. this is an early warning, an early warning of high winds from the met office. disruptive gales heading your way for southern parts of the country. we will have a look at that again in the second. the short term, again in the second. the short term, a lot of cloud across the uk, mild in the south, 15 or 16 this afternoon and outbreaks of rain spreading across the country through this evening and overnight. this area of rain curling and is the area of low pressure, the nasty area on the pressure that is sweeping across the pressure that is sweeping across the country —— will be sweeping across the country. on saturday morning, and through lunch time, the peak of the bad weather in the uk will be around lunchtime on saturday. he did his from the early hours of the morning. severe gales in the south—west of the country, sweeping in mind as well. nasty

conditions on the way tomorrow. hello, this is bbc newsroom live with annita mcveigh. the headlines... nigel farage says the brexit party will stand in every seat in england, scotland and wales if the conservatives don't scrap their brexit deal. boris tells us it's a great new deal, it is not. it has a bad old treaty and simply it has not brexit. -- it is treaty and simply it has not brexit. —— it is not brexit. also on the campaign trail, snp leader nicola sturgeon promises to demand a second scottish referendum from the next prime minister. in other news, the human rights of young people are being breached in mental health hospitals in england, according to mps. and a booming trade in domestic slaves — including children — on apps which were approved by google and apple.

news coming to us from cambodia regarding the death of the british tourist amelia banbridge. we are told that the authorities have told the bbc that a postmortem examination has revealed that she died from drowning. the information department spokesperson talking to the bbc said that1 million's death was caused by accidental drowning and is not related to the other crime at all. to quote that official. those results have also been confirmed by provincial police as well. officials say that amelia's body has now been released to her family, who are free to return with her to the uk. her body was discovered yesterday after a week long search after she went missing well on that trip to cambodia the chief coroner for england

and wales has called on the government to review how public spaces are assessed as possible terrorism targets in the wake of the london bridge attack. judge mark lucraft qc said that the system for triggering extra security measures, such as vehicle—proof bollards, was "too rigid". eight people were killed injune 2017 when three attackers drove a vehicle through pedestrians on the bridge before stabbing others in the neighbouring borough market. let's speak now to dominic casciani, our home affairs correspondent. tellers about this debate around at the review of public spaces. i think this is an important part of the study because on the night that the van was driven by the ringleader and his two accomplices went down london bridge, it struck pedestrians before killing others and before the attack to others later on foot. there were some official concerns by at least one police officer, an expert

outside body, about whether the bridge needed to be protected. the government has a strategy to protect publics races. anyone who has gone to the key parts in london in relation to government will have seen those protective barriers that have been and is a place for some yea rs have been and is a place for some years now. london bridge, however, was not protected on the night. there were no barriers protecting a vehicle —— preventing a vehicle from mounting the pavement. perhaps because of a particular vulnerability or intelligence of the being a target. the chicano want this to be reviewed because there —— so there is a more dynamic assessment and an obligation local authorities to carry out this work because obviously if there had been a barrier in place, it is potentially likely that if you people would have died and he wants to vent further deaths in the future —— that fewer have died. and he

wa nts to —— that fewer have died. and he wants to prevent further deaths in the future. the chief coroner says he has concerns about hot and warm zones, this is police jacking are how they set up curtains in the middle of a marauding hedge terrorism attack. —— how the setup curtains in the middle of a marauding terrorism attack. it took many hours for the ambulance service and paramedics to get into those zones and paramedics to get into those zones to help people who were injured on the ground. he says he wa nts a injured on the ground. he says he wants a rethink of this to make it more dynamic so that paramedics can get him more quickly. he has also talked about some police officers receiving highly advanced first aid training, are nowjust two battlefield medicine, if it is too difficult for ambulance medics to get to a scene. there is also a question around as a gap in the terrorism laws regarding the possession of extremist material.”

think this is going to be one of the ha rd est think this is going to be one of the hardest things for government to wrestle with, probably and have to respond by january the 10th also it isa respond by january the 10th also it is a crime at the moment to pass on terrace material or possess —— on terrorist material or pass it on, but it is not a crime to have it on your phone, you have to have some intention there. the ringleader had an enormous amount of material on his phone. everyone knew that. , m15 and tony knew that he was interested in terrorist material —— m15 endowments knew that. they want that the most serious material, it should just be a crime to possess it. that has opened up a real can of worms for government in terms of the boundary between a crime and legitimate free speech in terms of

people possessing information because they are simply interested in it. thank you for that. mps have criticised the whirlpool company for the time it's taken to deal with potentially dangerous tumble dryers that have been linked to a spate of fires. the business select committee also said it was "disgraceful" that several customers who'd been the victim of fires had been made to sign non—disclosure agreements. whirlpool has urged those who own an affected dryer and have not yet had it replaced to contact them immediately. robertjervis—gibbons is the public affairs manager of electrical safety first — they're a charity thats work the electrical industry, to reduce deaths and injuries caused by accidents. he said manufacturers should have taken action earlier. the manufacturer doesn't actually know where a lot of the consumers are. and we've been calling on the company some since 2015 to issue a recall. so they've had four years to deal with this situation. but unfortunately they've only had like the last four months that they've been proactively

looking for consumers. and that's because they issued a recall back just in the summer. so there's been four years where they could have been doing far more on this particular issue, anita, but they've been only really been doing it for the last four months. how much do you think these ndas — nondisclosure agreements — the company has asked customers who've had fires with their tumble dryers to sign how much has a lack of publicity around that perhaps contributed to the fact that people haven't been aware of the need to get their tumble dryers back to the company to get them fixed? yes. well, the alleged use of nondisclosure agreements is completely unacceptable. and as a consumer charity, we need people to come forward to us and actually tell us about these problems. we need people to talk to each other when they have incidents in their home with tumble dryers and the use of nondisclosure agreements actually shuts down conversations. and that is just not acceptable.

so that has been part of the problem with the alleged use, annita, of these nondisclosure agreements. your own research there at the charity, i believe robert shows that customers believe when they buy an electrical appliance, that registering that appliance is a pretty inconvenient and time consuming process. and you want to see that change so that all electrical items are registered at the point of purchase. how far would that go, do you think, to avoiding this kind of issue? i think it would be very helpful if products and particularly white goods, which we all buy and we all have at home, if we were to register them at the point of sale, that would be a really good start. and we need to have really a big conversation in this country about how we improve this situation because we all buy white goods. as i said, and of course, when you used to go and buy a television years ago, your details would be passed on immediately for tv licensing. so the precedent is already there. but we obviously need consumers to sign up to that because often consumers can be a bit scared

about giving their details. and the reality is, retailers are a really big part of this solution. now for all the business news. welcome to the business news, i'm susanna streeter. a rush to stockpile goods ahead of yesterday's aborted brexit deadline helped manufacturers last month. new data shows that orders did't fall by as much as some had feared. the purchasing managers' index produced by ihs markit/cips rose to 49.6 last month, up from 48.3 in september. a figure below 50 indicates the sector is contracting but it is still the highest level recorded since april. banks should consider refunding more customers who fall victim to certain kinds of payment fraud, according to mps. a new report warns fraud is the second most common kind of crime in england and wales, and described economic crime

as a "serious and growing problem." it's a year since the law changed in the uk to allow clinicians to prescribe medical cannabis. however, growth in the market has been limited as the government has said more evidence was needed to support "prescribing decisions" related to medical cannabis. across europe though its estimated the cannabis market will be worth £106 billion by 2028, according to the london—based analysis firm prohibition partners. of course, cannabis is a very diverse market with a key distinction between recreational and medicinal uses. europe is much more focused on medicinal products — whereas in the us, recreational cannabis sales are predicted to grow by 25% a year.

i guessed marc davis as only about a dozen or so prescriptions have been issued on the nhs, primarily to children with intractable forms of epilepsy. meanwhile, this country is facing an opioid crisis that needs to be addressed with medical cannabis and if we look to the united states as a cautionary tale, so far 400,000 people had been killed as a result of opioid abuse or overdoses. and that has about 130 people a day. britain has its fastest escalating rate of asp opioids being —— of opioids being prescribed to patients and that needs to be addressed. in

jurisdictions where medical cannabis has been legalised, there has been a 30% drop in the prescription of powerful opioids and antidepressants known as benzodiazepines. regulators conscious of what has happened with opioids are reluctant to fast—track this through because of what has happened before. they have to make sure that it is correct to do so and these medicines are correctly prescribed. that is absolutely correct indeed. what britain needs isa correct indeed. what britain needs is a very tightly regulated medical cannabis market. what that involves is seed to sale tracking whereby every gram of cannabis grown is accounted for so that none of it is going out of the back door and into the black market or teenagers. britain also needs, by way of highly regulated medical cannabis, products grown to pharmaceutical grade. that

means that they are void of contaminants such as pesticides, bacteria and mould. and that they are consistent in quality. how could you compare other european countries to the uk? what blueprint do you think the uk should follow? we could follow the lead of germany, which has embraced medical cannabis and has embraced medical cannabis and has very strict protocols. regarding how it has grown and how it is prescribed to patients. and i think that britain can implement its own gold standard for the regulation of medical cannabis where it could become and continue to be a major exporter as it already is by way of one company, gw pharma, the producer of medical cannabis, that produces medical cannabis for pharmaceutical drugs. marc davis, thank you very much for talking to us.

asda staff have spoken of being "terrified" for theirjobs as a saturday night deadline approaches to sign new contracts or be sacked. the gmb union said many staff felt they could not sign the "inflexible" terms because of disruption to domestic life, and the impact would fall heavily on female employees. the contracts mean unpaid breaks, changes to night shift payments and being called to work at shorter notice. asda said it brings it into line with rivals and most of the 100,000 staff affected will be better off. tesco has today announced it will remove one billion pieces of plastic from products for sale in uk stores by the end of 2020 as a part of its 4r's plan to tackle the use of plastics in its business. they will include small plastic bags, plastic ready meal trays, additional lids on yogurt pots and plastic packaging for clothes. and the tv streaming war heats up today as apple launches its tv plus service here as part of its roll out to 100 countries. apple hopes to take on market leader netflix — and rivals hulu and amazon. the morning show —

a tv news drama — is among eight new series commissioned for the apple launch. let's check in with the financial markets now and the blue chip ftse100 has been trading slightly higher today — recouping some of the losses of the 1% drop yesterday, but still a lot of caution remains, not least with the election looming here in the uk and also those concerns about global trade continue with worries about whether washington and beijing will settle their differences. among the gainers today are the home repairs provider homeserve — up around 3% in the ftse 250 after a ratings boost by analysts ahead of its half year report — and also baa aviation, which rose 1.78% after the aviation services provider set out plans to return $835 million to shareholders. that's all the business news. the government is tightening up the laws surrounding the use of mobile phones by drivers.

it will close a loophole that allows people to escape prosecution for using a mobile to film or take photos while driving. i have been speaking to rebecca ashton who is head of driver behaviour at iam roadsmart which is a charity dedicated to reducing the number of people killed and seriously injured on the roads. when the law came into place, we didn't use phones in the same way as we do now. we used them mainly for communicating, whereas, of course, now they are a much bigger part of our lives and how we use them has totally changed. so the law needs to catch up with technology and with our behavior? yes, absolutely and i think that's exactly what this law does, so we welcome the fact that they are now looking at this and bringing ourselves up to date. it's worth reflecting again, although we've done it before, of course, on the impact of the use of phones on road safety and the sort of accident statistics that are linked to phone use. yes, absolutely. you know, it is very dangerous to use anything when you're driving because your brain

just can't multitask. we think it can, but it can't. and when you use 100% of you're concentration on driving, —— when you use 100% of your concentration on driving, as soon as you do something else — so, whether it be scrolling for music on your phone or trying to do something, of course, a certain amount of your concentration is taken away from the driving task. apart from any action the government can take, though, you're also looking at, the charity, to mobile phone companies, to social media companies, to car manufacturers to come up with solutions that allow us to stay connected, but don't cause a safety risk, aren't you? tell us more about that. well, if you think about it, we've got the technology out there to be able to stop phones being used when you're driving. so, for example, my phone, i have the ability to turn it onto a driving mode, which means it won't bother me, it won't contact me and people, if they message me, they get

an automatic message back saying, "i'm sorry, i'm driving, but i will contact you once i've stopped". so there is technology out there that's able to tell whether somebody is driving or not, but we need some real improvement on that to be able to make sure that if people are driving, that they're not able to use their phones. you're disappointed, aren't you, that the government hasn't responded to your suggestion that first time offenders should automatically be sent on a course to re—educate them, aren't you? yes, i think education is really important. you know, people don't understand the dangers and by going on a course and being able to perhaps see the dangers and get everything explained to them a little bit more, i think that will help. rebecca ashton there from i am not smart. some breaking news coming in the investigation of the deaths of 39 people discovered in that body trailer in grays in essex last week. police in vietnam say they have arrested two people in connection

with that incident. vietnam arresting two people in connection with the investigation into the deaths of those 39 people found on board that lorry container here, police say that they want to talk or at least for two brothers to come forward and hand themselves in for discussions with the police so that they can progress the investigation here. they say that they have spoken to one of the two brothers from camp term but now they want them to come forward directly to the police. a ban on smoking in restaurants and bars has come in to force in austria. the country was one of the few european union nations which did not have a ban — as rich preston reports. the ban applies to any enclosed space where food or drink are being prepared or served. it's come in later than expected. it had been due to come into force last year, but the government, which included the far right freedom party, scrapped it. when the government fell in may, the idea was reintroduced. about one quarter of

austrian adults smoke — above the european average. many see this as a step in the right direction for a modern western nation. translation: i am totally wowed. it's 25 years too late but finally it happened. translation: it was time to come. of course, not everyone is happy. translation: i tell you, it's being bossed around. translation: when we go outside at night, we have a noise and an odour problem for the neighbours. doctors say it's good news of the health of austrians — for the health of austrians — as long as this time, the ban sticks. rich preston, bbc news. in a moment the weather, but first let's look at some of the most striking images of the day. they're a big draw for tourists, but the chinese province of hebei has shut all 32 of its glass attractions, including

bridges, walkways and viewing decks , as safety checks are carried out. they've been shut since march 2018, said state media cctv but the move had not previously been widely reported. china has seen a flurry of glass attractions spring up across the country, but there have been accidents and at least two deaths. now, how's this for a halloween alternative, if you don't like pumpkins? gaby hinsliff took to twitter to show off her halloween pineapple, and soon discovered a trend for alternative fruit and veg carving, with others posting pictures of their carved melons, lemons and even parsnips. staying on a food theme, here's a taster of one of the world's biggest burgers. it's from thailand — weighs around six kilos — and contains 10,000 calories. if you can eat it inside nine minutes — you'll win a 300 dollar prize. the restaurant owner warns patrons not to eat it too quickly in case they choke.

now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz. the weather is not very pleasant out there at the moment and grey, drizzly. potentially tomorrow it will turn quite nasty, stormy even across south—western parts of the uk. awarning across south—western parts of the uk. a warning from the met office that high winds are expected for the next 24 hours. the low pressure is heading in our direction and it has southern parts of the uk that will get the worst of the winds. with that comes another error and that milderair that comes another error and that milder air will spread away into scotla nd milder air will spread away into scotland as well over the next day or so. you can see outbreaks of rain nudging into wales and the south—west of england. the central area here, may be some glimmers of brightness, 15 through tonight, we are watching is area to the south of ireland. that is the centre of the

low pressure and some very heavy rain curling into that and that the wind is really racing around in that area of low pressure. reaching south—western parts of england around about five or 6am. perhaps a little bit earlier than that. this is where the worst of the gales will be felt first thing. southern parts of wales and then the south—west of england and then spreading through the rest of southern britain into the rest of southern britain into the south—east and east anglia as well. as we go through the course of the afternoon. in terms of gas to speed, possibly unexposed coastlines around hills, 70 to 80 mph —— in terms of the costs. it is strong enough to cause problems and there is 50 or 60 miles per in other areas. be prepared for disruption and delays if you're travelling on saturday. there could be some day tree damage as well. to the north, the winds will be a lot lighter across central scotland, northern

ireland and northern england. temperatures 13 and under and 12 in glasgow. at low pressure that brings us the severe gales is still with us on saturday, but the winds will be a lot lot lighter. still a bit of a breeze around, but in fact there is a low pressure is going to bring a lot of cloud, occasional showers but also one or two glimmers of brightness. that is it, some really u nsettled brightness. that is it, some really unsettled weather on the way back down.

the brexit party says it will fight every seat in england, scotland and wales unless boris johnson drops his deal with the eu. nigel farage offers to form a leave alliance with the conservatives otherwise he says he has 500 candidates ready to stand. it candidates ready to stand. is november one, and, still it is november one, and, yes, we are still members of the european union! yet more broken promises, and, indeed, a breakdown of trust and faith, notjust in politics but actually in our entire democratic system. we'll be assessing the implications of the brexit party announcement. also this lunchtime: the chief coroner calls for tough new laws to tackle extremist propoganda in the wake of the london bridge attack.