alex forsyth, bbc news.rned not bought;. it comes amid growing concerns about how social media channels are being used to influence elections. our media editor amol rajan has this assessment of how the fight for voters‘ attention is increasingly being waged online. recognise any of these? in the coming weeks brace yourself for a further onslaught of adverts in your social media feed. elections used to be all about the ground and air war, leaflets through the letterbox or party political broadcasts. today there is a third front, the cyber war, and this digital blitzkrieg is the most complex and controversial of the lot. data from the electoral commission shows the proportion of campaign money going to digital advertising is growing fast. the issue isn‘tjust political parties, it‘s anyone with a political message to sell. there‘s potential for a lot more money to be spent here. we don‘t know necessarily who is spending this, what the content of this advertising is, that‘s a big problem for us in terms of worki

alex forsyth, bbc news, birmingham. much more about brexit on the bbc news website.velopments around a lot. catalan separatist leaders have called on the spanish government to start independence talks after days of violence on the streets of barcelona. more protests are taking place now, the 6th day of demonstrations to follow the jailing of some separatist leaders by spain's supreme court. guy hedgecoe reports from barcelona. i'm at the plateau which is a central square year in barcelona, dozens central square year in barcelona, d oze ns of central square year in barcelona, dozens of people have been gathering this area for the last couple of hours. and the roads next to me leads down to the headquarters of the spanish national police which has been very much a focus of demonstrations over the last week or so. demonstrations over the last week or so. as you can see there is a very heavy police presence here guarding it, stopping demonstrators from going down that road to the national police headquarters. so far, things have been relatively peaceful. there have been

alex forsyth, bbc news, buxton. let's get a final word from john.ppens tomorrow with any kind of confidence is a mug's game. it could be very close. borisjohnson mug's game. it could be very close. boris johnson can say mug's game. it could be very close. borisjohnson can say he is optimistic if he likes, that's his style, but to me, that looks like show. at downing street there is a nervousness below the surface, nervousness below the surface, nervousness in particular that they could be forced, borisjohnson could be forced, to seek another brexit extension for as long as it takes to get brexit finally approved. that's written into law and agreed notjust by westminster but the european parliament too. that could take bra kes parliament too. that could take brakes beyond 0ctober parliament too. that could take brakes beyond october the 31st and fourth boris johnson brakes beyond october the 31st and fourth borisjohnson to break his word —— it could take brexit beyond 0ctober word —— it could take brexit beyond october the 31st. there is a cross part

alex forsyth, bbc news, worcester.t from westminster, where mps have decided that britain should go to the polls on december 12th, the first december election for nearly a century. by by the way, if you technical niggles during tonight's programme, apologies for those, we will be back tomorrow. more on the bbc news channel, but now on bbc one time for the news where you are. have a good night. hello and welcome to sportsday... hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm gavin ramjaun.

alex forsyth, bbc news, worcester. that's all for now from westminster.eeta for the rest of the day's news. many thanks, sophie. fewer people would have died in the grenfell tower fire had the london fire brigade acted differently. that's according to a report into the 2017 tragedy in which 72 people died. the document — sections of which have been seen by the bbc — is due to be published officially tomorrow. this first phase of the inquiry focuses on what happened on the night, and it strongly criticises what it calls "serious shortcomings" and systemic failures in the service's response. here's our special correspondent lucy manning, and a warning, some viewers might find parts of her report upsetting. this for the bereaved, it never gets easier. white mite who was to blame? how did 72 people die in their homes —— who was to blame? firefighters were brave that night, risking their lives, but the fire brigade failures were many. the blaze was like one never seen, but institutional failure, completely inadequate planning and communication problems left pe

alex forsyth, bbc news, buxton. 0ur political editor, laura kuessnberg, joins me now.other. the numbers, as you say, incredibly tight. how does it stand tonight? it seems to stand at around 50—50, maybe 48—52. talking to mps today, and as we were hearing from john, it is extremely tight. it would be foolish here tonight to make a guess on which way it will go. what we do however know might happen is, rather than the prime minister only be able to have a vote which is a thumbs up or down to his deal, there is, guess what, an attempt by some mps to bring in what they see as an insurance policy which could mean another delay in case this deal falls through in the next couple of weeks. that is potentially being put forward as an amendment tomorrow, so mps will have amendment tomorrow, so mps will have a chance to vote on it, and without going into all the potential machinations, it could mean that tomorrow turns notjust into mps giving an opinion on borisjohnson‘s deal but also wrangling again about a potential delay, may be making things more fussy, certainly making thing

alex forsyth, bbc news, buckinghamshire.s it from westminster, where mps have for the first time backed a brexit deal, but borisjohnson's timetable for passing the legislation has been rejected. all eyes are on brussels now, and what sort of brexit extension they may offer. newsnight is getting under way on bbc two, but now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a good night. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm sarah mulkerrins — your headlines tonight in need of a response. spurs cruise to a crucial win in the champions league, scoring 5 en route to it.

alex forsyth, bbc news, cheadle.made by borisjohnson? in a moment, we'll talk to our europe editor, katya adler, in brussels. but first, emma vardy, our ireland correspondent, is in stormont. emma, boris says stormont will have a say, but it's not even sitting at the moment? you're absolutely right, and overall, there's been a very pessimistic reaction to his plans from the irish government, and from any nationalist communities who wa nted any nationalist communities who wanted to see northern ireland remain much closer to the eu than these proposals allow. the idea of any new customs checks on goods crossing the irish land border was something that dublin wanted to com pletely something that dublin wanted to completely avoid. but crucially for borisjohnson, he completely avoid. but crucially for boris johnson, he appears completely avoid. but crucially for borisjohnson, he appears to have northern ireland's democratic unionist party on board with these plans. they hated the previous agreements that had been made by

alex forsyth, bbc news, birmingham.duced in the capital, santiago. we are on the line from maria inez. it is late into the night, what is going on? from my apartment all i can hear is some sirens, sounds from the police and people still protesting, despite the cu rfew. people still protesting, despite the curfew. everyone should be at home but not all of them are home. they are still protesting. it sounds like most people are still awake? yes, they. i do not think people are going to get to bed anytime soon. you are playing some videos and it showed people banging so spends. this is what we do here. -- banging saucepans. it means we are all fed up. it does not really matter what your political position, we really wa nt your political position, we really want the government to post a solution other than taking the military out to the street. it is very unusual, i would say, that protests of that song, like around 2011, when the same president was in charge and he was also sending police to the students. that was a very h

alex forsyth, bbc news, bucks.a kuenssberg. the country is divided, parliament is divided and it feels like it is ona is divided and it feels like it is on a knife edge and we should know in the next hour or two which were able to. that's right and let's remember what it is about tonight, after so long arguing about everything in this place this tonight is about whether or not borisjohnson tonight is about whether or not boris johnson can carry tonight is about whether or not borisjohnson can carry on trying to get his legal agreement that he made with brussels through the house of commons. for that to happen and for us commons. for that to happen and for us to leave, that international treaty has to be turned into uk law and he would desperately love to be able to do that in the next ten days and if it goes exactly his way, he can leave the european union in ten days' time with a deal but he is very well aware, and everybody is as well that he has an enormous fight on his hands, and if he loses at stage one tonigh

alex forsyth, bbc news, birmingham. it from westminster. on the day that mps insisted on a further delay in the brexit process, but boris johnson insisting he is still intending brexit to happen on 31st october. so from all of the bbc team at westminster, thanks for watching and good night. good evening. many of us have been playing the weather lottery today. some have seen blue skies and sunshine, some isolated showers like this weather watcher pictures sent in from london but for others it has been grey, wet and dismal. on the scottish borders we have some flood alerts out due to the intensity of the rainfall that has been stubbornly sitting across the scottish borders for much of the day and north—east england. scattered showers further west, some have moved inland as we have gone through the afternoon. behind that weather front, these strong winds driving showers overnight but that weather front weakens and eases through into the north sea. they are a skies overnight. light winds and temperatures in sheltered rural

alex forsyth, bbc news. and the views really do vary across the country.rom glasgow on the snp‘s view on today‘s vote. they still hope, somehow, that they might be able to prevent brexit from happening, whether that‘s via a second referendum which they also support after a general election, because this is the country remember, where there is less pressure to say we have to deliver the results of the referendum because the referendum here was 62% of the country saying they wanted to remain in the eu. other than elements in scotland as well. you have been talking about whether the premonitions going to send this letter he is referred to by 11pm tonight. if he does not, he will be in court in edinburgh. the dup say the deal provided by dorisjohnson provides a find a mental threat to unionism in northern ireland. it was notjust the unionism in northern ireland. it was not just the dup who voted to delay brexit today. the independent unionist mp saw —— supported the letwin amendment for some the dup say delay will allow further time to scrutinise the deal, but

and it's in an area that voted to leave the eu in the referendum. 0ur political correspondent alex forsyths, an election campaign likely dominated by brexit. in fact, for some parties thatis by brexit. in fact, for some parties that is part of the strategy. the tories are targeting leaves voters in labourareas, tories are targeting leaves voters in labour areas, where many feel their brexit vote has been overlooked. i want it to go back to britain being britain, that is it, if there is nobody to tell me they will do that, i'm not interested. in west bromwich west, 0ldbury, is one such place. here, more than two thirds of people voted to leave the eu, and there is frustration it has not happened. ijust wanted to be over with, i want us to be out. that is what borisjohnson wants to tap into, butjeremy corbyn will be fighting hard to hold these seats. mike, who has run his own businesses for years, is seeking a clear message. labour have done themselves no favours, keep changing their position so many times, whereas, the conservatives, they have said they wa nt to conservatives, they have sai

our political correspondent, alex forsyth spent the day with voters in birmingham.moseley rugby club this morning, people were certainly poised for a big result. the country on tenterhooks, many hoping for a decisive outcome. but while the sport was settled, the wrangling in westminster goes on. as does, for some, the frustration. it's not about whether we're going to leave or not. it's shall we have a deal that they won't vote for, therefore we'll have no brexit, but it's not our fault, therefore we'll have to have an election, and then they'll say, well, you didn't back us up, so you shouldn't vote for them. it's childish politics, and they‘ re playing with people's economic futures. in birmingham city centre, despite diwali celebrations, there was a weariness at the brexit state of play. itjust seems that itjust keeps going round and round without getting anywhere. the economy is stagnant, because of brexit. because of the delay. that view is just what boris johnson had hoped might convince mps to back his deal, the desire among some to get it done. come on, mosl

let's pose there, alex forsyth is asking a question. hello, alex.d referendum before a general election, can you be clear, if a brexit extension is secured, will you immediately commit to an election, not a referendum? when might that be? could that be in the days immediately after october the 19th? thank you, alex. rebecca howard, itv. right. we are regional news. should the americans waive the diplomatic immunity for the woman in the harry dunn case? and caitlin from pa? good morning. with extinction rebellion protests in london again, what would you do if you were prime minister? would you let them keep their sites active, or would you give their demands? sorry? would you meet the demands of extension rebellion? thank you for the questions. the second referendum is what we propose under a labour government when it has been elected, which would be, as i have said, not a choice between a no deal cliff edge, but between an intelligent arrangement with the european union and remain. so people would have a choice. as i said, it was boris johnson and m

our political correspondent alex forsyth has been to worcester — a narrow conservative marginal — which be brexit day, but with that idea laid to rest, westminster could now turn to the country, asking people to unpick the tangle that politicians can't. at saint peter's garden centre on the edge of worcester, the director is resigned to a possible election to try to break the logjam but fears it could mean continued uncertainty. i think it's probably necessary so that whoever is in control can actually have a commanding authority. i definitely don't want it to go on for any longer than is absolutely necessary, because it's so frustrating from a business perspective. many people are now craving some sort of brexit resolution. while some hope an election might help, others are disillusioned. no matter who gets in, they decided a long time ago that they didn't want brexit, and i've never not voted, but i'm not voting for any of them. what we need more than a general election is a people's vote on brexit. i think a general election at the moment is a distraction. that's the warning from mps

alex forsyth, bbc news, birmingham. now on bbc news — the travel show.elcome to the travel show, with me, lucy hedges, coming to you from the jungle in northern rwanda, where i am hoping to catch a glimpse of one of the world's most majestic creatures. rwanda, despite its diverse wildlife and natural beauty, has for decades been an unlikely tourist destination. 25 years ago, the genocide here grabbed international headlines. over 800,000 people were killed in inter—ethnic violence injust 100 days. but a quarter of a century on, and rwanda has become one of africa's bucket list destinations. and its biggest draw, the furry, curious cousin to us humans, the mountain gorilla. so i have been promised a chance of a date with a silverback gorilla... ifeel like i should help them push. ..that is, if i ever make it up the mountain. oh my god, be careful! yeah, yeah, yeah! i am standing here at the foothills of rwanda's volcanoes national park, which is the home and sanctuary of 20 troops of gorilla. it is very exciting, off we go. the park is part of the larger