hall and elsewhere offering hospitality but discovering they needed to give protection. revellers enjoying their day and encountering turmoil. police are risking their lives for the preservation of peace. medics seeking to save life and heel injury. travellers making their way in peace and encountering fear. all who moved towards danger for the sake of others. our city, vibrant and alive yet threatened with death. let us keep silent and remember.

the steadfast love of the

lord never ceases. his mercies never come to an end. they are new every morning. as we reflect and remember, let us ask god's forgiveness for those times we have not lived, lives full of love and peace, and for our own failings that are part of our world's sorrows. let us seek strength to live in unity and in service that we might be an example to others let us pray for all faithful muslims grieving at such acts taken in the

name of their faith. and let us ask for god's peace and protection on our city. eternal god, we commit to you the need of the whole world. where there is hatred, give love. where there is injury, pardon. where there is distrust restore faith. where there is sorrow, renewed hope. and where there is darkness, let there be light. amen. the lord bless you and keep you, the lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you. the lord lift up his light of

his countenance upon you and give you his peace now and forever more. amen. the right honourable, the lord mayor of london. ladies and gentlemen, this morning, we gather to pay tribute to the victims of friday's attack, and to extend our heartfelt thanks to those members of the public and the emergency services who demonstrated such remarkable bravery. in moments like these, we are reminded not of what separates us, but of what pulls us what separates us, but of what pulls us together. our shared humanity, oui’ us together. our shared humanity, our shared resilience, our shared love. we have lost two brilliant young people, intelligent, talented, kind young people who chose to give

their time and energy to helping others and to making this world a more loving and forgiving place. saskia and jack will be missed enormously. and on behalf of the city of london, i send our condolences to their families and friends. our thoughts are also with those recovering from friday's attack. you have undergone something that no one should have to undergo. and to those members of the public and the emergency services who were first on the scene, thank you. thank you for your courage and selflessness. in these sad moments, we should be reminded that truly remarkable people walk among us. though it may be difficult, we must remember to look beyond the sadness of the moment. to celebrate the lives of saskia and jack, and to be proud of all are fellow citizens who

came together to affirm our shared humanity. thank you. the mayor of london. we come together this morning as londoners to remember, to honour and to mourn the innocent lives lost as a result of the here horrific terrorist attack this friday. our thoughts and prayers are with the families ofjack merritt and saskia jones and all those injured or affected by the attack on friday. the best way to defeat this hatred

is not by turning on one another but it is by focusing on the values that bind us. to take hope from the heroism of ordinary londoners and out heroism of ordinary londoners and our emergency services who ran towards danger risking their lives towards danger risking their lives to help people they didn't even know. and it's also by drawing inspiration from the lives ofjack and saskia who from an early age chose to dedicate themselves to helping others. so, yes, we come together this morning in condolences, but also in a spirit of defiance. to say that london will never be cowed or intimidated by terrorism. and also to commit to honouring the memory of

saskia and jack by dedicating our future to one not defined by hatred but one defined by hope, by unity, and by love. and there in central londonjust a mile away from

fishmongers' hall which is where jack merritt and saskia jones were stabbed to death on friday by usman khan, a vigil attended by the prime minister boris johnson and also the labour party leaderjeremy corbyn johnson and also the labour party leader jeremy corbyn and johnson and also the labour party leaderjeremy corbyn and the mayor of london, sadiq khan speaking there saying we must now focus on the values that bind us. let's also go to cambridge because there has similarly been a vigil there and a minute's silence also observed. they are in cambridge which is where both of them were graduates of the university of cambridge. their families have both paid tribute to their loved ones. i willjust read briefly from the statements they have issued. saskia jones a push family said she was a funny, kind, positive influence at the centre of many people's lives and had a wonderful sense of mystery was fun and was generous to the point of a lwa ys and was generous to the point of always wanting to see the best in all people. and jack merritt‘s family have said he

lived by his principles, he believed in redemption and rehabilitation, not revenge, and always took the side of the underdog. he was an intelligent, thoughtful and empathetic person. so, they are being remembered at those vigils in the centre of london and also in cambridge as well, of course, is the emergency services and members of the public who responded, also being honoured as they are all remembered. let's go to london bridge, our correspondent simonjones is there. there have been several moments, simon, for sombre reflection after those terrible events on fridayjust where you are now. we had the mayor of london talk about a spirit of defiance that london will not be changed by active terrorism, and in many ways you see that on the bridge itself. —— acts of terrorism. it reopened yesterday evening. throughout the day, there

has been a steady stream of people going about its normal business. it feels very much like londoners starting to get back to normal. what is unusual is a number of police officers both on the bridge and around the area to act as reassurance to people, and also behind me is where the terror attack began on friday afternoon. as well as remembering the two university graduates who were killed, part of the vigil was very much paying tribute to those who were injured and of those who put their own safety at risk by a tackle on usman khan. one of those was a polish chef who has simply been named as lucas. he was working in the basement of the building on friday afternoon. he heard a scream, and at that moment decided he needed to do something. and his heroism has been praised by the chief executive of

fishmongers' hall. as the first aider, he makes the choice, he goes towards the trouble and he gets thre on the first floor of the building just behind me. and it is pretty clear that he is a bad guy, he's got two knives in his hands, there is blood, screaming and chaos. lucas pulls off the wall this long stick, he charges towards the bad guy and impacts him on the chest. and there is clearly something here that is protective, and it doesn't make any sort of impact. but he is buying time, he allows others to escape, to move to adjacent rooms. at that point, he has got about a one minute one—on—one straight combat. this guy, we now know by the name of khan. he works his way up lucas' pole, smashing with this knife, and he takes five wounds to his left side, and is going to lose some strength on that side. but he has done what he needed to do in the first instance, so two other guys who are part of the charity,

one has a fire extinguisher now and one has got this narwhal tusk ripped off the wall. they come and join the fight, and it is pretty gruesome. some amazing stories emerging of how the public took up the mantle, and of course two people sadly lost their lives. one of them was saskia jones, 23 year university graduate. herfamily say jones, 23 year university graduate. her family say she had a thirst for knowledge and they have been left with a void in their lives. friends have been paying tribute, among them a tutor who worked with saskia who described as wonderful friend. saskia was an amazing woman. she was curious, and she was very clever, and she cared, really cared about things to do in the world that would make a difference. that was her passion. she wanted to make a difference to people's lives who did not have the step up that she felt she had had, and and every single

thing i have even today been finding out about her paint a picture of an awesome woman. this morning's vigil was taking place just around a mile from here. among those attending we re from here. among those attending were leading politicians, but you get a sense from the friends and family of the two who died that they are increasingly concerned about the political debate over this terror act. a mudslinging, is one of them put it. and very much amongst friends and family, they want to focus on the lives lost, for example the father of jack merritt has said that he does not want his son's death to be used for even more draconian sentences to be introduced. thank you very much, simon. as simon indicated, the london bridge are dominated much of the election campaigning over the weekend. with that and other election news, let's go to norman smith. norman, boris johnson

election news, let's go to norman smith. norman, borisjohnson and jeremy corbyn were both at the vigil in central london. it had been thought they might speak, but they did not. it has been a bit of disquiet over the politicisation about this. what is the feeling there? i think more generally, people were a little bit uneasy about some of the language and some of the blame game that seemed to erupt very soon after the terror attack, and normally outside of elections when you have a terror attack, there is a sort of pause for reflection, people review exactly what has happened, and politicians just hold back. that did not happen in this case, i suspect very largely because we are in an election, but also because of the clear, i think, for your amongst senior conservatives that they did not want any repeat of what faced mrs major in the last election when you are we had the manchester bombing. —— mrs may. after that, she was knocked

off course of her election campaign for three orfour course of her election campaign for three or four days after labour honedin three or four days after labour honed in on the issue of police cuts, and whether that had any role in the manchester bombing, so there was a determination i think to get on the front foot. that in turn resulted in a fairly swift and unequivocal apportioning of blame by borisjohnson, in unequivocal apportioning of blame by boris johnson, in effect saying unequivocal apportioning of blame by borisjohnson, in effect saying that the reason usman khan had been released was precisely because of the actions of the previous labour government. as it transpires, it seems the situation is a good deal more complex than that. and i thought the justice secretary this morning struck a slightly more nuanced response. i do think we just need to pause and get the tone of this debate right. but public protection has to be at the heart of the duty of any government, and i have to put that first and foremost. we've got to get it right, and there are questions to

be asked about why automatic early release was indeed being deployed, and why it was introduced in the way it was in 2008. of course, all this it has not been one—sided, labour also have honed in one—sided, labour also have honed in on the impact of austerity and pointed to cuts to the police, the prison service, to the probation service, social services, mental health services and said, this has contributed to the problem and has also made it much harder to rehabilitate these sort of offenders back into the community. a message which was rather echoed by the former head of the parole board. the idea that there is some easy solution to this is fundamentally mistaken. it requires people to make judgments about risk, sometimes they are very good at it, but sometimes they get it wrong. and indeed, the politicians about how the use of resources. politicians from both

parties have a very difficult choices to make. this is simply not a suitable subject for silly political point scoring. it is complicated, it needs careful thought, and it needs us to have access to all the facts of this case before we determine a response.“ that what you think is going on at the moment, political point scoring? i'm afraidi the moment, political point scoring? i'm afraid i do think that, and it is deeply disrespectful to be families and friends of the people who were killed. this of course comes who were killed. this of course co m es after who were killed. this of course comes afterjack merritt‘s father david tweeted after some of the newspaper coverage of this morning, do not use my son's death to promote your vile propaganda. i think perhaps politicians are just drawing breath, because this morning, we have not seen any sort of renewal of the highly politicised charges which we saw at the weekend. so maybe his words have had some effect,

and politicians are just perhaps drawing back from the very political blame game that seemed to erupt at the weekend. thanks very much, norman. throughout this election campaign, we have been asking you to tell us the questions that you want answers to two. and we are doing it again this morning with the brexit party, and we have got lots of questions through to put to him. the headlines, the prime minister and labour leader were among those who felt silence to remember the victims of the london bridge attack while a minute's silence was held in cambridge also fought jack minute's silence was held in cambridge also foughtjack merritt and saskia jones. the un secretary general says the world must end its war against nature as two weeks on climate change begin in madrid. jeremy corbyn pledges to cut rail fa res by jeremy corbyn pledges to cut rail fares by one third and give free

rail travel to under 16 is as part of labour's plant to re—rationalise the railways. a captain's and extra jewelry direct route rescued england's cricketers in new zealand. he made a double century, leaving them leading byjust five runs. pressure continues to build on the marco silva after everton conceded an injury time winner at leicester, his future could depend on the result of wednesday's merseyside derby. and lewis hamilton led from start to finish to win at the abu dhabi grand prix. a full update in the next 15 minutes. the united nations secretary general has warned that the world is at the point of no return when it comes to rising temperatures. it comes ahead of a two week climate summit in madrid where more than 200

countries are meeting to plan how the world can tackle rising greenhouse gas emissions. our science correspondent rebecca morelle has more. from the deadly wildfires in australia, to floods in venice, and record—breaking heat waves this summer, it's been a year of extremes. and scientists warn if temperatures keep on going up, there will be far worse to come. here in madrid, the fate of the planet is under intense discussions. the un's already said we should try and keep global temperatures keep global temperatures from rising above 1.5 degrees to stop the worst effects of climate change. but this will mean drastic cuts to greenhouse gas emissions. it will require sweeping changes to the way we live, from using renewable energy instead of fossil fuels, to shifting to electric cars and making our homes more energy efficient. but there are warnings that nations aren't going far enough. this is why we need to put a lot of pressure in order to increase ambition and in order to reverse the present trend in which unfortunately climate change is running faster than what we are. and with the risk at a relatively

short amount of time to become irreversible, that we will not be able to contain the temperature rise. on her way to the talks is 16—year—old greta thunberg. she sparked a global climate movement with millions of young people taking to the streets. they say the world needs to act on climate now because it's their future that is at stake. rebecca morrell, bbc news, madrid. a month of strikes has started on one of the uk s busiest train operators, south western railway. members of the rmt union are protesting over a long—running dispute about the role of guards on trains. the walk—out could cause major disruption over the christmas period. south western railway say the strike is unnecessary. thousands of homes in central scotland could be without heating for days after a gas main failure. around 8,000 properties in the falkirk area have been left without supplies. electric heaters and cookers are being offered to the elderly or sick customers, and those

with young children. health experts say women should be able to buy emergency contraception without needing to have a consultation with a pharmacist first. it's part of a wider report by the royal college of obstetricians and gynaecologists called better for women which has identified how there should be better health care access for women. let's get more on this, then. joining us live in the studio is professor lesley regan who is the president of that association. should it be a complete free for all? no, but what we are saying is that so many women are finding it very difficult to access basic needs, contraception, cervical screening. we just want to make needs, contraception, cervical screening. wejust want to make it easierfor screening. wejust want to make it easier for them. screening. wejust want to make it easierfor them. they screening. wejust want to make it easier for them. they have other things to do in their lives, and we wa nt things to do in their lives, and we want them to get on and do that rather than fighting a system which is unfortunately a very good health ca re system, is unfortunately a very good health care system, but the way we have commissioned it at the moment often means that you or i will have difficulty getting some very basic maintenance checks done swiftly. so

you think the morning after pill should be sold straight off the sheu should be sold straight off the shelf with no need for medical checks? yes, it is a very safe preparation. this is like when you have had unprotected sex or a burst condom and you can take to ensure you do not become pregnant.“ condom and you can take to ensure you do not become pregnant. if the morning after pill should be sold off the shelf, then why not the pill itself? well, that is a very good point that you raise. and we are asking if it can please be something you can easily access, go on to the general sales list. there is 60 yea rs of research general sales list. there is 60 years of research into these hormonal preparations, they really are very safe. and we want to see if we can try to come back to the fact that the unplanned pregnancy rate in the uk is currently a staggering 45% . the uk is currently a staggering 45%. obviously if the uk is currently a staggering 4596. obviously if these things were available off the shelves, it would free up a lot of time for gps who obviously have to take the time to prescribe it. it would make things a lot easier. what about health

issues around it, though, and it being actually having a proper consultation with somebody is talked through what the side—effects are, and also making sure that notjust anyone can walk in and get it off the shelf? it is very important that women do consult health care practitioners about their needs, but the member they are having to go back every time they need a repeat prescription. people should be sensible —— it would be sensible for women to have a supply of contraception for a year, even better that they have long—acting reversible contraception which has to be removed when they want to become pregnant. that is the most effective form of contraception. what i'm thinking of when i sayjust anyone getting it off the shelf, inappropriately young kids may end up... there are many countries that have introduced this, some in scandinavia, canada, and all of their data suggests that it is not misused, it is actually treated very respectfully by girls and women. it just means there are not so many

unplanned pregnancies. is there any indication of that this is likely to happen? i very much hope so, because i think that the people running our health services, i am sure that they will want the best outcomes for girls and women. so this is not a massive change, this isjust girls and women. so this is not a massive change, this is just trying to build the services around women's needs and take away some of the barriers to access. currently, there are 205,000 abortions were performed last year in england and wales. what impact do you think something like this could have on a figure like that? i think it could have quite a significant effect. we also know that in fact, it is not the teenage pregnancies that are going up, that has actually gone right down. it is women in their later years who say that they find it difficult to access contraception who are then finding themselves with an unplanned and unwanted pregnancy, and then are requesting an abortion. so it is a very clear theme to this that if we

make very clear theme to this that if we ma ke a ccess very clear theme to this that if we make access easier for women, we will actually ensure that they do not have so many problems to deal with. and as you rightly said, it really does reduce the amount of services that we are using, which will reduce our costs. thank you. this week sees the announcement of britain s best known arts prize — the turner — and this year its coming from margate. that's because the town has seen a huge influx of artists following the opening of a new gallery there. they're helping to bridge the cultural divide between some communities with a rather special after school club. our arts correspondent david sillito has been to find out more. welcome to margate, and the reason i'm here? not the gallery or the beach. but an after—school club. so, they said an art school. um, meet by the lollipop, and i'm guessing that's the lollipop. hey, kids, ahoy! first of all, whose house

is that? whose house is that? do we know them? no. not quite what i was expecting. meet the despacito art group. and this, the round—up. and it all began when a group of artists moved to the area and the kids in the street wanted tojoin in. they seem quite enthusiastic. yep! how did this all happen? basically, we used to be in that building over there when we first moved to london in 2017, and they were all knocking... off the road, please! no, no, no! off the road. thank you. they were knocking on the door, asking what we were doing, being really curious and interested. and obviously we're an art school so it felt only only natural to set up an art school for this lot. so theyjust knocked on the door? literally knocked consistently on the door and they were screaming through the letterbox, "let us in, we wanna do art!" the background to this, margate's booming community of artists. even the old woolworths has been taken over.

and then there's the other margate. cliftonville is one of the most deprived neighbourhoods in britain. it's also very diverse. sorting out the parental permissions for this filming was quite a job. czech, slovak, russian, polish, bulgarian and then obviously english. six languages in one form. so you speak three languages, don't you? yeah, four. four? english! english... czech... czech, slovak... gypsy. and gypsy. oh, wow, you're geniuses! i don't know how you do it, i don't know how you do it. sometimes i get muddled up when i say, like, in school. and the reaction to this new population? these streets have been a focus of some uncomfortable attention. there's been conflict. but in the art group it's fun and it's safe. there are strict rules and it's a place for quiet, private conversations

with some friendly adults. the stuff they tell you, there's a lot going on in these young lives. and no—one bullies you here? cos there's rules. and at the end, it's back to the fun stuff — showing off the artwork. this is dmitri's upside—down water droplet. it's all part of the water cycle. with river, leaf and tree. you know, it's evaporation and... and all that stuff. these conversations matter. margate is changing fast and new arrivals always bring new issues. but at least open school east is a place to talk it over. financial and parental responsibilities prevent the kids from doing other activities so we're their one guaranteed outcome they have, where they can come, be creative, have an outlet, let off some steam, but we also talk to them about life and discuss things with them. all: bye, damian! see you soon! and with that, it was goodbye to children of the despacito art

club. walk like a human! thank you. we have had a cold and frosty day across england and we. this was the scene in norfolkjust a short while ago. there will be blue skies in eastern and southern areas throughout the afternoon. further north and west, cloud is increasing. bloody across northern ireland and scotland, with apache removing its way eastwards across scotland. maximum temperatures seven or 8 degrees. three tonight, patchy rain will continue to clear away to the east. it will be happier times in the far north—east of scotland. one or two pockets of frost on towards the south—east, but not quite as

cold as last night for many of us. there will be some dense fog patches are run tomorrow morning and they may take awhile clear away.

hello this is bbc newsroom live with joanna gosling. the headlines: bells toll. the prime minister and labour leader were among those who fell silent to remember the victims of the london bridge attack. a minute's silence was also held in cambridge forjack merritt and saskia jones. the un secretary—general, antonio guterres, says the world must end its "war against nature", as two weeks of talks on climate change begin in madrid. disruption for thousands of rail passengers, as workers on south western railway begin a 27 day strike in a dispute

over guards on trains. jeremy corbyn pledges to cut rail fares by a third and give under—16s free travel as part of labour's plan to renationalise the railways. the conservatives vow to strengthen border security after brexit, blaming eu freedom of movement for making it easier for illegal immigrants and terrorists to enter the uk. sport now and a full round—up from the bbc good morning. the england captain, joe root, hit a double century in the second test against new zealand overnight, but it probably won't be enough to save the series. he broke out of his recent slump to hit 226 and help his side to 476 and a first—innings lead of 101.

and england's bowlers started well, taking two early wickets but new zealand recovered to end the day on 96—2, just five runs behind. heavy rain is forecast for the final day, so despite root‘s heroics, there's liittle chance of the victory that would level the series. it was an excellent innings and he carried on relentlessly rotating the strike well. his footwork was good and the temperament as well. he was ata and the temperament as well. he was at a period of time. it wasjo showing himself as well as others that you can pack with discipline in the low risk fashion and play a big innings, more of a traditional type test match innings. three premier league managers have been sacked in the last fortnight and the pressure continues to build on the everton boss marco silva, after they lost to leicester. it was heading for a draw, but substitute kelechi ihanacho scored leicester's winner in the fourth minute of injury time — var confirming he was onside.

leicester are back to second in the league, but everton are now 17th, two points above the relegation zone, with the merseyside derby to come on wednesday. manchester united manager ole gunnar solskjaer says their league position is nothing to worry about. they're ninth, after a home draw with aston villa. tyrone mings with villa's equaliser, but solskjaer says the league is so tight, it's not a concern for him at the moment. the draw for the third round of the fa cup is live from the etihad stadium on bbc 2 from 7 o'clock tonight. the pick of the goals in yesterday's games came from peterborough striker ivan toney, with an incredible volley. they beat dover athletic 3—0. you can see all

the results on the bbc sport website. rangers are breathing down celtic‘s neck at the top of the scottish premiership. celtic beat ross county 4—1 and rangers thrashed hearts 5—0 — greg stewart with two late goals. they're only behind celtic on goal difference and just a single goal at that. arsenal's women made history in the super league, with the biggest win since it began. they beat bristol city ii—i. vivianne meader—mah scoring six of their goals, and assisting in four others. that took arsenal back to the top of the league. world champion lewis hamilton said he was "proud" and "super—grateful" to his mercedes team, after he won the final formula one

race of the season. it's hamilton's iith victory win of the season, in which he won his sixth world title. he has one more year on his mercedes contract with plenty of specualtion already that he could join ferrari in 2021. he led from start to finish in the abu dhabi grand prix — taking the chequered flag nearly 17 seconds ahead of red bull's max verstappen. what a great year of teamwork, team effort and i like to think that i've been able to raise the bar again this year. i've had to because i have all these younger drivers and valtteri, stepping their game up. so i've had to come with an extra ace this year. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. now it's time for your questions answered with martin daubney from the brexit party.

throughout the campaign, we've been asking for your questions for us to put to various politicians and experts and today we've got martin daubney, an mep for the brexit party. thank you very much forjoining us. nigel asks, "is nigel farage in danger of ruining his legacy by standing candidates who could split the vote in key labour marginals?" the answer to that is no. we have a great many people who never voted for the conservatives, places that wear our big labour heartlands. we need to give them a new way, and that new way is the bread is a party. we need a clean break brexit, no more £1 billion a month brussels. we need to take control of

our fisheries, borders. boris johnson's treaty, i read that four minutes after it was published in brussels, and there are areas of that that we believe are brexit. michel barnier, the shock of brussels, a fantastic negotiator, is likely to extend the transition period indefinitely. we are sent a clear pledge to voters, if you want a clean break, then we are that filter. it is possible that the brexit party splits the leave votes. ultimately, if there is a hung parliament, the legacy of the brexit party could be a part that we go down that would lead to remain rather than leave? i find it amusing when i hear this, the

idea that nigel farage, who has dedicated his entire career to getting out of the eu. people like myself, ordinary workers who give up their careers to get brexit done. we are the number one party fighting for brexit. the ideal we are a remain party is laughable. the inference wasn't that you are a remain party, but that by splitting the leave vote, other parties might be better. for three yea rs, parties might be better. for three years, conservatives have betrayed brexit. we are only here not because of forcing the issue. we are entitled to vote the same as any other party. the idea that boris suddenly becomes the sole voice of brexit is ludicrous. do we trust boris to do this job or

do we keep applying pressure as the guard dogs are brexit to the end? we are allowed to fight in seats like anyone else. no one party owns brexit, not even the brexit party. ann asks, "does the brexit party believe in replacing the nhs with an american—style insurance policy?" the context of that is nigel farage has previously said insurers could ta ke has previously said insurers could take the burden of the nhs. one of the biggest myths of the brexit party is that we would like to privatise the nhs. that has never been a policy, never been talked about. many years ago, nigel st said it might be a good idea to incentivise private insurance for those able to do so to relieve some of the burden from the nhs at the point of contact, the point of care which would always be free. there are no plans at all. all of the line

by the labour party that donald trump is hovering in the wings to privatise the nhs is project fear mach two. it isn't going to happen. geoff from accrington asks, "why should i vote for the brexit party when nigel farage is not standing to be an mp himself?" nigel is going to be a roofing campaign manager, to rally the troops, to make people aware. it will be more effective doing that than being buried in one constituency unable to help the broader picture. he has done the right thing, and it's working. it's not because he was scarred from not getting a seat before? not at all. it is to deploy his research across the seats we are competing in. we need to hold boris to account, to keep them honest, to make sure

we get the brexit that 17.4 million people deserve. get the brexit that 17.4 million people deserve. graeme asks, "why do the brexit party oppose a binding referendum on the terms of exiting the eu vs remain?" the referendum was the biggest single political mandate in british political history. the idea that we can overturn that because people who voted to remain didn't get the remain that they wanted is laughable. we all know what a second referendum would look like. it wouldn't have a credible leave option on the table. it would be a version of brexit that is watered down, either boris's or the tyranny of thejeremy down, either boris's or the tyranny of the jeremy corbyn down, either boris's or the tyranny of thejeremy corbyn government were an even softer version of brexit. it would be two versions of remain. more than that, we would have betrayed millions of people. the most common reaction i get on doorsteps is why should i vote for anything ever again when the vote i gave in 2016 has

been continually ignored by westminster? i think there will be irreparable damage caused to the entire democratic process if we were to overturn this. douglas asks, "brexit party policies can be done while remaining in the eu, so why leave?" that is absolutely ridiculous. the number one policy for us as a clean breakfrom number one policy for us as a clean break from the european number one policy for us as a clean breakfrom the european union, allowing us to take controls of a borders, laws, fisheries, taxation policy. we could trade with the rest of the world in free trade arrangements, which we can do under eu law. i would urge him to read the political declaration of the deal that came out back in october. it clearly prevents us from doing all of the things that we would like to do if we had a clean break. it is not a valid question, i'm afraid. david asks, "why do you still push brexit when it's clear there is no

upside and the majority no longer wants it?" that is another ridiculous question. the idea that there has been a change in the majority voting to leave, that is not how democracy works. the idea that we just keep voting again and again until we get a second result... jo swinson and caroline lucas have both said that ifa caroline lucas have both said that if a second referendum gave a leave result they would ignore it anyway. i think we have a bigger issue here. people don't believe that if the referendum was re—enacted it would be listened to again. people say to me, why are you so scared of a second referendum ? me, why are you so scared of a second referendum? isay me, why are you so scared of a second referendum? i say to them why are you so scared of the results of the first one. jo asks, "what would the brexit party do if the result of the eu referendum was overturned?" well, it will be. but what would you do if there was a hung parliament and there were to be a second referendum and were overturned?

let's get our crystal bowl site and all play mystic meg. if there was a hung parliament and if that vote we re hung parliament and if that vote were to drivenjeremy corbyn was my version of the deal, which he has already said he would be neutral on, he hasn't been neutral on anything in his entire career... but what with the brexit party do? it's lots of hypotheticals at the moment, but the race thatcher for the brexit party is to leave, so if it was overturn, what would happen with the party? i think we would be even more releva nce. party? i think we would be even more relevance. this is about political reform. brexit is just the starting point of this. there is this feeling of disenfranchisement. if this was to be overturned it would prove that the two party system is not fit for purpose. they have ignored

the mandate of the people. i think it would be an opportunity for a hugely political movement, a radical party representing the working classes and we would be taking the battle up again. but i don't think it is going to happen because the referendum must stand. thank you forjoining us. he is standing in the ashfield constituency and you can see a list of all the candidates from each party standing there on the bbc website. in a moment, we'll have all the business news, but first, the headlines on bbc news: bells tolls. the prime minister and labour leader were among those who fell silent to remember the victims of the london bridge attack, while a minute's silence was also held in cambridge forjack merritt and saskia jones. the un secretary—general says the world must end its "war

against nature" as two weeks of talks on climate change begin in madrid. jeremy corbyn pledges to cut rail fares by a third and give under—16s free travel as part of labour's plan to renationalise the railways. now the business news. fashion retailer ted baker is in the doghouse with investors. its share price fell after it said it may over stated the value of its inventory by as much as £25 million. lawyers and accountants are carrying out an independent review. not a great year for the firm — it lost £23 million in the six months to august. manufacturers cut jobs at the fastest rate since 2012 last month, according to a study by ihs markit. the sector is going through its longest decline since the financial crisis. uncertainty over global

trade and brexit are being blamed. more protests are expected at amazon today. this time at its london ho. the gmb union says the company must pay more tax to help fund public services. amazon says it pays its fair share and is investing heavily injobs. it follows protests over working conditions last friday. brexit has been at the very heart of campaigning for the upcoming election. and at the very heart of that is how we'll trade with europe in the future. the conservatives want to get a trade deal in place by the end of next year. labour want to renegotiate the terms of our withdrawal and offer another referendum. but how long do trade deals really take to negotiate? mark littlewood is the boss of the free market think tank the institute of economic affairs.

these things are ferociously complicated to negotiate, aren't they? yes, they have been. especially in the european union. in the eu from conception to delivery is about seven years. if you take that as your marker, they can take an extraordinarily long time. there is also evidence to say that the european union has tended to try to get a full comprehensive final deal with whoever they speak to. we temp two get a deal with the united states, that has fallen by the wayside. other countries, if you we re wayside. other countries, if you were to look at south korea or new zealand, they seem to show a certain fleetness of foot. is the uk going to be able to show that fleetness of foot? we will not need to carry 27 other eu states with us in doing that, or will it take news on them? i think we will be able to get

stuff done more quickly than the eu has in the past? what is the basis of that confidence? the eu's problem is it has to get all 28 member states lined up. you are trying to agree something with canada. if the belgians through a spanner in the works, the lithuanians, the maltese, then you are back to the drawing board. the convoy moves at the speed of the slowest in the eu. there will be a problem that the united kingdom has. we can negotiate solely for the benefit of the united kingdom, without having to think about how the spanish or german think about it. independent countries have been more efficient about getting them over the line that the european union has in the last couple of decades. you talk about not having to carry the opinion of the other eu members, but you are negotiating

with the separate members of the eu community, so those difficulties must surely pertain? with regard to your treaty with the eu, you start with the great advantage because when the eu and canada sat down across the table to work about the trade deal would be, they started in different regulatory systems. as we sit down with the eu, or regulation be perfectly aligned. they might diverge up to britain is left, but our starting point is we have identical ones to the rest of the european union. the controversial barriers on how you regulate this particular product, what is legal or illegal in your market, that is uniform across the european union at the moment. we start very close to each other when we stepped on round the table. that should make it enormously easier to get at trade deal with the eu, as opposed to getting one with canada where you

start from very different starting points. do we have sufficiently trained negotiators to carry out the process ? trained negotiators to carry out the process? that is fascinating. britain hasn't negotiated any of its trade deals. we don't have squads of expert trade negotiators who are dealing with this all the time. i expect we might need to export some —— import talent from elsewhere. new zealand have been very good at signing trade deals. perhaps we can employ some of their staff to help us employ some of their staff to help us negotiate. i think that will apply more to our trade deals with non—eu countries. the starting point with the eu is relatively straightforward. when we we deal with the americans or other countries, than i think we will need to import some talent and get used to import some talent and get used to growing up pretty quickly in the kingdom, because this will be

a perennial feature of uk policy if we do get brexit over the line.“ perennial feature of uk policy if we do get brexit over the line. if i we re do get brexit over the line. if i were to put you on the spot and so when will this deal gets done, when will it be? i am a gambling man so you can put me on the spot! i think it will be at the last minutes. whatever window of opportunity you've got you tan to make very the full progress in the first 90% of that timeline, then everything gets done at midnight as you reach the deadline. how do i don't think you can set with absolute certainty, i would expect, with goodwill on both sides, a eu —— uk trade deal could get over the line, i think it will be in december 2020. thank you. in other business stories we're

following, shares in ocado slumped after investors questioned the launch of a £500 million bond to pay for new warehouses and global expansion. the company says the bonds wiill pay up to 1.25% interest per year. but shareholders don't seem to like the move. amazon is withdrawing "christmas ornaments" displaying images of a world war ii concentration camp. they'd been posted on its website by third party sellers. able bodied people earn on average more than 12% more than their disabled counterpart. it's the first ever government study of the disability pay gap — and is likely to result in calls for action to ensure greater equality. that's all the business news. president trump has refused to send a lawyer to face questions from members of the house of representatives conducting the impeachment inquiry against him. one of his legal advisers has said

the white house isn't convinced the president would get a fair hearing on wednesday. mr trump is facing allegations that he illegally sought help from ukraine to undermine his possible 2020 challenger, democratjoe biden. a woman has been rescued after spending twelve days stranded in the australian outback. tamra mcbeath—riley had set out for a drive from alice springs with two friends. it's believed their car had become stuck in a riverbed. she's being treated in hospital but police are continuing to search for her friends. simon king has the weather. many of us had a cold and frosty started the day. temperatures were well below freezing in england and wales. it was a beautiful start for many of us. we have had some beautiful sunrise pictures in this morning. the further north you are at the more cloud you will have. you can see the cloud spilling on across scotland, northern ireland and pushing its way into north—western areas of england and wales. the sunshine will turn hazy in

these north—western areas this afternoon. the cloud always thickest across scotland. the rim will move its way eastwards through the rest of the day. further south and east it will remain sunny and we will see temperatures here getting up to about eight celsius. not too cold in the north—west of scotland, temperatures in stornoway in double figures. that way and will continue to spread eastward. it will be happy moving through the northern isles tonight. elsewhere there will be variable amounts of cloud. more cloud compared to last night, not quite as cold. temperatures staying above freezing, apart from in the bar south—east. there will be some fog in the south—east tomorrow morning. i could linger on into the afternoon, as well. there will be sunny spells for england and wales, some brightness in parts of scotland on tuesday. temperatures again between six and 9 degrees. overnight tuesday into wednesday, the area of high pressure that has been keeping

things relatively settled moves away towards the east. this waterfront is moving in across northern and western areas. that would bring some rain across northern ireland and into scotland. meanwhile, still the risk of some fog in the south—east for wednesday morning, and it could be stopping to move away. sunny spells away from that stop men will push its way into north—western england. temperatures in single figures. as we go to the end of the week, that cold front moves eastwards, behind that we have this weather system that will pushing and warmer, milder air will weather system that will pushing and warmer, milderairwill start to move in. it will bring some heavy rain, particularly in western scotla nd rain, particularly in western scotland with some gales here. the breeze will pick up elsewhere. there will be drier and brighter weather in the south—east. temperatures will start to come up, so high is between nine and 12 degrees. the end of the week will be less cold, not so much frost around. it will be dry for most of the week, just turning wet

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bbc newsroom live. it's midday and these are the main stories today — the prime minister and labour leader are among those to remember the victims of the london bridge attack — while a minute's silence was also held in cambridge for jack merritt and saskia jones. the best way to defeat this hatred is not by turning on one another, but it's by focusing on the values that bind us. the un secretary—general says the world must end its "war against nature" as two weeks of talks on climate change begin in madrid. disruption for thousands of rail passengers — as workers on south western railway begin a 27—day strike in a dispute over guards on trains. thousands of homes are left without gas in the falkirk area — as temperatures fall to freezing. engineers say it could be days before the supply is restored. and coming up — calls for the morning after pill to be

sold off the shelf, so women can get emergency contraception without asking a pharmacist. good afternoon. welcome to bbc newsroom live. i'm joanna gosling. borisjohnson and jeremy corbyn have paid tribute to the victims of the london bridge terror attack at a vigil in london this morning. the pair stood side by side and were joined by mayor of london sadiq khan and members of the public in observing a minute's silence for saskia jones, and jack merritt, who were fatally stabbed on friday by convicted terrorist usman khan. a minute's silence was also held in cambridge. both victims were graduates from the university in the city. they were part of the university's learning together programme

which focuses on prisoner rehabilitation and were attending a conference when they were killed. the mayor called for london's residents to come together with a defiant message. to say that london will never be cowed or intimidated by terrorism. and also to commit to honouring the memory of saskia and jack by dedicating their future to one not defined by hatred, but one defined by hope, by unity, and by love. our correspondent simonjones is at london bridge. just a mile away from where that vigil happened to the member of the victims of the attack on friday. yes, the vigil very much very much remembering the two university of

cambridge graduates who lost our lives, the people injured, to of whom remain in hospital, and the ordinary members of the public who made the extraordinary decision to tackle usman khan on the bridge here. in terms of the vigil, the message from the mayor of london was an act of defiance that london would not be cowed by terrorism, and you see that in a small way here on the bridge. it reopened last night. but throughout the morning, there has been a steady stream of people walking over the bridge, just carrying on with normal life. it seems that in some ways london is beginning to get back to normal. but what is different as the police presence, both on the bridge and around the area, and in many parts of the capital, which has been stepped up as an act of reassurance for people. also what is different is behind me is fishmonger soul, where the attack began. police investigations are continuing there. —— fishmongers' hall. we have been hearing more about one person who took on the attacker,

a polish chef named lucas, who was working in the basement of the whole, cleaning glasses when he heard a scream. he was a train first aid, he decided he needed to do something, so he ran u psta i rs needed to do something, so he ran upstairs and tackled the terrorist. and what happens next is told to us by the chief executive of fishmongers' hall. as the first aider, he makes the choice, he goes towards the trouble and he gets thre on the first floor of the building just behind me. and it is pretty clear that he is a bad guy, he's got two knives in his hands, there is blood, screaming and chaos. lucas pulls off the wall this long stick, he charges towards the bad guy and impacts him on the chest. and there is clearly something here that is protective, and it doesn't make any sort of impact. but he is buying time, he allows others to escape, to move to adjacent rooms. at that point, he has got about a one minute one—on—one straight combat. this guy, we now know

by the name of khan. he works his way up lucas' pull, smashing with this knife, and he takes five wounds to his left side, and is going to lose some strength on that side. but he has done what he needed to do in the first instance, so two other guys who are part of the charity, one has a fire extinguisher now and one has got this narwhal tusk ripped off the wall. they come and join the fight, and it is pretty gruesome. usman khan was ultimately held down by members of the public on the bridge here, and then shot dead by the police after they arrived within five minutes. at the vigil, tribute to the two people who died, among them saskia jones. she was a graduate from the university of cambridge, 23 years old. herfamily say she had a passion for knowledge, and they have been left with a void in their lives. one of the people paying tribute today was a former tutor of hers.

saskia was an amazing woman. she was curious, and she was very clever, and she cared, really cared about things to do in the world that would make a difference. that was her passion. she wanted to make a difference to people's lives who did not have the step up that she felt she'd had, and every single thing i have even today been finding out about her paint a picture of an awesome woman. here on the bridge this lunchtime, we have also seen a steady stream of people with flowers in their hands. they have just been walking to the other end of the bridge where they have been the leading flowers in tribute to the two people who died. but we do get a sense from the victims of an increasing unease at the fact that the issue of what happened here is really being turned into a political football. happened here is really being turned into a politicalfootball. we had

jeremy corbyn and borisjohnson attending that vigil. they did not speak, but friends are saying, we need to remember the lives in a positive way and not use this to start throwing around mark. thank you, simon. —— muck. the london bridge attacks also dominated much of the election campaign over the weekend. with that and other election news, let's join our assistant political editor norman smith. some disquiet at the politicisation of what happened on friday. i think also genuine surprise at the speed with which politicians seemed to seek to apportion blame, because in the normal time in the wake of a terror attack, i think most politicians take a conscious decision to step back and not to trade party political points. that absolutely did not happen this weekend, in particular we saw mr johnson in that interview on the bbc‘s andrew marr programme yesterday, unequivocally and

directly blaming labour for changes to sentencing policy, which he said directly led to the release of usman khan. and certainly the tone and nature of his comments, i surprised many people, and indeed that led to press coverage which this morning prompted an appeal from the father of jack merritt, prompted an appeal from the father ofjack merritt, one of prompted an appeal from the father of jack merritt, one of the victims, to basically appeal to people not to try and exploit his son's death to make political points. david merritt ina make political points. david merritt in a tweet said, don't use my son's death to promote your vile propaganda. we have also heard from some seniorfigures propaganda. we have also heard from some senior figures involved propaganda. we have also heard from some seniorfigures involved in propaganda. we have also heard from some senior figures involved in the criminal justice system, some senior figures involved in the criminaljustice system, equally calling for caution. we are from a former victims commission are appealing for politicians to show a bit of moderation. i think broadly what happened was that those around mrjohnson were fearful that

they risked suffering the same sort of difficulty is that theresa may faced in the last election when after the manchester attack, she faced days of criticism over police cuts, it was very much thrown onto the defensive. so to get around that, it seems to me team johnson decided to go on the front foot, but in doing so did so ina front foot, but in doing so did so in a pretty abrasive way, which i think has caused quite a lot of disquiet, and it was interesting this morning listening to the justice secretary robert buckland. it struck me he was adopting a rather different tone. it struck me he was adopting a rather different tonelj it struck me he was adopting a rather different tone. i have met many people, volunteers like these two youngsters who give their lives and their service to trying to make our society a better place. and i do think wejust need our society a better place. and i do think we just need to pause, and our society a better place. and i do think wejust need to pause, and get the tone of this debate right. but public protection has to be at the heart of the duty of any government, andi

heart of the duty of any government, and i have to put that first and foremost when considering first of all existing offenders, and secondly, the future sentencing regime for terrorism. i make no apology for that. some are more restrained tone from andy mcdonald, transport secretary: from an informed ——: for an informed and intelligent discussion in the aftermath of london bridge. so maybe things will just calm aftermath of london bridge. so maybe things willjust calm down a bit on the political side in the wake of this attack. thank you, norman. we can talk to nick hardwick, former parole board chair and former her majesty's prison inspectorate chief inspector. thank you forjoining us. what is your reaction to the way the politicians have been speaking about what happened on friday? the first thing to say, i did not know saskia jones orjack merritt personally, but i know about the programme and i have taught on some of those

programmes myself. i think friends of jack and saskia and the people who loved them should know that this was incredibly important and effective work, and they should be very proud of what they were doing at learning together, and a lot of us at learning together, and a lot of us will try to make sure that this now continues and grows, and i think thatis now continues and grows, and i think that is a proper tribute to what they did. and i share the dismay of others that on all sides, really, there seems to be at least a period of making political points out of this which are misinformed, i think, sometimes, and disrespectful. so what in particular would you say is misinformed and disrespectful? i mean, obviously lots of things have been said in the immediate aftermath of it. what is deeply misinformed is the suggestion that there is some easy a nswer to the suggestion that there is some easy answer to this, so it may be that longer sentences have a role to play. it may be there are problems

with policing. but we need smart justice here, not just with policing. but we need smart justice here, notjust tough justice. we need to look at the whole system from the way in which people are discouraged from committing offences in the first place to policing to prosecution and courts, to prison and probation. prisons and probation i think are acknowledged to be in a critical state at the moment, so there is no good beefing up resources at one end of the system and thus we have got the capacity further down to manage the capacity further down to manage the consequences of that. is it a simple fact, though, when the prime minister says that scrapping early release would have stopped usman khan, it is straightforward, isn't it? if he had remained in prison, he would not have been able to do that. first of all, instead of doing 80s, he had done 16 years, he would have come out probably in his late 30s rather than his early 30s. i don't think you can say for certain that he would have been safer then... but

he would have been safer then... but he wouldn't have been able to carry out the attack on friday. not at that particular time, but you cannot say he would not have committed attacks like this in the future. none of us yet no enough details about the case to say that. and secondly, had this case going to be pa role secondly, had this case going to be parole board, it did not in this case, there is no certain way of predicting an individual‘s behaviour. by all accounts, the perpetrator was not giving any obvious signs that would have caused alarm. so if you cast around to blame politicians or the state... actually come on that point of the way he was appearing, it seems according to his lawyer, he had specifically asked for some support in deed radicalisation, and was told that that wasn't actually available through the system as it was inside the prison. what

is actually being done to rehabilitate, and how is it possible to actually tell whether someone is a willing candidate, or someone is a willing candidate, or someone who possibly might be manipulative new system ? someone who possibly might be manipulative new system? there are programmes available that have some success in changing people's attitude and belief, but no programme works 100% of the time. and i think what we don't know about what happened in this case is whether for instance he did change while he was in prison, but whether he was re—radicalised by new associates after he left prison. we simply don't know enough about what actually happened yet to speculate in detail about the causes are what might have been done to prevent it. and that is why i think politicians should hold back a little bit before jumping to conclusions, until we know the actual facts of the matter. thank you very much. thank you. labour has announced plans to slash rail fares by 33% and simplify ticket prices

for part—time workers if it wins the election. they also want to make train travel free for young people under the age of 16 and build a central online booking portal with no booking fees. the proposals are part of broader plans by the party to nationalise the uk's train system. rachael maskell is labour's shadow transport minister and joins me now. reducing the cost of season tickets bya third, reducing the cost of season tickets by a third, that would come in from january 2020 ? by a third, that would come in from january 2020? yes, we want to put passengers right at the heart of our rail system, and as a result of that, we are saying we have got to sort out the ticketing system. we know there is over 55 million different ticket office, and... sorry, ijust different ticket office, and... sorry, i just want to focus on what is happening, because the other pledges free travel for under 16 is, is that i was from january 2020? we wa nt to is that i was from january 2020? we want to set out a new vision for transport, so we are saying that from the beginning of next year, we

will have a new ticket offer for the country, and that will mean that passengers themselves will not be paying these high prices, seeing a 40% increase since 2010 in the ticket prices. we want to reduce ticket prices. we want to reduce ticket prices. we want to reduce ticket prices by one third in order to make the rail travel far more accessible. only 2% of passengers use... sorry, you did not give a nswer to use... sorry, you did not give answer to the question about free rail travel for under 16 is, without coming from january as well? yes, 16—year—olds and younger would be able to access the free train service because we believe that if young people have access to our rail system, it means they can travel for holiday but also for college. so where does the money for that come from? you're an estimating... it is 1.5 billion of the amount you are decimating to cover all of that? this is coming out from the vehicle excise duty, £1.5 billion, and that

will mean that we put the focus on public transport to enable people to travel at a reasonable cost. we want to ensure that we are doing our piece to mitigate against climate change, and we cannot continue to just build more and more roads at a time when we have got the climate crisis. so that money is currently reserved for road building and road maintenance, so that is money that would then be diverted. which projects would not happen as a result of that? that's correct, this is the road—building project which the government has put forward. they wa nt to the government has put forward. they want to have the most damaging road—building project, put a new expressways and widening roads, and we know that in future years, it just builds a congestion problem for the country. so we want to say that we will put public transport first, we will put public transport first, we also yesterday announced a position on active travel, putting investment into cycling and walking, urban areas, which will make a real

transformative difference to our air quality, our environment and our wider climate, and it is about re—prioritisation of the transport system. it is a lot of money as you say that building more roads creates more problems, but there will be people in areas obviously where road widening or a road that will help to alleviate congestion in one part is perhaps something that they are hoping to see, so which specific projects have been identified to not go ahead in order to free up this money? we will be reviewing all of the road project, because the reality is that there are many public transport solutions which could be put in place, which then frees up the roads, so it is about the privatisation of transport. so we have more buses on routes, we will put an additional 3000 bus routes... so that is more money again, then. these are routes which have already been cut, to be identified where those bus routes are needed to be able to then ensure

we have got proper public transport which people can use. that frees up our roads for other car users to use. so this is about getting the balance right again across our public transport system. it is a lot of expenditure up front without knowing exactly where the savings are going to come from. the money comes from the department for transport budget, we have been very clear about this, this is not about additional money, it is apparently translating to make sure our peaceful climate. the reality is the department for transport has the highest level of emissions about one third of emissions come from the transport budget, and therefore if there is an obligation on us to reduce our carbon emissions across the transport sector, this is the best way of doing this, seeing people living their normal mode of transport onto buses and walking and cycling is well within urban areas. —— moving their normal mode of transport. thank you very much, rachael maskell.

the headlines on bbc news — the prime minister and labour leader are among those to remember the victims of the london bridge attack, while a minute's silence was also held in cambridge forjack merritt and saskia jones. the un secretary—general says the world must end its "war against nature" as two weeks of talks on climate change begin in madrid. thousands of homes are left without gas in the falkirk area — as temperatures fall to freezing. engineers say it could be days before the supply is restored. sport news now. the england captain joe root hit a double century in the second test against new zealand overnight but it probably won't be enough to save the series. he broke out of his recent slump to hit 226,

and help his side to 476 and a first—innings lead of 101. and england's bowlers started well, taking two early wickets but new zealand recovered to end the day on 96—2, just five runs behind. heavy rain is forecast for the final day, so despite root‘s heroics, there's liittle chance of the victory that would level the series. it was in excellent innings, and he will be built on the 100 he had scored in the previous day, and he carried on relentlessly, rotating the strike well and his footwork looked good. and the temperament as well that he batted a long period of time. so it was almostjoe showing himself and others that he can bat with discipline in a fashion and play a big innings, with discipline in a fashion and playa big innings, more with discipline in a fashion and play a big innings, more of a traditional test match innings. three premier league managers have been sacked in less than a fortnight and we could be looking at a fourth. everton's marco silva will be taking this afternoon's press conference, but the pressure is really building on him after

they lost to leicester yesterday. everton are now 17th, two points off the relegation places, with the merseyside derby to come on wednesday. the dispute between former wallabies full back israel folau and rugby australia has gone to mediation. he is seeking £7.5 million after his contract was terminated following a homophobic message he posted on social media. at a hearing in melbourne, folau discussed his compensation claim against the national body and his former club side, new south wales waratahs. folau says his legal challenge is a fight for religious freedom. he is also seeking an apology and the right to resume his international career, but rugby australia say their case is solid. we have many messages and e—mails of support, and it is these messages that leaders are no doubt that we are doing what is right. the tribunal found that israel had a high—level brake to his code

of conduct that one did his contract to be terminated. he had caused harm with his comments and stated that he would not curb his social media use and will post whatever he likes whenever he feels the need to share his views. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. thousands of homes in central scotland could be without heating for days after a gas main failure. around 8,000 properties in the falkirk area have been left without supplies. electric heaters and cookers are being offered to the elderly or sick customers, and those with young children. let's get more now from katie hunter who's in our glasgow studio. this problem started in the early hours of yesterday morning, but it was yesterday lunchtime it became clear how many people were affected, more than 8000 homes. the gas

infrastructure company sgn says this has been caused by a fault with a gas governor, a piece of equipment that regulates pressure on the network, make sure that the gas going into people's homes is at the correct pressure. the company says the problem may have been caused by the problem may have been caused by the sub zero temperatures we have experienced recently, but it is not 100% sure of that, and that a full and thorough investigation will need to be carried out. but what is clear is the number of people this is affecting, not just is the number of people this is affecting, notjust people who rely on gas for heat, but also local businesses in the area, too. we understand that 14 schools, nurseries and educational facilities have been closed today, and the destruction, as you mention, is expected to last several days. what is the latest from sgn? for safety reasons, engineers have to visit every single property affected to make sure that the gas supply is turned off, and in the last hour or so, sgn has issued an update. as of

last night, around 3000 homes had been visited. it says it has around 250 staff visiting homes this morning, and it hopes to get run the remainder of the properties by early afternoon. the company is also working with falkirk council to identify vulnerable people and to make sure they have electric heaters and hot plates so that they are ok. the authorities are also asking people in the area to check on their neighbours, especially vulnerable people, because it has been called. sgn has admitted this could last several days, and it's says worst—case scenario, we could be looking at this problem continuing into the weekend. but it does say that that is a worst—case scenario. temperatures a little warmer than over the weekend, looking at around six cells yesterday, but that will be of little comfort to people who have no heating is in their homes. —— six celsius today. thank you, katie. the united nations secretary general has warned that the world is at the point of no return when it

comes to rising temperatures. it comes ahead of a two—week climate summit in madrid where more than 200 countries are meeting to plan how the world can tackle rising greenhouse gas emissions. our science correspondent rebecca morelle has more. from the deadly wildfires in australia, to floods in venice, and record—breaking heat waves this summer, it's been a year of extremes. and scientists warn if temperatures keep on going up, there will be far worse to come. here in madrid, the fate of the planet is under intense discussions. the un's already said we should try and keep global temperatures from rising above 1.5 degrees to stop the worst effects of climate change. but this will mean drastic cuts to greenhouse gas emissions. it will require sweeping changes to the way we live, from using renewable energy instead of fossil fuels, to shifting to electric cars and making our homes more energy efficient. but there are warnings that nations aren't going far enough. this is why we need to put a lot of pressure in order to increase ambition and in order to reverse the present trend

in which unfortunately climate change is running faster than what we are. and with the risk at a relatively short amount of time to become irreversible, that we will not be able to contain the temperature rise. on her way to the talks is 16—year—old greta thunberg. she sparked a global climate movement with millions of young people taking to the streets. they say the world needs to act on climate now because it's their future that is at stake. rebecca morrell, bbc news, madrid. and rebecca joins us live now. how productive is this some had expected to be? —— summit. over the next two weeks, over 20,000 people are expected to attend these climate talks here. the main message from the opening ceremony this morning seems to be that the window of opportunity to act as closing. governments really need to step up their actions to stop global temperature rise, and it

is the most vulnerable countries, developing countries, who are most at risk of climate change. to give you some idea, though, this is the 25th round of un climate talks. it gives you a sense of how long these things have been going on. negotiations painstakingly slow, and to tell is a bit more about that, i am joined by a climate policy adviser at oxfam. lots of people are saying that there has been too much talk and not enough action. do you think that is fair? absolutely, the commitments that countries have put forward so farare that countries have put forward so far are woefully inadequate, and put us on far are woefully inadequate, and put us on track for catastrophic levels of climate change, and also there is a growing disconnect between the resources that developing countries need to cope with the impact on what is being provided, so yeah, while governments drag their feet are here, the climate crisis is wreaking havoc across the world. there are millions of people from

the philippines to mozambique to guatemala who have already lost their homes, their livelihoods, their homes, their livelihoods, their loved ones, due to more dangerous, more severe floods, droughts, storms, and it is the poorest communities who are worst impacted, despite them having done of the least to cause the problem. you have released a report this is affecting communities across the world. we just look at one way that people are being impacted, and that is through displacement, so people are being forced from their homes, and we find that climate —related disasters, so these monster storms and floods being made worse by climate change are the number one driver forcing people to leave their homes. and, you know, we see that 20 million people a year are being driven from their arms, that is the equivalent of one person every two seconds. and this is a trend that is only going to get worse without stronger action to tackle the causes of the crisis, and to

strengthen the resilience of communities so that they can stay in their homes for longer. governments are saying they don't wa nt governments are saying they don't want the temperature rose to go above1.5 want the temperature rose to go above 1.5 degrees. the pace of action is not meeting the expectations of people who are taking to the streets in their millions around the world to demand a more urgent response to the climate emergency. governments need to make madrid match by announcing they will put forward stronger emission targets next year. they are also calling for a new fund for the most vulnerable countries to help them rebuild their cities and rehome communities who are forced from their homes by climate change. you mention glasgow next year, that is the next big climate conference.

2020 will be a big year for climate. why is that so important? it is the deadline, the moment by when countries need to be strengthening their emissions reductions pledges. we know they are inadequate at the moment, they add up to three degrees of warming, which is far from the 1.5 degrees that the governments came together to agree in paris. it is also the deadline for rich countries to be providing 100 billion in finance a year to support developing countries adapt to the impacts and cope with the damages that climate change is causing that it is not possible to adapt to. thank you very much. there is a real sense of urgency here. there are some key events coming up in the next few weeks. gratitude tinbergen will be arriving here at the conference centre. she has become

the real icon of the climate activism movement. donald trump is in the uk at the moment. nancy pelosi is speaking here this afternoon. it will be interesting to see how this plays out over the course of the next two weeks. what is difference about this conference is difference about this conference is the sense of pressure from the outside world. you can feel that the world once the government is here to act. now it's time for a look at the weather. good afternoon to you. it is starting off cold this week thanks to high pressure. mist and fog will bea to high pressure. mist and fog will be a problem over the next couple of mornings. it is all change by the end of the week, with —— when it will turn more unsettled, wetter and windier. high pressure is with us for the next couple of days. light winds, as well. you can see the milderair is winds, as well. you can see the milder air is looming to the west.

plenty of sunshine across southern and eastern areas this afternoon. more cloud thanks to the weather fronts across scotland. the rain will clear away later in the day. it should be a dry light overnight. more cloud with the north—west, clear skies and lighter winds for the south—east. temperatures will get down to —4 in some rural spots, with frost fog. the frost and fog could cause problems in the south—east tomorrow morning, where we are likely to see some disruption to roads and airports.

hello, this is bbc newsroom live with joanna gosling. the headlines: bells tolls. bell tolls. the prime minister, borisjohnson, and labour leader, jeremy corbyn, were among those who fell silent to remember the victims of the london bridge attack. a minute's silence was also held in cambridge for jack merritt and saskia jones. the un secretary—general, antonio guterres, says the world must end its "war against nature", as two weeks of talks on climate change begin in madrid. disruption for thousands of rail passengers as workers on south western railway begin a 27 day strike in a dispute over guards on trains.

jeremy corbyn pledges to cut rail fares by a third and give under—16s free travel as part of labour's plan to renationalise the railways. the conservatives vow to strengthen border security after brexit, blaming eu freedom of movement for making it easier for illegal immigrants and terrorists to enter the uk. coming up: calls for the morning after pill to be sold off the shelf, so women can get emergency contraception without asking a pharmacist. vigils have been held in london and cambridge for those affected by the knife attack at london bridge on friday. boris johnson and jeremy corbyn stood side—by—side at guildhall yard in london, and werejoined by mayor of london, sadiq khan, who called for london's residents to come together with this defiant message. we come together this

morning as londoners to remember, to honour and to morning the innocent lives lost asa to morning the innocent lives lost as a result of the horrific terrorist attack this friday. our thoughts and prayers are with the families of jack merritt thoughts and prayers are with the families ofjack merritt and thoughts and prayers are with the families of jack merritt and saskia jones, and all those injured or affected by the attack on friday. the best way to defeat this hatred is not by turning on one another, but it's by focusing on the values that bind us, to take hope from the heroism of ordinary londoners and our emergency services, who ran towards danger, risking their lives

towards danger, risking their lives to help people. they didn't even know. it's also by drawing inspiration from the lives of jack and saskia, who from an early age choose to dedicate themselves to helping others. so, yes, we come together this morning in condolence, but also in a spirit of defiance. to say that london would ever be cowed or intimidated by terrorism, and also to commit to honouring the memory of saskia and jack by dedicating our future to one not defined by hatred, but want to find by hope, by unity and by love. from today, mixed—sex couples can give notice of their intention to form a civil partnership

from new year's eve. it provides many of the legal safeguards of getting maried without tying the knot. the new type of civil partership has been available to same—sex couples for some time, but this disparity was deemed unfair by the supreme court and led to the law change. let's talk to rebecca steinfeld and charles keidan, who won their case at the supreme court for the right to have a civil partnership instead of a marriage. welcome, both of you. thanks for coming in. you have been out this morning to register your intent. that's right, we havejust given notice that hammersmith and fulham registry office of the intention to former civil partnership. how do you describe it, tying the knot?|j former civil partnership. how do you describe it, tying the knot? i call it getting hitched like a feminist. i see it as it getting hitched like a feminist. isee it as a it getting hitched like a feminist. i see it as a way to acquire the legal status and protection that many people want but without the

baggage of marriage, avoiding all of the social pressures and expectations and fanfare and cost that can come at the wedding. there is no social script for civil partnerships, people can do what they want. charles, take us back five years, when you decided to go down this route, why was it? five years ago we wanted to formalise our commitment to each other, our love for one another. we thought that civil partnership would be the right fit for us, as parents of two small children, but we expect that there could be a change in the law. we find yourself in a position... group because the law was that same—sex couples could do it... same-sex couples could do it... same-sex couples had access to it. there was a case going through the european courts that would potentially have led to everyone being able to form a civil partnership. we find ourselves in this unusual position of trying to register a civil partnership,

being denied because we were not of the same and embarking on this action which led to a significant campaign, the partnership campion, thousands of other people find themselves in our situation. now, finally, on the 2nd of december they can give notice of wanting to do so. we are just one couple out of money. it has been an amazing journey. rebecca, did you imagine that this was something you would embark on? how do you feel in terms of what you have achieved? you could have come the simple roots and had a romantic wedding, but you have achieved something that affects many other people. we feel really happy, really relieved. it has been a long journey, we have been through to equalities ministers, court cases. we have had two children. try to hold down day jobs. we have had two children. try to hold down dayjobs. we have had wonderful support from the public,

fantastic campaign team, legal team, leading to the victory in the supreme court. it means so much to so many people. i know that many people don't think that being in the civil partnerships aren't particularly romantic, but being able to formalise a relationship of equals, a reminder of that mutual respect, for me as a feminist, to have that extra leveraged when it comes to the division of household labour and child care responsibilities, to remind my partner that we have committed to being civil partners and there is a quality, i think that is really power. how do you see it, charles, in terms of that, in the way that some people might not see it as a romantic thing? being a civil partnership is aspirational, we want to be ina partnership is aspirational, we want to be in a civil partnership with one another. it is also romantic. we love one another, we have been together for nine

years. we do things the other romantic couples wa nt things the other romantic couples want to do, but we felt that the association of marriage and the history of it were not the right fit for us and it seemed to be the case for us and it seemed to be the case for many others. we are building an institution that may change the future, there are over a million dependent children in this country to couple to choose not to get married. to give them the option of this equivalent status seems to be the right way to go. it has been an extraordinary journey, the right way to go. it has been an extraordinaryjourney, notjust with outcasts, financial and so on. it has shown we have a personal commitment, a political purpose and

a sense of strategic direction. there is no limit to what you can achieve. it means the world to us andl achieve. it means the world to us and i know to many other people, as well. has it cost you money or have you been able to get pro bono support in this? we had lots of very generous support. we launched some crowdfunding measures to back the court cases and we also... lots of members of the public came forward to donate to that. we had some private foundations underwriter costs for when we lost, which is money they got back when be one of the supreme court. we couldn't have done it without the financial backing. but we also put in our own money at the start, because we felt it was important to put our money where our commitments wear. we didn't know if you will get it back.

legal action is not —— is very expensive. it is important that the citizens you can stand up for what you think it is right. harry done's parents are going through this at the moment. it is important that if you feel strongly about something you feel strongly about something you can find the tools, resources and support to do that. much to our surprise and disbelief we have been able to keep going and prove that changes notjust able to keep going and prove that changes not just needed, able to keep going and prove that changes notjust needed, but possible. it has given us the passion to get involved in other things, as well. congratulations both of you, for what you have achieved and what is coming on the 3ist achieved and what is coming on the 31st of december. president trump has refused to send a lawyer to face questions

from members of the house of representatives conducting the impeachment inquiry against him. one of his legal advisers has said the white house isn't convinced the president would get a fair hearing on wednesday. mr trump is facing allegations that he illegally sought help from ukraine to undermine his possible 2020 challenger, democratjoe biden. democratjoe biden. a woman has been rescued after spending 12 days stranded in the australian outback. tamra mcbeath—riley had set out for a drive from alice springs with two friends. it's believed their car had become stuck in a riverbed. she is being treated in hospital, but police are continuing to search for her friends. now all the business news. now the business news. fashion retailer ted baker is in the doghouse with investors. its share price fell after it said it may have over stated the value of its inventory by as much as £25 million. lawyers and accountants are carrying out an independent review.

manufacturers cut jobs at their fastest rate since 2012 last month, according to a study by ihs markit. the sector is going through its longest decline since the financial crisis.uncertainty over global trade and brexit are being blamed. more protests are expected at amazon today, this time at its london ho. the gmb union says the company must pay more tax to help fund public services. amazon says it pays its fair share and is investing heavily injobs. it follows protests over working conditions last friday. brexit has been at the very heart of campaigning for the upcoming election. at the very heart of that is how we'll trade with europe in the future. the conservatives want to get a trade deal in place by the end of next year. but labour want to renegotiate the terms of our withdrawal and offer another referendum. but how long do trade deals really take to negotiate? dr meredith crowley is an international trade economist at the

university of cambridge. what is happening with this particular trade situation is we are looking to unpack, to become further apart from our trading partners in europe rather than getting closer. will that help speed matters along? i don't think it will make much difference, frankly. starting from where the relationship is right 01:48:30,1000 --> 01:48:31,412 now, it is not too complicated to remove certain parts of the agreements, but the real problem that the uk faces as it hasn't really had a deep soul search as to what it wants to achieve in its new trade relationship with europe. there are many different sectors of the economy, what does the uk want in terms of its future policy for farmers, its future policy for financial services. until you figure out what these different industrial

sectors want their world to look like in the future, it is hard to define the negotiating objectives. of those on clearly defined, you can go round and round in circles trying to negotiate with a partner that doesn't really understand what you're looking for. presumably, with the clock ticking, the consensus as to what we are looking for from any particular trade deal will help get that up, surely? if the sector is figaro what they want, it would be easier to go forward. one of the issues, if you think about foreign policy, do you want a foreign policy that support uk farmers and keeps prices high? do you want one that keeps food prices low for uk consumers? do you want sustainable goals? once you decide that, you can figure out what trade policy to support that. if you want different

types of land going into sustainable juice, it is hard to go forward with the agreement. that is just one example. looking at every sector of the economy, choices need to be made. the uk that needs to think about what they want the relationship with europe to be like, then think ahead to after they finish deal with europe they want to go forward and negotiate with other countries, like the us, canada or china. they need to be thinking ahead to if we make certain agreements with europe, what opportunities will that open up with other countries and what potentials get shut down. if you have a particular agreement over financial services and requires the eu to have some sort of regulatory agreement with the uk, that could constrain the uk going forward to negotiate something with the us. they might set up something in the first insta nce set up something in the first instance that would make it easier to negotiate something with the us. these type of detailed trade—offs

haven't been brought to the public for a deep discussion of how the country to go forward. without clear negotiating objectives, you end up in the end the cycle we have had in the last couple of years with the withdrawal agreement negotiations, everybody want something a bit different. the uk as a whole hasn't decided what it wants to achieve. thank you so much forjoining us. in other business stories we're following. shares in ocado slumped after investors questioned the launch of a £500 million bond to pay for new warehouses and global expansion. the company says the bonds will pay up to 1.25% interest per year, but shareholders don't seem to

like the move. amazon is withdrawing "christmas ornaments" displaying images of a world war ii concentration camp. they'd been posted on its website by third party sellers . the alarm was raised by poland's auschwitz memorial — which called the merchandise "disturbing and disrespectful". able—bodied people earn on average more than 12 % more than their disabled counterparts. it's the first ever government study of the disability pay gap — and is likely to result in calls for greater equality that's all the business news. health experts say women should be able to buy emergency contraception without needing to have a consultation with a pharmacist first. it's part of a wider report by the royal college of obstetricians and gynaecologists called ‘better for women', which has identified how there should be better healthcare access for women. what we are saying is so many women find it very difficult to access basic needs, contraception and cervical screening. we want to make it easierfor them. they cervical screening. we want to make it easier for them. they have lots of other things to do in their lives

and they need to get on and do that rather than fighting a system which is, unfortunately, very good health ca re system, is, unfortunately, very good health care system, but the way we commission it at the moment means that you or i could find it difficult to get basic health checks done quickly. so you think it should be sold off the shelf? yes, it is a very simple thing. if the morning after pill should be sold off the shelf, then why not the pill itself? that's a very good point. indeed, the progestogen only pill, we are asking that that should be put on the general sales list. there are 60 yea rs of research the general sales list. there are 60 years of research into these preparations and they are very safe. we wa nt preparations and they are very safe. we want to try to combat the fact that the unplanned pregnancy rate in the uk is

a staggering 45%.“ that the unplanned pregnancy rate in the uk is a staggering 4596. if these things where available off the shelf, they could free up a lot of time forgps, it shelf, they could free up a lot of time for gps, it would make things a lot easier. what about health issues around it and being... lot easier. what about health issues around itand being... having a proper consultation with somebody as talk through what the side—effects are, and making sure that notjust anyone can walk in and get off the shelf? it is important you do consult health care practitioners about this, but they have to go back every time they need a repeat prescription. it would be sensible for women to have a supply of contraception for a year, and also long—acting reversible contraception. that is the most effective form of contraception. when i say just effective form of contraception. when i sayjust anyone going on in getting out off the shelf, i mean inappropriately young kids. there

are many countries that have introduced this, some in scandinavia, and canada, and all of their data suggest it is not misused, it is treated very respectfully. it means that there are not too many unplanned pregnancies. is there any indication that this is likely to happen?” very much hope so. the people running our health service, i'm sure that they would want the best outcomes for girls and women. this is that the massive change, just trying to build the services around the needs of women and take away some of the barriers to access. currently, there are 205,000 abortions performed last year in england and wales. what impact could something like this have on a figure like that? it could have a significant effect. we also knew that it significant effect. we also knew thatitis significant effect. we also knew that it is not the teenage pregnancies that are going up, that has actually gone right down,

it is women in the later reproductive yea rs women in the later reproductive years who are telling us that they find it difficult to access contraception, who than finding themselves with than finding themselves with than finding themselves with than finding themselves with an unplanned and u nwa nted themselves with an unplanned and unwanted pregnancy and they are requesting an abortion. there is a clear theme to this, that if we make access easierfor women, we do ensure that they don't have so many problems to deal with. as you rightly said, it does reduce the amount of services we are using, and that would reduce our costs. now it's time for a look at the weather. we are starting off this week on a cold and frosty new for many. after the dry start, things are turning more unsettled. wetter and windier in the north—west of the uk particularly, but it turn milder as ourairsource particularly, but it turn milder as our air source starts to push on from the atlantic. this mild air will arrive later in the week,

but high pressure with the cold air trapped under it will dominate for the next couple of days. it is a cold afternoon out there. plenty of sunshine in the south east. outbreaks of rain across scotland. that will clear away this evening and overnight. many places will be drier. we see four of the far north—west of the country, with more cloud here, so quite a temperature contrast to the south—east, where we will see a frost, down to minus four celsius in some rural spots. this folk could cause some issues across southern england, particularly south—east england. this could lead to disruption to airports and roads. that fog may linger on through the morning across the southeast, could lift into low cloud, so it could be a day of patchy cloud and sunny spells, but the cloud affecting the west of scotland and northern ireland. it is here where you will see the highest temperatures, up to

11 degrees. a cold day further south and east. this week weather front moving eastwards as we head into wednesday. it will bring some rain to the north and west of the country. high pressure hole ten across the southeast with lighter winds here, for could be a problem here on wednesday morning. outbreaks of rain across scotland and northern ireland, spreading south and eastwards, fizzling out as it had central areas. behind it it will be blustery with sunshine and showers. this weather front continues to move eastwards into wednesday night and thursday. in the west we will see the biggest change, it will turn 20 with kiehl‘s for scotland. heavy and persistent rain. further south, a bit of cloud, one or two showers, but the best of the sunshine again in the south—east, gradually turning milder.

vigils are held in london

and cambridge to pay tribute to the victims of the london bridge terror attack. the prime minister, the labour leader and the mayor of london stood to remember saskia jones and jack merritt with a minute's silence. bell tolls. the girlfriend of jack merritt, along with family and friends, attended a service in cambridge. both victims were graduates of its university. let us pray for all faithful muslims grieving at such acts taken in the name of their faith. the conservatives and labour have continued to exchange accusations about the circumstances of the attacker usman khan's early release. also this lunchtime. the point of no return on climate change is looming. the stark warning from the united nations as leaders gather in madrid for

talks.