hello this is bbc newsroom live.ection, but say a bidding war has already begun. motherca re announces plans to put its uk retail business into administration, putting around 2,500 jobs at risk. mps will elect a new speaker of the house of commons today, following the retirement ofjohn bercow. millions of people in the indian capital delhi are urged to stay indoors, to avoid the toxic "eye—burning" smog that‘s covered the city. sport now, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. good morning. lewis hamilton says he‘s struggling to comprehend his achievement after securing a sixth formula one world title at the united states grand prix. the mercedes driver finished second, behind team—mate valterri bottas. that was enough for a third straight title, a sixth in total — putting him just one behind michael schumacher‘s all—time record. max verstappen described it as phenomenal. charles leclerc called it incredible. what about the man himself? it has been, i think, the toughest championship that we have had to

welcome to bbc newsroom live. hope for thousands of staff affected by the collapse of british steel, with a chinese firm on the verge of signing a recue deal. british steel collapsed six months ago, and has been run by the government at a loss ever since, but china'sjingye group has now agreed a £70 million deal to buy the company. jingye is ranked 217th in scale among large enterprises in china, with assets of £41; billion — and plans to increase production at british steel from 2.5 million to 3 million tonnes a year — but they've warned some costs will be cut. james dunn has more. british steel has been feeling the heat for more than six months. since going into liquidation, it's been propped up by the government. so é you rescue so .e you rescue deals have already failed but there's new hope about the new offer from chinese firm jingye group. the new offer from chinese firm jingye group. what we would like to see as an investor likejingye group putting significant investment into british steel for the longer te

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story...leased. the former us ambassador to ukraine says the president's personal laywer tried to discredit her. these are pictures from santiago. anti—government protests are into their third straight week and show no sign of letting up. let's talk about facebook because after being contacted by the bbc it's removed an advert from a tax campaign group for breaking its rules on political advertising. the fair tax campaign has been running this ad with the message "could you afford an extra £214 each month?" it falsely claims that this is what labour's tax plans would mean for everyone. which is not true. this is in the context of the general election that's taking place in the uk on 12 december. here's our technology correspondent rory cellan—jones. we have been running this crowd sourced campaign for a couple of days asking people to send in screenshots of ads they're getting from the main parties as the election campaign gets under way and how they are targeted because only the people who re

hello — this is bbc newsroom live. to lead. labour says its committed to driving it out of the party. anti—lg bt equality teaching protests are permanently banned from outside anderton park primary school in birmingham. former conservative deputy leader michael heseltine urges voters to back independent mps or the liberal democrats to stop boris johnson's brexit. the un says countries will have to increase carbon—cutting ambitions five—fold if the world is to avoid dangerous levels of climate change. australian police say that missing british man aslan king has been found dead, three days after he disappeared while camping. sport now — and time for a full round up from the bbc sport centre. good morning. andy murray is not one of those sporting superstars who often speaks about his private life, but a new documentary has captured him at some of his most private moments. "andy murray: resurfacing" charts his two year fight back from a hip injury which threatened to end his career. and while it was a very tough time for

welcome to bbc newsroom live. the conservatives nor labour are offering "credible" spending plans ahead of the election — that's according to the institute for fiscal studies. the leading economic research group said that neither the convervatives or labour were being "honest" with voters. the institute's director said the conservatives were continuing to "pretend that tax rises will never be needed to secure decent public services". labour, he added, "pretends that huge increases in spending can be financed byjust big companies and the rich". ma nifestos manifestos are manifestos and governments do not tend to follow them with any precision. we know the conservatives over the last two electoral cycles have spent and borrowed a lot more than they said they would. i think that will happen again because they are suggesting no additional spending this time around, beyond what is already announced. labour has got an enormous manifesto, vast spending and tax increases, which probably cannot be delivered within a single

welcome to bbc newsroom live.ver who is accused over the deaths of 39 migrants in essex has admitted plotting to assist illegal immigration. maurice robinson appeared at the old bailey a short time ago. our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, is at the old bailey. tell us what happened 7 tell us what happened? this was a plea and trial preparation hearing in front of mrjustice id, and maurice robinson spoke first of all to confirm his name, date of birth and address in craigavon in northern ireland. he was asked to enter pleas to two of the charges that he faces. he pleaded guilty to a charge of assisting illegal immigration between may of last year and october this year. he also pleaded guilty to acquiring cash which had been obtained through criminal conduct. he was not, at this stage, asked to enter pleas to the 39 charges of manslaughter he faces. 31 male victims and eight female victims from vietnam are named in their charges, two of the victims were 15 yea rs charges, two of the victims were 15 year

welcome to bbc newsroom live. i'm joanna gosling.leged victim ofjeffrey epstein has appealed directly to prince andrew to "come forward" and give a statement to us investigators. the duke is facing renewed calls to tell the authorities about his friendship with epstein, a convicted sex offender. here's our los angeles correspondent, sophie long. this is the lawyer in los angeles representing five of jeffrey epstein‘s alleged victims. with her, a young woman who told reporters crammed into the small room that epstein raped her when she was 15. we were not hidden. it is upsetting to me to think that anyone who was closely associated withjeffrey epstein might argue that they didn't suspect that he might have been sexually abusing children. her attorney urged prince andrew to come to the united states and tell investigators everything he knows about the behaviour and activities of his former friend, jeffrey epstein. he described in his interview this weekend that jeffrey epstein's home was like a railway station. a lot of people coming i

welcome to bbc newsroom live. i'm annita mcveigh.age has called on the conservatives to form an election pact with his brexit party. ahead of the party's official general election launch this morning, mr farage said the two parties need to form an alliance, but refused to comment on speculation that his party would field fewer candidates to give borisjohnson a better chance of winning the election on december 12. meanwhile, the snp leader, nicola sturgeon has promised whoever wins the election will receive a formal request to allow scotland to hold another independence referendum. let's go live now to that brexit party launch, because nigel farage, as you can see, is beginning to speak... yet, more broken promises, and indeed, a breakdown of trust and faith, not just and indeed, a breakdown of trust and faith, notjust in politics, but in oui’ faith, notjust in politics, but in our entire democratic system in this country, and that is why i came out of political retirement to found the brexit party, because i thought something had gon

welcome to bbc newsroom live.johnson and jeremy corbyn have traded verbal blows over brexit in the first tv debate of the general election campaign. the prime minister said the labour leader is unclear about whether his party supports leaving or remaining in the eu — and mr corbyn said the nhs isn't safe in conservative hands. the two leaders also locked horns over trust and leadership, the future of scotland — and the royal family. the public response suggests that neither man emerged as an obvious winner. iain watson has this report. this election has produced a first. never before has a sitting prime minister taken on the leader of the opposition head—to—head in a debate with no other parties present. but the topics they debated were less surprising. it all began with brexit. are you going to campaign for leave or remain? i want to bring people together... applause. ..therefore there will be a referendum in which that decision will be made by the british people and our government will abide by that decision. bu

you're watching bbc newsroom live. it's 11.003m and these are the main stories this morning: a 27—year—old man, who cannot be named due to a court suppression order, has been found guilty of the murder of british backpacker grace millane in new zealand. her father spoke outside the city's high court after the verdict: grace was taken away from us in the most brutal fashion a year ago. and our lives and family have been ripped apart. the brexit party are unveiling their policies for the election at a launch event this morning. we'll be live at the event in central london. in wales, plaid cymru's leader is calling for a "green jobs revolution". we wa nt we want wales to be the cradle of the green industrial revolution just as we work for the original one 200 yea rs as we work for the original one 200 years ago. we have massive untapped potential. lam martin i am martin crops all come alive in norwich today where we will hear from constituents about the general election issues that matter that —— to them. tsb says payment

hello, this is bbc newsroom live.rse vacancies, the longest waiting times in history, the longest queues for a&e departments and very large numbers of people waiting for operations. the conservatives say they'll cut "immigration overall" to the uk after brexit if they win the election — but they won't give any targets we wa nt we want to introduce a new points—based system which is fair and equal to the entire world and that gives us control and once we got control we can then see emigration being reduced. —— immigration. warnings of further heavy downpours across south yorkshire and parts of the east midlands. yellow alerts are in place meaning floodwater could cause danger to life. meaning floodwater could back now to the general election and it's another busy day on the campaign trail. the labour party has announced a target for closing the gender pay gap injust over a decade. it says it will adopt policies to eliminate the difference in average hourly pay between men and women by 2030. meanwhile, the home secretar

hello, this is bbc newsroom live.. conservative politician jacob rees—mogg apologises for suggesting grenfell victims should have used "common sense" and ignored fire service guidance not to leave the burning tower block. diy tests could be almost as effective at identifying women at high risk of cervical cancer as traditional smear tests, according to new research. let‘s cross to the house of commons where the independent mp and former attorney general dominic grieve is asking an urgent question about the publication of the security committee‘s report on russian state interference in british elections — which the government has not yet published. that not yet published. is not him. he is expected to be that is not him. he is expected to be doing it. the commons dissolves that midnight tonight ahead of the period before the election on the 12th of december. if there is to be any prospect of that report being published it needs to get the go—ahead today. dominic grieve will be asking an urgent question on that and we w

welcome to bbc newsroom live. i'm annita mcveigh.other busy day today on the election trail as the main parties head out across the country to meet voters and give speeches. the economy is taking centre stage, and in the next few moments the shadow chancellor, john mcdonnell, is expected to promise an extra £150 billion for schools, hospitals and care homes at an event in liverpool. in the last hour the chancellor sajid javid gave a speech saying the uk economy has confounded expectations, with nine years of consecutive growth, rising wages and record employment. let's cross to liverpool now — norman smith is there for us. cheering so, a tale of two economies, norman. give us your take on whatjohn mcdonnell is going to be saying today. you join mcdonnell is going to be saying today. youjoin mejust mcdonnell is going to be saying today. you join me just as lucy powell stands, you can seejeremy corbyn and john mcdonnell, they will be announcing a big bonanza spending pledge from labour, more government spending that we have ever seen b

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom.on labour party over anti—semitism. meanwhile, the ruling conservative party is facing accusations of islamophobia. here are the main stories from the world service. 13 french soldiers died in mali when their helicopters collided as they hunted for islamist militants. forces on the ground were tracking a group of militants, and called for air reinforcements as an intense gun—fight broke out. on bbc africa. federal prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into whether pharmaceutical companies intentionally allowed opioid painkillers to flood communities. this according to the wall streetjournal. vivienne nunis is in new york. 6ive give us more detail on what these companies are alleged to have done. what prosecutors are investigating is whether these companies violated a law called the controlled su bsta nces a law called the controlled substances act. this is an act that requires companies all along the pharmacy and drug distribution chain to really monitor how controlled su bs

this is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom. 0ur lead story is... reversed decades of american policy by saying it no longer views israeli settlements in the occupied west bank as illegal. the leaders of the uk's three main parties all took to the same stage today, albeit at different times. they attended the annual conference of the cbi — that's the confederation of british industry. it's a big lobby group for everything from small businesses right up to ftse 100 companies. and it's worried about the state of british politics. here's the cbi's director—general. i believe we are facing a danger that could get in the way of a bright future, and it takes the form of extreme ideology, and we see it on both sides of the political divide. let's deal with the right—wing first. carolyn fairbairn says she's worried about those pushing forfor a no—deal brexit. here she is on that. for some of the right, this preference for no deal is driven by an obsession for something much bigger than this, and that is the wholescale deregulation of the uk economy, and i w

this is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom.nt clashes in hong kong between police and students at a university campus. after months of unrest there's no sign of either side backing down. these are live pictures from chile's capital santiago where protests are in their fourth week. people have been demonstrating against the increased cost of living in protests which have sometimes been violent have left at least 18 people dead. notjust in santiago either. in other cities as well. denmark has begun random checks on its border with sweden after a string of bombings and shootings in the copenhagen area that police believe were carried out by swedish crime gangs. the checks affect trains and vehcles entering denmark at ports and also traffic entering on a main road bridge between the two countries. lots of people are watching this footage, a head on collision involving two trains in southern india caught on cctv. miraculously nobody died, although 16 people were injured. the incident was caused by a signal fault. it took eight hours

welcome to bbc newsroom live.labour party says there has been a "sophisticated and la rge—scale cyber—attack" on its digital platforms. the party said the attack had "failed" because of their "robust security systems" and that no data had been taken. in a statement, the party said... "our security procedures have slowed down some of our campaign activities, but these were restored this morning and we are back up to full speed. we have reported the matter to the national cyber security centre. labour is out campaigning hard both on and offline for a labour government that will bring the real change our country needs. " our digital election reporter joe tidy, who's looking at how digital and social media platforms are being used during the campaign, joins me. we had a flavour there of the statement that's been put out by the labour party so what do you know about this? we know very little but we can glean from what they have told us what may have happened here. we had some more details through which i can read to yo

welcome to bbc newsroom live.torrential downpours flooded the streets. it's caused major disruptions to roads and rail services. here are some dramatic aerial pictures of sheffield and the meadowhall shopping mall. dozens of people were forced to spend the night in the mall after the streets were flooded. it is surrounded by water. it is as ifa giant it is surrounded by water. it is as if a giant moat has been established around the shopping centre. flooding can coal —— pose a major threat to life. it is no wonder police were encouraging people to stay indoors and not travel unless absolutely necessary. you can get a sense of scale from these pictures. try and imagine now you are down on the ground, wading through that water. tha nkfully ground, wading through that water. thankfully the rain has stopped. it will take some time for the flooding to recede. the rain, the ground had been saturated anyway with three months worth of rain over the first two months of the autumn. we have just gone on november and some par

bbc newsroom live is coming up next. goodbye. hello there. on the bbc weather website. the focus of the rain today has been fought northern parts of england, south—west scotland and it is gradually working towards the west. through this afternoon, there will be some good spells of sunshine in northern ireland, scotland, northern england, a couple of showers particularly in eastern areas and some brightness as well in the west, south—west england and parts of wales put cloudier in central and eastern england with the rain coming in. a prisk north north—easterly breeze which will help keep things feeling cooler —— brisk. the wind eases overnight, rain moving west, temperatures not falling as far as we have seen recently. moving into the weekend, the wind will ease but it will remain cool with a fair amount of cloud around as well and we will see some outbreaks of rain as well. goodbye. you're watching bbc newsroom live. it's 11:00am and these are the main stories this morning: bringing the uk up to speed, labour promise to deliver free ultra—fas

bbc newsroom live is coming up next. thank you for your company today. have a good day. hello.r front that's pivoting as we move through the day. eastern areas it's working a little bit further north, in the south and west it's going south. as we go through the afternoon further outbreaks of heavy rain for the midlands, it will be drier and brighter but the risk of a few short showers in the south—east and some sunny spells for the north but also some sharp and potentially wintry showers over high ground, feeling cool across the board particularly when you add in the brisk north north—easterly breeze. as we go through this evening and overnight at the rain still with us, gradually working further north and east, feeding through four parts of wales and the south—west, tending to fade away as the day wears on. where we have clear spells on the far north that allows the temperatures to dip away but fairly cloudy further south, that will help temperatures from falling. moving into tomorrow, england and wales have a cloudy day which a the best of the brightness in the north west. yo

bbc newsroom live is coming up next. see you soon. good morning.showers, longer spells of rain drifting their way southwards as we had through the afternoon into central and southern england and a little bit of rain for some of the flood stricken areas to the week. some strong gusts of wind is particularly in north wales, across liverpool bay, the wind easing, brisk and chilly north—westerly, added wind—chill factoring into the temperatures today, feeling rather cold. we are infora today, feeling rather cold. we are in for a cold one overnight. ridge of high pressure developing, lighter when staying dry, some clear skies, we will see a widespread frost developing tomorrow morning for many of us, dry and bright towards eastern areas tomorrow, in fact it will be a dry morning just about everywhere but rain easing into south—west england, south—west wales as we had through the afternoon, these will be the top temperatures. temperatures across eastern scotland may not get above freezing for much of the day. very cold day ahead. you're watching bbc news

bbc newsroom live is coming up next. that morning. this morning in cornwall. but for some the rain will be more persistent and thatis the rain will be more persistent and that is the case in eastern areas of scotla nd that is the case in eastern areas of scotland with a strong easterly wind here. it feeds in this rain and there could be localised flooding across eastern scotland later. brighter skies to the west of the mountains and sunny skies for a time in northern ireland, england and wales but also the risk of heavy showers the afternoon, maximum temperature is ten to 13. tonight the rain in eastern scotland moves further south and there will be rain putting into southern areas with some patchy cloud tonight. temperatures are not falling particularly low. six to 7 degrees. to date is quite unsettled again with some rain and showers once again. —— tuesday is quite unsettled again. —— tuesday is quite unsettled again. temperatures eight to 12 degrees. you're watching bbc newsroom live. it's i! am and these are the main stories, this

this is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom. 0ur lead story...s. three people have died and thousands have been displaced in new south wales and queensland, and there are warnings the worst is yet to come. tuesday could be more serious than any of the previous days. two people are in critical condition after another day of violence in hong kong. police and protesters clashed in a number of locations — and again rubber bullets and tear gas were used. also, a police shooting was filmed. i should warn you, this video is graphic. we see an office grappling with a protestor while his gun is drawn. another protester approaches, and the officer fires at him at close range. the 21—year—old has undergone surgery and remains in critical condition. he's the third person to have been shot by police since the protests began almost six months ago. we should say though the violence wasn't only from the police. in this video, this man is pro—beijing — and got into an argument with protesters. they traded insults, before he was doused in flammable liquid and set

bbc newsroom live is coming up next. thank you for your company today. have a good day.is area of low pressure which is slow—moving. it will be with us all day today and wrapped around it all day today and wrapped around it a few weather fronts. the main one is across a few weather fronts. the main one is across eastern a few weather fronts. the main one is across eastern england. that's continuing to bring outbreaks of rain, elsewhere, still some showers into this afternoon. further heavy rain in the far north of scotland. temperatures not as high as yesterday but still in double figures for many of us. but rain continuing across parts of lincolnshire into yorkshire, northumberland into the afternoon, there is a warning for the met office because we could see up to 30 millimetres. it is falling on already saturated ground so could lead to some flooding issues. further outbreaks of rain into thursday. the rain moving further south so eventually something a bit drier and brighter but colder in northern parts. you're watching bbc newsroom live — it's 11am and these are the

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is?re is a major driver of climate change — and it's reached another record high. this is a new report from the world meteorological organization. it says concentrations of carbon dioxide reached close to 408 parts per million in 2018. that's up from 405 in 2017. other gases that cause warming such as methane and nitrous oxide have also surged. justin rowlatt, bbc chief environment correspondent. concentrations of carbon dioxide have risen since the beginning of the industrial revolution, so it is no surprise to say they are still going up. what is surprising is the rate of increase and concentration is actually accelerating. remember, all around the world people have expressed their concern about climate change was not nation sabitzer enable do something and figures are telling us up at every they are doing, it is not working. but surely the goal is to slow the speed of the increase? no, des accelerating. it is getting worse. in terms of what is driving that, kami pinpoints things?” in t

this is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom. 0ur lead story...next election because he is stepping down as an mp — he says the reasons are personal, not political. a former employee of boeing has told the bbc that some passengers on board the company's 787 dreamliner could have been left without life—saving oxygen in the event of a sudden decompression. boeing denies his allegations and insists its aircraft are safe. here's more from our business correspondent, theo leggett, who broke the story. commercial aircraft have supplementary oxygen systems. normally they are not needed, because the cabin of a jet airliner is pressurised. but in the event of a depressurisation, they suddenly become very important. that's when the masks will drop down from the overhead containers above you. and it is really important that you have that oxygen, because at 35,000 feet, for example, without it, you'd be unconscious inside a minute. at 40,000 feet, it could be within 20 seconds — not great. and if you didn't get oxygen quickly, it could even lead to brain dama

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is?eing questioned by police and ministers have resigned over the killing of a journalist. here is the main straight from bbc world service. a nineteen—year—old volunteer firefighter in australia, has been accused of arson. it's alleged that he started seven fires in the state of new south wales before joining efforts to tackle the fire. fire chiefs called it the ‘ultimate betrayal‘. cows at a farm in russia are being given virtual reality headsets to reduce their anxiety levels. the headsets show a "unique summer field simulation "programme", we're told. according to moscow's ministry of agriculture and food, the cow is calmer and produces more milk — but that could be fake moos. next they might think of actually putting the cows in a field. now to bangladesh, seven men have been sentenced to death in bangladesh for their part in the deadliest terrorist attack in the country's history. the target was a cafe in the capital dhaka three years ago. 22 people died — most were foreigners. all

you re watching bbc newsroom live. debate on climate change. meanwhile, this morning the prime ministerfaced questions on his social care policy, but couldn‘t say how much some pledges would cost. what you need to do is... how much would it cost so no—one would have to sell their home? we need to bring together... you don't know, do you? i can‘t give you that figure now, no. right, so you would issue a promise like this, no—one will ever have to sell their home again,

welcome to bbc newsroom live.r will unveil its general election manifesto as the party sets out its plan for government. jeremy corbyn says the programme represents the "most radical and ambitious plan to transform the country in decades". it's expected to include proposals for a windfall tax on oil companies. labour says it wants to shift the uk towards a low—carbon, green economy. they say they'll set up a new green transformation fund, worth 250 billion pounds, to be paid for through borrowing, creating hundreds of thousands of ‘green apprenticeships‘. housing is another core issue in the manifesto — the party says it will expand social and affordable housing, building 100,000 council homes a year in england by the end of the next five—year parliament. they've also promised to build 50,000 affordable homes. the conservatives, meanwhile, have put forward their own proposals to boost the housing stock, help first—time buyers and spend more on social care. 0ur assistant political editor norman smith is in birmingh

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is?n has seen borisjohnson and jeremy corbyn go head to head. they faced questions on brexit, the nhs, and trust and integrity. the other stories. prosecutors in sweden say they are dropping thei rape investigation into wikileaks founder julian assange. he's always denied the allegations. mr assange took refugfe in the ecuadorean embassy in london from 2012 til earlier this year. he's now serving a 50 week sentence for breaching his bail conditions. he's also facing an extradition request from the us in connection to his work with wikileaks. there've been protests in kabul after three taliban commanders were freed by the afghan government in exchange for an american and australian who've been held captive since 2016. afghan officials say the deal is aimed at restarting talks with the taliban. bbc pashto. health warnings have been issued in sydney because of the amount of smoke in the area from nearby bush fires. bbc.com more than 100 people are believed to have been killed in the past fiv

welcome to bbc newsroom live.w minutes, we‘ll be live in glasgow for the snp manifesto launch. but before that, labour leader jeremy corbyn says he has obtained hundreds of unredacted documents confirming the nhs would be on the table in trade talks with the us after brexit. borisjohnson has repeatedly denied this. mr corbyn, in a speech in london, accused mrjohnson of lying. our assistant political editor norman smith is in westminster. he was at that event listening to mr corbin. he says, does he not, that us trade negotiators are seeking total market access to the nhs? he is calling on borisjohnson to explain. mrjohnson is going to have to do that, is he not? well, he is going to have to have some sort of answer becausejeremy corbyn is a saying that these documents, 545 pages, prove that the nhs is indeed on the table in any future us— uk trade negotiations and if it was not, he would not need 540 pages to explain why it was not. these are hugely detailed documents. they do not just these are hugely detailed do

you re watching bbc newsroom live. it's ham and these are the main stories this morning: up to 4,500 jobs are at risk at energy firm npower as a restructuring plan is announced. we'll be hearing from the chief executive of its incoming owners e.0n in the next few moments. the row between the conservatives and broadcaster channel 4 intensifies after a block of ice is used in place of borisjohnson during a tv debate on climate change. meanwhile, this morning the prime ministerfaced questions on his social care policy, but couldn't say how much some pledges would cost. what you need to do is... how much would it cost so no—one would have to sell their home? we need to bring together... you don't know, do you? i can't give you that figure now, no. right, so you would issue a promise like this, no—one will ever have to sell their home again, and you have no idea what it costs. the metropolitan police is to pay the former mp harvey proctor £900,000 in compensation and legal costs — he was wrongly accused of being part of a w

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is? . police in britain and vietnam have confirmed, that all 39 people found dead in the back of a lorry container in essex last month were vietnamese. ten people have been arrested in vietnam in connection with the case. france's president has said nato is undergoing "brain death", lamenting a lack of co—ordination between europe and the united states. in an interview with the economist, emmanuel macron said america was ‘turning its back‘ on europe. celebrations never stop in south africa. here is their rugby team as they go on an open bus tour that will go on for several days and end up will go on for several days and end up in cape town a little later after the weekend. day two of the uk general eleciton campaign and both main parties have launched part of their economic platform today — promising to borrow more — and spend big if they win the election. shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell says labour want to transfer power and money out of the south—east of england and invest heavily in inf

this is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom. 0ur lead story is...ugh football disaster thirty years ago has been cleared over the deaths of ninety five fans. anti—terrorist police in italy have launched raids to dismantle an armed group that modelled itself on the nazis. guns, swords, nazi flags and books on adolf hitler and italy's fascist leader benito mussolini were seized. the group calls itself the italian national socialist workers‘ party and it's trying to form a pan—european alliance. those plans may be on hold. malta's prime minister, joseph muscat, is facing renewed pressure to resign. protesters gathered in front of parliament once again overnight. they're demanding justice for daphne caruana galizia, a maltese journalist who was murdered in 2017 while investigating government corruption. researchers in brazil say smoke from burning forests in the amazon can intensify the melting of glaciers, threatening water supplies to millions of people. the scientists found evidence that snow and ice was being "darkened", accelerating the rate of mel

this is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom. 0ur lead story.our weeks away — the national health service in england shows major signs of strain with the worst hospital waiting times, on record. let's go back to the uk election and look at screenshots of political tweets being shared on facebook, whatsapp and instagram. for example, the singer lily allen has 1.3 million followers on instagram — she's posted screenshots of labour tweets to give them a higher profile. cardiff university has compiled a list of the most shared tweets of the campaign as of last week. it was dominated byjeremy corbyn. he accounts for 13 of the top 1a. i've been speaking to marianna spring from bbc trending. the interesting thing about this is tweets are quick and clear away us breading a message in a form of a picture rather than typing it out on facebook. the kind of content that does well in social media given that oui’ does well in social media given that our habits have changed and we have become much more inclined to refrain things we can ingest quickly. instagra

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom.anyahu, has been formally charged with corruption — throwing israeli politics into further confusion. i've just been told i said his intention was to plead guilty, i should've said his intention was to plead not guilty to all charges from that previous report about alex salmond. so let's take a look at some of the other promises in labour's manifesto. in education, it says it will abolish fees for university students, and restore grants for poorer students. that's estimated to cost more than 12 billion pounds. build a million homes in the next five years, aiming for 300,000 new houses a year by the mid—2020s. £36,000. labour has indicated it will look at ways of easing existing debt burdens. another big policy area for labour is housing. here is chris morris on that. labour's main offers is on housing. a pledge to build 100,000 council houses a year in england, by the end of the five—year parliament. and at least 50,000 affordable homes through housing associations. to put that into pe

you're watching bbc newsroom live.ace was taken away from us in the most brutal fashion a year ago. and our lives and family have been ripped apart. the brexit party are unveiling their policies for the election at a launch event this morning. we'll be live at the event in central london. in wales, plaid cymru's leader is calling for a "green jobs revolution". we wa nt we want wales to be the cradle of the green industrial revolution just as we work for

you're watching bbc newsroom live. it's 11:00am and these are the main stories this morning: bringing the uk up to speed, labour promise to deliver free ultra—fast broadband to everyone in the uk over the next ten years, if they win the general election. most of the communities i've gone to, which are the small towns outside of the big cities and bigger communities, coastal towns for example, rural areas. all of them, four out of five in the latest survey of people are complaining about their connection. but speaking to the bbc this morning, the prime minister dismissed the plans. what we won't be doing is some crackpot scheme that would involve many, many tens of billions of taxpayers‘ money, nationalising british business. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, is in lancaster to deliver a speech in the next few moments on the broadband announcement. mrjohnson has also denied claims by brexit party leader nigel farage that the conservatives offered his candidates peerages to try to get them to stand down. i'm anita mcveig

this is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom. 0ur lead story is? has become a "major disruption" to the royal family. israelis are facing the prospect of a third general election in less than a year, after prime minister benjamin netanyahu's main challenger failed to form a government. benny gantz announced he would not meet a midnight deadline — which was set after mr netanyahu had himself tried and failed to form a government himself. myanmar says the its civilian leader aung san suu kyi will personally defend her country at the international criminal court next month, against accusations of genocide committed against rohingyas. more than seven—hundred—thousand members of myanmar‘s muslim minority have fled the country since a military campaign against them began two years ago. female artists are dominating the 2020 grammy nominations. five of the eight "album of the year" nominees are women including ariana grande and lana del ray. this comes two years after the head of the awards said women need to "step up" if they want to be recognised. in a

warming up for him, bbc newsroom live is next.e relationship with northern ireland and the rest of the united kingdom. these are dangerous times but we are determined to stand up for the united kingdom. gary, channel4? no? fine. andy from five news? thanks very

you're watching bbc newsroom live — it's11am and these are the main stories this morning: a lorry driverefused a new licence to operate in london. the firm says it will appeal against the decision. staff at almost half of the uk's universities begin an eight—day strike over pay, pensions and working conditions, affecting as many as a million students. i have paid so much money and to basically have one week of my course written off? it's like i want that money back. labour are vowing to tackle ‘dodgy landlords' and cap rents if they win the election, with plans to improve conditions

you‘re watching bbc newsroom live, it‘s 11 o‘clock.went 100 yards out of the staff car park, backing to the staff car park. it took me an error and i have to do so. the snp is about to launch its election campaign. nicola sturgeon‘s party vows to protect the nhs from featuring in any trade deal with america. labour says it‘ll promise a full year of maternity pay, while the conservatives pledge to attract more foreign workers to the nhs. another delay for crossrail — the firm that‘s building the railway say it will not open next year.

you're watching bbc newsroom live — it's11am and these are the main stories this morning: labour is pledgingere labour is due to unveil its nhs spending plans. the prime minister is visiting flood—hit south yorkshire where locals heckled him as he arrived... you take your time, burris, haven't you? where have you been? -- more service personnel are drafted in to help in parts of northern england and the east midlands hit by flooding. mrjohnson has faced criticism from other parties over his response to the floods. david gauke — the former conservative cabinet minster — warns a conservative victory could pave the way to a "very hard brexit".

you're watching bbc newsroom live. it's11am and these are the main stories this morning...eral democrats or independent mps to stop boris johnson's brexit. i'm here in milford haven in west wales — a marginal constituency at the last election — as we continue our tour of the uk, gauging the mood of voters this time round. anti—lgbt equality teaching protests are permanently banned from outside

you're watching bbc newsroom live, it's11am and these are the main stories this morning.n who claims to be one of epstein's victims. it is upsetting to me to think that anyone who was closely associated withjeffrey epstein might argue that they didn't suspect that he might have been sexually abusing children. in hong kong, up to 200 anti—government protesters are still thought to be barricaded inside a university, which has been under siege by police since sunday. the green party of england and wales launch their manifesto pledging

you're watching bbc newsroom live — it's11am and these are the main stories this morning: nigel farage in doing any pacts with the brexit party, or, indeed, with anybody else. we're in this to win it and we know that only a vote for the conservative party will deliver brexit. this is the scene in westminster, where nigel farage isjust about to launch the election campaign of his brexit party. we'll bring you that live in a few moments. in fife, nicola sturgeon is also out on the campaign trail — the snp leader promises to demand a second scottish referendum from the next prime minister. in other news — the human rights of young people are being breached in mental health hospitals in england, according to mps.

you're watching bbc newsroom live — it's11am and these are the main stories this morning: in the nextprogramme in decades. this is the scene at the launch in birmingham, we'll bring it to you live shortly. the former first minister of scotland alex salmond appears in court charged with sexual offences against ten women. he denies all the charges. lawyers representing the victims of the sex offenderjeffrey epstein say prince andrew should put himself forward to be interviewed by us authorities, after his statement saying he would step down from royal duties. he should volunteer to cooperate with law enforcement without any

you‘re watching bbc newsroom live — it‘s 11am and these are the main stories this morning: borisjohnsonn very clear about the deal that i have done. we will have a referendum, we will have negotiation and we will abide by that result. twitter says the conservatives misled the public by rebranding an official account to look like an independent fact—checking service during the debate. jose mourinho is the new spurs manager after the club sacked mouricio pochettino last night.

you're watching bbc newsroom live. it's11am and these are the main stories this morning.onal £150 billion of public investment in what it calls an irreversible shift in wealth in favour but the tories call it fantasy economics, and say the economy's safer in their hands. former labour minister ian austin, who left the party in february, has urged people to vote conservative in december‘s general election. the country faces a big choice. there are only two people who can be prime minister on december the 13th, jeremy corbyn borisjohnson, and i thinkjeremy corbyn is completely unfit to lead our

you‘re watching bbc newsroom live. it‘s 11am and these are the main stories this morning..., or as in labour plasma case, they do not get enough tax in. or for the conservative case they end up spending more than they are saying. i‘m martine croxall in cheltenham where the lib dems have their sights set on overturning the tory majority here. tensions escalate between china and the us — after president trump signs a bill supporting hong kong‘s