this is bbc news i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 11am. as the final few days of campaigning get under way, the conservatives promise to introduce an australian—style points—based immigration system to control unskilled migration. first violinists, nuclear physicists, prima ballerinas, whatever, they are going to come in. what we want to do is bear down on migration, particularly of unskilled workers who have no job to come to. meanwhile labour sets out its plans for social care if it wins the election, by offering free personal care for older people in england and an additional £10 billion of funds. part of the reason why our nhs is under such intense pressure is, yes, ten years of cutbacks across health services, but we've had these savage cuts to social care budgets. a huge blaze breaks out

in a factory in delhi. indian police say at least 43 people have been killed. manchester city promise to give a lifetime ban to anyone found guilty of racist abuse after manchester united players said they were targeted during the derby. redemption for anthonyjoshua — as the british boxer reclaims the world heavyweight titles with victory over andy ruinr in saudi arabia. dame helen mirrenjoins crowds in trafalgar square — as thousands of people in cities around the world camp out overnight to raise cash to tackle homelessness. i don't have the change to give them something everyday. it's doing something like this that almost makes you feel that you can help in some way or another. and coming up at 11.30am dateline london discusses this week's nato summit and donald trump's visit to the uk.

with less than a week to go until polls open, the main political party leaders are continuing to push their election pledges to voters. conservative leader borisjohnson says thursday's poll is "historic" and a choice to "move forwards" after brexit. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn says he has "the most ambitious plan to transform our country in decades". one key policy area that the prime minister is focussing on in the final few days of the campaign is the conservative promise to introduce an australian—style points—based immigration system. speaking earlier to sky news's sophy ridge , boris johnson said immigration numbers would come down and that a tory government would control unskilled migration. people who are exceptional talents, they can come in. you know, first violinists, nuclear physicists, prima ballerinas, whatever, they are going to come in simply by virtue of what they can contribute. then there will be skilled workers

and we'll have a system so people can come in to work in the nhs or whatever. my question is... and then there would be another sector, a sector—specific group who won't have an automatic right to stay, but will come to do particularjobs. what we want to do is bear down on migration particularly of unskilled workers who have no job to come to. satbir singh, is the chief executive of the joint council for the welfare of immigrants and joins me now. thank you very much for coming in. first of all, is it clear from all of the promises and announcements that the conservative party has made, what shape this immigration system will take? the devil is a lwa ys system will take? the devil is always in the detail. we have been hearing about an australian style points system for a long time. they haven't gone into detail of what the

future immigration system will look like, and there is no doubt that we need a fair humane system. politically charged sound bites for days before an election is not how we get there, because there is a scant on detail. that is going to lead to increasing amounts of exploitation and trafficking for really —— and really had conditions for workers. how do you come to that conclusion? any system where you tie immigrants to an employer, it leads to that in any country that has tried it. the prime minister should know that. what we are looking at here is a system in which somehow we are going to attract only the best and brightest, the prime minister says. but even for people who fall into those categories there really is no self torment and no effort to deal with the big problems in the

system. politically, it is a very conservative question. a lot of people in this country are reluctant to see new people coming in and permanently settling here. they want to ta ke permanently settling here. they want to take advantage of the skills they have and the fact we have more walk workers. how can that be overcome. how can the things be brought together? if you don't have that many points because you are described as low skilled, you might just be low in, but you will be allowed in terms of a guest worker who is not allowed to stay for any significant amount of time. could not bring a family up here. significant amount of time. could not bring a family up herelj significant amount of time. could not bring a family up here. i used to bea not bring a family up here. i used to be a cleaner, and i would ask that there prime minister to look and those workers in the eye and say that they are low skilled. we are workers at the end of the day. politicians of all parties have a

role to play here. a lot of the anxiety we see about immigration is rigged up. it is no coincidence that before an election, fever is running high, people have ideas about trust and competence and confidence. it is and competence and confidence. it is an old trick and has been tried by candidates of all different parties. say the immigrant numbers will come down and everything else will go away. when boris johnson was mayor of london, one of his big campaign arguments that he managed to convince the government of is that there should be an amnesty for people to come here and say when they shouldn't stay. is he trying to get out of this. ? i don't know what is going on in the prime minister pans like mine from one minute to the n next. there needs to be a solution that involves more routes

to regular status for people who have fallen out of regular status. windrush is a classic example of how people who have lived in this country for a very long time, have a right to this paperwork butjust are not able to get hold of it. we need to rectify some of those issues. we are not going to get there, in —— reform the immigration issues by promising the points—based system is that no one has really thought through. thank you very much. nice to talk to you. labour is today focussing on its social care manifesto pledge — which it says means that no one will have to pay anything for the care that they get in their home. here's the shadow health secretary — jon ashworth part of the reason why our nhs is under such intense pressure is, yes, ten years of cutbacks across health services, but we've had these savage cuts to social care budgets. this is the support that elderly people get in the community to stay in their home. so we're going to put more support in, we're

going to fund it properly, £10 billion extra, and we're going to introduce free personal care because i don't want have people languishing on trolleys in hospital corridors for hours on end. what does that mean, "free personal care"? does that mean no—one will have to pay anything for their care? it means that nobody will have to pay for anything for the care that they get in their home, support getting out of bed, support cleaning... no matter how wealthy they are? this is about ensuring fairness in the system. sorry about that. the liberal democrats are concentrating on their plan to spend 50 billion pounds on infrastructure projects outside london and the south—east of england. the party also says it will revoke article 50 if elected, a decision their leader, jo swinson, defended this morning. our position is that we want to remain in the european union and some people will think that is an extreme position, but i think it is about the kind of future that we want to se for our country.

but doing it without a referendum is what some would see as extreme. well, it's doing it through an election. so it is only in the circumstances where we win a majority, which would be a democratic event which i think many people would recognise would be an electoral earthquake, therefore would have democratic legitimacy. i recognise there are people who criticise this policy, but generally, they're people who want to leave the european union. while the snp's leader, nicola sturgeon, says she is not asking labour to support the idea of another independence referendum — but to "respect the principle". nicola sturgeon outlined her position on the andrew marr show. labour, in order to get the queen's speech and a budget through, if they are in a minority position, need the support of another party. and if scotland votes for the snp, in a hung parliament, giving scotland enormous leverage, then i will exercise that, firstly, in line with scotland's interests. but also we are talking here about an independence referendum. i want to make sure there is a real end to austerity, and a real end to the welfare cuts that have caused so much misery. we will put forward progressive policies that i think are good for people across the uk.

throughout the election we've been travelling around the country to hear from voters. and tomorrow the last stop on our election roadtrip sees us roll into the sidings in crewe. historically a railway town at the heart of the uk's train travel infastructure. we'll hear from voters there about what matters to them in this election. lets take a look at some of other main stories this hour on bbc news tens of thousands of pro— democracy campaigners in hong kong have begun a march through the city centre. the territory's new police chief has warned that officers will intervene if there's any violence. north korea says it has carried out a ' very important ' test at a satellite launching site — at sur hay. analysts believe it could have been a ground based test of a rocket engine. australian firefighters are warning that the bushfires blazing out of control in new south wales are likely to get worse this week. there are currently around a hundred blazes in new south wales with only half under control.

indian police say at least 43 people have been killed in a huge factory fire in delhi. it's thought that many of those who died were asleep in the building. the blaze in the old quarter of new delhi broke out in the early hours of the morning. about 50 people have been rescued and taken to hospital. john mcmanus reports the fire began in one of delhi's many factories, sweeping through a six—story building in a congested residential area. local media say the building was packed with handbags and other material, all of which helped the fire to grow in strength. as well as retail goods, the emergency services say some labourers were also sleeping inside the building, a common occurrence for india's many poor migrant workers. dozens of fire appliances rushed to the scene to help extinguish the blaze, though the district's narrow streets made access very difficult. translation: we received a call at 5:22am and we had initially sent four vehicles to the spot. a total of 35 tenders have

been sent until now. 150 people have been deployed. the rescued people have been sent to different hospitals. the exact number of dead and alive will be available from the hospital. emergency workers are now combing through the building to check nobody else is trapped. so far, the cause of the fire is unknown, but the state government says it will launch an investigation. pratiksha ghildiyal is in delhi for us and she described the area where the fire took place. is a really congested, old quarter of delhi, lined with narrow alleys, densely populated. there are electrical wires hanging off walls and buildings. some of it is really poorly lit as well. so, access for big vehicles is pretty difficult here. so, officials say that when they got a call at around 5:30am this morning,

they did rush more than 20 fire engines to the spot, but it was difficult to get them right to the spot of the incident. as a result of which, firefighters had to rescue people manually by going inside the alleys and carrying them out on their shoulders, one by one. it is a huge issue in many parts of big indian cities where old quarters continue to remain congested and densely populated. and is it common for workers to be sleeping in the place where they work in the day? it is indeed. delhi is a city of migrants. there are hundreds of migrants who arrive here every day. they are looking for work. most of them are poor labourers, and when they do find work, in order to save costs for housing and rent, they tend to sleep at their workplace. and in this case, it sounds like it was the factory

where they were working, and it sounds like about 100 of them were asleep inside when the fire broke out on the ground floor of the building, and then quickly spread. and reports say that, because the factory manufacturers bags, there was a lot of plastic and cardboard inside, which caused a lot of fumes to be created very quickly. as a result of which, people who were sleeping, many of them died due to asphyxiation. the headlines on bbc news... as the final few days of campaigning get underway — the conservatives promise to introduce an australian—style points—based immigration system to control unskilled migration meanwhile labour sets out its plans for social care if it wins the election — by offering more funding

and free personal care for older people in england a huge blaze has broken out in a factory in delhi — indian police say at least forty—three people have been killed. sport, and now for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. good morning. anthonyjoshua is world heavyweight champion again, 6 months after losing his three world titles to andy ruinunior he won them back with a clinical victory against the mexican american in saudi arabia. joshua was stopped in the seventh round back injune, but he was far more cautious in the rematch. using his jab to great effect, though it wasn't as dramatic as the first fight between the two and went the full 12 rounds, the judges were unanimous in awarding the bout tojoshua there was times that i looked in andy's eyes and i wanted to put my fist through his head, but then i thought to myself, this is boxing, you know,i need to win for myself, i need to show people that this is the sweet science

of the sport as well. so i had to box my game plan. and my coaches, they devised a great strategy and i trusted in them and ifollowed it through. i don't want to say that the three months of partying that i had celebrating and can affect me, but to tell the truth it kind of did. what can i say? just learn from this mistake. i'm glad that i learned, and now that i am still young, this isjust the beginning for me. there are a lot more flights coming soon. the football association say they will investigate allegations of racist abuse in the manchester derby at the etihad yesterday. manchester united players reported incidents of abuse to both the match referee anthony taylor and to manchester city. the brazilian forward fred was also hit by a missile thrown from the

crowd. the club said in a statement it was working with greater manchester police and the fa to identify any individuals involved. we seem to be speaking about it an awful lot. you know, in this past six months, eight months. and, you know, it's not something that anyone wants to do. even speaking about it now, it's not a nice thing to speak about. but, you know, the necessary departments need to do the right things to stop it in the game, because, you know, that's a big negative of the sport and just of the country, it's not something that you want to see. that was a difficult afternoon all round for manchester city. .

a couple of million minutes later anthony pert marcio put them to nil up. a thrilling finale, but united held on, and another poor result for the champions. they are so fast, so quick and sometimes, when you lose the ball in some position, it is more difficult. but...we tried. we arrived in the final third many, many, many times. we could not be more clear there and of course, the counter, they can run. maybe a little bit more than usual, especially the first minutes, but in general the team played really good. it's the final of the uk snooker championship this afternoon scotland's stephen maguire will play china's ding junhui in york maguire looks in great form and didn't give northen ireland's mark allen a look—in as he thrashed him 6 frames to nil in their semifinal.

should be quite a match up between him and ding junhui. the final at the york barbican starts at one o clock. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. lots of reaction to anthonyjoshua. we will have another update for you in the next hour. let's get more now on the news that manchester city have said that they will issue a lifetime ban to anyone found guilty of racist david 0'connor was at the stadium and joins us now. he was at the stadium at the time. when did you become aware of this incident. we became aware of it in the press box.

it became aware to colleagues and myself that an incident had happened. place tapped missile had been thrown and struck fred, the manchester united midfielder. looking back at the video footage, it seems clear straightaway that one member of the crowd was making vile racist monkey gestures against fred and lingard. i have to say that manchester city were swift in their reaction. they issued a statement straightaway on their zero tolerance policy, and said that any fan and make giving racial abuse... several of the players have described a display of ignorance as much as anything else, and talked about the need to re—educate people about what

is acceptable behaviour, never mind what is an acceptable way to express that behaviour, and to be critical of the other team without falling back on crude stereotyping and nasty tactics. there was a physical assault that took place as well. this light was thrown. you can see fred reacting to it on the pitch. this is not the first thing it has happened. the manchester derby is a lwa ys happened. the manchester derby is always a hotly contested affair. passions are running high, the funds and there is an intense rivalry, but that the ugly scenes we saw yesterday, there is a line and it should never be crossed. the missile that was thrown was a physical assault, so there are many issues. they will have to subscribe to a ticket system, there is cctv evidence. i imagine that the individual has been apprehended and

if found guilty will be subject to... how clubs hand all these incidents of racist behaviour now, has the record improved? has kick it 0ut, has the record improved? has kick it out, the campaign says it is still getting cases reported to it every few weeks. it is still a significant problem on the terraces. few weeks. it is still a significant problem on the terraceslj few weeks. it is still a significant problem on the terraces. i think it is less of a problem now. i think there has been great work done by there has been great work done by the football association and kick it 0ut the football association and kick it out and the clubs. there is a desire to read this from football. but of course this is notjust a problem in football. i thought it was interesting that yesterday gavin gary neville talked about the political discourse at the moment. the right on the far right and the rhetoric being used by some

politicians in terms of immigration, and that kind of involves these people that have these deep prejudices and ignorance says, that emboldens them to gardening express these views. certainly, there is great work being done. players have been subjected to racist abuse in bulgaria... playing matches behind closed doors and meagre financial penalties. sanctions such as banning countries from tournaments where there is clear evidence of racist abuse towards players. we have to look at our own game in england as well. a club can't be held accountable for the actions of one fan, but equally they have to be stringent measures in place. the manchester city midfielder called on clu bs to manchester city midfielder called on clubs to be deducted nine points if

they were found conducting racist behaviour. he has been a real advocate of anti behaviour. i think the authorities need to get their heads together and decide what measures can be taken to ensure this doesn't happen again. david mcdonnell, thank you very much for being with us this morning. around 60,000 people took part in a charity sleep—out last night to highlight the issue of homelessness. 0rganisers of the world's big sleep 0ut, which began on a small scale in edinburgh three years ago, said 52 cities participated in this year's event. 0ur reporter chi chi izundu has more. an estimated 1800 people had signed up an estimated 1800 people had signed up in 50 cities around the world. most than 60,000 people were expected to sleep rough. at this

time of year as the temperature dropped and the entertainment came to an end, there was a gentle cosying into bed by the dame helen mirren. a bedtime story. i have a million thermals on. it's actually quite upsetting. i don't have the change to give something every day. it is doing something like this that allows you to think you can do something to help in some way. allows you to think you can do something to help in some waym allows you to think you can do something to help in some way. it is a pretty grim experience, but that is one night. 0ne a pretty grim experience, but that is one night. one night and then you have to knew —— you get to go home toa have to knew —— you get to go home to a shower on a bed. the 20—year—oldj to a shower on a bed. the 20—year—old j this to a shower on a bed. the 20—year—oldj this event mean so much. she used to sleep and buses when she was a teenager. it wasn't a co mforta ble when she was a teenager. it wasn't a comfortable stage of my life. it

wasn't a place i wanted to be in. nobody wants to be homeless or no what their next move wants to be in a bad way. it is very desperate place to be in, not having to stay. those who depart are hoping their effo rts those who depart are hoping their efforts will make a difference for some. the organiser, josh littlejohn, started the sleep 0ut in edinburgh four years ago. he's been camped out overnight in new york and joins us from there. we can hear you, josh. we lost the picture briefly, but describe where you are. hello? tell us where you are. i am just you are. hello? tell us where you are. i amjust next you are. hello? tell us where you are. i am just next to times square. i'm just trying to get this phone...

just keep talking as you go. we have some pictures we can play over you. i have been in times square all night. there are many people here. they managed to close down for that mac you are back. fertilises in times square. a phenomenal experience. there surreal to be live. yet know where to sleep in times square, even if you were one. no one got any prints —— sleep at all. the important thing is that we have genuinely been able to create a global sense of awareness about this issue so i'm very proud of that.

global sense of awareness about this issue so i'm very proud of thatm issue so i'm very proud of thatm is about 630 in the morning where you are. it has obviously been a terrific success, fourth year running. did you have any idea that when you started this in edinburgh to make a point that it would take off in this way? are you depressed that it has, because it tells us something not very good about our society about the people that have to do this for real every night of the week? obviously, i could have never expected anything like this. years ago we had a cafe ending young homeless guy came in and asked us if we could have a job, so that is where it started. and then we started to have these events from 2016. to see it now with 60,000 people over the world is really crazy. as you say, that is not necessarily cause for celebration, because that is a symptom of how the

public and everybody is feeling about the severity of this issue. historically, i have worked in scotla nd historically, i have worked in scotland on the issue, but this event took me more so to london, to new york, to the west coast of america, and the more you get a look at the scene in the global trends of this issue, it is really getting worse. there is mass awareness now, and we have raised a good amount of money, but it could just encourage us money, but it could just encourage us to hit a good amount of money, but it could just encourage us to hit the pause button on this train —— trends, and start trying to reverse them. a real pleasure to speak to you. i hope you get a nice shower, a bacon butty, and may be a nice sleep tonight in the world. thank you. 100%. thanks nice sleep tonight in the world. thank you. 10096. thanks so much. thank you. 10096. thanks so much. thank you.

hello. stormy times ahead. widespread gales and stormy rain. lots of isobars driving the stormy winds. that squeeze of low pressure. also rain into scotland and northern ireland. england and wales with showers drifting eastwards as well, and south—east through the afternoon. the wind gusting up to 60 mph over the irish sea coast, and peeking potentially at 80 mph as the small band of showers dives through overnight. by monday, we start to see high—pressure moving in to the west.