mini bishop auckland and bishop auckland as a mini regional centre means the banks and other peopleine. looking back to brexit that time to talk to you, you are running a television company. are you the last television company. are you the last television company? yes. brexit, we have to talk about brexit. do you export? brexit has affected us. if you make a big decision about buying atvora you make a big decision about buying a tv or a car, it stops you. the plan for next it could be led by a tv but you don't because of the uncertainty. i've asked questions wherever i've been this week and the feedback i've had from people in this town is they want it done. whichever way they voted they want it done. absolutely. whether it is a good deal, bad deal, please get it done. the uncertainty, has been lasting for three years now. as we have got to the end date of when the vote was coming up, it has been total chaos. it hasn't helped this at all, the uncertainty has been really tough and other businesses. everybody i talk to in business are saying the same. brexit is a conservative policy,

it‘s bishop auckland in the amateur cup final at wembley...allegiance — always to labour. the whistle‘s gone and bishop auckland have made their hat—trick. but there‘s been disappointment at a forgetting that this place exists since the pits closed, when the football was good. and now there‘s anger for some at this working men‘s club that labour‘s handling of brexit, they say, is a final kick in the teeth. ask kevin, an nhs hospital worker switching from labour to tory. it‘s notjust me being ignored or the north—east, it‘s the 17.4 million people who voted to leave. and you are fed up with that? absolutely fed up. i‘ve had it up to here. ask shannon, silent witness to thousands of conversations. i think a lot of people will end up voting conservative rather than labour, yeah, from what i‘m hearing. i normally vote labour. so where are you thinking you might go this time? i‘m undecided. right. and askjohn, unhappy but unable to bring himself to vote conservative. what about the brexit party? well, to me, i don‘t like farage. then again, i don‘t

we have arrived in bishop auckland. we have arrived in bishop auckland. we are here with a...all right. to talk about... coffee. the general election. go on then. stephen is angry, very angry at what's happened to his town. we are totally and utterly peed off at the way we've been treated. mcdonald's, greggs, the main shop. you've lost mcdonald's, greggs. two butchers. you've lost your butcher. they've gone. the fruit and veg is gone. this is a working mining town that has never voted lou. billy's grandfather was a minor who helped set up the labour party, which has beenin set up the labour party, which has been in control here since the 1930s today has a majority of only 502. he was one of the founding people of the movement of the labour party. but billy says brexit has left the working class feeling betrayed by everyone. they just said, working class feeling betrayed by everyone. theyjust said, oh, give the monkeys a vote, they'll vote this day and when we didn't vote to stay, that's when the trouble started. they just don't stay, that's when the trouble started. theyjust d

today we're in county durham and clive myrie's in bishop auckland.hop auckland and the wider constituency is named after this town. there's a proud history rooted in the railways and coal mining and it's also been seen in recent years as a barometer of political sentiment for the rest of the north—east of england. we've been here for a couple of days and there is a palpable frustration on the part of traditional labour voters we've been speaking to to about how the party nationally is handling brexit. the constituency is a mixture of post—industrial towns, pretty market towns and agricultural communities. historically it's been a labour stronghold in general elections — and barring four years in the 1930s, labour has held bishop auckland since 1918. but this majority has been slowly whittled away over the years. now, it's now down to just over 500 votes — and that's made it a key conservative target in this election. when it comes to brexit, it was a decisive vote — with 61% of people here choosing to leave the eu. well, i've been meeting voters to h

it's bishop auckland in the amateur cup final at wembley...bishop auckland. warren bradley centres... its footballers lit up terraces the way the region's coal lit up homes. the team's fans, working miners and families. their political allegiance always to labour. the whistle's gone and bishop auckland have made their hat—trick. but there's been disappointment at a forgetting that this place exists since the pits closed, when the football was good. and now there's anger for some at this working men's club that labour's handling of brexit, they say, is a final kick in the teeth. ask kevin, an nhs hospital worker switching from labour to tory. it's notjust me being ignored or the north—east, it's the 17.4 million people who voted to leave. and you are fed up with that? absolutely fed up. i've had it up to here. ask shannon, silent witness to thousands of conversations. i think a lot of people will end up voting conservative rather than labour, yeah, from what i'm hearing. i normally vote labour. so where are you thinking you might go this time?

there is an attempt here to try and recast bishop auckland as a bit of a tourist town, the auckland projectng of sex attacks on women and children over a 3 day period earlier this year. labour says it‘s successfully defeated a cyber attack targetted at its digital platforms — and no data breach occurred. we have learned this afternoon the party was hit by a second attack today. here‘s your business headlines on afternoon live. the demand for workers appears to be slowing, according to the latest officialjobs figures. average earnings growth slowed to 3.6% in the three months to september, while employment fell by 58,000 over the same period. boots the chemist could be about to change hands. its american owner walgreens boots alliance has reportedly received a buyout offer from the private equity group kkr. if it were to be successful, the deal would be the biggest private equity transaction on record. like many, however, boots has found the high street challenging and has said its eyeing store closures. the start of the rugby world cup and the reality dating show love island helped push adv

just beyond it, the bishop auckland town, newly built in the market square. where their own armies, putting down the rebellion is the north, stopping the invasions from scotland. today, the church of england has a more modest footprint but i'm pleased to say the right reverend sarah clark, the bishop of jarrow, is with me. nice to see investment in this part of the town and the rich and ancient part of the town as well. it is tremendous. i visited here three years ago before this was completed and the transformation is amazing. having coffee this afternoon in the town, people were speaking about the footfall that has changed, the number of visitors who are coming in the sense of a level of prosperity returning to bishop auckland it is lovely to see. i want to talk about a wider area because there are interesting political battles across the north—east. you are new to the area, the first female bishop of jarrow, what have you seen in your first year here? the north-east is a diverse place, there are places of great wealth and prosperity, you can think of gosfo

welcome to bishop auckland. this is a tale of two towns.le which gave the town its name. —— beyond us is the castle. there is investment flowing into the town, all good, but look at the main drag bishop auckland, a very different side. the top half of the high street is dying, local businesses finding it hard to survive. come the election, it will be a toss—up between local economic issues and the way they voted at the referendum. yesterday the brexit party announced they would withdraw from seats won by the conservatives in 2017. but not here, which will prove for a very interesting contest. last week we were out with the campaigns in leeds, this week we have avoided them to try get the unfiltered view from the people of bishop aukland. and we've been for three meals, breakfast, lunch and dinner. this cafe said saturday for kai above the gerund tales, on a chunk road, and in the mornings its owner is busy serving breakfast to those heading north, but she also has regulars from nearby bishop auckland, the town which in four weeks will find

graham satchell, bbc news, bishop auckland.rning that a review of the new high speed rail service hs2, says that project should go ahead despite ballooning costs and a drop in benefit for the taxpayers. this latest report coming from the times newspaper. our transport correspondent tom burridge is here to get to the bottom of this. you spoke to a source yesterday he said things along the same lines? there are a few basic things to point out. in theory this review is ongoing, or at least has not been made public, we now know that whatever government, whatever party wins the election, will not publish the results of this review until after the election. i spoke to a member of the government's review panel, basically, which had connections in the summer, an independent review, as it calls it, that member of the review panel confirmed what the times is broadly reporting, the main headline at least, that this review will recommend that hs2 should go ahead, broadly in the same capacity. it is a recommendation, not hard and fast, not

and geeta is in bishop auckland for us. votes at the last count back in 2017. the question of course is how are people going to vote notjust here but throughout the country? our home editor mark easton is with me. a number of questions coming in. one from janet who has asked, how much money has been spent on brexit? quite a lot. in terms of whitehall alone, the government departments preparing for a no—deal brexit and preparing for a no—deal brexit and preparing britain for leaving the european union more generally, the figure is around £63 billion in that process. that is what it has cost government in whitehall. on top of that, public services all over the country have also had to make preparations and indeed many businesses in manufacturing, agriculture, anyone who has got any kind of involvement in trading overseas, particularly with the eu, they have to put resources into theirs, so the total bill, you could probably double it. many billions of pounds. if we leave the eu with a deal that they are currently negotiating,

today, we're focussing on bishop auckland, which is in the north east of england.t election and is bordered by three other labour constituencies, plus one conservative and one independent. it's worth noting that the independent seat of penrith and the borders was held by the former tory mp rory stewart. he was a conservative when he won by almost 16,000 votes. he's now stood down so it's one to watch. bishop auckland itself, the labour incumbent only won by 502 votes in the last election. so can labour retain the seat? the conservatives came second in the last election, and with just a few hundred votes in it have targeted the seat. well a little earlier geeta guru—murphy was joined by our home editor mark easton in bishop auckland to answer some of your questions, they started with one from janet, who's from the town, who asked how much money has been spent on brexit? quite a lot actually. i think, in terms of whitehall alone, the government departments preparing for a no—deal brexit and preparing britain for leaving the european union more generally, the figure i

seats like bishop auckland are a crucial barometer for the rest of the north—east of england, so i'veee if tastes are changing. people are much more about the issues and the fundamentals than party politics. historic hearings in washington — soon the public will get to hear from the witnesses in the impeachment inquiry and weigh

predicts they'll win a large majority of the expense of the opposition labor party well the town of bishop auckland in northern england has traditionally been a labor hotspot but frustration of abraxane and years of decline appear to have left many locals ready to switch allegiance. the town of bishop oakland used to be a train building today the factory halls in which carriages were once built empty. the unemployment rate is above the british average and a key majority of the population voted in favor of leaving the e.u. . bishop oakland was once a bustling markets on with the striving nightlife now there is a sense that towns like these former mining and manufacturing communities in the north of england have been forgotten. and people want to change a large number of shops on the high street have closed down there is money available for redevelopment but many feel it has been put to wrong use they blame the labor party which has been the dominant party in the area for almost 100 years . and have anyone here with. a referendum you. can shift it and can i ask you do you know me and service know why

capture many seats up for grabs in northern and central england one of those constituencies is bishop auckland our correspondent barry get mass visit of the town and met campaigners for both labor and the conservatives. the town of bishop oakland used to be a train building hub today the factory halls in which carriages were once filled empty. the unemployment rate is above the british average and a key majority of the population voted in favor of leaving the e.u. . the ship oakland was once a bustling market town with a shrive in nightlife now there is a sense that towns like these former mining and manufacturing communities in the north of england have been forgotten. and people want to change a large number of shops on the high street have closed down there is money available for redevelopment but many feel it has been put to wrong use they blame the labor party which has been the dominant party in the area for almost 100 years . and have anyone here greece with. the referendum. conservative and can i ask you you know me postpone service know my own plans because i don't trust the labor par

as part of our 2019 election coverage, christian fraser is out and about in bishop auckland fought beyond 100 days. and then at eight o'clock, after severe flooding caused damage across the north of england, we'll be speaking to campaign groupfans england, we'll be speaking to campaign group fans of the earth about whether we can see more extreme weather in the future. and then, at 10:a0pm extreme weather in the future. and then, at10:40pm and extreme weather in the future. and then, at 10:a0pm and 11:30pm come in papers, i have the guestsjoining me tonight. first though, it is sports day. hello i'm olly foster, here's what's coming up on sportsday this evening. we are like a family and all families have disagreements, gareth southgate explains why he's dropped raheem sterling after his altercation with liverpool'sjoe gomez. sterling says emotions got he better of him as he took their anfield spat into the england camp. roger federer is in a happier place after his must win match at the atp finals in london. also coming up in the programme — we'll hear from andy murray and his different p

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tomorrow, we‘ll be reporting from bishop auckland in county durham all day, on tv, radio and online.ooks to have been secured, with a chinese firm agreeing to rescue the business. the steel makerjingye group says it will invest over £1 billion at the plants in scunthorpe and teesside and could safeguard up to 4,000 jobs there. british steel has been kept afloat by the government since may, when it went into liquidation. our business editor simon jack is in scunthorpe tonight. simon, a huge relief for the workers there, and of course, before christmas. you're dead right, fiona. this plant really dominates both physically and economically in this area. it has been here for over 150 yea rs area. it has been here for over 150 years and all that looked engraved out in may when the previous owner, a private investment firm, walked away leaving the company insolvent. as you say, the government has essentially been running it ever since. so grave concerns. we have looked for buyers around the world, a turkish firm came and went and today we got the news that this chinese steel—makerjingye wa

tomorrow, we will be reporting from bishop auckland in county durham, all day, on tv, radio and onlineescue deal will be announced this lunchtime that would save up to 4,000 jobs at british steel. a chinese manufacturing group has agreed to buy the company for £70 million, securing the future of firm's plants in scunthorpe and teesside. british steel went into liquidation in may and another proposed rescue deal with a turkish firm collapsed last month. our business correspondent theo leggett reports. this is british steel's plant in scu nthorpe. the beating heart of an industrial town. its future had been in deep doubt after the company went into liquidation earlier this year. but today, news of a lifeline. the chinese firm jingye is expected to buy the business for £70 million. it's been a big concern, hasn't it? nobody knowing what's going to be happening, whether they've got a job, pay their mortgages, feed their families. it's great news. you don't know if you're batting or bowling, do you? once it gets sorted, we can get on with it better, can't we? it's finally something positive

they got to win bishop auckland which has never been a tory seat. hoping of winning darlington. the have to look to scoop up some of those midlands marginals because. they didn't start with a majority and second of all, they are expecting to lose some of they are expecting to lose some of the places, the more remaining constituencies without going into this election with good retail offers, we shouldn't say that, should we, some really awfuljargon and using it anyway. with a good retail offer, to use another bit of jargon, hard—working families. you got to wonder, what will they be doing? there is a question now, what year of they got left in the ma nifesto ? year of they got left in the manifesto? that thought that if they are pricing in, if there are seats they could lose, remain seats in england or some of those other ones, you got to win as well to go one forward and they've got to go quite a few forward if they are going to have a liberal majority. even though the poles are where they are, they are not thinking, the people involved in the campa

central to the tory strategy by trying to get hacked off disgruntled labour neither in places like bishop aucklandds and parts of the north—east. that is their target and that is a gamble. in numberio and their target and that is a gamble. in number 10 and tory hq, they reckon we might be living through this big alignment where people recognise more leave the assets remain banned tory against labour. it isa remain banned tory against labour. it is a huge gamble, isn't it? this is from izzy. my name is izzy. i am 20, from huddersfield in west yorkshire. if the result is a hung parliament with the conservatives as the largest party, would partnering with the dup be much harder because they are strongly against the boris johnson brexit deal? by the way, i think you guys are amazing. always good to up the yorkshire count. a ha rd good to up the yorkshire count. a hard question. i am going to duckett. sounds like you had any insight. i think my answer to that, it is hugely speculative, isn't it? wouldn't it be virtually impossible for a tory party government without a majority to now do a deal again wi

tomorrow, we will be reporting from bishop auckland in county durham, all day, on tv, radio and onlined save up to 4,000 jobs at british steel. in the last half an hour, it's been announced by the official receiver that a chinese manufacturing group has agreed to buy the company for £70 million, securing the future of firm's plants in scunthorpe and teesside. british steel went into liquidation in may and another proposed rescue deal with a turkish firm collapsed last month. let's talk now to charlotte childs, regional representative from the gmb union and former steel worker. in the last few moments confirmation, your reaction to that? it is great news. the gmb are cautiously optimistic about the opportunities this brings for our members in scunthorpe and teesside. what do we know about the company buying british steel? the gmb have all along maintained the steelworks must be bought by steelmakers, not by investment bankers. we met at the end of september with them and we were excited about their enthusiasm and commitment to steel—making here. what we do know is there is a commitment

one video he's spotted going viral is a rant by a farmer in bishop auckland, who spoke to us here onous twitter pages totalling at least 4 million. let's take a look at it now. it's like a turkey, voting for christmas, isn't it? the epitome of what the human race can do. the fear we might be better outside the euro, there is no solid basis for it, i've yet to see anybody put a solid argument for leaving europe. we are far better working together. as a common community than we are at split up. on the night of the referendum we went to bed as great britain and we woke up as little britain and we woke up as little britain and we woke up as little britain and that's a tragedy. and all the things they put forward, none of them are as good as staying in europe, all the alternatives they put forward, none of them are. you've got to trade with your local neighbours. donald trump is wishing to take over the health service. borisjohnson will go to to take over the health service. boris johnson will go to negotiate with donald as a little boy, pat him on the head. borisjohnson has stuffed dup,

and all day on bbc news, we're in bishop auckland finding out why it's notjust brexit butjobs, crimeon in his lungs. i urge everyone not to vape because i don't want you to end up how i've been because i don't wish it on anyone, not

what we had from bishop auckland when ben was there, and no doubt what we will hear as we move across hearing more from you and amazing aberdeen. but first, the news, travel and whether wherever you are, waking up this morning. good morning from bbc london. i'm alex bushell. in their first tv interview the family of one of the youngest murder victims in the capital has told bbc london he was "a talented boy who had the rest of his life to lead." 15—year—old ba ptista adjei from north woolwich was attacked on stratford broadway in east london on his way home from school last month. it's been like, hard, because it's affected me in school as well. and, like, me and baptista, we used to share one room. so, like, we used to do basically everything together. and when i'm thinking about it, i'll go on to his bed to... like, i feel that he's there. over half of london's specialist treatment centres for alcohol dependency have closed in the last decade, according to figures from the uk addiction treatment group. the capital has almost 90,000 people with an alcohol dependency. but of the 42 cl

of just 502 votes like bishop auckland seat with a majority ofjust 502 votes in the general election fearful they could lose. as for the other parties, the liberal democrats used to hold berwick—upon—tweed for nearly 30 years and they are trying to win places like this back for them in the election and for the brexit party, their number one target in this election is in the north—east and cumbria. it is hartlepool, a town that voted by 70% to leave the european union in 2016 and the brexit party chairman is standing there for his party and they believe they have a real chance of taking that seat from labour. david, what are the issues that voters have with politicians when they knock on the doors, especially along the english and scottish border? here in berwick there are things like bus services which have fallen in the last five or six yea rs. fallen in the last five or six years. they fallen in the last five or six yea rs. they really fallen in the last five or six years. they really matter in rural constituencies like this one and when we talk about connectivity we talk about bro

bishop auckland is a part of being british radio altogether to get young people involved in politics.a real deterrent to go to college. he is saying you might have to look for sorry apprenticeship instead. he also talked about the real pressure that there is on young people and the lack of help that there is for young people with mental health issues. some of these issues are below the radar and not related to brexit but matter very much to the young. you are presenting tonight‘s southampton programme. how can people get involved? you programme. how can people get involved ? you have programme. how can people get involved? you have lost your earpiece. just tell people how they can get involved? it will be across all radio stations this evening and you can get into touch via text or the website. we have had callers from liverpool and norfolk and from the midlands... a real sense of the voice of england that we want to hear. get in touch and get your voice heard. we want to hear about young people and their issues. adrian, thank you very much. more from adrian later on. let us go down t

1 newsbeat‘s steffan powell has travelled up to another part of the city in a campervan from bishop aucklandt people really care about in the lead up to these elections. we have come to aberdeen. we can see outside the campervan, come to aberdeen. we can see outside the camper van, let's have a little bit, just set up on the beach. it was absolutely chucking it down earlier, luckily, it has got a little bit drier now for when the quys little bit drier now for when the guys snuck in. it is quite snug in here, what do you think? cozy. i've met cozy is one way of describing it. it has been lovely, but obviously, bbc budget cuts... since we are with you last tuesday, we have got some local flavour, there to say, titan mugs and batteries. kimberley, you work in the factory that makes the pies and batteries that makes the pies and batteries that we have got here. that is true, i like the pies. i'm a fan of the pies as well. the rain is starting, imight pies as well. the rain is starting, i might have to close this window. you can see that the north sea there, some oil tankers floating past. the bi