you're watching bbc newsroom live. it's 11.003m and these are the main stories this morning: a 27—year—old man, who cannot be named due to a court suppression order, has been found guilty of the murder of british backpacker grace millane in new zealand. her father spoke outside the city's high court after the verdict: grace was taken away from us in the most brutal fashion a year ago. and our lives and family have been ripped apart. the brexit party are unveiling their policies for the election at a launch event this morning. we'll be live at the event in central london. in wales, plaid cymru's leader is calling for a "green jobs revolution". we wa nt we want wales to be the cradle of the green industrial revolution just

as we work for the original one 200 yea rs as we work for the original one 200 years ago. we have massive untapped potential. lam martin i am martin crops all come alive in norwich today where we will hear from constituents about the general election issues that matter that —— to them. tsb says payments into some of its customers‘ accounts have been delayed — it's trying to correct the problem "as soon as possible". in sport, it's the ben stokes show again for england as he hits 91, taking a sizeable lead over new zealand on day two of the first test. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. a 27—year—old man has been found guilty of the murder of a british backpacker whose body was found in a suitcase outside auckland in new zealand.

grace millane, who was 21, met her killer on a dating app last december. the man, who can't be named due to what's knows as a ‘court suppression order‘, will be sentenced in february. in an emotional statement outside the court, grace‘s father, david millane, welcomed the verdict, but expressed his sorrow that his daughter had been taken in such a brutal fashion. the verdict of murder today will be welcomed by members of the millane family and friends of grace. it will not reduce the pain and the suffering we have had to endure over the past year... i can‘t see it. all right... go on. grace was taken away from us in the most brutal fashion a year ago. and our lives and family have been ripped apart. this will be with us for the rest of our lives.

grace was a beautiful, talented, loving daughter. grace was our sunshine, and she will be missed forever. our correspondent shaima khalil has been following the case from auckland. you saw out the grief and sorrow from david milian, grace was my father. that was the raw emotion that you felt inside the courtroom, the most pensive moments before the guilty verdict was read out, when both parents broke down crying. this is the case that a shocking grip new zealand and for three weeks the court and jury heard what happened to great that night.

this is grace millane the night before her 22nd birthday, the last time she was seen alive. her father described her as "gregarious and outgoing" "what you saw," he said, "is what you got." today, a jury found this man guilty of her murder. for legal reasons, we still cannot reveal his identity. over the past three weeks, thejury heard how grace met the man through a dating app. cctv showed the pair out drinking, and at some point grace messaged a friend, saying she was having a good time. but within hours, she was strangled in his apartment. defence lawyers argued it was an accident, a consensual sex act gone wrong. but the jury simply didn‘t believe it. this is the killer, telling police why he didn‘t call an ambulance to help grace. i dialled iii. erm... but i didn‘t hit the button. erm... because i... i was scared at how bad it looked.

why do you think it looked bad? well, there‘s a...a dead person in my room. the jurors heard that after the murder, the killer searched online for how to dispose of a corpse. he also watched extreme pornography. they were shown hours of cctv of the man after the murder, including him going on a date with another woman while grace‘s body was still in his room. this is him later, moving the body in a suitcase. he then buried it in a shallow grave in bushland outside auckland. grace‘s murder shocked this nation. at the time, the country‘s prime minister could not hide her emotions. on behalf of new zealand, i want to apologise to grace‘s family. your daughter should have been safe here and she wasn‘t and i‘m sorry for that.

a year ago, grace millane came to new zealand on a backpacking holiday. today‘s verdict may give some closure to the family of a young woman who will never come home. after that guilty verdict was announced, he was then addressed by thejudge. thejudge announced, he was then addressed by the judge. the judge and the court insisting we cannot name him so his anonymity still stands. he was addressed by thejudge anonymity still stands. he was addressed by the judge said you are not convicted of murder and there will be a date set for his sentencing. police say they have arrested a man from northern ireland as part of their enquiry into the deaths of 39 vietnamese migrants whose bodies were found in a refrigerated lorry container in essex last month. the 23—year—old was arrested in beaconsfield on suspicion of conspiracy to traffic people and conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration.

the welsh nationalists, plaid cymru, have launched their election manifesto this morning. speaking at an event in a village just north of cardiff, the plaid leader, adam price, but brexit at the very top of their agenda. we wa nt we want to be in europe. we want to be at the heart of europe on our own terms and our own right, standing proud, wearing our hearts honouring red shirts. and that is why we want to ask people again. brexit is like choosing to return to the old days of the home championships when you experience the electrifying excitement of the euros and dream one day that you will qualify again for the world cup. imagine qualifying for a major championship in the economy, the environment, in innovation, technology, well—being,

prosperity, socialjustice and you get a sense of what would be like to live in the independent wheels we are striving to create. we needs that international stage to showcase oui’ that international stage to showcase our talents, not just that international stage to showcase our talents, notjust in sport, but culturally, economically. as a small nation, as the world around us moves we can be nimble, but to renew wheels we first have to remain. to achieve positive change, we must defeat the negative hope of crushing wrecking ball that is brexit and if you want the people to have their final say then we must encourage as many of them first to say loudly and clearly in the days ahead, this brags it is not for us, it never was, it never will be.

an independent health think tank has warned the length of hospital waiting lists in northern ireland shows parts of the health service there have collapsed. the nuffield trust says some people are experiencing agonising waits which wouldn‘t happen if they lived elsewhere in the uk. hospital waiting times in northern ireland are expected to reach an all—time high by the end of november. thousands of tsb customers say they haven‘t been paid today. wages, benefits, pensions and other payments due to arrive in some accounts today still haven‘t arrived. a tsb spokesperson has apologised for the inconvenice caused and say they‘re working to process payments as soon as possible. let‘s go live now to central london where nigel farage is launching the brexit party‘s election policies.

good timing. let‘s listen in. music. well, good morning, thank you. this is not a manifesto because a word association test with manifesto gave us association test with manifesto gave us the word lie, and is there any

surprise given how many broken promises we have seen in british promises we have seen in british promises over the last few general elections? a manifesto is telling people what they want to hear without ever having a genuine desire to implicate them. implement them. these are the policies that people not only campaign on over the course of the next three weeks, but we will campaign on these in the years to come. already, just eight months into our existence, we have already changed the landscape of political politics and we will change it much more greatly in the years to come. we are told that this is the brexit election and yet there has been almost no discussion on the withdrawal agreement or the terms of brexit whatsoever. though i have to say, the debate the other night that expose the fact thatjeremy corbyn prospect party absolutely refused to a nswer prospect party absolutely refused to answer which side they would

campaign on in their second referendum and for us it is perfectly clear that there are 5 million labour leave voters who have been absolutely betrayed by the labour party. after 3.5 years of failure from a conservative government, i have to say that when i saw boris johnson government, i have to say that when i saw borisjohnson as much so—called deal i was less than impressed. it simply was not brexit. i was struck again by the number of people who spoke said they supported it without ever actually having read it. a couple of weeks ago boris did indicate a change of direction. he said we will leave in 2020 but, more significantly, that he is going to negotiate as super canada plus plus deal without alignments, and that is progress because if we leave the european union and find ourselves

aligned in everything from financial services to fisheries, we have not actually left. so we took that promise and said, ok, on the basis of that, we will concentrate our firepower against labour and the remainers. that is exactly what we are doing. be in no doubt, we want a clea n b rea k are doing. be in no doubt, we want a clean break from the political institutions of the eu and you can get that with the canada style trade dealjust as you can get it leaving on wto terms. we will be looking at the conservative manifesto when it is launched on sunday and reading the words on it very carefully indeed. we need a brexit party to hold boris johnson indeed. we need a brexit party to hold borisjohnson to his word. we need the brexit party voice there in the house of commons or we will not get anything like what we voted for 3.5 years ago. there are 130 seats up 3.5 years ago. there are 130 seats

up and down the country that the conservatives have never won and never will win. there are a lot of labour voters who just cannot and will not ever bring themselves to book conservative, but they will vote for us. they showed that in the european elections and they are showing it now. we are starting to dig into that old labour vote which puts us in a position where we can get over the line in some seats. as for splitting the bill, the argument doing the rounds a few weeks ago, just as it did when i led duke are backin just as it did when i led duke are back in 2015, arguably in the tory‘s main target seats, we are making it easy for them because we are picking up easy for them because we are picking up labour. would never go to the conservatives. brexit for us isjust the beginning, not the end, of a much—needed political revolution. never before in this country has public confidence in politics,

politicians, our electoral system is ever been lower than it is today. the brexit party are the party of the new radicals. that is who we are. we want to bring politics and democracy into the 21st—century. we genuinely do want to change politics for good. that begins with the voting system that is hopelessly out of date, suitable perhaps when there arejust of date, suitable perhaps when there are just two parties fighting elections, but it doesn‘t work any more, leaving millions of people feeling what is the point of voting at all? it leads to negative politics. it needs to you think we are bad, to look at the other guy, he is even worse. i think a degree of proportionality in the system with the parties campaigning on a much more positive agenda. i‘m astonished that nobody seems to want to reform the postal voting system, something that has been totally abused centre was opened up nearly 20 years ago. we have seen fraud,

intimidation, several court cases, people going to prison, yet it seems to suit the two parties to keep the postal voting system as it is. we would scrap the register in its entirety and go back to basics. if you work abroad or are in firm you can register for you work abroad or are in firm you can registerfor a you work abroad or are in firm you can register for a postal vote. you work abroad or are in firm you can registerfor a postal vote. the reason that the big head—to—head debates, all the big policy launch is taking place this week, is because postal votes go out over the course of this weekend and by next wednesday 25% or more of the selection will be over. that is why this is such a crucial time. we want to reform that. we are second in many ways by the system of political patronage that we see in this country. frankly, ithink patronage that we see in this country. frankly, i think the way appointments to the house of lords and other honours are abused borders on corruption and the house of lords

no longer is fit for purpose and we think it needs to grow. what 2016 showed us is that if you give people the chance to speak they will. we saw a massive turnout and the result that surprise pretty much everybody. it says to me that citizens should be able to call referendums on key issues if there is a fundamental disconnect between what is happening and westminster and what is happening out in the country. we would propose a citizens initiative, an ability where a 5 million people signed a valid register they are able to get a referendum on an issue of their choice. but that is political reform. we also have problems deep within our institutions, in particular, a highly politicised civil service, something that was unthinkable 20 yea rs something that was unthinkable 20 years ago as we prided ourselves as being the one country in the world that genuinely had a neutral,

independent civil service. certainly in the last 3.5 years that has been exposed and we believe the people working for the civil service should signa working for the civil service should sign a pledge of political neutrality. that would be a very good place to start. there is also some real thinking has to go on about the supreme courts. it is a political court and it is acting without any guidelines whatsoever. i think we are going to have to have, and will take years, we will have to have a constitutional convention working out just have a constitutional convention working outjust what have a constitutional convention working out just what sort of written include, what sort of written include, what sort of written constitution there needs to be in this country so that, firstly, no referendum in the future to be said to be not legally binding. they all told us it was, of course, they would implement the result, but then they told us that was unconstitutional. secondly, the supreme court needs to have some political guidelines to work from.

the bbc is another huge institution in this country which frankly and a modern age of consumer choice and streaming has become an anachronism. ido streaming has become an anachronism. i do understand that it is an important global brand for this country, but i would propose that we face out the licence fee over a period of time. in all of those things i have just period of time. in all of those things i havejust said as period of time. in all of those things i have just said as leader of the new radicals, none of those things will happen with the conservative and labour party. they don‘t want any fundamental change or reform to the system at all and i detect there is a big change in mood out there in the country and this is something that will become part of the mainstream debate, whether it is over the next three weeks or in time, i don‘t know, but the need and desire for reform is enormous. 0n the night of the referendum i was about 30 yards away from here in the

bar at three 10am when it became clear that the leave vote was going to win and that next morning i was on college green and i said that this had been the victory for the little people. asjeff, 3.5 years on, there has been nothing for the little people, nothing for the ordinary people whatsoever as politics in a debate about the economy continues to be dominated by giant corporate global business. we are going to put forward some ideas that we will campaign on that would help ordinary people, the little people, in our country. we want to cut the cost of living and the very good place to start, and again you can do this unless you have a clean break brexit from the european institutions, but a good place to start this will be to remove vat on domestic fuel bills. that would save the average family in this country

£65 a year. we would like to reduce the family food bill, the family clothing bill, the family footwear bill. 0ver clothing bill, the family footwear bill. over 20% of foodstuffs that we buy and our shops come in from outside the european union and, of course, have tariffs put on them. you can use brexit as a means to help the consumer, use brexit to help the consumer, use brexit to help the consumer, use brexit to help the average family. of course, i must emphasise again, you can only do these things if you‘re outside the european union‘s customs union. we do want to invest very much and are we do want to invest very much and a re left we do want to invest very much and are left behind coastal communities. many of the areas of highest deprivation in britain are in a coastal and communities and that means we have to get back that 200 mile exclusive economic soon. that could lead to great regeneration in

some of the most deprived areas in our country. i came into this from business. i work for big firms but equally i set up my own small firm, irun it equally i set up my own small firm, i run it for nine years. there is virtually nobody sitting on the front benches of either party who has ever set up their own business or realise just how difficult that has become in the modern world. we are the party for small business and for small we knew it need to try to lift the regulatory burden that is their own small businesses. if the fsb are right and the average small employer is no spending between 20 and 25% of their week on compliance, thatis and 25% of their week on compliance, that is an awful lot of time that is lost productivity, wealth creation and job creation. we propose quite and job creation. we propose quite an important but radical change to corporation tax. 1 million companies, that is two thirds of all

registered companies in country, do not make more than £10,000 a year. a lot of them are new start—up companies. we propose introducing at 10,000 point threshold at which corporation tax begins to be paid. it will take a big weight of the mind of many struggling small companies. it will be suited for the accountants, but i understand that, but if you think of the cost of going to an accountant, registering, paying a very small amount of income tax, you probably get a bill from the accountant than the amount of cheques taxi sent to the exchequer. and what does it cost the exchequer to collect this money from these hundreds of thousands of small companies? that would be a real victory for the little people. in the campaign we started to talk about the need for regional

investment. not everything in this country should just be about london. i‘m pleased that in many ways we kicked off that debate, because it is not being talked about by the conservative party and by the labour party. of course we are talking about digital infrastructure, we are talking of course about the needs, huge need for transport links. in many parts of the uk we are even talking about a lack of mobile phone connectivity. yes, there is an argument to make big investments in the regions. unlike all the others in this campaign promises, where 100 in this campaign promises, where100 billion here, 200 billion there are being thrown around by the labour and conservative parties, so for an election campaign in which nobody believes anything they are being told in terms of promises. and people are surveyed they can‘t even remember what those promises were. we will put on the table an idea of how we can pay for much of this, pay

for schemes that will benefit many millions, notjust a few. hs2 strikes us as being a project which will benefit just a strikes us as being a project which will benefitjust a few strikes us as being a project which will benefit just a few thousand people costing at least 100 billion sterling and we would want to save that money. we would want to stop sending 13 billion every single year to the european union. people want to the european union. people want to claim back the £7 billion that, incredibly, philip hammond just left on the table at the european investment bank and the foreign aid budget, so much of which are spent to simply meets political targets. so much of it is spent in ways we would not approve of. we would propose cutting the foreign aid budget. all in all, that the savings of 200 billion sterling. the others will tell you how they will spend money, not fund ideas. we are

telling you how we would fund these ideas. 0n telling you how we would fund these ideas. on that morning on the 24th ofjune, one of the issues that disappeared off the radar of british politics was immigration. it had been the dominant issue every year for the previous five years, the things that people were talking about. with the brexit vote, people thought that is it, it is done, sorted, all over. take us to this selection, with the labour party conference appeared to want to open up conference appeared to want to open up the doors pretty unconditionally and with the labour manifesto makes it very clear that foreign nationals coming into the country will, of course, get the votes. it would appear pretty much immediately. from the conservatives, what i have been saying for years, we need an australian style points system and at least they are now saying that. of course, they make absolutely no

commitment whatsoever to reducing numbers. the truth of it is, they have got no intention to reduce numbers, many of their big business backers want as much cheaper labour as they can possibly get into this country. we have a population crisis directly as a result of policies since the late 1990s and you see that not just since the late 1990s and you see that notjust on the impact on public services, but actually there is an argument here about the quality—of—life. there is an argument here that as we inexorably head toward 70 million people being here by the end of the next decade, that that does damage to people‘s lives, their communities. you cannot measure how content the country is by simply looking at gdp numbers. there is such a thing as society and community and i think that has been ignored too much. we would very much

wa nts to ignored too much. we would very much wants to get immigration numbers down to what for 60 years were very a cce pta ble down to what for 60 years were very acceptable and very workable post—war levels. yes, i‘m talking around about 50,000 people every year. of course, we will need flexibility on work permits, but please recognise the difference between the automatic right to settle and the right to come and work for a time limited periods. it also leads in... you know, i have met so many people running businesses, running engineering companies, people at hospitals saying we just in this country do not train enough of our own people. again, this is long term. it will ta ke again, this is long term. it will take more than a couple of years to turn this around, but we do need to invest in our own people. on illegal immigration, what i think we need to do something to stop the human tragedy we saw in the back of that

lorry the other week both 39 dead people, but even today there are books coming across the english channel and we all know that the border force bring them in to dover, they are capped by the police for a day and then virtually everybody disappears. no one seems to think it matters. in fact, the prime minister is on record several times in the past supporting amnesties for illegal immigrants. we think that is having on the wrong direction. we need a strong message that says if you come here illegally across the channel or in the back of a container you will not be allowed to stay, that would prevent further human tragedy and it is the right thing to do. on big areas of debate like the national health service, just don‘t believe the lies that may per say, whether it is about us wanting to privatise the health service or donald trump wanting to buy it. none of it is true. we are committed to it and will need more

money. at the rapidly expanding population it will need more money, but if you listen to what all the party leaders say on the national health service, they are all aiming for the same outcome. if ever there was an issue that should be depoliticised authority should work together, i‘m struck that it could be in an area like health. there are many other things i am talking about them here. the environment particularly, which has risen up the agenda and i have to say the sheer hypocrisy of governments that talk about recycling but is only too happy for hundreds of thousands of tonnes of ways to go to landfill sites in china were to be dumped at sea strikes us as being a nonsense that needs to be stopped. and everybody talks about reducing c02 output, and that‘s not an easy thing to do it without dee industrialising the country. clearly, we a re industrialising the country. clearly, we are trying to make

progress. we have got to recognise that when it comes to c02 production, we that when it comes to c02 production, we are that when it comes to c02 production, we are less that when it comes to c02 production, we are less than that when it comes to c02 production, we are less than 2% that when it comes to c02 production, we are less than 2% of global output. but there has been too little talk about c02 absorption, and i have been campaigning fora absorption, and i have been campaigning for a few months now on the idea of trees providing a significant part of the answer. but i don‘t think that planting tens of millions of trees are just here in the united kingdom — it might be good for biodiversity, yes, but it is not going to make a big difference. here‘s an example of a policy where we should become a global leader. here‘s an id of a policy we should go to the united nations, speak to some of the big governments that we know in america and elsewhere, and i say to a global initiative. let‘s aim to plant hundreds and billions of trees over the course of the next decade. something practical, something sensible that we can do. there is much else in this document. we cover pretty much every area of the british domestic life, and indeed our role and the international

community. we have already changed the face of british politics. without us, there will be no genuine brexit. we now want to lead the next phase, which is a political revolution that puts the ordinary people first. thank you. applause nigel farah is launching not his party‘s manifesto, but rather a contract with the british people, laying out his vision for what they brexit party do for the country. let‘s listen to the questions coming from journalists and those assembled to hear that lunch. i beg your pardon. chris rock, telegraph. by allowing referendums for anyone signed by more than 5 million people

are due and eventually allowing a second eu referendum if you have any control over government policy? what is your evidence will saying you are making gains is because mccain gains on labour seats? and what is a point of your manifesto if you can't actually one of the election? on the first point, we make the point about citizens‘ initiatives that the same subject could not be re—examined within the space of a ten year period. that is ended there. on your point about labour, this is before the launch of their manifesto. we can see, where we are putting the effort and come up we are picking up labour votes and going up in the polls. in some constituencies, that process and touching distance with only three weeks ago. in other areas, the mathematics is particular, it is probably helping the conservatives and some of those seats. and jubal remember that we

had the same conversations when i let ukip back in 2015, that the acquisition but that ukip would split the vote commands when we saw the scores on the doors, be realised that the uk bought as i thought they we re that the uk bought as i thought they were far more than the conservatives. we are seeing much the same thing again. —— the uk vote. the liberal democrats have not won an election for over 100 years. the put out your manifesto, the minor parties put out a manifesto. this is a contract with the people. the word manifesto has been tainted, andi the word manifesto has been tainted, and i would argue... applause i would argue that over the years, maybe what i have been quite good at, and what we have been very good at, and what we have been very good at, we are good at changing the national debate. we‘ve done it in a number of areas. you mark my words,

they desire and that need for radical logical chains, both with our electoral system and with institutions is going to be a huge issue in british politics for years to come, and we are beginning that revolution today. applause james from pa. james, are you here? this lady at the back. sorry, i don't know your name. thank you very much. i'm from a bloomberg news. a question on a couple of your policies. the one on illegal immigrants, can youjust policies. the one on illegal immigrants, can you just clarify if you think there should be a strong message that they would be allowed to say, if they are escaping regimes in countries where they are not

safe, where should they go? and second, on the environment, can you just clarify what you mean about just clarify what you mean about just using trees to tackle climate change. do you think we should be paying farmers to plant more trees? do you think there is any scope for renewable energy to provide a green industrial revolution? 0r renewable energy to provide a green industrial revolution? or do you see industry as only the call and other polluting industries?” industry as only the call and other polluting industries? i am going to ta ke polluting industries? i am going to take the immigration question. we make very clear in the document that as the uk always has done, we continue to be a safe haven for a genuine refugees. but of course, effectively, you ince ntivise genuine refugees. but of course, effectively, you incentivise those who are dishonest to people traffic. and that is something that has led to absolutely tragic outcomes. of course it is a very difficult situation. you cannot have policies that encourage the illegal people traffickers to flourish. that is a

really dangerous thing. and since 1951, we have had the definition, the geneva definition of what is a genuine refugee, and of course that somebody who claims that in first safe country they come to. we have a lwa ys safe country they come to. we have always been prepared to do more than ourfairshare for always been prepared to do more than our fair share for genuine refugees, but only for the european union made an awful mess of this back in 2015 when they sent a message that said anybody that set foot on eu soil could stay, and that directly has led to thousands of people are drowning and the mediterranean. it‘s just a simple and brutal as that. what we are seeing is, we of course are happy to meet obligations for genuine refugees, but not to be taken for a ride. and a very simple message — if you come into this country illegally through the channel, under the channel, and the back of a container, you will not be

allowed to stay. and then perhaps we can have a genuine debate about what a refugee really is. on the environment, look, sustainable energy, renewable energy works, that‘s fantastic, but what we have seen so much of it is this extraordinary transfer of money from poor to rich. i talked about vat on domestic fuel. equally, iat poor to rich. i talked about vat on domestic fuel. equally, i at about £130 a year on every single average family‘s electricity bill that goes to pay for your renewable energy, that goes to, in many cases, landowners hundreds of thousands of pounds of newton income. so far, the big green taxes have come is not the poon big green taxes have come is not the poor, it has benefited the rich. i can see that is clearly some great progress being made with offshore wind, some real progress being made with solar energy, i am all for that. i do not suggesting for a minute that the trees are the answer

to everything, but goodness me, a positive place to start? wouldn‘t it show as underworld... we are losing an area of the amazon every year that‘s about the equivalent of devon and, put together. what i‘m saying is, there is an opportunity for us to spearhead something on a global stage that i think could become a massive support, and we can lead it. applause nigel farage tackling a number of questions, the environment and laterally. lets join a questions, the environment and laterally. letsjoin a political correspondent who has been following that launch of the brexit party‘s election commitments. he said it is very much not a manifesto, because he said that what is tainted. tell us more. he said that what is tainted. tell us more. yeah, don't call it a ma nifesto, us more. yeah, don't call it a manifesto, that is the message of the money. this is a document that has been handed out, and as you can see, it is pretty slim line. this is a part of that was only founded this year, and was a case for many of the

months that followed of not having any policies. it does have some policies right here on paper, though it is ten pages, and i can tell you some of those pages are full page picture. what comes across most of all from what you have heard just now is this point that we are the new radical party. if you look at some of what they are suggesting, it is pretty magical— getting rid of the house of lords, the first past the house of lords, the first past the post voting system, subjecting judges to political scrutiny. that is an interesting constitutional point. asking civil servants to sign an author of neutrality and reform the bbc stop he said the bbc, not the bbc stop he said the bbc, not the licence fee, but the bbc as an anachronism, according to nigel for us. that reflects a clear point— this is a party that has chosen not to attempt to be in government. they are simply not doing enough seats to get a majority, so the best i can hope for is the will have some kind of sway over what parties judge make it into government, and i think that is why you are going to look, when

you read this document, monitor sort of political points than the exa m ples of political points than the examples they give of what they would like to do in the economy, for example, raising money by getting rid of the second high—speed rail link. it is very interesting but slimline document. for now, thank you very much. let‘s stay with things political, because the election less than three weeks away, and bbc news is visiting key political battle grounds around the country. as you say, throughout the campaign, bbc news will be looking closely at the places where the election could be won and lost. you are visiting ten parts of the uk proceeds will be closely contested. as rachel said, today we are in norwich and east of england. we are and at the forum, which at the moment has a lot of market stalls, with shoppers milling

around buying local crafts and products, and the hopers strewn with beautiful christmas lights. very strange to be talking about an election in the circumstances, of course. in the city is split into two constituencies. in the last election, one was held by the conservatives and the other by labour. iam conservatives and the other by labour. i am and at the norwich south seat, which is being held by labour with a big majority in the last election when they won the seat from the liberal democrats. the main battle ground is and at the north of the city. in 2017, the conservatives beat labour by the small margin of 507 forts. let‘s talk a little bit about the matters which are important to voters here in norfolk. with me as robbie wes, political reporter. and a moment, we will be talking to the ceo of norfolk citizens advice bureau. tell us about the political mix that you cover and this county. this county

is really interesting. the vast majority of the seats are held by the conservatives, but end of the city, there is a labour stronghold. norwich south is the biggest labour majority in the east of england. in norwich north, it is much, much slimmer to the conservatives, 507 forts are separate that seat, and if jeremy corbyn wants to form a government, he wants to take that. and you have also got to leave the main mix, and the tension that creates. in norfolk as a whole, had voted to leave the european union, like the rest of england, but norwich voted to remain. 0n the north norfolk coast, they voted to leave, but at the last general election the return to liberal democrat mp, so that‘ll be a very interesting seat. one of the stories i know you keep coming back to various ways as the issue of health, particularly mental health, because i have got some problems at the

trust. yes, the trust which provides mental health services and it norfolk is the only mental health trusts rated inadequate. they are in special measures at the moment, and when i go out with difficult political parties and seen the questions on the torso, but comes up time and time again is what is happening with mental health trust services and the county. and they wa nt to services and the county. and they want to know what the main parties are going to do with that. we how to nigel farage talking about coastal communities being important to them, but there will be important to all parties, of course, because of the very discuss my various issues you face. climate change is particularly pressing. there are 90 mins of coastline and —— 98 miles of coastline and —— 98 miles of coastline around norfolk. there are a lot of issues over seasonal work. that is another issue that people are talking about. thank you very much. let me bring and a joinerfrom norfolk citizens advice bureau. your

face and in the forum. you have got out lots of people coming to see you. how much has your demand for your services grown? it has increased significa ntly. your services grown? it has increased significantly. we cover all of norfolk, so we do have an office here. we have ten offices and ten outreach locations for the local charities for the whole community across the country. we are seeing about 20,000 to 22,000 people a year, that is an increase of 14% on la st year, that is an increase of 14% on last year. we are seen significantly more people coming for help with a whole range of issues, significantly issues around welfare benefits, universal credit, problems with debt. for example, 2500 people with around 16,000 debt issues, so each person is having a significant numberof debt are person is having a significant number of debt are concerned that the come to see is about. what has caused an increase in demand? we we re caused an increase in demand? we were just wish to point to the fact that people are experiencing extreme

levels of deprivation, acidity has clearly ta ke n levels of deprivation, acidity has clearly ta ken its levels of deprivation, acidity has clearly taken its toll, low wages, and people are just struggling to make difficult decisions on a day—to—day basis, to put food on the table, or do they put money in the electricity metre? table, or do they put money in the electricity metre ? they table, or do they put money in the electricity metre? they are stark choices that people have to make at the moment, add more and more people come to see us for food bank voters, for if your bank vouchers to help them heat their homes and put food on the table. so, we are seeing that increase on a daily basis. and you wouldn‘t necessarily be aware of those hardships that people are facing if you come here as a visitor, as many people do every year, to the beautiful village and coastal towns that we have got in norfolk. they are very complex, though, some of those problems. there is no easy fix. there isn't, andl there is no easy fix. there isn't, and i think you place that properly. they're very complex. people don't come to us with one issue. someone

comes to is with an employment issue, there is often in related debt issue, there might be a benefit issue, a family and relationships issue. and there is a complexity around the types of concerns that people come to us about. and the cou nty people come to us about. and the county is beautiful, but it belies the truth that there are increasing numbers of people living in poverty. we can certainly see on the other side of the forum some of your staff are very busy giving advice to people who are coming through. thank you very much for talking to us. the baby sea horses first a tonight. fiona bruce will be in sheffield for a bbc question time live special, and you can follow all of the action on the bbc news channel. from 6.30pm, we will have all the build—up to the bbc‘s question time leaders special, presented by christian fraser from the spin room in sheffield. from 7.00pm, them main debate starts with the leader of the labour party, jeremy corbyn, first minister

of scotland and leader of the scottish national party nicola sturgeon msp, leader of the liberal democratsjo swinson and prime minister and leader of the conservative party boris johnson facing topical questions from an audience. you can follow all the action on the news channel, where we will live fact check from our reality check team. then stay with us on the news channel because from 9.00pm we will have more live reaction with christian fraser following the debate. make sure to join us for all that. my my colleague susanna is at a business park and norwich, and we canjoin business park and norwich, and we can join hyundai for business business park and norwich, and we canjoin hyundai for business news. this is a centre of excellence for agri— tech, and i am in one of the glasshouses with speed breeding going on. basically, these are unique led lights with a pink hue

stop they have been harnessed to speed up wheat here, and now it grows three times faster than regular fruit, grows three times faster than regularfruit, which grows three times faster than regular fruit, which means grows three times faster than regularfruit, which means it can be harvested six times a year rather than the average, and that could help the world to reach that goal of trying to produce 60% more weight by 2052 feet in the world‘s growing population. let‘s have a chat to belinda clark, who is the director of agri— tech east. why is norwich a centre for excellence for agri— tech? we have a unique combination of factors. there is obviously world leading research that we have just been hearing about, but also around norwich as around 40% of the uk‘s most productive land being banished by some highly innovative farmers with a really strong appetite to do things better and differently. and also technology companies creating exciting innovations to help monitor and manage agriculture. what you wa nt to and manage agriculture. what you want to see from the next government to drive this work forward? we need a number of things. we need to

continue, sustained investment in the research pipeline, as we are seeing. we punch above our weight as aukin seeing. we punch above our weight as a uk in terms of research, and that needs to continue. we need to get better at being able to translate that knowledge which is generated here to be able to be used and ca ptu red here to be able to be used and captured by our farmers and agricultural industries. some of the scientists are using genetics to change crops, yet genetically modified crops are only allowed in a very limited way in europe. will that change after baxter? who knows what the future environment will be about these various tools of advanced breeding, of which gm is one. i think we would be hoping for a really scientifically informed evidence based debate about the right way forward for using these crops and the uk and why don‘t europe. just briefly, this is a long way to reaching. you need highly skilled jobs. how do you fill the gap? there is a skills gap, you are right, but it is starting to narrow. we are seeing new skills and ideas

coming in from sectors that are not necessary agriculture, from technology, from it, all sorts of places. we are on a journey. thank you very much. there are 13,000 people who are employed at the norwich research park, let‘s have a chat to the executive chair, david. thank you for coming into this rather warm glasshouses here. this isa rather warm glasshouses here. this is a long region. some people will be watching this thinking, why can‘t i get be watching this thinking, why can‘t igeta be watching this thinking, why can‘t i get a slice of the action and get one of his highly paid jobs? how do you put the skills gap to make sure more people from the region are able to get careers and agri— tech? more people from the region are able to get careers and agri- tech? the short answer is, they can have a slice, and we want them to. science is an international, globally important thing. therefore, we have an international diverse set of people working here, but we really do want to be bringing more people from the local community. across

13,000 people, one of four of those are phd scientists. we need more people coming through that route. but that means that there is three in every fourjobs but that means that there is three in every four jobs covering just about every cupboard you can think of— about every cupboard you can think of — there is great opportunities for young people are not so young people to come and work it. and b button. i spend lots of my time to schools and colleges talking about these opportunities and trying to inspire and encourage people to come in andjoin us. inspire and encourage people to come in and join us. and if we can carry on that journey, we in and join us. and if we can carry on thatjourney, we are going to increase investment here, and wages are going to rise. what other innovative sectors are represented here? it is notjust agri- tech. no, we have the sight of going to the soilfrom our health we have the sight of going to the soil from our health and we have the sight of going to the soilfrom our health and bring in between. soil, plants, medicines, nutrition, healthy ageing. that is really important. as the population grows old, we need to grow old with good health. so, we have signs all

the way through there, and many other pets, like climate change. things that are really important to everybody in the world today. what would you like to see from the next government to try and help you plug the skills gap that does exist? we have been hearing how some people in this region are surviving on low wages. what else could be done from your point of view? i there are number of one thing i pick on as easy a ccess number of one thing i pick on as easy access to money. so, some of the money is excess, are just so ha rd to the money is excess, are just so hard to get at the cars there as our new betting rounds, or long drawn out process is to get money. if we could only get that money to creditors needed very, very quickly, we can achieve such great things here, both for the uk economy, for the local people of the community, jobs, and also for the problems of the world. i suppose the apprenticeship scheme, do you think it is fully used in this region? and

what are you doing to make sure apprentices are coming through? we have some great apprenticeship schemes here already on the park, but i would like to be doubling at least the number apprenticeships we have. i would like to have help from government and how we make apprentices available to perhaps the two or three people companies by bringing groups of apprentices and being able to deploy them into small businesses. i'm providing that out. thank you very much for that. a little bit later today, we are going to be heeding from former apprentices here at the joint and a centre and asking them about their views on how to put the skills gap and really get a carrier and foothold and it this agri— tech industry. plus, we‘ll be talking to other business leaders as well, so searching. now, it is back to the city. thank you very much. we will see you later. some breaking news

coming and and the last few moments from the old bailey. this is the news that a man has been found guilty of murder after shooting his heavily pregnant ex—wife dad with a crossbow. there followed events in ilford and east london in november 2018, when he shot dead his wife debbie, aged 35, following the breakdown of their marriage. and the court had heard how he had staked out the house, essentially, and surveyed the family home before the attack in which she was killed. that from the old bailey. you are watching bbc news. we hope to speak to richard lester on the story in the next hour, but before that, before the weather, some use from an auction house as a book produced by marvel, the us publisher behind the avengers has sold at auction for

1.26 morgan dollars. the issue features the first appearance of characters such as the human torch, bizarre, angel and a submariner. it all happened at the auction house in italics. they have called it a historic copy of a historic comic book. it was first purchased at a new site in pennsylvania, and the issue has only changed owners just a handful of time. perhaps unsurprisingly, the new owner wishes to remain anonymous, but if you are out there and watching, to please get in touch. that is at five years in baby—sitter, get in touch. that is at five years in ba by—sitter, but get in touch. that is at five years in baby—sitter, but there‘s two methods on the bbc news channel. he was aware weather was simon. quite a bit of rain fell and the focus over the next few days what has been relatively dry this week, but also quite chilly. the rain and the forecast, but it will turn milder. the temperature starting to creep up a little bit from today

onwards. already quite wet this morning. 0ne band of removing north, heavy showers across southern areas, and in this next area of rain moving to south—western areas of england. it will continue to spend north and eastwards into wales, the midlands, during the afternoon. a bit of sunshine perhaps in the north west of england, southern scotland, and the fat north west of scotland. maximum temperature is eight to ten or 11 celsius. risk south—easterly winds, but perhaps not quite as cold as it was here today. 0ver winds, but perhaps not quite as cold as it was here today. over the next radius, heavy rain or run. that could lead to localised flooding in south—west england, north—east england, and the east of scotland. you can see her through to note that any of rain will continue to spread northwards before fathering spreads north over southern areas into the midlands, northern england, and to the early hours of saturday. if three night. the temperature starting to creep up, about six or

seven celsius. the wren will continue to spread northwards and to central and southern areas of scotland. about drier and eastern and south—eastern areas in the afternoon, but the rain continues and the south—west and then the north be the afternoon. temperatures from many of us getting into double figures. that theory of general continue to move northwards as we go into sunday, then we have got this next area of low pressure, that gradually mixes its way and on sunday. for most of sunday, we are in between by the system, so north—east arrears will have been in the morning, that a clear way. for most of us, it should be a dry day on sunday. a few bright sunny spells developing before that rain starts to move the puck into the south—west of england. temperatures, again, getting into double figures for most of us. going into next week, we are going to see more areas of low pressure moving their way in. that first one disappears during tuesday before further rain spreads during

thursday. throughout next week, sunny for the first part of the brick, stone quite unsettled. wet and windy brother. staying miles, but briefly for the end of the week, it will turn just that but colder. that‘s all for me. have a good weekend.

you‘re watching bbc newsroom live. it‘s midday and these are the main stories this morning: a 27—year—old man, who cannot be named due to a court suppression 0rder, has been found guilty of the murder of british backpacker grace millane in new zealand. her father spoke outside the city‘s high court after the verdict. grace was taken away from us in a most brutal fashion a year ago and our lives and family have been ripped apart. the brexit party has been unveiling its election policies, saying it‘s not a manifesto but a "contract with the people". brexit but a "contract with the people". for us is just the i not brexit for us is just the beginning, not the end of a much—needed political revolution. never before in this country has public confidence in politics, politicians,

our electoral system ever been lower thanit our electoral system ever been lower than it is today. in wales, plaid cymru‘s leader is calling for a "green jobs revolution". let 2030 be the year of three zeros, zero carbon, zero waste,... today i am in norwich hearing about issues that matter to them in the general election, including mental health services and climate change. a man who shot his heavily pregnant ex—wife dead with a crossbow has been found guilty. tsb says payments into some of its customers‘ accounts have been delayed — its trying to correct the problem "as soon as possible".

good afternoon. welcome to bbc newsroom live. a 27—year—old man has been found guilty of the murder of a british backpacker whose body was found in a suitcase outside auckland in new zealand. grace millane, who was 21, met her killer on a dating app last december. the man, who can‘t be named due to what‘s knows as a ‘court suppression 0rder, will be sentenced in february. in an emotional statement outside the court, grace‘s father, david millane, welcomed the verdict but expressed his sorrow that his daughter had been taken in such a brutal fashion. afamily a family united in grief. david and gillian million leaving court after their daughter‘s killer was convicted of murder. grace was taken away from us and the most brutal faction a year ago and our lives and the family have been ripped apart.

grace was a beautiful, talented loving daughter. grace was our sunshine and she will be missed forever. she did not deserve to be murdered in such a barbaric way. this is grace milian the night before her 22nd birthday in september. the last time she was still alive. grace‘s killer appeared in court today. his identity cannot be disclosed for now due to a court suppression order. cctv showed the pairare drinking, but suppression order. cctv showed the pair are drinking, but within hours she was strangled in his apartment. this is the killer telling police why he didn‘t call an ambulance to help greece. i dialled 111 but i didn‘t hit the button because i... i was scared how bad it looks. why did you think it looked bad? well, there

isa you think it looked bad? well, there is a dead person in my room. the jury is a dead person in my room. the jury heard that after the murder, the man searched online for how to dispose of a corpse. he also watched extreme pornography. they also saw him going on a date with another woman while chris‘s body was still in his room. this assimilates removing the body in a suitcase. he then buried it in a shallow grave in bushland outside auckland. the defence argued that greece died accidentally, that this was a consensual sex act gone wrong but thejury simply consensual sex act gone wrong but the jury simply didn‘t believe it. they had forensic evidence of how grace endured sustain pressure on her neck for five to ten minutes. they also heard the prosecution‘s argument that the killer sexualised death by taking intimate photos of her body. chris‘s murder shocked this nation. at the time, the country‘s prime minister could not hide her emotions. on behalf of new

zealand, i want to apologise to greece‘s family. your daughter should have been safe here and she wasn‘t and i‘m sorry for that. should have been safe here and she wasn't and i'm sorry for that. the outpouring of sorrow and support was felt strongly by chris‘s family. outpouring of sorrow and support was felt strongly by chris's family. we would love to thank the people of new zealand. they have opened their hearts to grace and our family. we must return home and try to pick up the pieces of our lives and live day—to—day without our beloved grace. today's verdict may give the family some closure, but it won‘t ta ke family some closure, but it won‘t take away from the pain and suffering they have had to endure. it‘s another day on the campaign trail, as political parties unveil more policies and manifestos. the brexit party, plaid cyrmu and the conservatives are all promoting key pledges today.

let‘s start with the brexit party. in the last few minutes, nigel farage has unveiled a policies, which includes a cap on migration of 50,000 a year. abolishing the house of lords. the brexit party are continuing their call for "clean break from all eu institutions" after brexit. let‘s hear more now from their leader nigel farage. this is not a manifesto because a word association test showed that ma nifesto word association test showed that manifesto equals larry. manifestos area manifesto equals larry. manifestos are a means of telling people what they want to hear without ever having the genuine desire to implement them. so it is a contract

with the people and these are the policies that not only will be campaign all over the course of the next three weeks, but we will campaign on these in the years to come. the welsh nationalists, plaid cymru, launched their election manifesto this morning. speaking at an event in a village just north of cardiff, the plaid leader, adam price, but brexit at the very top of their agenda. 0ur news correspondent tomos morgan was at the launch and joins me now. tell us more about the message coming from clyde camry. wales is us —— wields its cars is the tag line for this campaign. adam price started his speech today saying that no form of brexit would be good for

wales. they reiterated their stance that the people should get their say ina that the people should get their say in a referendum on leaving the eu. their biggest pledge is a £20 billion greenjob their biggest pledge is a £20 billion green job revolution, their biggest pledge is a £20 billion greenjob revolution, which would include tidal lagoons built around wheels, a barrage, and also a new offshore wind farm project. our £5 billion programme of investment to ensure instead of crippling fuel bills or people get a feel diffident. we have the power. we have the potential to create tens of thousands of new high skilled jobs as wheels becomes the cradle of the green industrial revolution, just as we we re green industrial revolution, just as we were for the original 200 years ago. other pledges include free

early childcare, publicly... full public broadband. more police on the street, similar numbers to what the conservatives pledged in some of their manifesto pledges. they also said they would be committed to building 20,000 new homes on wheels in the next five years. the party currently has four seats on wheels and are being pushed hard on two of those. they have also joined the remain alliance with the lib dems and greens in wales. that pack means that they wouldn‘t stand on each other targeted seats. this ma nifesto, other targeted seats. this manifesto, it looks like they‘re trying to push the debate wider than just brexit for the people of wales. jeremy corbyn has been in the constituency of stoke—0n—trent—south, a key marginal seat in this election, with 69% of people in stoke having voted leave in the 2016 referendum. the labour leader visited a pottery

factory and reassured the public that his party‘s spending plans are feasible after the institute for fiscal studies described them as "not credible". the leader of the liberal democrats has been on the campaign trail in glasgow this morning. jo swinson insisted that she can still be prime minister, despite a slide in recent polls for her party. ms swinson said "not a single vote had been cast" and that people can choose better than borisjohnson and jeremy corbyn. a man who shot his heavily pregnant ex—wife dead with a crossbow has been found guilty of murder following a retrial at the old bailey. richard lister is here with more detail. yes, the background to this is that

backin yes, the background to this is that back in november last year mr —— the pregnant woman was preparing food. her husband went out into the back garden and he surprised her ex—husband, who had been hiding in the shed armed with two crossbows. he ran out of the shed and mr mohamed running to try to win his wife what was happening, but he fired the crossbow. it hit mrs mohammed and she died fairly quickly. her unborn child was saved with an emergency cesarean. there was a history of violence in this relationship. there was. he had never really been able to get over the fact that his wife had divorced him and gone on to remarry. it seems that in 2012 there was an incident in which his then wife jumped out of

an upstairs window because she was afraid that her husband was going to kill him. after a trial in 2013 he was cleared of trying to attacker but he was subjected to a banning order stopping him from coming close to her and her new family, even though that order was still in place it didn‘t stop him from murdering her and the court heard that although he said he was just trying to scare her husband, in fact it seemed he was equipped to tithe the couple up, potentially kill them both and the unborn child and although he was able to kill his ex—wife, at least the child was saved. what we know about sentencing? it will take place in due course. there will be reports before that happened so it will be awhile before that does happen. police say they have arrested a man from northern ireland as part of their enquiry into the deaths of 39 vietnamese migrants

whose bodies were found in a refrigerated lorry container in essex last month. the 23—year—old was arrested in beaconsfield on suspicion of conspiracy to traffic people and conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration. the headlines on bbc news: a 27—year—old man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been found guilty of the murder of british backpacker grace millane in new zealand. the brexit party has been unveiling their policies for the election, saying it‘s not a manifesto but a "contract with the people." in wales, plaid cymru‘s leader is calling for a £20 billion "green jobs revolution", saying the country has "untapped potential". a man who shot his heavily pregnant ex—wife dead with a crossbow has been found guilty. now the sport.

good afternoon. england hold a slight advantage after two days of the opening test against new zealand in mount maunganui, with a crucial contribution at either end of the day from two of the team‘s all—rounders. ben stokes top—scored with 91, smashing 12 fours. but the tourists weren‘t able to build on his innings after stokes became one of three wickets taken in a spell by tim southee. england were eventually all out for 353. but sam curran took the key wicket of new zealand captain kane williamson in the final hour. new zealand were 144—4 at the close — england lead by 209. england will feel very, very happy i think. they chipped away, worked really well as a bowl and units. they are complemented each other really well and i thinkjoe root handled his attack very well. england are in the box seat here. they will chip again tomorrow. new

zealand don‘t have a lot of batting left so i think england will fancy their chances of getting a substantial lead. scotland will face israel in ther euro 2020 playoff semi final after the draw this morning. the game will be at hampden on march 26th with the winner going through to face either norway or serbia for a place in the finals next summer. scotland have won three of the four times they‘ve played israel. should northern ireland win away at bosnia in their play off semi final, the match to decide if they reach the tournament will be at home and it could be against the republic of ireland if they beat slovakia. two of the biggest clubs in south america have arrived in peru to see who will become the continent‘s club champion. the libertadores cup final will also provide south america‘s entry to the club world cup next month, which also includes liverpool. defending champions river plate of argentina and brazilian side flamengo trained on the pitch in lima, ahead of tomorrow‘s match.

flamengo are looking to become the first team to complete a league and libertadores double since santos in 1963 and that was with pele in their side. the final is live on bbc two tomorrow night, kick—off at 8 o‘clock. that‘s all the sport for now. i‘ll have more for you in the next hour. the election is less than three weeks away and bbc news is visiting key politcal battelg rounds around the country. today, martine croxall is in norwich for us. martine. i shall browse the stalls you see behind me later! throughout the campaign, bbc news will be looking closely at the places where the election could be won and lost. we will be visiting 10 parts of the uk where seats will be closely contested. today, we‘re in norwich

in the east of england. the city is split into two constituencies. in the last election, one was held by the conservatives and the other by labour. i‘m in norwich south, which has been held by labour with a big majority at the last election, when they won the seat from the lib dems. the main battleground is in the north of the city. back in 2017, conservatives beat labour by the small margin of 507 votes. all parties are under pressure to improve things in the nhs and its mental health services provision if they want to win the election. in norwich the trust that delivers mental health services, the norfolk and suffolk nhs foundation trust — is in special measures. with me is emma edwards from together for mental wellbeing, a mental health charity. the oldest mental health charity,

140 yea rs of the oldest mental health charity, 140 years of experience. the bulk of yourfunding comes 140 years of experience. the bulk of your funding comes from the county council. what sort of services are working well? we work across a range of services. we deliver it in partnership. we can utilise the expertise of all of our partners. we have supported housing services, five across the county. we also have peer support as an integrated part of the contract. tell us more about that, peer support? so of the contract. tell us more about that, peersupport? so it of the contract. tell us more about that, peer support? so it is people who have had mental health problems themselves going on to help others? that‘s right. we have had amazing outcomes with people. our peer supporters work alongside our service users, using their lived experience. they are expert by experience. they are expert by experience. that helps people then to develop the skills that they need

to develop the skills that they need to greater independence and well—being. to greater independence and well-being. how could the politicians of any political colour make yourjob better? make mental health services better for people in this part of the country? mental health is so devastating to many, many people‘s lives and it is really important that the next government invests in that, in services, particularly for older people there isa gap particularly for older people there is a gap in services for older people with mental health needs. people are at the centre of everything we do. it is so important that their voices heard. with that in mind, you are offering help with registration to vote. we are. we are com pletely registration to vote. we are. we are completely impartial and it is how the service user wishes. it can be a daunting process. people who are vulnerable, who have not gone out of

their houses for years, need the support it will comfortable doing that. it is the people we support your most affected by policy. we have talked about the housing issues in this part of the country, as well. one of my colleagues at bbc look east and local radio have done a lot on this, particularly in great yarmouth. how is that connected to mental health? housing is a huge issue across the country, it is everywhere. the lack of affordable suitable housing is a real problem. we have had amazing success stories in our services were people have done so well and are ready to be com pletely done so well and are ready to be completely independent, then stifled by the lack of housing. it is so important in every way that there is secure and safe housing for people to continue theirjourney to improve well—being. to continue theirjourney to improve well-being. is it anything other than money that you need?m

well-being. is it anything other than money that you need? it is also about, we find in norfolk working in partnership with other organisations, and with the people who found her services to make sure we are getting it right and we are able to support people in the most effective way possible. there needs to be continued joined up working with that. how confident are you with that. how confident are you with all the discussion there has been about the importance of mental health that this is the election that will really bring a dividend? we are that will really bring a dividend? we a re really that will really bring a dividend? we are really hopeful. mental health awareness and how it can impact all of us, awareness is much more evident, and we have got to work on increasing that. the best results and outcomes are always via everyone being involved, including the person themselves because they are the best person to decide what is best for them. thank you very much for

joining us. thank you. throughout the election, we want to hear from you and answer your burning questions. we want to hear from you and answer at 12.30pm, the bbc‘s health editor, we want to hear from you and answer hugh pym, will be live on the bbc news channel answering a range of your questions. so, if you have something you want to know, please do get in touch on twitter using the hashtag #bbcyourquestions or you can email us on yourquestions@bbc.co.uk. and do remember to leave your name and where you‘re from. with campaigning in full swing the bbc hosts its first debate tonight. fiona bruce will be in sheffield for a bbc question time leaders special and you can follow all the action on the bbc news channel. we will have all the build—up to the bbc‘s question time leaders special, presented by christian fraser from the spin

room in sheffield. from seven, them main debate starts with the leader of the labour partyjeremy corbyn, first minister of scotland and leader of the scottish national party nicola sturgeon msp, leader of the liberal democratsjo swinson and prime minister and leader of the conservative party borisjohnson facing topical questions from an audience. you can follow all the action on the news channel where we will live fact checking from our reality check team. then stay with us on the news channel because from 9.00pm we will have more live reaction with christian fraser following the debate. make sure to join us for all that. of course, there will be reaction on social media, with people throwing their choice set of polls to support their favourite and the parties or pundits will pick their set of polling to suggest how well they‘re doing. well, here to sort the polls from the piffle is the bbc‘s

statistician, robert cuffe. robert, some of the so—called polls we‘ll see on social media get lots of people excited but still don‘t add up to much, right? it is about who you get rather than how many people you get. you will see a lot of so—called polls on twitter with thousands of people responding, but twitter users are skewed young, urban. it is like a bubble within a bubble, they are not represented at all. pollsters put a lot of effort into getting representative samples. 0nce lot of effort into getting representative samples. once you ask the right people, then you can get a good sense of how the country is going without having to pull that many people at all. pull talked a lot about by political leaders themselves. we have the leaders debate tonight on question time with

fiona bruce. they are bound to be talking about who is ahead and so on. what about those ones? i would be pretty careful, particularly when people are pulling out one pool to represent themselves. if we look at all the different polls from all the different companies looking at how many people said they would vote labour at this year, each red dot is a single pool. even through the cloud a single pool. even through the clou d m oves a single pool. even through the cloud moves in a kind of a herd, there is a range of maybe ten points in any week. so if i am picking one i could be up quite a lot. it is more helpful to see the trend to look at the average. 0ur poll tracker draws the average through the middle. you can still see that trend. it is worth bearing in mind that around that average there is still a margin for error, the truth could be a little bit up or a little

bit down. i would focus on the trends but it could be up a bit or down the bed. what about the pools as they are looking now? they are showing new trends. let‘s add and the liberal democrats and you can see a really clear pattern. it looks almost like a mirror image. if it is almost like a mirror image. if it is a good month for labour, it has been a good month for labour, it has been a bad month for the liberal democrats. their pool share has been dropping since the election was called. this is adding in the conservatives and brexit party. this isa similar conservatives and brexit party. this is a similar mirror image, when one goes up, the other goes down. it is showing you what voters are competing for. the bulls to tell you a lot about what is happening, but a single pool, a twitter poll, closer to piffle. robert, thank you very

much indeed. the first comic book produced by marvel, the us publisher behind spider—man, x—men and the avengers, has sold at auction for a record $1.26 million. the issue features the first appearances of characters such as the human torch, ka—zar, angel and the sub—mariner. the auction house in dallas called it "a historic copy of a historic comic book". it was first purchased at a newsstand in pennsylvania and the issue has only changed owners a handful of times. the new owner wishes to remain anonymous, but if you are out there and watching, do please get in touch! now it‘s time for a look at the weather. well, we are looking at some potentially troublesome weather. the number of flood warnings has been reducing day by day, but that looks set to change as tools of heavier rain working over the next couple of

days bringing a renewed threat of some localised flooding. looking at the weather picture through the rest of this afternoon, we have wet weather in northern ireland. some fairly prolonged showers working northwards across scotland. rain for england and wales, but the main focus on the heaviest rain overnight shifts to south—west england and southern wales, weather could be localised flooding issues. into saturday, the rain becomes more extensive saturday, the rain becomes more exte ns ive a cross saturday, the rain becomes more extensive across england and it turns happier across eastern england. this is an area that has seen some significant flooding over recent days. that extra room to tip us back into big problems. eventually, as we get towards saturday night, that some of heavier rain works into eastern scotland. we could be looking at localised flooding issues here. that could be a few problems into the weekend with heavy rain causing potential problems.

hello this is bbc newsroom live. the headlines: a 27—year—old man who cannot be named due to a court suppression order has been found guilty of the murder of british backpacker, grace millane, in new zealand. ms millane‘s body was found in bushland outside of auckland. her father spoke outside the city‘s high court after the verdict: all grace was taken away from us

in a most brutal fashion a year ago and our lives and family have been ripped apart. the brexit party has been unveiling its election policies, saying it‘s not a manifesto but a "contract with the people." the party is promising a "clean break" from all eu institutions and cap permanent immigration at 50,000 a year. brexit for us as it just the beginning, not the end, ofa much—needed political revolution. never before in this country has public confidence and politics, politicians, our electrical systems, ever been lower than it is today. in wales, plaid cymru‘s leader is calling for a £20 billion "green jobs revolution," saying the country has "untapped potential." like to 2038 be the year of three zeros, like to 2038 be the year of three zeros , zero like to 2038 be the year of three zeros, zero carbon, zero waste, zero

poverty. a man who shot his heavily pregnant ex—wife dead with a crossbow has been found guilty. breaking news for you. three british metal detectors have been sentenced for stealing and concealing a $4 million viking horde that experts say has the potential to rewrite history. we have just been say has the potential to rewrite history. we havejust been heeding that this is the case of a george powell, aged 38, leighton davies, aged 51, who failed to declare an invaluable collection of buried treasure dating back over 1000 yea rs, treasure dating back over 1000 years, and prosecutors said, the items, many of which were anglo—saxon but typical of the viking burial hard, were dug up and had a fractured farm land bank in june of 2015. and they were convicted alongside two other men, paul wells and simon wicks, it‘s 57,

with conspiring to conceal the fund. we are hoping to get a little bit more on that with our correspondent, but of the sentencing they are under way for those metal detectorists who failed to declare a very hefty haul of treasure that they found. more now on the murder of british backpacker grace millane in new zealand. a 27 year old man —who can not be named for legal reasons — has been found guilty. grace was found buried in bushland outside auckland last december. well, we‘re joined now by mandu reid who is the leader of the women‘s equality party. i know you have taken a particular interest in this case because of the way it was covered. for people who haven‘t followed, perhaps you can tell us your concerns. i am notjust interested in this case, i find tell us your concerns. i am notjust interested in this case, ifind it deeply distressing. i am devastated by it. it is a classic example of

the victim blaming. the lines of enquiry within the courtroom and played out on some media outlets are very simply deflecting blame away from the killer and putting a spotlight on it to victim. and i think that is something that demonstrates howjustice for think that is something that demonstrates how justice for women and sexual violence cases or general violence cases is something that is a very very elusive thing. we have got to do something about that.|j a very very elusive thing. we have got to do something about that. i do sort of thing is we are talking about here is a fact that a court will put in front of a jury evidence ofa will put in front of a jury evidence of a women‘s sexual history, for example, which they say it‘s releva nt, example, which they say it‘s relevant, but for other people would be found to be not an enemy parchment to the case, and deeply invasive, essentially. —— not in any way pertinent. absolutely. and you have this very twist dynamic about what is said in the media and what happens and caught. it is a vicious cycle. salacious headlines and information about a woman who is now dead as a result of what has

happened to her are being kind of propagated out there. the public are listening to that, and you have a situation where, if that is a normal, if the people who end up on juries who are members of the problem, a kind of taking all that stuff in and bringing the stereotypes and myths into the court. so you have the sort of dynamic between what happens in the media, what is said about women and the media, attention put on the victim when it ought to be put on the perpetrator of such crimes, creating this terrible situation per justice for women in sexual violence cases is very, very, very rarely achieved. in the uk, we have got a conviction rate of just achieved. in the uk, we have got a conviction rate ofjust1.5% of rape cases. if that doesn‘t cause are good, i don‘t know what will. and i think there is a lot that can be done to improve the situation. and in terms of how you would like things to be done, are you saying that these kind of detail should not be aired in court? 0r that these kind of detail should not be aired in court? or are you making a link between what is said in court under way it is supported being

unhelpful, to say the least? both. i think so much of the information that gets put in front of in court cases is actually irrelevant to the incident that took place. it doesn‘t matter that a woman like grace was travelling alone and in new zealand. what does that have to do with the fa ct what does that have to do with the fact that she was killed, brutally strangled, by this man that she met? and anyway, what we need to look at is why there is this emphasis on what the victims, who are typically women, do or have done, or as an pass, versus women, do or have done, or as an pass, versus the men, who are typically perpetrators. if information about this crime didn‘t make it out into the media so freely was how brutal it was. why are we talking about how brutal it was. —— why aren‘t we talking about how brutalit why aren‘t we talking about how brutal it was? to strangle her resulted and blood vessels popping on herface, all that time

resulted and blood vessels popping on her face, all that time to stop, but the media want to talk about the fa ct but the media want to talk about the fact she was on a bdsm website. you made the point that you would like to see changes. tell us what you think should be different. there are already guidelines out there for her cases like this should be reported and the media. the bbc, for example, haveit and the media. the bbc, for example, have it signed up to those guidelines, but they are rarely enforced. there are never penalties on anything for editors hoop perhaps act accidentally flight was going on. i want to see those guidelines taken more seriously. i also want to see written bunch of years. this is what we want, a root and branch review of the criminaljustice system and to end, when women report incidents of actual violence but not to what happens in the corner. i think of those two things took place and were taken seriously, if there is political will behind that, we could actually result in an improvement to participate desperately dire situation doing a disservice to women. thank you very

much. throughout the campaign, the bbc will be visiting places where the election could be won and lost. today, we are in norwich. yes, one of the hottest topics for people across the country and here in norwich is the nhs. not loose and in norwich, for the mental health trust is on special measures. lots of questions from viewers. we are going to put them to our health editor, who is here with me at the first question, how do parties plan on paying for the extra

benefits and services that they are going to go to the nhs? we had from labour with a tax raising measures in their manifesto yesterday. we have also heard in the last couple of days that they want to spend £26 billion a year more on nhs england by the year 2023. the liberal democrats have said about the same. the liberal democrats want to add a penny to income tax across all the tax plans and ring fence at for health and social care. so, some of thatis health and social care. so, some of that is for the nhs, some for social care. in the conservative manifesto, we are yet to hear from them. the green party has pledged more money right up to 2030, again by raising higher taxes. i think the parties are facing up to the fact that you don‘t get something for nothing, it has to come from more tax or borrowing. alan rose asked, why would letting us companies access to sell drugs to the nhs increased the cost to get into the market, with

miniature need to lower their cause? that is a very good question. it is based on the us— uk trade deal after brexit, if it happens. and leaks of talks that have taken place and the us between british officials and us officials over drug pricing, farmer pricing being on the table. at the american drug companies don‘t like, a nod to the us authorities, is that in the uk, there is a regime that restricts, holds down the price of drugs, yvette restricts, holds down the price of d rugs, yvette effective restricts, holds down the price of drugs, yvette effective central negotiation. they get a better deal for drugs and the nhs than the american health are some peers in the us. there have been rumours that it will be on the table that the nhs in england will have to pay more for drugs, but it seems very unlikely, and it has been described as a red line. so, a logicalthing and it has been described as a red line. so, a logical thing would be for them not to raise the prices, but they would want to, because actually the nhs is getting a pretty good deal. what other political

parties are plans for mental health in the uk? all the manifestos we have seen have mention mental health and mention putting mental health on and mention putting mental health on a genuine of parity with physical parity. mental health has lost out in terms of profile and funding in recent yea rs. in terms of profile and funding in recent years. the liberal democrats, with a tax—raising measure, they would want to ensure that mental health got a defined chunk of the money. it did rise in line with the rest of the budget. labour want to focus on young people‘s mental health, more resources in school. they have all acknowledged it is important, but they will be judged on their record. the conservative ma nifesto, on their record. the conservative manifesto, we are still waiting on. tuition fees for healthier courses such as adult nursing are fully subsidised in it by nhs wales. why can‘t this be done in england as well? in england, the government scrapped the nurse a bursary a couple of years ago. that was the

free tuition fees and help with a maintenance grant, which had always been there for nursing courses. that was clap, very controversial, and there was a bit of a reduction in training applications, although the numbers going into training held up, whereas in other parts of the uk, including gross, that doesn‘t happen. at least two of the parties have declared so far and said they would restore this bursary to put england back on a level playing field with other parts of the uk. barbara porter says, how realistic is the tory promise to deliver 6000 more doctors in england by 2024-2025? i think this is focusing on gps, because there is a shortage of gps out there. it is more funding for training places for those years. so, i suppose, for training places for those years. so, isuppose, is it for training places for those years. so, i suppose, is it realistic? well, if the training places are funded, this is what you have qualified as a doctor, you do to yourgp training. the

qualified as a doctor, you do to your gp training. the question is, would people want to do the training places, and once they had done, we do want to stay in general practice beyond that? it is a realistic promise if it is delivered, we will have to wait and see depending on who is government, depending on product the places are taken up, and whether indeed it is enough to fill the vacancies on nhs. andy clarke says, i‘ve heard liber‘s idea about a national care service. what are the other party is doing about social care? another really tricky question. yes, we have had an indication from the conservatives that they see this as a priority, that they see this as a priority, that they see this as a priority, that they do want to end the situation for some people have to sell their homes to pay for social care, because the means testing system, and more money being asserted, labour and the liberal democrats have also put social care very centrally. i think the question is, we have been talking about social care for quite a few years now, particularly in england, where

there has been underfunding. the government promised a so—called policy paper, green paper, it never materialised. so promises made now might be looked at my delay. it is a really big issue, how do you find social care, how do you come up with an answer to the previous underfunding and social care? final question from gordon taylor. does the government planned to sell off the government planned to sell off the nhs to american corporations as pa rt the nhs to american corporations as part of a trade deal? that is going back to what we talked about a few moments ago. there has been a firm denial that from the conservatives that they would do that. they say it is not for sale. but labour have certainly made the point that who knows what will come out of this radio? if there are trade talks, wouldn‘t everything be on the table? wouldn‘t american corporations want more actors? about 7% of the nhs in england as spent on private contractors. wouldn‘t american corporations want to get a little bit more than that? that is labour‘s line of attack. conservatives are

seeing apps or not. the brexit party have said today, no private citation. —— conservatives are saying absolutely not. thank you very much for those questions. it is a lwa ys very much for those questions. it is always going to be a very interesting topic, health, and this general election. more from us throughout the day here and in orders, and on the other side of town, letsjoin my colic. i have escape the cold and and another lovely warm greenhouse. this is a centre for agri— tech. maize is being grown and freak in this very controlled environment. let‘s have a chat to one of the scientist at the centre who is also a good aspiration champion, samantha fox. tell me a little bit more about the jobs which are here at the centre. because you would think that you need a phd, but

in fact creating this controlled environment needs lots of different jobs. absolutely. we have a 3000 scientist working at the park, but we are supported by a huge number of people providing full support and goes, and some of those are very technically still. for example, horticultural staff and laboratory technicians. and i welcome a scientist couldn‘t take place without those people doing those roles. if you do want to become a scientist, but many people have pushed particular goes into going into the subject. what are you doing at the centre to persuade young people that this really is a sector that should be going on to us quite a high level? this is an area i feel totally passionate about, and i have been working so hard with my collaborators to provide lots of opportunities for young women. we have a future conference with 250 young girls, but more than that, we wa nt to young girls, but more than that, we want to raise the impact of those one—off activities. summer, ifind itan one—off activities. summer, ifind it an award which is where all the

activities young people take part in activities young people take part in a cross to your build towards greater, an achievement, bronze, silver or gold that can help them with applications and future careers. as far as you're concerned, there are otherjobs out there. because the centre actually recruit quite heavily from the european union and elsewhere in the world to fill these jobs. it would union and elsewhere in the world to fill thesejobs. it would be union and elsewhere in the world to fill these jobs. it would be great if there were more highly trained scientist here in the uk? absolutely. and we want young people and norfolk and the wider region to rely they don‘t necessarily have to read because might leave the region. there are many rosier, and i have an a—level student working with me at the moment. we have to offer more opportunities like this. samantha fox, the issue of low pay has been concentrating many minds, particularly at the centre here. let‘s have a look at andrew carter. why is it such a problem and in knowledge? it is simply the fact that we don‘t have enough high skill

jobs in and around this region. we are on the research park, which is blogging. ideally, we would want another two or three of these research parks, which are paying the high skilljobs. that is primarily the problem. in this era, a lot of people are either part—time jobs. nearly 30% of those working are in part—time employment, which typically plays lower wages. what you to see from the next government to change us and increase the number of highly paid jobs in this region? we need to spend more on science, technology, innovation and research. we are behind european countries in many respects. we need to get ahead of them in that respect. we need to support business is more to export into international markets. that is a real driver ofjob growth and wage growth. and we need to go places like norwich much more power and investment so they can make the decisions that actually enhance the quality of life of the people that are living and working here. andrew carter, many thanks. a little bit

later today, we are going to be looking at some other technological innovations that are really propelling the centre on the global stage. and i will be talking to a horticulturalist who has gained quite an instagram following. two metal detectors have been jailed. let‘s get more from our correspondence. this has happened in the last half an hour. the two metal detectors who have been jailed as a george pell, who was jailed for ten yea rs, george pell, who was jailed for ten years, and leighton davies, who got eight and years, and leighton davies, who got eightand a years, and leighton davies, who got eight and a half years. on the third man, simon rex, help them conceal the find and try to sell it, got five years. a fourth defendant, paul wells, was too ill to attend court today, and he will be sentenced at a later date. this is a case of an astonishing product was discovered

in herefordshire four years ago, what police have described as a really difficult case to prosecute and find. ultimately, the key piece of evidence was some photos that we re of evidence was some photos that were deleted from a phone but later discovered, which shows that‘s hard that they found in 2015. it was a much larger scale than anything that has been recovered. what thejudge describes as a something that should have been given to the nation, effectively he said that they have deprived not just the effectively he said that they have deprived notjust the people of this country of this entire whole, but specifically the people in herefordshire who would have had a connection to it. it was likely buried by the viking army in the yea rs buried by the viking army in the years 878 or 879 during the reign of king alfred the great, and had lived there undisturbed until 2015. the judge said that the true value of the treasure is archaeological. you cheated the farmer, the land under and the public. the treasure belongs to the nation so it can be seen and admired. and he talked about two

particular items ofjewellery. he said that one was astonishing — that was and anglo—saxon go down. he said if crystal pendant dating to this accentuate was even more spectacular. —— and anglo—saxon goldring. today, the three men who we re goldring. today, the three men who were convicted yesterday were back in court today. they have now been taken away for a fairly lengthy prison term. there will be a further hearing in the new year to discuss the proceeds of crime. we have had an estimate that there is hard in its originalform, an estimate that there is hard in its original form, though as an estimate that there is hard in its originalform, though as i said not all of it has been recovered, which have been worth anywhere between three million and £12 million, which means that the people convicted of this crime will have to pay back. that will be in the new year. thank you very much indeed. the first global study of childhood activity has warned that four fifths of children are not getting enough physical exercise. the study by world health 0rganisation found that children in bangladesh were the most active while those in south korea were the least.

and boys were more active than girls in all but four of the 146 countries studied. gareth barlow reports. giles, globally but less active than boys. we find a percentage of 85 can also did not mean the recommendation versus a also did not mean the recommendation versus a 78% of boys. so, is 7% gender difference at the global level. bangladesh has the lowest levels of an activity, but 66% are children there still don‘t do an hour‘s daily exercise. in south korea, the worst performing country, that rises to a staggering 97%. the

who says a physical health is being harmed, and that brain development and social skills are being affected too. could be active play, could be walking or biking to school, could be physical education class, could really be anything, but they have to do 60 minutes. that is a who recommendation. exercise levels marginally improved during the years the reporter studied, but increasing focus on academic performance, a lack of accessible sports facilities, and a rise in digital gaming means that children are far too sedentary. now a spoiler alert for those of you who haven‘t watched the final of rupaul‘s drag race uk — in a few moments time we will be joined by britain‘s first winner of the programme. it started as an american phenomenom and now has had millions of views on bbc iplayer. the winner — the vivienne — beat nine of the uk‘s best queens to snatch that crown. if you haven‘t seen the show — here‘s what it‘s all about.

my top three queens! divina de campo! i believe the word is herstory. pull yourself together, last! because i am going to be crowned the uk's first drag racer superstar. the vivienne. this journey has just been absolutely out of this world. i am going on for that crown. baga chipz. i‘m the first uk drag racer superstar. the lady is not for turning! in the words of gabrielle, dreams do come true! well, the winner, james williams — aka the vivienne — joined us earlier to talk about what a huge success the show has been in the uk. i don‘t think anyone, including the bbc, knew how big it was going to be. and just to watch it explode, and to see the uk to embrace it, it‘s just being beautiful to watch. and do you think the uk has kind of brought its own brand of drag to it? i was reading that michelle visage,

one of the churches, of course, said it was it was a bit more rough and ready, but more authentic, perhaps. yeah, we are, as british people, and a bit more rough and ready. you know, it was really raw, really heartfelt. there was a lot of heart to it, and i think it got back to a real talent competition rather than a reality show. i think everyone showed what they do so well, and british people, comedy, i mean, it goes hand in hand. yeah, and for people who haven‘t seen it, it‘s not just about the look. you‘ve got to bring a whole skill set to be a successful drag artist. yeah, definitely. i always like to say that i‘m a good mix of old school and new school. so, i like to look like a supermodel, but i‘m also probably having a cigarette in a dumper truck outside after the show! and in terms of what happens now, maybe for the drug community in the uk, what kind of impact will this have had, do you think? it‘s going to be huge. i think it has shown the general public that drag queens, maybe two people who aren‘t educated in what we do, we are notjust gats we are notjust gays in dressses

wanting to be women. we are actually entertainers. and it takes a hell of a long time to really hone your craft. the main thing i do drag for is to entertain people. and yet, behind it all, for many of you, there was quite a strong message, and quite a personal message ofjourneys you had to make. you mentioned the kind of community, obviously lg btq community. we have talked about addiction issues. it did make quite a lot of impact for you. yeah, definitely. i really wanted to use the platform to not have a sob story or anything like that, but i think the conversation came up so naturally, and it is a huge issue in the world, but especially in the lgbtq community. you know, people find night clubs at a younger age, i think, in the gay community, and i certainly did, and fell into the wrong... not even the wrong circles, just the wrong habits. and they can take a grip of you really quickly. but thank god, through drag and meeting my partner david, we got out of it, and now look. i‘ve got a crown on my head! now it‘s time for a look at the weather.

it has been a week for the number of flood warnings day by day has been reducing, but that looks set to change over the next few days, as we see areas of heavy rain working back in. that brings a renewed threat of some localised flooding. i will go through the areas as well, but through the areas as well, but through the areas as well, but through the rest of this afternoon, we are looking at some fairly lengthy showers across scotland, northern ireland having a wet afternoon, and for england and wales, at rain at times, but the focus of the heaviest rain will begin to shift towards a southern wales and south—west england, as a rain band pivot. we could see around 40 to 50 millimetres over the high ground, 20 to 30 millimetres at lower ground. there is likely to be surface water flooding in lower ground. there is likely to be surface waterflooding in places. elsewhere, we will see rain affecting northern ireland and scotla nd affecting northern ireland and scotland at times, but later in the night, we will see an area of more general than developing fairly widely across england. given the cloud and rain, it is not as cold as

it has been over recent nights. it is going to be milder. the recount what the prospect. a saturday, we start off cloudy with heavy rain to come, i‘m afraid. sunday is a better of the two days of the recount. 0ften of the two days of the recount. often quite cloudy, and later we could see some rain returning, but overall it doesn‘t look too bad. 0n saturday, some heavy networking and this time across eastern england. 0ver this time across eastern england. over the high ground, we could see 40 or 50 millimetres of rain, nor down 20 to 25 millimetres. but are sensitive areas. they have seen flooding over recent days, so that extra ring could make things quite a bit much. so it extra ring could make things quite a bit much. south—eastwards, the chance of some sunshine for a time across parts of south—east england. northern scotla nd south—east england. northern scotland at this stage it‘s still a tie, but that will change as we go through saturday night, as are any of them pushes nor wants. anywhere from five towards aberdeenshire and eastern sides of the highlands, we

are looking at 60 to 80 millimetres over the high ground. again, that could lead to some flooding issues. the event does clear out of the way, and sunday promises to be drier. still a few showers are brown, and later at the day, rain starts to make and there with us and wants. that is your weather.

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