criticising jeremy corbyn, saying there's no hope, of winning the election. it's dire for labour. it's dire. it's a combination of corbyn and brexit. shadow health secretaryjon ashworth apologises, insisting his words were just "banter." borisjohnson tries to drive his brexit message home, a day after he was accused of not caring for nhs patients. with just two days to go, we'll be assessing how damaging today's revelations are for labour. also tonight... in new zealand, six people are now confirmed dead after yesterday's volcanic eruption. among the injured are two british women. i can only imagine what it was like for the people that

were there at the time and had nowhere to go. it's an absolutely terrible experience for them. aung san suu kyi defends her country, myanmar, at the international court ofjustice over charges of genocide against rohingya muslims. more alarming news on climate change as scientists say greenland is losing ice seven times faster than in the 1990s. difficult angle. he's scored! and in football, liverpool qualify for the last 16 of the champions league with victory over salzburg. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news — mo salah scores a sensational goal as defending champions liverpool beat salzburg to reach the last 16 of the champions league.

good evening. the labour party was forced onto the defensive today after damning comments by the shadow health secretary. it was revealed he'd been secretly recorded criticising jeremy corbyn‘s leadership, saying the party had no chance of winning the election. in the phone call, jonathan ashworth said labour's prospects were dire and that voters couldn't stand mr corbyn. mr ashworth has since apologised for the comments, insisting he was just "joshing" about. with just two days to go before the general election, the leak is an unwelcome distraction for labour. our political editor, laura kuenssberg, has the latest. chanting: 0h, jeremy corbyn! those nails might be nibbled down to the quick by friday. this election matters so much in so many ways. the crowd in the cold in lancashire tried to keep warm with a song. but it's hope, not confidence, here. i'm just hoping it's a miracle

and that people are wrong and that labour people get out and vote. the tories are just not taking care of business. they are not taking care of the people of this country. a miracle will happen, yeah, and boris johnson will get his just deserts. eventually, the leader emerged. cheering. chanting: 0h, jeremy corbyn! don't get tired, get invigorated by the rain. get invigorated by the cold. get brisk in your walking, but also knock on all those doors and on friday you'll have an early christmas present. thank you very much. except even in his home crowd, questions chase him. mr corbyn, can i ask you about jon ashworth's comments? do you agree with jon ashworth's comments that you can't win, mr corbyn? one of his allies, jon ashworth, the shadow health secretary, was recorded by a tory friend suggesting labour can't win, and that mr corbyn could be a security risk in government.

the conversation was leaked to a tory supporting website. i was having a bit of banter... later, awkwardly, he tried to laugh it off. you said more than once to him, the situation for labour is dire. i know, because he's also saying, "0h, jeremy corbyn‘s going to win." so it's a bit ofjoshing around. and he's leaked it. i can't believe it. did his boss really think it was just a bit of fun? i've had a chat withjon ashworth. he called me straight away. he's out there campaigning for a labour government. he's out there defending our national health service, and jon has my full support, and i'm cool with jon. we get along great. after all this, labour seems right now only likely to square the circle if they had the snp's support to put together a government.

in exchange, she'd say, for another vote on scottish independence. and they share a target. if scotland votes snp we can make sure we lock boris johnson out of government. we can find an escape route from the mess of brexit and, crucially, we can put scotland's future into scotland's hands. even if the lib dems' initial burst of enthusiasm hasn't become a surge, every vote in the west country or elsewhere could make a difference. we recognise that this is a fight for the soul of our country. are we open or closed? are we generous or selfish? do we reach out and work with others or do we pull up the drawbridge? we can stop brexit, and we can build a brighter future. thank you very much. cheering. boris johnson, though, is determined to blast through the other parties trying to block his path to a majority. subtle, he's not.

nor was his dig at labour's embarrassment today, speaking at a factory owned by a tory donor. the other very relevant point that mr ashworth made was that jeremy corbyn wants to block brexit. and moreover, was his closing message to the country the same as on day one. we've only got 48 hours to get this thing done. i want you now to reflect on the gravity of the choice we have before us. i've never known a moment when the choice before us was so clear and so stark. even the tories‘ bus, though, tonight faced its own obstacles, with climate protesters gluing themselves to the vehicle. by their own admission, the conservatives are not yet home and dry. and we can speak to laura in westminster now. what effect if any, do you think, this controversy today will have on labour? it does certainly matter, not just for the toe

labour? it does certainly matter, notjust for the toe curling and squirming ofjon ashworth who had to front up to what happened. he was obviously furious his so—called friend had made the conversation public. it matters because it reminds voters who have not made their minds up, not all of them yet, about the doubts inside the labour party about jeremy corbyn‘s leadership. those doubts have been there all along since he became labour leader. notwithstanding the fa ct labour leader. notwithstanding the fact he has plenty of die—hard supporters in the labour party as well. it puts that seed of doubt right back at the front of voters' mines. that said, a lot of people have already voted, may be particularly because this is a winter election, a lot of people have already cast their vote by post and there are a lot of factors in this campaign that are hard to get to. they are in the undergrowth, if you like, either particular issues in individual constituencies or campaigns happening online perhaps not affiliated to any of the big political parties. but when it comes

to the polling, which we should a lwa ys to the polling, which we should always treat very carefully, there isa always treat very carefully, there is a clear and distinct pattern. another major poll tonight suggested the tories are far out in front, but not secure, not at all sure of actually being able to get a majority in government. and that is why with all this uncertainty, for the hours that are left in the campaign, it's heads down and tin hats on for every single party involved. laura kuenssberg at westminster, thank you. the shipping industry is preparing to bring in new checks on goods leaving mainland britain heading to northern ireland. now, this is despite the fact that the prime minister has repeatedly denied during the election campaign that there will be any such checks. our economics editor, faisal islam, has more. the ferries and container ships traversing the irish sea today loom large in this election. in particular on the central claims of getting brexit done by january and implemented by december next year, and that the deal on the table involves no checks on trade

within the united kingdom between great britain and northern ireland in particular. there will be no checks on goods going from gb to ni orfrom ni to gb. another leaked memo from officials circulating whitehall last week and seen by the bbc yesterday has cast doubt on both these claims. this internal memo from officials clearly lists "delivering facilities for high levels of checks and controls" as one of "a number of challenges" for delivering the brexit deal in northern ireland by the end of next year. and further, that such checks involve "security, social and economic impacts." and last night, the irish government felt the need to clarify the election claims of no checks. the eu has made it clear they want to minimise the impact of checks on goods coming from gb into northern ireland, but at the same time goods coming from great britain into northern ireland will need to have some checks. it's notjust about the odd check.

these leaked documents refer to high levels of checks and controls. that requires new facilities, border inspections posts. the question is exactly where they will be and whether it's even possible to do them by the end of 2020. there are several freight crossings between great britain and northern ireland that currently require no paperwork or checks. i've been told that freight shipping and port authorities are making plans to make these new checks in great britain on exit. plans discussed recently to deal with checks include diverting freight through liverpool or stranraer and setting up mobile pop—up laboratories to test exports at smaller ports. right now we're looking at new administration procedures, new it and potentially port infrastructure. and 12 months is probably a real stretch at the moment. we probably need longer to prepare for this. the pm points to the already limited checks, for example on livestock imported into larne in northern ireland from scotland.

his argument is that only goods destined for the republic of ireland, and so the eu single market, will need to be checked. but the industry is rather bewildered that when it wants clarity on investing in new infrastructure for checks, the pm has denied during the campaign they will even be needed, raising high scepticism about the pm's self—imposed brexit deadline of the end of next year. faisal islam, bbc news in birkenhead. the green party says it will scrap student tuition fees and write off debts for graduates who paid £9,000 a year. speaking at an event in central london, the party's deputy leader, amelia womack, said education is a public good that should be free for life, and she called the current fee system in england "eye—watering". the brexit party leader, nigel farage, has urged brexit supporters to "vote tactically" in certain seats. speaking at his final news conference before polling day, he called on traditional labour

supporters to vote for the brexit party in constituencies he claims the conservatives are unlikely to win. he says borisjohnson‘s so—called "oven—ready" brexit deal, would leave britain with "years of indigestion". well, the debates over funding for the nhs and its long term future have seen some of the most intense exchanges between the main parties in the election campaign. so what are the critical, underlying issues the health service is grappling with? our health editor, hugh pym, takes a look at some of the challenges. 70th birthday celebrations for the nhs last year reflecting its status asa nhs last year reflecting its status as a much loved institution. no wonder it's always at the heart of an election campaign. this time even more so. an election campaign. this time even more so. the front line of the nhs is under immense stress with longer waits for patients and a fierce debate about now needed. so what's the background to all this? first of all, let's look at health

spending after inflation in england going back to 1979. the conservatives under margaret thatcher and john major raised it on average more than 3% per year. then, under new labour, average annual increases were around 6%. but from 2010 — first under the coalition government and then under the conservatives — it was below 2%. the conservative government has already promised more than 3% until 2024, with labour's campaign pledge above that, and the lib dems in between. hospital bed numbers in england have fallen steadily under successive governments, from around 300,000 in the late 1980s. in the last financial year there were fewer than 150,000. this partly reflects more patients being looked after in the community and fewer overnight stays for surgery. but the question is, has it gone too far? we are seeing the highest ever a&e attendances and we are seeing the longest wait for treatment, but this hasn't come overnight. this has built up over a period of time and what we are seeing

is demand outstripping supply, so there isn't the money or the workforce to actually treat people. a key indicator is a&e performance. 83.6% of patients were treated or assessed in four hours in england in 0ctober, assessed in four hours in england in october, the lowest ever. in scotland, where it is snp run, the figure was 86%. in wales, run by labour, it was lower at 75.3%. in northern ireland, where the assembly has been suspended, just 65.3% were seen has been suspended, just 65.3% were seen 01’ assessed has been suspended, just 65.3% were seen or assessed in september, way below the target. the debate is mainly around england. staffing is a challenge with more than one in eight nursing posts in england not filled. the parties have promised more doctors and nurses but training them takes time. there are deep

problems to resolve for whoever moves into downing street. hugh pym, bbc news. six people are now known to have died in new zealand after yesterday's volcanic eruption, with eight people still missing, presumed dead. in all, 30 were injured and are being treated in hospitalfor severe burns — among them, two british women. dozens of people were out exploring white island, when its volcano, the most active in new zealand, erupted. 0ur correspondent, shaimaa khalil, is in the nearby town of whakatane and joins us live now. shaimaa. we just heard from the chief coroner who said the postmortem process is starting today to identify those who have been confirmed dead. we also heard from the police who say they are still assessing the situation on the island and so far they haven't been able to get close. they say recovering the bodies of eight people still on the island is the priority but they are still waiting to see if it is safe. but it's a

waiting game for what has become a complicated recovery process. it looks like the surface of another planet. this is white island hours after its devastating eruption. it's dangerous for this rescue helicopter, and for those still looking for survivors. officials have said there is a 50% chance of another volcanic blast in the next 2a hours. eight bodies remain buried on this ash covered rock. one of the paramedics who originally helped move the injured to safety described the scene. it was quite a, um... it was quite an experience. it was like, i've seen the chernobyl miniseries and there was just... everything was blanketed in ash. there was quite a... there was quite an overwhelming feeling. mary scully lives close to the whakatane harbour. she's been on a trip to the volcano and white island with a local guide, who is also a family friend.

hayden marshall—inman was on the island when the volcano erupted. he died of his injuries. he's a lovely guy, hayden. we've known hayden since he was primary school age. going through the swimming club and soccer and all the things kids do. he's the same age as our son. mary says her community did not see the island as a threat. you've got masks, you've got your helmets, glasses. you are well kitted out. there's a lot of safety things beforehand. i suppose the fact it hasn't erupted before, we've got a bit... we just take it for granted. health officials say those who are being treated in hospitals across the country have suffered severe burns. two british women are among the wounded. new zealand's prime minister, jacinda ardern, visited some of the injured in hospital and thanked those members

of the emergency services who were first to respond. for years, thousands of tourists have been coming here, getting on these boats to reach the scenic white island, but after this disaster there are already questions about weather warnings of volcanic activity are being taken seriously and whether people's safety is being compromised. new zealand police have launched an investigation to look into the circumstances of the deaths and injuries on white island. an active volcano that has long been a tourist attraction, but has now turned into a site of utter devastation. shaimaa khalil, bbc news, whakatane. the international court ofjustice at the hague, has been hearing claims of how myanmar carried out a systematic campaign of genocide, including mass murder, rape and torture, against its minority muslim rohingya population. myanmar‘s de—facto leader, aung san suu kyi, once regarded as a champion of human rights, turned up in court, and is expected to defend her country.

it was two years ago when around 700,000 rohingya muslims, were driven from myanmar, during a brutal army crackdown against people the military said were extremists. thousands were killed. 0ur myanmar correspondent nick beake reports now, from the hague. they used to think aung san suu kyi was the epitome ofjustice. not any more. today, they demanded her arrest. a one—time human rights icon now standing up foran army accused of genocide. good morning, ms suu kyi, are you defending the indefensible? the nobel peace prize laureate took her seat at the un's top court and listened to accounts of the brutality the rohingya refugees had suffered in her country. i could smell the stench of genocide from across the border in myanmar. stories of helplessness in the face

of mass killings, of mass rape and mass torture and of children being burned alive in the sanctuary of their homes and places of worship. nearly 750,000 rohingya muslims fled the myanmar army's so—called clearance operation in 2017 after attacks on security posts. myanmar argued its responsible is legitimate in the face of a dangerous terror threat and few in the buddhist majority country had sympathy for muslims, widely regarded as illegal immigrants. so to this day they languish in the world's biggest refugee camp. their stories as harrowing as ever. rojina begum explains how the myanmar military snatched her baby and threw him in a fire.

that her parents and most of her siblings were shot dead. that she was raped by four soldiers. she explains that everyone with her in this photo was killed. "aung san suu kyi is lying in front of the world that the military didn't do anything." aung san suu kyi didn't have to come to the hague today. she didn't have to sit and listen to the sickening allegations made against her country. she chose to. and tomorrow she will personally defend the country from the charge of genocide. she'll say it simply didn't happen. it's seen as a patriotic defence by most of myanmar, including her supporters who'd come to court today. but it's a strategy that could destroy any remnants of her global reputation. nick beake, bbc news, the hague. a gp from east london who tricked his patients into having

intimate and invasive examinations, has been found guilty of several counts of sexual assault. manish shah used his position as a trusted doctor, to persuade six female patients that they should undergo unnecessary smear and breast examinations. last year he was convicted of sexually assaulting another 17 women, between 2009 and 2013, at his surgery in romford. 0ur correspondent chi chi izundu has more. described as a well liked, respected and trusted gp, but the prosecution said manish shah took advantage of that description for his own sexual gratification. 0ne victim was 17. on a number of patients he carried out vaginal and breast examinations when there was no reason to, breaching medical guidelines. he just duped so many people. you know, he used our weaknesses, our fears, and just took complete advantage. but not one time did i actually

think that he was doing anything untoward. the court was also told he'd mentioned celebrities like jade goody who'd died with cervical cancer is the reason to have the smear test, or angelina jolie who'd undergone a preventative double mastectomy as a reason to have a breast examination. he'd also falsely written in their medical notes that patients had asked for the examinations when they hadn't. before our appointment i'd just be thinking, he'll probably do an internal... 0ne former patient who wasn't part of the trial alleged she'd had similar experiences. he's a doctor and you trust them and your gut instinct tells you something is not right, but you can't put your finger on it and you can't go accusing a doctor. dr shah worked at this east london practice. one of his patients reported him to the practice management in 2013. the police were called in and he was suspended. an nhs spokesperson said sympathies

were extended to the victims and anyone concerned was urged to contact their helpline. police sources indicate this is one of the biggest cases of its kind involving one doctor. and it does raise questions about the oversight of gp practices. 0ne lawyer has told the bbc he intends to start civil legal action, seeking compensation on behalf of some former patients. it seems astonishing to my clients that he was able to behave this way for so many years without anyone raising questions. we know he was in practice for a number of years, but these assaults continued over a number of years, and therefore, they have to answer that question as to why questions were not raised internally. his clients weren't involved in this case for a previous in this case or a previous case involving 17 other women, which couldn't be reported at the time. dr shah will be sentenced in february. chi chi izundu, bbc news, at the old bailey. the government has confirmed cases of bird flu at a chicken farm in suffolk.

all 27,000 birds at the commercial property will be culled after a number were found to have the h5 strain of avian flu. a one—kilometre exclusion zone has been set up around the farm but public health england has said the risk to public health is very low. for only the fourth time in the history of the united states, articles of impeachment have been drafted against a president. democratic leaders in the house of representatives, have filed two charges against president trump, accusing him of high crimes and misdemeanours. there will now be a vote on the floor of the house, which could result in a trial in the senate for mr trump, in january and potentially his removalfrom office. the president says he's the victim of a witch hunt. 0ur north america editorjon sopel is at the white house for us. some up the significance of this moment. it is a historic moment. i think it is a sombre moment for american politics, and although it

was expected they would move to impeach the president, somehow seeing the impeachment, and the details that donald trump is impeached for high crimes and misdemeanours brings home the gravity of what is being considered. it is in the light that the democrats' tone is very much more in sorrow than in anger. the republicans come on the other hand, are more in anger than in sorrow because they see this as a political hit job, because they see this as a political hitjob, an because they see this as a political hit job, an attempt because they see this as a political hitjob, an attempt to bring down a president who was duly elected in 2016. so what happens next is that i think next week there will be a vote on these articles of impeachment in the lower house, house of representatives, and if that gets passed then over christmas the articles of impeachment will go to the senate and then there is a trial in the senate in the new year and the big thing that republicans have got to decide is, do they want this to go quietly? they have the votes, is not going to be removed from office. do they wanted to go quietly or do they want drama? it seems like donald trump wants a show. he wants

to put the whistle—blower on the stand, other people understand, because he believes that there is political advantage to be had. the language today is all of constitutional niceties but don't be gold, there are raw political calculations being made as well about who gains and who loses. jon sopel about who gains and who loses. jon sopel, live at the white house, thank you. let's take a look at some of the day's other top stories. new figures show the economy has suffered its worst three months for more than a decade. the office for national statistics, says output failed to grow once again in october. there was more activity in the services sector, but output fell in construction and manufacturing. the pub chain, wetherspoons, has announced expansion plans, creating around 10,000 jobs. £200 million of investment will go into new pubs and hotels in smaller towns and cities. a veteran of the falklands war, who was forced to leave the royal navy because of his sexuality, is to have his service medal returned. joe 0rasalice said

it was confiscated after he revealed his bisexuality in 1993. the ministry of defence has apologised for his treatment. # it must have been love # but it's over now # it must have been good marie fredriksson — from the swedish pop duo roxette — has died at the age of 61. she was diagnosed with a brain tumour 17 years ago. roxette sold more than 80 million albums worldwide, with marie fredriksson providing vocals for some of the group's biggest hits. a team of scientists has revealed the alarming rate that greenland is losing ice — seven times faster than in the 1990s. the 96 polar scientists say the situation is dire enough to push global sea levels up and put more people at risk due to coastal flooding. 0ur science editor, david shukman, is in madrid for a un conference on climate change, and he's sent us this report. as the world heats up,

the great ice sheet covering greenland is under threat. huge blocks of ice have always broken off in the summertime, but this process is accelerating. i've seen for myself how melting ice is sending massive torrents of water to the ocean. more and more of the ice is falling as temperatures rise. more and more of the ice is thawing as temperatures rise. now a major new study using data from satellites has calculated how much of greenland's ice has disappeared. the areas marked in red are where melting has been most extreme, and the scientist who did the research was shocked. it's quite depressing, really. um... the ice sheets have been heated by, in greenland's case, by the oceans and the atmosphere for several decades and it's got to the state that we're in today. it's going to get worse, not better, and it's going to continue for decades.

what's happening in greenland has implications right around the world. since 1992, 3.8 trillion tonnes of ice have melted from it and ended up in the oceans. that has raised their height by 10.6 millimetres, which doesn't sound much but for every extra centimetre of sea level, up to 6 million more people are put at risk of flooding — and more melting will make things worse. siren. a warning siren on a winter night six years ago as the coast of lincolnshire was flooded. imagine how much worse it could be with an even higher sea level. welcome to the ceremonial opening... all this is being discussed here in madrid at the un climate conference. countries are arguing over how to stop heating up the planet. amid all the delegates, a leading scientist tells me there is still time to reduce the gases that are causing the melting. if you cut emissions significantly, you really can limit the impacts from sea level rise.