this is bbc news. i'm martin kroc so. the headlines at eight p:m.. —— martine croxall. hospital waiting times in england hit a new low — a&e departments miss their targets again, it's their worst performance since 200a. one woman says her father died after waiting for six hours on a hospital trolley. i do believe that if i had been listened to and he was seen, then he would still be here. the conservatives say they'll seek to "control" immigration if they win the election but stop short of promising a cut in numbers coming to the uk. more than 100 flood warnings are in place across england tonight as the met office warns that up to five more centimetres of rain could fall. several people have been injured and one person is dead after a shooting at a high school in california, near los angeles. —— two people have died.

an "audacious" attempt to steal two rembrandt paintings from a south london gallery — believed to be worth more more than £100 million a stop in its tracks. and coming up — is ita bird? is it a plane? british inventor, richard browning, breaks his own record for fastest flight in a jet suit. good evening and welcome to bbc news. accident and emergency departments in england have recorded their worst performance since current records began in 200a. one in six patients waited longer than the four hour target in october and the target for starting cancer treatment was missed for the 46th month in a row.

the total number of people waiting for routine operations is now nearly 11.5 million. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn described the figures as "disgraceful", and blamed the problems on a lack of staff and funding. but the prime minister said they were a result of the huge demand, being placed on the national health service. here's our health editor hugh pym. that was when i thought, right, 0k, something is not right. donald who was 84 died after sliding off a hospital trolley. he'd been waiting six hours in a&e. from 8.15 up until the time he died, nobody came to see him, no pain relief was offered. his daughter, who is a former nurse, said he might still be alive if calls for help had been acted on. i can appreciate how busy nurses are, how busy a&e can get.

however, come 10—10.30, when i was speaking to nurses and a doctor saying that my dad needs to be seen and i wasn't listened to, i was very angry. the hospital said it offered sincere sympathies to donald's family and was investigating the matter thoroughly. the nhs is under intense pressure as patient numbers rise year by year. in october 2014 there were just under 470,000 emergency hospital admissions but last month there were more than 560,000. five years ago, around 105,000 had to wait more than four hours in a&e. last month, the figure was around 320,000 patients. borisjohnson was challenged on the decline in performance of the nhs. this is basically caused by the huge demand that there is on the nhs and that's why now in the last three months we have done the biggest investment in the nhs in modern times. but other parties attacked

the government's record. the worst performance ever in our a&e departments. so many patients will be languishing on trolleys waiting longer and longer and longer for treatment and care in our overcrowded hospitals. this comes after a decade of cuts in our health services. i am appalled by these figures today, they are the worst figures on record. it is devastating for patients that need help and support and treatment. it is devastating for those people that work in our health service. in england, 83.6 patients were treated or assessed in a&e within four hours in october. for the rest of the uk, the latest figures are for september. in scotland the level was 89.3% in that month. in wales, the number was lower at 75%. in northern ireland, just 59.6% were treated or assessed in four hours in major a&e units. there were similar pressures on health services across the uk. they are illustrated by the experience ofjill, aged 88, who has dementia.

she was on a trolley in a&e for six hours and a family so she experienced severe stress. it was bedlam. there were trolleys in the corridors, there were trolleys in doorways, they were bringing trolleys in, moving your trolley and pushing you further and further and further meaning you could fit in two more people, if they were moving a trolley they had to move trolleys out of the way to get trolleys by. her family sayjill should never have been sent to a&e because she was let down by local community care. the hospital has apologised but said a significant increase in the number of very poorly laid patients meant services were under considerable pressure. hugh alderwick is the assistant director of strategy and policy at the health foundation, an independent charity committed to bringing about better health and health care for people in the uk. hejoins me now.

think very much this evening. how have we gotten to this point, what are the factors that brought us here? today's date highlights the major pressures facing us. as hugh said on his vt, we have the worst performance in a&e, more people wait longerfor performance in a&e, more people wait longer for treatment, performance in a&e, more people wait longerfortreatment, more performance in a&e, more people wait longer for treatment, more than 11.5 million waiting this is a system creaking at the seams and it will be in here to buy a new government because in fact by decades of austerity and major staffing issues across and social care which are getting in the way of delivering a high—quality service. getting in the way of delivering a high-quality service. with a look at funding. how adequate are they given the fact that the nhs could be a bottomless pit and will take all the money we are prepared to throw at it? the nhs is not a bottomless pit. demand and health services growing because we have a growing population. ageing with more complex

conditions like diabetes, cancer. we are struggling to keep up with increases in demand, it is good to look at investment in the longer—term picture. 0ver look at investment in the longer—term picture. over the last decade have seen they have been below the historic average of around 496. below the historic average of around 4%. so we face challenges in funding but also notjust in nhs but we have seen underinvestment in adult social ca re seen underinvestment in adult social care which is closely related. how much will be enough? nhs is growing at around 4% on average historically. we think from our estimates 4% is needed, 4.1% for the department of health and social care's budget. to be going to ban for services, and changing population needs and to improve quality in the health system. how have we gone to the point where show sort —— so short of the code was half we need? we have seen historic failures and workforce planning. at the moment we have 100,000 doctors,

nurses and other staff missing from the health system. we have another 10,000 missing and social care. this is not just about training 10,000 missing and social care. this is notjust about training or spending our way out of this crisis. we have to find these people, that is including recruitment overseas, training more doctors and nurses, but also trying to make the nhs the best place to work in retaining staff. it would not be one thing to fix the crisis. it is a long—standing persistent issue we face in the nhs. given that we are an ageing population and with that comes a greater need for health care and social care, how overdue is a rethink about what we can really expect from the nhs?” rethink about what we can really expect from the nhs? i think the area we need to rethink his adult social care. the social care system is in need of fixing and it has been for more than a decade. we've had cuts in services which mean fear people are able to access adult social care services. we've got social care services. we've got social care services. we've got social care providers of failing or at risk of collapse. the real issue

is politicians have docked the need to reform the adult social care system. in the short term we have to stabilise the system by investing in meeting demand for social care, boosting staff pay and also invest in improving access and more people get the care and support in their homes and care homes that they need. but any new government whoever it is is going to have to address the difficult question of how we fund aduu difficult question of how we fund adult social care and that is going to need reform and increase investment. that is certainly going to be one of the main battle grounds for sure. no easy answers as you say. hugh aldrich. thank you for joining us. brexit party leader nigel farage has claimed his party's election candidates have been coerced into standing aside in some constituencies. mr farage has also suggested some of his colleagues had been offered jobs by the conservatives in exchange. the brexit party leader has been speaking ahead of a party rally in lincolnshire this evening. let's hear a little more of what he had to say. it's been a very funny day.

we've had never before i think in the history of british politics, had people who want to stand for election. one of our rights as free citizens, been intimidated out of standing. but our candidates today have been subjected to thousands of phone calls, and e—mails, and threats all over the country. i think we're at about 285. some have dropped away, most have held very firm. but also inducements. at all levels. i mean, number ten downing street ringing our candidates offering people jobs! it is quite astonishing. so it is a tale of intimidation and, i think political corruption at the same time. nigel farage. let's hear from our political correspondent, helen catt. some pretty strong accusations therefrom nigel farage. absolutely extraordinary accusations aren't they? but to give you the background and they? but to give you the background a nd co ntext they? but to give you the background and context of this, this is not in the context of nigel farage having

stood down his candidates in conservative seats, seats the conservatives won in 2017 at the beginning of this week. 0riginally he said he would only do that if borisjohnson had he said he would only do that if boris johnson had decided he said he would only do that if borisjohnson had decided to drop his brexit deal or if the conservatives had agreed to stand down candidates and some seats against him. neither of those things happen so this was a bit of a climb—down by nigel farage earlier this week. he said he did for the good of the country not to split the leave vote... should he still be standing candidates in seats where conservatives were a close second to whichever party one and 2017 because it is not enough for borisjohnson and the conservatives to win the same seats they won last time. to get a majority he needs to win more at them. there have been disagreement and certainly amongst some in the brexit party who have had pressure outside to not stand in some of those seats too. but the specific claims nigel farage is making, this ideas of inducements

and jobs are quite externally. if they were to be proven could have a very, very severe consequences of the conservatives this evening absolutely denied this saying "neither the conservative party nor its officials have offered brexit party candidates jobs are peerages and that they do do electoral pacts. " and that they do do electoral pacts." they then to say that the only way to ensure you get brexit done is to vote for your local conservative candidate. they are doubling down on their line. the press apartheid doubling down on their claims this evening. and at 4pm this afternoon was the deadline for parties to say who would swing to be standing for them. yes, close of nominations and to disclose —— known in the jargon. intense scrutiny this week about what people might be standing more so than in normal elections partly because of this idea of electoral pacts as we saw formal ones announced by the greens, plaid cymru, and the lib dems but perhaps in formal local

agreements on the ground in some constituencies usually split along brexit or remaining lines. so we will now see if any of those have come to fruition. —— or remain lines. that will probably take a couple of days because it is still organise locally. it is individual councils assembling that lists of nominated people and we will get those as they come out in the couple of days. helen, thank you very much. helen catt in westminster. we'll be bringing you plenty more from the campaign trail after 8.30. stay with us for that. there are more than 100 flood warnings in place tonight as the met office warns that up to five centimetres of rain could fall in some parts of england and wales. in 0xfordshire, emergency services have rescued a number of people trapped in their cars. parts of the east midlands have already been hit by heavy rain this afternoon. the flooding began almost a week ago with more than 800 homes affected since then. 0ur north of england correspondent judith moritz has spent the day in south yorkshire,

one of the worst hit areas. the cavalry has arrived in fishlake bearing not arms but sandbags, the light dragoons going door—to—door shoring this village up against the threat of more flooding. these soldiers have been working flat out. and inside the old butcher's cafe, the locals have been showing their gratitude, keeping the troops fed and watered. how valuable has it been having the support of the community like this, being welcomed in and being given a cup of tea? well, that's almost the most important thing in a way because the community have been fantastic and they have got a really difficult set of circumstances. it's just amazing how supportive they are being to our guys when their livelihoods and lives have been turned upside down in the last week. some streets have now been underwater for nearly a week. this house belongs to the howsam family. they tried to save their belongings. today they were salvaging what they could, knowing

they won't be living here again for many months. luckily, everything is fine with insurance, so we've got somewhere to stay, that's fine. it's just a case of getting everything out the best we can, stuff that we've saved that we've got up in the air, and then just wait. that's all we can do. emergency crews have come here from all over the country, equipment bought from as far away as cornwall. they're pumping a tonne of water per second from the village into the river don, trying to keep ahead of the weather. we are worried about the rainfall that has just started here and it's moving through the midlands, and the flood—affected areas from last week. we need people to take action. the rain started again this afternoon, waterfalling on water. it's not thought that levels will rise as high as the weekend, but no—one here will relax until the rain stops. judith moritz, bbc news, fishlake.

that was the picture in south yorkshire, but there are now more than 100 weather warnings in place across the country, and there's growing concern, with heavy rain expected overnight, and yellow weather warnings in place in many of the areas already affected by flooding. we've been speaking to our correspondents in a number of the regions worst hit. there has been an incredible amount of rainfall in lincolnshire today. 0rdinarily that would not be a problem but the rivers and trains and dikes and streams are so saturated here they are in such capacity that it is causing problems. behind me, you can see the foot plant —— foot pain... flood plain. it broke over the weekend and floated about 100 acres of —— 1,000 acres. that but behind me is on a road, running through this community for sub you can't get anywhere very quickly unless you are using a boat. there is another one over there. it is marooned in the middle. a number

of flood warnings are in place, about ten warnings in place for lincolnshire and nottinghamshire. about 23 foot awards but rivers are near record highs. some of them have exceeded record highs. surprisingly, we've only had a handful of properties flooded so far but if we get the predicted rainfall the met 0ffice get the predicted rainfall the met office is saying we are going to get in the next few hours, and tomorrow, all of that rain will be flowing into the various river catchments and we may well see some widespread flooding. wood i am in the village here. i've been talking to a number of people here saying their properties have been flooded. we have seen people bailing out water putting sand pacts out. this road is possible with help. people have been guiding cars there and they're trying to clear the ditches because ofan trying to clear the ditches because of an awful lot of water has been running off the fields there the local school has been opened in case

people need to seek refuge this evening and it has been a problem for many, many rural communities across this county but also across the whole of the west midlands. 100 schools have been close, there have been disruption on the rail, tracks, and also many roads closed. the scene from a left breath. the headlines on bbc news. new figures reveal accident and emergency waiting times in england are at their worst for 15 years. victims of the floods across england are bracing themselves for more rain, with more than 100 flood warnings now in place. two students have been killed and several injured after a fellow student opened fire in the grounds of a high school in california. sport and a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. with katie. hello. hello.

england are playing montenegro in euro 202 qualifying at wembley tonight, their 1000th match. they are currently for heavens are up. before harry kane added a couple notes —— more. his tentacle in seven matches. marcus rashford hasjust added a fourth and that is just half an hour gone. 15 minutes to half—time. the video assitant referee was once again on the agenda, at a meeting for all 20 members of the premier league today. west ham co—chairman, david gold, says that var is alive and kicking three months into the season. but this is different to who other view it as many have been unhappy with how it's been used. the referee's chief, mike riley, was present at what's been described as a fractious meeting. they agreed there would be no major changes. however the premier league will lead a consultation into how

well var is working. we have had a very robust discussion. the message has got through to the league and the referees association that fans are unhappy and many other stakeholders in the game think we've got to do a whole lot better. and i expect to see real improvement the speed of decisions, consistency which is what everybody craves and i think above all else for those of us in as stadia, we want much better communication before, during, and after. and i think if we get those three ingredients, things are behold a pattern a few months‘ time. thierry henry is heading back into football management. he's the new boss of montreal impact in major league soccer. the former arsenal striker has signed a two—year contract with the option of a further season. his appointment follows an unsuccessful stint in charge of monaco, which ended in january. before that he was assistant to roberto martinez with the belgian national side. henry finished his playing career in the mls, scoring 51 goals for the new york red bulls.

the audience at the atp finals in london have got a treat tonight, as they watch two greats of tennis — roger federer and novak djokovic. as they pair up for a place in the last four. the pair have not met since djokovic won wimbledon's longest ever final back injuly. whoever wins will be into the semi finals. earlier, matteo berre—tini has become the first italian to win a match he'd already been knocked out of the tournament, but put that disappointment behind him as he went onto beat dominic team in straight sets at the o2 arena in london. team has still made it through to the semis. ben stokes says his standout performances for england this summer don't give him any sort of redemption for his problems off the field. stokes was fined and given a lengthy ban after being involved in a fight in bristol in 2017 although he was cleared of affray. this summer, the 28—year—old helped

england win the world cup and also single handedly won the 3rd ashes test, but says his success isn't driven by his past. from my point of view, i don't see it like that at all. i see it as me going out doing... as good as i can to help my team win games i don't see it as redemption. i am not doing it for... see it as redemption. i am not doing itfor... no, see it as redemption. i am not doing it for... no, nothing. to golf and catriona matthew has been given the chance to retain the solheim cup after being chosen to captain europe for the second time in succession. the 50—year—old scot led her team to victory over the united states on home soil at gleneagles in september. she will be captain again at inverness golf club in ohio in 2021. and there was a very unusual hazard for britain's tommy fleetwood to deal with at the nedbank golf

challenge in south africa. take a look at this. what looked like a pretty decent shot into the green at sun city, was interfered with by a couple of mongeese. fleetwood himself said he was wasn't sure of the rules of when a mongoose attacks a golf ball. england now 5—0 up against montenegro at wembley, harry kane completing his hat—trick. more in sportsday at half past ten. katie, thank you, see you later. two people have been killed and three others injured when a gunman opened fire in the grounds of a high school in california. the shooting took place at the saugus high school in santa clarita, north of los angeles, minutes before the school day was due to begin. police say a suspect is now in custody. regan morris is our correspondent in los angeles. what more do we know about the gunman? we havejust had a press

conference from the la county sheriffs department and they have given us a lot of chilling details to say the suspect is a 16—year—old boy and that today was his birthday. they say there is clear video surveillance from the school showing this kid pulling a hand gun out of his backpack and then shooting five other students. he was running out of ammunition and used his last bullet apparently on himself. shot himself in the head. but did survive that, he is in hospital in grave condition. we know two kids have died, a 16—year—old girl and a 14—year—old boy from their gunshot wounds and that the four others being treatment in hospital include the shooter. obviously the investigation still in its early stages but were there any indications that this shooting had been planned ? indications that this shooting had been planned? well, there are some unconfirmed... it's interesting how you get information on a story like this now. we normally get from the

authorities but we know some kids from this area. we have been sent instagram snapshots that if it is confirmed that it is this boy's instagram account, he posted late last night "hate saugus have fun at school tomorrow." so it is not like saying "hey i'm going to come shoot the school." they are looking at it asa the school." they are looking at it as a cryptic message and authorities say they will look at all the social media posts and see if there been some indication or something they could have known sooner to prevent this. inevitably it brings to the fore that perennial argument over access to guns and the right to bear arms in the united states. inevitably but these are so familiar, i think people are so tired of the senseless. each side, some say you need more guns and some don't want any guns. it is an ongoing debate and probably very little will change. regan for the

moment thank you forjoining us. regan morris in los angeles. a man who caused the death of his girlfriend's three—year—old son by crushing him behind a car seat has been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison. stephen waterson, who's 26 and from croydon, admitted the manslaughter of alfie lamb in south london in february last year. alfie's mother adrian hoa re was jailed for child cruelty earlier this year. the scottish health secretary has revealed she knew a child had died from an infection from a contaminated water supply in a glasgow hospital in 2017. jeane freeman said she heard about the death at the royal hospital for children in september this year, but did not publically reveal the information because of patient confidentiality. she said action had been taken to make the hospital safe. nhs greater glasgow and clyde said an infection review was due to be published soon. art thieves tried to steal two paintings by rembrandt worth around £100 million each from england's oldest public art

gallery last night. but police managed to stop them after alarms went off at the dulwich picture gallery in south london. an intruder was chased, but they managed to get away. 0ur correspondentjohn mcmanus is at the gallery now. john, tell us more about what happened. yes the investigation at dulwich picture gallery behind me under way this evening after those events last night or two rembrandts we re very events last night or two rembrandts were very nearly stolen from the scene here but the burglar was stopped by a police officer. we don't know which of the rembrandts we re don't know which of the rembrandts were targeted but some sources suggest that as they come from museums across europe to be part of this exhibition here, they could've been worth in excess of £100 million each but the burglary was not successful. please arrive here at 11:30pm because an alarm had been triggered. they found to have the pictures had been removed from their

spaces on the wall and they also found an intruder who they gave chase through the picture gallery building. 0ne chase through the picture gallery building. one of the police officers was sprayed with an unknown substance and the intruder managed to get away but the officers did fortu nately to get away but the officers did fortunately manage to find the two pictures which were elsewhere in the building. they may have got here just in time to stop that robbery. details are sparse at the moment about how the intruder may have gained entrance to the building behind me but while we have been here this evening, we have seen police sniffer dogs being brought in. we have seen workman go up on the buildings roof to have a look at what is going on up there and also trying to make secure an entrance that the burglar tried to use. the investigation very much going on here. the met police find swot is leading the investigation. they say this was an audacious attempt and well—planned and they would like anybody who would have any information to get in touch. john, thank you very much. john mcmanus in

south london. a british inventor, who calls himselfjetman, has smashed his own record for the fastest flight in a jet suit. richard browning shot through the sky above brighton beach at more than 85mph. ian palmer was there. we have lift—off, but can he break the jet—propelled bodysuit world record? i have shouted so loudly before i've been heard over myjet engine noise on the gopro in my head as i was just exclaiming with kind of joy. it is like this unparalleled degree of freedom when you're flying. it is super fun. richard browning is on his second adjudicated run. can he go any faster?

the british inventor didn't just go faster, he obliterated his own world record. reaching a top speed of more than 85 mph. it did start out for no practical reason at all and it's still not the way you're going to take the kids to anytime soon. but it is a first stepping stone that opens the door to a whole new way that might inspire... it already has. these air scouts travelled all the way from northamptonshire to witness this extraordinary event. it's a wonderful opportunity. you don't get to see a jetpack every day. it was amazing, it's a wonderful chance to be able to come down here and watch it. we are already passionate in aviation but this is something really different. this is great, actually. and i was very surprised to see a guy who just take off and go into the sea. yeah, yeah, yeah. today is guinness world record day with more than 650,000 people taking part worldwide. what's certain is that none of them

will have stimulated the imagination quite like the british inventor richard browning. ian palmer, bbc south east today, brighton. it would perk up the commute, wouldn't it? now it's time for a look at the weather with helen willetts. hello there. some pretty hazardous conditions on some of the faster routes in particular out there this evening — spray and standing water. it's been raining in some areas for several hours. the flood warnings have been rising again particularly central and northern parts of wales as well have been very wet. and this band of rain as you can see is meandering its way northwards and westwards through the night. still a little bit of snow on the hills. some in the south even had their first snowfall at lower levels first thing and it's certainly going to be a cold night. not as cold as last night but certainly icy, i think, in northern areas where the winds fall light in the glens. but as we go into the day on friday, it is here where we will see the best of the sunshine.

elsewhere, we've got showery rain putting its way westwards and potentially more rain coming back into eastern parts of england. the northeasterly wind may ease a bit but it will make it feel cold once again with temperatures well below where it should be. it stays chilly this weekend with further showers and longer spells of rain. and the weather warnings on the website. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. new figures reveal accident and emergency waiting times

in england are at their worst for 15 years. victims of the floods across england are bracing themselves for more rain, with more than 100 flood warnings now in place. two students have been killed and several injured after a fellow student opened fire in the grounds of a high school in california. a man who caused the death of his girlfriend's three—year—old son by crushing him behind a car seat has been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison. italy has declared a state of emergency in venice after the city there was engulfed with flood water. it's just been amazing. and coming up — the boy who's been given a new voice thanks to advances in technology. the conservatives say they will seek to control immigration by introducing a points based system that would be firm but fair — if they win the election. but the home secretary, priti patel stopped short of committing to reducing

the overall numbers of people coming to the uk. the prime minister said immigration could come down in some sectors but he didn't want the uk to be closed to the rest of the world. here's our home editor mark easton. people have called lowestoft home since the stone age. its name from the old norse means homestead, but not enough people want to come and live here these days. if lowestoft has an immigration problem, it's not that there are too many migrants coming to the town, but too few. the national immigration figures explain the problem. since the brexit referendum in 2016 net migration into the uk has fallen. still historically high, but down 20%. within that change is a more dramatic shift. net migration from outside the eu has gone up 21%. but from inside the european union it is down by more than two thirds injust three years.

that huge fall in overall eu migration to the uk has seen some sectors that have relied on european workers struggling to adapt. in this part of the world, that has led to insurmountable recruitment problems. being at the end of the line, and at the edge of everything, we don't have people that just pass through... as chief executive of a community trust in lowestoft, emma rapson knows how desperate staff shortages can be for the town's most vulnerable citizens. we don't have much immigration out here, which will be, you know, good news to hear for lots of people, but, actually in terms of finding people to fill social worker posts, gp posts, teaching jobs, it's actually a real problem for us. health is a significant concern. there have been moves to bring in gps from abroad. care homes are closing, there aren't enough willing people locally to fill the vacancies. and it's that problem that lies behind confusion today as to what a conservative government would do about immigration. a statement from party headquarters this morning quoted the home secretary saying:

but by this afternoon, she could not say whether it should go down or up. the conservative party wants to control immigration. i'll ask again, do you want immigration to go up or down? well, we'll be controlling immigration. does that mean it goes down? well, we'll be able to control immigration numbers. do you want to reduce the numbers of immigrants that come to this country? we want immigration that is fair. at the suggestion is that you want to lower immigration, is that right? we will be able to control who comes to our country, and also the reasons as to why people are coming here. in middlesbrough on teesside, one can find the other side of the immigration argument, that foreign arrivals put extra pressure on public services and jobs. well, i do think they need to bring down the population. we haven't got enough spaces. yes, i think they should bring it down, because obviously it's taking ourjobs and that. all the parties give you all the spiel,

what they are going to do, what they are not going to do, and then at the end of the day you don't see any difference with any of them. it's the different experiences of places like middlesbrough and lowestoft that explain why the parties won't be clear about immigration. labour's talked of extending free movement, the lib dems want a system that works for the economy, and the snp once more immigration for scotland. but in truth, britain still doesn't know what controlling our borders should look like. meanwhile the labour leader, jeremy corbyn has refused to say whether he would want to increase or decrease immigration if he became prime minister. but he has hinted that labour would make it easierforfamilies to bring relatives to live in the uk from overseas and for foreign workers to come to the uk to fill skills shortages. he was talking to our political editor laura kuenssberg. would you like to see

immigration go up or down? i want to see immigration being fair and we will see what the outcome of that is but the principle of that has to be that there are many families in britain that want to bring relatives here and families should have a chance to live together but can't because of the income levels they are required to do. and also, we have to be realistic that in this country we have not trained enough people so they will be immigration in the future. as a point of principle would you be happy if it went up or would you rather see it go down? i want people to be able to be united with their families and i want british people to be able to work across europe as they are at the present time and i think putting arbitrary figures on it, as successive governments have done, simply doesn't work. you don't have a strong view on whether immigration should be higher or lower? i want our system to be decent, to be fair and our services to be properly run and properly staffed. in september, your party voted to extend freedom of movement. some of your biggest backers, including the leader of the unite union len mccluskey think that isn't manageable. what do you think? the conference motion was passed.

it doesn't necessarily form part of the manifesto but i think we have to recognise there are many people in britain who have partners who are from europe or the other way around and have children, and therefore children of both. your manifesto in 2017 said you would end freedom of movement. it sounds like your manifesto in 2019 will say something very different. we are meeting this weekend to decide the contents of our manifesto and that will come to a decision. the 2017 manifesto also said, " labour accepts the referendum result." now you are offering people another referendum. doesn't your change of heart on brexit undermine people's trust? i think what we have done is a sensible approach. 40,000 nursing vacancies, we have a great shortage of doctors,

you told me 2017 that you accepted the referendum result and now it is done and they are saying it is not done. you told me in 2017 that you accepted the referendum result, that it was done and now this time you are saying it is not done? doesn't have consequences for people present trust in you? we're doing everything to make sure that the trade relationship, jobs and rights accompanied by eu membership are retained in the future. and those large numbers of people that demanded a referendum have also got the opportunity to make their views known in the final say. labour used to say they could not be another referendum in scotland and now you say that there might be. isn't that again a question of trust? no, question of realism. the question is, scotland has poverty, has bad housing, has a need for infrastructure investment. labour's position was in the last general election was they wouldn't be another scottish independence referendum, is promise you made to scottish voters. there is no promise to have a scottish independence referendum. we want the early years

of a labour government to be completely dominated by the investment we will put into scotland. you have also said in the last couple of years that you are doing everything you can to stamp out anti—semitism in the labour party. and yet in this election your party has selected candidates who have been found to have expressed some anti—semitic views. again, isn't this a question of trust? i have introduced very strong procedures into the party. we go through it, we go through due diligence on candidates, and where there are questions they are brought before a group to answer those questions and then decisions are made. in some cases candidates are removed. what would you say to voters listening to you today who are just not sure who to trust in this election was mac and they are are just not sure who to trust in this election? and they are not sure if they can trust you, whether on brexit, anti—semitism or where the party is on immigration. we have an opportunity to end austerity, elect a government that will invest in the future of this country, an opportunity to elect a

government that will start to redress the gross levels of income inequality across britain. and if your determination gets you to number ten, will you live above the shop or will you move into downing street? do whatever is necessary to have as efficient government of this country, yes, of course. jeremy corbyn, thank you very much. as we've been hearing, there's an ongoing debate within the labour party over whether it should campaign during the election, for greater freedom of movement. the general secretary of the unite union, len mccluskey, says there must be certain conditions, if labour is to extend the right of citizens to work across the eu. he was speaking to our political correspondent iain watson. just wondering whether we're going to be able to count on your vote? you're going to do this side of the road. don't vote for a slogan, vote for a policy. labour activists here in yorkshire want to send a message they really believe in. the gentleman there was very positive. at labour conference this year, members voted to defend and extend freedom of movement — the right of european citizens to work and seek work in the uk.

the party's grass roots are now pushing for this to become a fully fledged manifesto commitment for government. the idea for me, having closed borders and not having that freedom of movement is really a terrible one, to be honest. i don't know how it will go down on the doorstep, but i think it's important to stand up for the values that you believe in. but some senior figures have been worried about how this will go down, especially in these areas. an influential leader of the biggest labour supporter union told me new policies to protect workers could make freedom of movement more acceptable. labour's policy will be to protect all workers — migrant workers, as well as local and british workers. that is labour's policy. it will be done with labour market regulations. it won't stop the free movement of labour. could you possibly get them all bundled?

but labour has wider tensions than brexit. the leadership have set out a route map towards a new referendum and won't officially say if they'll back leave or remain until after the election. but more than 120 labour candidates have signed a pledge making it clear they'll be campaigning to remain. but more than that, many in theircampaign literature are also saying it would be their top priority. and one shadow minister has even suggested that a vote for her was a vote to remain in the european union. labour is not a remain party. labour is a party that speaks for the whole of the nation, and wants to put a proper deal back to the people. the task for labour when it drew up its manifesto is how to appeal both to voters and to its members on issues which have divided the country. if you're trying to decide

who to vote for you can go to the bbc‘s new policy guide which looks at the priorities of the main political parties. christian fraser explains there's a fantastic new tool on the bbc website. let me introduce you to the policy guide to 2019. so, if you've been getting lost in recent weeks in all these announcements, this is going to help you, 0k? so, if i scroll down here, you'll see there's a box for whichever nation you're in in the united kingdom and also one for whichever party you might want to know more about. and also on the website, there is, for each of the parties, a top list of priorities. so, let me show you that. starting with the conservatives. you'll see there's lots of bullet points. i won't go through them all, you can do that at your discretion. but their top priority, of course, to deliver brexit. borisjohnson's deal that he secured with the eu. remember that theresa may tried three times to get her deal through parliament. "give me nine more votes", borisjohnson said yesterday. a tory majority the only way, he says, to stop the groundhogary. for labour, of course,

it's all about the issues, spending billions more on schools, hospitals and housing. they said yesterday that they're going to spend six billion more than the tories have already committed to the nhs. and that will come from higher taxes on the richest in society. the liberal democrats — they're all about stopping brexit. if they get a majority, says jo swinson, they'll revoke article 50 altogether without a people's vote. if they don't get that majority, then, of course, it's about getting behind a plan for a second vote. the snp, well, of course, they want another referendum, a scottish independence referendum, which they lost in 2014. that was supposed to be a once—in—a—generation vote but nicola sturgeon says circumstances have changed. and the timescales for that referendum should be decided by the scottish people. that is the price she will exact for any support for a future labour government. the green party — 100 billion a year

for the next ten years to tackle climate change. and don't forget, they are now in a remain alliance with the liberal democrats and plaid cymru. so they will not be running against each other in 60 seats around england and wales. plaid cymru — their policies are all on there as well, they're about stopping brexit via a second referendum. the brexit party we know all about, of course. nigel farage said borisjohnson's deal is not true brexit, but then, this week, they announced they will not be standing candidates in those seats where there is a conservative incumbent. so, there you have it, lots of detail on there. we're going to be adding to it, as well, of course, as the manifestos come out. there'll be much more detail coming out in the next few weeks and i'll be taking you through some of those policies here on bbc news. and, if you're watching in northern ireland, saying, "why didn't you focus on the parties in our neck of the woods and the policies that they've got?" they are on there. so take a look.

the headlines on bbc news. new figures reveal accident and emergency waiting times in england are at their worst for fifteen years. victims of the floods across england are bracing themselves for more rain, with more than a hundred flood warnings now in place. two students have been killed and several injured after a fellow student opened fire in the grounds of a high school in california. the mayor of venice says the city is "on its knees" after floodwaters submerged homes, shops and historical landmarks including st mark's basilica. it's the worst flooding to his the city in half a century. at least two people have died and it could cost hundreds of millions of pounds to repair the damage. mark lowen reports come for the renaissance art, stay for the disaster selfies. venice's highest tide in half a century — a draw for the tourists, a tragedy for one of europe's jewels.

the glorious st mark's square bore the brunt. the 12th century crypt of its basilica flooded for only the sixth time in 1200 years. 80% of venice has been submerged. the boats that plied its canals beached, local businesses inundated. fierce winds and torrential rain on tuesday night lashed the venetian coast, leading to a storm surge that overwhelmed a city already sinking. it couldn't cope. it's been devastating, what's happened. two days ago, on the 12th of november, it's carved on our memories. like the water flooded our homes, we live on the ground floor and so do many other venetians. there are shops that are affected as well. the prime minister called it a blow to the heart of the country, pledging to complete a flood defence system that should have been finished eight years ago. translation: in today's cabinet we'll approve a decree approving a state of emergency in venice. this will make it possible to assign

the first financial aid to pay for the emergency spending and to restore services and we'll have two stages of compensation pay—outs. and this is what could have saved venice — 78 flood gates that began to be built in 2003 but were plagued by corruption and overspend. named after moses, designed to halt a biblicalflood, but now an unholy scandal. it's sad that we have to say we cannot trust any more the government, and i know that all over the world we have problems with the heating, that there will be more tornadoes, but we had a chance building this barrier to save venice, and instead every two years they say, oh, we will finish it in another two years. it's too much. climate change and italian mismanagement — venice is drowning in that perilous mix. mark lowen, bbc news. in that perilous mix. the bbc has found that most people who appealed

against a decision to deny them disability benefits have been successful. charities and welfare rights groups say it shows benefits tests are beset by poor decision—making and inaccuracies. the government insists it is spending more than 55 billion a year supporting people with disabilities and health conditions. ann barker has bipolar two disorder so she suffers from hypomanic and depressive episodes. in 2012, her application for disability living allowance was rejected. it's a hideous system, what they make you go through, and you know, they beat you down, because they want you to just go away. but ann did not go away. after eight months and with the support of her friend, penny, she finally won her claim. ann was then twice refused personal independence payment, before a second tribunal win. assessors, she says, took no account of her mental health. they're trying to take a million people with a million different problems and go, we're going to give them 30

questions and try and work out who should have what. that doesn't work. research by the bbc found that around 553,000 people successfully appealed a tribunal in the five years to 2018. most of those related to these disability and sickness benefits. 67% of people who appealed to tribunal in great britain won their case. it was 54% in northern ireland. capita and maximus, two of the private companies who carry out assessments, said the majority of people were satisfied with the process and they worked with charities and disabled people's organisations to improve their services further. ann barker's tribunal hearings were held in this building in norwich, but many don't make it this far, and that's because they first have to undergo an extra review by the department for work and pensions. it's called mandatory reconsideration. now, critics say that puts off many applicants because they find the whole process confusing and they have just a month to get their paperwork in order.

it's a huge mental stress as well, and a financial stress, and some people willjust give up. the department for work and pensions told the bbc... it adds that... ann, who works as a massage therapist, says the disability benefit system is broken but could be on the mend with one key element. i think they need to care more. everybody should have help if they need it, so theyjust need to care more. young children who rely on voice technology to speak will be able to hear their own accents for the first time as a result of work being done in scotland using artificial speech. the company behind it hopes to develop accents from all over the uk giving thousands of youngsters a better chance to express themselves.

0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports. so we'll be doing different activities... 12—year—old lachlan has quadriplegic cerebral palsy. what would you like to learn today? big numbers. he uses technology to communicate. until recently, the voice lachlan used was that of an adult. now it's much closer to those of his friends. how did the old voice make you feel? a bit boring. how does it feel to have a new voice? i feel great. communicating like this takes a lot of work. lachlan uses his eyes to operate the software to choose every single letter or phrase. every word is precious. has it made a difference? yes. i can talk to other people. i think all children, when they're starting high school, really want to fit in and i think for lachlan a different voice just makes him sound like other children. he has done so amazingly, we forget what an awesome journey he's been on,

so we are super proud of everything that he's achieved. many thousands of people require communication aids and, while the technology isn't new, the voices available have been limited. this is the first time an accent like this has been constructed for a child. i'm an artificial voice. i sound good and exactly like a 12—year—old scottish boy. in the uk we're merged in accents and regionality that accents mean a lot to us. i think you can't separate our voice from our personality. the accent is part of what we are, so being able to communicate, especially when you have communication difficulties with something which helps retain your identity is really important, really crucial. and there are more accents on the way — more opportunities for children to sound like the children they're growing up alongside. what do your friends think of your new voice? they love it. his mum and dad love it, too. he's a very bright, outgoing child. he obviously has difficulties but,

within the capability that he has through the technology, he's able to shine. i think he's a wonderful guy. and it's technology that could have the power to transform lives. for this family, it's let a little boy's personality burst through. now it's time for a look at the weather with helen willetts good evening. if you're out overnight, the sheer amount of water is spread standing water from the rain, we have had that we see today courtesy of his next with the front 30 mm of rain and very sensitive areas and also some southern areas with some snow the season due to the arctic air that is southwards. it's mostly been confined to the hills but they'll continue to fall and they will have more coming into the course of tomorrow. we have seen the

warnings rise through the day and particularly across the midlands and east wells oven to northern england as well, area severely flooded and comes through the evening and some heavy showers are in the south of that the north, we have wintry showers over the hills and that is the set up overnight. we keep clear skies across scotland and northern ireland, stronger wind blowing in here to hold the temperatures up mostly in that rain will fragment and not as cold overnight, certainly chilly for you're handing out first thing, bearing in mind the temptress will be below average the next two or three days. it will feel even colder because of this brisk northeasterly wind which will push that rain further westwards in the line for some brightest guys to break through the cloud and still some showers and later on potentially more rain into eastern areas but for western scotland. but again, seven to nine, it will be

with us all to the weekend northeasterly. various other fronts and from the east and actually the weather front will likely to come in from the west as well and where they meet, it will enhance the rain. a bit messy the detail for the weekend, if you like, it will state court and often have a lot of cloud in the western areas and showers long spells of rain and saturday looks like a beer mostly show the picture. six to 10 degrees, again, still below average or little below average “— still below average or little below average —— it will be. very difficult to put the detail and at this stage, wintry of the hills, but we do have plans, please state into the forecast, lots of warnings on those details and flood warnings over the website.

hello, i'm nuala mcgovern. this is 0utside source. four weeks until the uk's general election and the nhs is showing major signs of strain. hospital waiting times in england hit their worst levels on record. with health among the issues voters care most about it's become a campaign issue. the worst performance ever in our a&e department. and so many patients will be languishing on trolleys. elsewhere in the campaign, the conservatives say they'll seek to "control" immigration if they win the election but stop short of promising a cut in numbers coming to the uk. after floods in venice, italy's government declares a state of emergency. there are fears important landmarks have been damaged.