chi chi izundu was at one of the services. they gathered to remember. this mass started with a short video of the removal of the trailer with the 39 bodies inside. a minute's silence followed. the service was led by the bishop of westminster, who offered prayers for the victims, their relatives, and the emergency services. i suggested that we pray as well for the traffickers themselves. they might have a change of heart. and i did say that i do think human trafficking is an abominable crime, which needs to be eradicated. this community is following news of this investigation closely. it is a community in mourning, as it is believed some members possibly related to those victims found in that trailer two weeks ago may have attended today's mass. the parish priest, father simon, confirmed some families in the uk and vietnam have contacted him with information to help identify their loved ones, and he has passed that on to the police. so far, i've got eight people, and i have given six of them, and two more maybe tomorrow, i will see the police and get more information about these people. there is a reluctance in this community to speak out. an escape from vietnam by boat meant witnessing the deaths of those trying to make the same journey, according to this woman. why we have left vietnam? because we wanted to have freedom. many things, yes. essex police believe they may have identified families for some of the victims, and have been in contact with relatives both in the uk and vietnam. they say they are still conducting their investigation, which is spanning many jurisdictions across the world. chiafrica after the country's rugby team thrashed england to win the world cup injapan. the man who led the springboks to glory was siya kolisi, the national side's first ever black captain in a country where rugby was once the preserve of the white minority. born and raised in poverty, his success is now an inspiration to millions. africa correspondent andrew harding has been to the city in the eastern cape, where kolisi grew up. the celebrations are continuing. here on the street where south africa's first black rugby captain grew up. it's still a poor neighbourhood, but a proud one today. it's inspiring these dirty streets, it's inspiring the country as a whole. it's inspiring the continent. siya kolisi's younger brother still lives here, in the family's humble home. he shows me pictures of the boy who won a scholarship that transformed his life. when he came home for the weekend from school? yeah, he used to sleep here. so it was a poor family? yeah, poor, poor. very poor. at a local

chi chi izundu was at one of the services. they gathered to remember. this mass started with a short video of the removal of the trailer with the 39 bodies inside. a minute's silence followed. the service was led by the bishop of westminster, who offered prayers for the victims, their relatives, and the emergency services. i suggested that we pray as well for the traffickers themselves. they might have a change of heart. and i did say that i do think human trafficking is an abominable crime which needs to be eradicated. this community is following news of this investigation closely. it's a community in mourning, as it's believed some members possibly related to those victims found in that trailer two weeks ago may have attended today's mass. the parish priest, father simon, confirmed some families in the uk and vietnam have contacted him with information to help identify their loved ones, and he's passed that on to the police. so far, i've got eight people, and i have given six of them, and two more — maybe, you know, tomorrow, i will see the police and give more information about these people. there is a reluctance in this community to speak out. an escape from vietnam by boat meant witnessing the deaths of those trying to make the same journey, according to this woman. why we have left vietnam? because we wanted to have freedom, and have — many things, yes. essex police believe they may have identified families for some of the victims, and have been in contact with relatives both in the uk and vietnam. they say they are still conducting their investigation, which is spanning many jurisdictions across the world. chiwith us on bbc news, still to come: with south africa celebrating victory in the rugby world cup, we travel to the hometown of captain siya kolisi, proud of its local son. the israeli prime minister, yitzhak rabin, the architect of the middle east peace process, has been assassinated. a 27—year—old jewish man has been arrested, and an extremistjewish organisation has claimed responsibility for the killing. at polling booths throughout the country, they voted on a historic day for australia. as the results came in, it was clear. the monarchy would survive. of the american hostages, there was no sign. they are being held somewhere inside the compound, and student leaders have threatened that should the americans attempt rescue, they will all die. this mission has surpassed all expectations. voyageri is now the most distant man—made object anywhere in the universe, and itjust seems to keep on going. tonight, we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might

chi chi izundu has been to meet some students to help provide some answers. leeds. home to more than 70,000 students, most of whom are eligible to vote. polling day, though, is right at the end of this term for many. we're at emma's student house. hi, come in. lots of universities encourage students to register to vote when they enrol at the start of the academic year. but emma's not stopping there. i am a keen friend who has been trying all of my friends to register to vote. i think it's incredibly important that they get involved, and i think they shouldn't waste the opportunity. it is super easy to register, you can do it on your telephone. you need your name, your national insurance number, your nationality, your address and your date of birth. and that's it. i think my mate alec have a question for you. fantastic, let me find him. historically, younger voters are less likely to vote than older voters. my term ends the day after the election. can i vote here in leeds and at home in cambridgeshire? in a general election you can only cast one vote so you have to decide which address you want to vote at and cast it there. if you do it twice, and you're caught, you could face a hefty fine. in the last general election, polling suggested 70% of students cast their vote in their home constituency. so if i am away on election day, can i still vote? you have two options. the first option is postal voting, but you have to apply for that process, and there is a deadline. the deadline is the 26th of november if you live in england, scotland and wales. the other option is the proxy vote, so getting someone else to vote in your absence, like mum or dad, someone you trust. again, you have to give a reason as to why you can't cast that vote yourself. the deadline for that is the ath of december 2019. if you live in northern ireland, the deadline for both proxy voting and postal voting is slightly earlier, so you have to make your application by the 21st of november 2019. thank you. do you want to go and get a cup of tea? but in some constituencies like this one in leeds, it's the student vote which could determine who wins. chiction questions at #bbcyourquestions or yourquestions@bbc.co.uk. back to you, simon. christian fraser, thank you very much. and you can find a full list of the candidates standing in those constituencies on the bbc news website after nominations have closed next week. a british army reject who trained to fight against so—called islamic state has been jailed. fight against so—called islamic state has beenjailed. aidanjames, from merseyside, was found guilty of attending a place where terrorist training was given in iraq at a refugee camp where the proscribed pkk was present. he also received a sentence for drug offences. now look at the weather, wet for many others, ben? rain is causing roberts for some parts of the uk, especially northern england but many of us have been seeing wet weather —— rain for some parts. she was to the north, but as this stripe of rain here is giving cause for concern, it's been very wet for a time across eastern england, the north midlands. the focus is on no

our correspondent chi chi izundu has spent the day at harpenden rugby club, watching the game with englande upon a time base to train some of those playing in today's match. the clubhouse feeling every twist and turn of the match, but a muted round of applause at the results. four out of the 31 england players have honed their skills here at this rugby club, including captain owen farrell, but, the fans here have packed it out, hoping that today's match would end and celebration. it hasn't. nonetheless, they have nothing but pride for england's efforts. i thought we played really well, they were a really hard team. yeah, we were really disappointed all around. we lost some of the big moments. they overpowered us a bit. they let us play our normal game, it was a fantastic turnout for the club. we had big expectations, and it just didn't work our way today, unfortunately. george tutt has been part of this club for 3h years, born in south africa, he says that the win will impact communities there. it will do wonders over in south africa. actually, even pre—match, if you saw all the dancing an

individual identities of the victims, but believe they were all from vietnam. 0ur correspondent chi chi izunduice. it has been an understandably emotional service for the vietnamese community in britain. they have congregated in the church behind me. it started with a projection of the container containing those 39 bodies from that industrial park being removed, followed by a minutes silence. the mass is being led by bishop nicholas hudson who said he wa nted bishop nicholas hudson who said he wanted to offer prayers to some members of the congregation who could possibly be relatives of the dead and the victims. he also offered prayers for the emergency services that had to deal with the incident. but interestingly he also offered prayers for the traffickers and said he hoped as a result of this tragedy they would have a change of heart. as you said, essex police have confirmed they've been in contact with a number of victims in the uk and in vietnam and say they are still gathering evidence in different jurisdictions they are still gathering evidence in differentjurisdictions around the world

our correspondent chi chi izundu was at the service. they gathered to remember.o of the removal of the trailer with the 39 bodies inside. a minute's silence followed. the service was led by the bishop of westminster who offered prayers for the victims, their relatives and the emergency services. i suggested that we pray as well for the traffickers themselves. they might have a change of heart. i did say that i do think human trafficking is an abominable crime which needs to be eradicated. this community is following news of this investigation closely. it is a community in mourning as it is believed some members possibly related to those victims found in that trailer two weeks ago may have attended today's mass. the parish priest, father simon, confirmed some families in the uk and vietnam have contacted him with information to help identify their loved ones, and he has passed that onto the police. so far, i have got eight people, and i have two more tomorrow, i will see the police and give more information about these people. there is a reluctance in this communi

chi chi izundu was at one of the services. they gathered to remember.r with the 39 bodies inside. a minute's silence followed. the service was led by the bishop of westminster, who offered prayers for the victims, their relatives, and the emergency services. i suggested that we pray as well for the traffickers themselves. they might have a change of heart. and i did say that i do think human trafficking is an abominable crime, which needs to be eradicated. this community is following news of this investigation closely. it is a community in mourning, as it is believed some members possibly related to those victims found in that trailer two weeks ago may have attended today's mass. the parish priest, father simon, confirmed some families in the uk and vietnam have contacted him with information to help identify their loved ones, and he has passed that on to the police. so far, i've got eight people, and i have given six of them, and two more maybe tomorrow, i will see the police and get more information about these people. there is a reluctance in this co

another mass has been taking place today, our correspondent chi chi izundu was at the service and sentwell, it has been an understandably emotional service for the vietnamese community here in britain that have congregated in the church just behind me. it started with a projection of the container containing those 39 bodies from that industrial park in grays being removed followed by a minutes silence. the mass is being led by bishop nicholas hudson who said that he wanted to offer prayers to some members of the congregation who could possibly be relatives of the dead and the victims. he also offered prayers for the emergency services that had to deal with that incident but he interestingly also offered prayers for the traffickers and said that he hoped, as a result of this tragedy, would have a change of heart. dozens of flights to the indian capital, delhi, have been diverted, because of poor visibility caused by toxic smog. schools are closed and a public health emergency is in place, in a city that's home to 20 million people. pratiksha ghildial has sent this report. for a fifth da

chi chi izundu has been to meet some students to help provide some answers. leeds. home to more than 70,000 students, most of whom are eligible to vote. polling day, though, is right at the end of this term for many. we're at emma's student house. hi, come in. lots of universities encourage students to register to vote when they enrol at the start of the academic year. but emma's not stopping there. i am a keen friend who has been trying all of my friends to register to vote. i think it's incredibly important that they get involved, and i think they shouldn't waste the opportunity. it is super easy to register, you can do it on your telephone. you need your name, your national insurance number, your nationality, your address and your date of birth. and that's it. i think my mate alec have a question for you. historically, younger voters are less likely to vote than older voters. my term ends the day after the election. can i vote here in leeds and at home in cambridgeshire? in a general election you can only cast one vote so you have to decide which address you want to vote at and cast it there. if you do it twice, and you're caught, you could face a hefty fine. in the last general election, polling suggested 70% of students cast their vote in their home constituency. so if i am away on election day, can i still vote? you have two options. the first option is postal voting, but you have to apply for that process, and there is a deadline. the deadline is the 26th of november if you live in england, scotland, and wales. the other option is the proxy vote, so getting someone else to vote in your absence, like mum or dad, someone you trust. again, you have to give a reason as to why you can't cast that vote yourself. the deadline for that is the 11th of december 2019. if you live in northern ireland, the deadline for both proxy voting and postal voting is slightly earlier, so you have to make your application by the 21st of november 2019. thank you. do you want to go and get a cup of tea? but in some constituencies like this one in leeds, it's the student vote which could determine who wins. chi alex chen who will be voting in his first general election, 21—year—old masters studentjill lupupa, and maya feldman, who is also voting for the first time. in that weeds northwest constituency. if i told you back in 2017 you would have the biggestjump in registrations of anywhere in the country when jeremy corbyn came, they were hanging out of the trees singing 0jeremy they were hanging out of the trees singing 0 jeremy corbyn, is there that same enthusiasm this year? not at all. i read when he was first elected as leader. he was this incredibly liberal progressive freshening presence against theresa may. but in the past years, he has been such a decisive —— device of figure over the last couple years, all that momentum is gone. what are the key issues for you then? in terms of? on what you're voting on? i'm funny for weber in this election. because the mp in the northwest is incredibly interested in moving away from a london centric government and make sure that a change for yorkshi

chi chi izundu is with some very disappointed fans at harpenden rugby club.ilton nkosi who is at a fan zone in johannesburg. milton, what a magnificent moment for the rainbow nation. yes, indeed. their victory was made so yes, indeed. their victory was made so much sweeter by having the very first black captain of the springboks to lift the cup. south africans know that this victory is beyond that pitch, it's beyond the scoreboard, it's about bringing a nation that was divided by the nightmare of apartheid which ended 25 years ago together. south africans come together when there is a victory like this and it gives the country a bit of momentum, especially after some of the tragedies we've seen like xenophobic violence and huge unemployment that persists in south africa. so, these people are celebrating, they are here with me. what is your feeling about this? i think it's done a greatjob for the about this? i think it's done a great job for the country, about this? i think it's done a greatjob for the country, all 58 million of us are behind the team, so mill

chi chi izundu reports.ot into government. daniel craig, a taxi driver who lives in hampshire, has a question about them. why can't we make election manifestos legally binding? to answer dan's question is peter. his job is to analyse politics, including elections. it would be really hard to make manifestos legally binding. so the prime minister and the cabinet obviously lead the government, but if they want to make any changes, they have to get mps and members of the house of lords to agree, and that's not always possible even when a party has a majority. this is anna, she is a criminal lawyer. here is what she thinks about getting courts mixed up in politics. the problem is that...it‘s a bad idea. if the election manifesto becomes legally binding, then, firstly, you have the risk that it will tie the hands of parliament, and secondly, when it comes to enforcement, against whom would you enforce it? would it be against the prime minister, would it be against the entire government? who enforces it? is it a pu

chi chi izundu is there. what is the mood there? can see, quite a number of fans have packed out the rugby club. four of the 31 players trained here at this clu b the 31 players trained here at this club and they have packed out the clu b to club and they have packed out the club to watch england play this final match. they are hoping england do them justice and take home the world cup. hopefully, you can still hear me. there is a lot of hope. you just missed everybody erupting in swing low, what the fans like to sing when they are on tour. you can see how excited fans are to be here at the club. thanks very much. very noisy where you are but thanks for trying in harpenden. england suffered an early blow when prop kyle sinckler was stretchered off after just three minutes with a suspected head injury. he credits much of his success to a teacher who helped him set up a school team and realise his ambition. and that teacher, anastasia long, joins us now from salford. it must have been painful watching the first few minutes. it was awf

still cast a vote using a pencil and a piece of paper at a polling station. 0ur correspondent chi chi izunduo ask why new technology isn't used in elections. we can detect water on mars, i can make a telephone call with my watch, i've got a mobile phone which basically can carry thousands of images. and yet, despite all these technological advances colin grant doesn't understand why he still has to walk charlie to a polling station to cast his vote. why can't we have electronic voting? why do you want e—voting so bad? i think a number of reasons, very recently we had elections where a lot of the people who don't engage could have engaged, could change the result. the cost is also a big complication. we can also have speed as well, you can have the answer straightaway, you would eliminate or virtually eliminate, human error as well, i believe, too. all arguments for change, but there is a very long history to the way we vote. for almost 150 years with or without their dogs, people have put an x in the box on the paper ballot. archive: it's a simple affair, set against a background of local ha

chi chi izundu is there. it was an interesting match and deserved victors from south africa.disappointment here at harpenden rugby club, because let's not forget that four of the england squad were actually trained here, including captain 0wen farrell, and we have some of his schoolmates here with us. let's start with michael, how did you feel today's match went? well, we didn't go to the game plan. we played the occasion, didn't play the game, and that's where it all fell down. very pooh that's where it all fell down. very poor. and how do you feel? gutted, unfortunately. very loose word, but gutted and disappointed, yes. you two gentlemen, you went to school with the players, how do you feel? we are so proud, saint georges is an immensely proud rugby school, so even after leaving school, everyone goes straight into rugby, we have both played at uni, i am now a coach myself because of the skill, and it is brilliant to see owen farrell play so well. the children on here, they really see owen and george and jack, and other players, and they think, what could i be in ten years

chi chi izundu is there. people must be really upset, i guess. afraid so, there is an airof guess. i'm afraid so, there is an air of disappointment here, but let's not forget that four of the players, including captain owen farrell came and trained and honed their skills at this club. let's pick tojohnny, their skills at this club. let's pick to johnny, how their skills at this club. let's pick tojohnny, how did you feel watching that match? at the end, absolutely gutted. we spent all weekend really excited about the build—up to watching it at the club and with the screens and everything, but we are really disappointed. you must have some pride, because four of the players came from this club? they did indeed, and we do have pride across the board, but it was just one step too far. absolutely gutted. is this your first rugby match? ordid gutted. is this your first rugby match? or did you find watching england? yes, it is exciting. are you disappointed ? england? yes, it is exciting. are you disappointed? yes, because i thought we played really we

and our correspondent chi chi izundu went to meet one viewer who wanted to know why manifesto pledgesh political party would do if it got into government. daniel craig, a taxi driver who lives in hampshire, has a question about them. why can't we make election manifestos legally binding? to answer his question is peter. his job is to analyse politics, including elections. it would be really hard to make manifestos legally binding. the prime minister and the cabinet obviously lead the government, but if they want to make any changes, they have to get mps and members of the house of lords to agree, and that's not always possible — even when a party has a majority. this is anna. she is a criminal lawyer. here is what she thinks about getting courts mixed up in politics. the problem is that it's a bad idea. if the election manifesto becomes legally binding, then firstly you have the risk that it will tie the hands of parliament and, secondly, when it comes to enforcement, against whom would you enforce it? would it be against the prime minister? the entire government? who enforces it? is

chi chi izundu reports. the manifesto, the document which sets out which each political party would do if it got into government. daniel craig, a taxi driver who lives in hampshire, has a question about them. why can't we make election manifestos legally binding? to answer dan's question is peter. his job is to analyse politics, including elections. it would be really hard to make manifestos legally binding. so the prime minister and the cabinet obviously lead the government, but if they want to make any changes, they have to get mps and members of the house of lords to agree, and that's not always possible even when a party has a majority. this is anna, she is a criminal lawyer. here is what she thinks about getting courts mixed up in politics. the problem is that...it‘s a bad idea. if the election manifesto becomes legally binding, then, firstly, you have the risk that it will tie the hands of parliament, and secondly, when it comes to enforcement, against whom would you enforce it? would it be against the prime minister, would it be against the entire government? who enforces it? is it a public enforcement action only, or can you bring a private prosecution? we spoke to ellen, an academic in sweden whose research compared manifesto pledges in different countries to see who honoured them when they got into government. in the uk we find that parties mostly keep their promises, and the uk system, being a westminster system where the winner takes it all, is apparently a system that is more efficient on fulfilling pledges than some of the other countries that we investigate. but is it worth it? breaking a pledge will lead to punishment from the voters, right? fulfilling a pledge is something that you're expected to do, so you don't get a lot of credit for that. dan isn't the only one to have asked this question. the system is complicated, but right now the only way to hold the government to account is at the ballot box. general issue is a trust in politics. if they can't trust their government, they can't trust them to follow through on their election pledges, then i suppose people feel disenfranchised by that and left out. and she's here with me now. let's talk about a pledge and i promise, there are different? indeed, and a ma nifesto there are different? indeed, and a manifesto is the aims and intentions that a political party wants to try and carry out when it gets into government, but let's not forget how the system works. they still need the system works. they still need the backing of both house plant before they can pass any laws. i think that's the public sometimes forgets when it comes to manifestos, they are just intentions, not promises, not set in stone. but what pace they have us to go through the two houses of parliament is? quite a lot. there is a constitutional convention at the house of lords will not veto anything that has been published on a manifesto during a general election. that's not to say that the mps in the house of commons will not turn around to decide against it. it's what people want, they want a bit more trust in their politicians, and some of the people we have been speaking to suggest a way of getting more trust is via the ma nifesto way of getting more trust is via the manifesto and keeping the pledges that they put in it? them. what is the evidence that manifesto pledges are not kept? there was a study done ina number of are not kept? there was a study done in a number of countries around the world, and the uk came out near the top when it comes to particle parties keeping the pledges they put ona parties keeping the pledges they put on a manifestos. but it was also pointed out that, sadly, for a political party, if you break a ma nifesto, political party, if you break a manifesto, it can be destroying. but if you keep a manifesto promise, you do not get as much credit either. so it is an expected thing, the electorate wants what they have read to come true. but again, if they do not like what they read, they're not happy either. it is interesting, being here at the university of silence, talking to students, tuition fees are a big issue going back many will never, ever forgive nick clegg for making a pledge on tuition fees and then breaking it. that was the 2020 pledge that the lib dems made and there manifesto. -- 2010 lib dems made and there manifesto. —— 2010 pledge. we have heard it everywhere, people cannot forgive and will not forget, the very least, ifa and will not forget, the very least, if a politician or party make a pledge and later on don't want to break it. it is one of the most unforgivable things during a campaign. and in terms the ma nifesto, campaign. and in terms the manifesto, parties are not beholden on them, they can do what they want? it's just an intention, on them, they can do what they want? it'sjust an intention, suggestion. no—one can predict the future, u nfortu nately, no—one can predict the future, unfortunately, it's about what can happen if they get into government, if they get the backing of everyone else. but it is just an intention, it's like me promising to be nice to you, simon! let's leave it there, on a high! thank you very much. let's go now to steffan powell, who is in the special newsbeat camper van, which today, is outside some student accommodation. you're joining you'rejoining us you're joining us outside tristan's house, we have been here here, stealing his tea, charging my phone inside, so thanks very much! i'll show you the streets, a nice student area here where you live. a big student town, 30,000 students in southampton, could have a big impact on the outcome of this election, and we've been talking about tuition fees, that's what we have been talking about on the radio today. sophie, is that going to be the big issue for you? i think it is a big issue, probably not top of my list, brexit would buy my number one concern at the moment, but definitely an issue in something stu d e nts definitely an issue in something students think about a lords, especially when graduating university. some people would say, you're the one getting the benefit from your degree, it should be youhit invest in your future, you should be paying fees. how do you react to that? a lot of jobs these days ask for a degree, so hopefully reaping the benefits, but education should be available to everyone, so i think it is a problem if people can't afford it. sophie has one of the grand sounding to greece going, let me get it right, international security and risk is your masters? that's the one! but you're doing physics and chemistry... the lights have gone off! camper van, innit? are tuition fees big for you? one of the big things. as sophie said, education should be open to everyone regardless of background, so even though the current system of paying back your fees incrementally isn't too bad, if one of the parties were offering complete universal access to education at all levels, that's probably something that would swing my vote. we don't know exactly what the parties will promise on this yet, because as we have been hearing, the manifestos aren't quite out yet. but you are a politics student, tristan, will you get straight in with the manifestos when they come out and look for the paragraph on tuition fees? tuition fees for me is a big issue, especially as the amount of interest we're paying back seems to compound the problem. for me, paying back the tuition fees isn't necessarily the issue, it's a fact i may have to pay back more and whether or not the current level of fees is too high. there is a conversation there. personally, when weighing up all the issues, i have to look at my constituency and there is another issue there, because in my own constituency, there is the problem brexit and whether or not i'm going to be voting for a party in favour or against that. there are multiple elements when weighing up our vote. how engaged your mates? when you're having a drink or whatever, how engaged are they? in a constituency round here there are only 31 votes in it, so students can have a massive effect on results here? buckets out there is a lot of writing on the election because brexit all my friends are very engaged in it, following it carefully and discussing it. luckily you are discussing it a lot, because otherwise would have nothing to talk about here in the camper van! we have been giving it a radio1 flavour with these mugs, we will let you get back inside the warmth, back to you, simon. thank you very much! our business presenter taig enright is also here, just down the road at the university of southampton's future worlds start—up accelerator. what does that mean? taig? we are talking to the entrepreneurs of tomorrow here. 31 is the magic number of the day, because of that nearby constituency and southampton which had a conservative majority of just 31 at the last election. which are microsomal to group of entrepreneurs who are all under the age of 31. i have to say, so far today, i have been bowled over by their ingenuity. you have a company which makes greeting cards for underrepresented communities. tell me more about your business and how the government could help you move it forward? i would like the government to be more transparent in regards to what it is they hope to achieve in the future in a brexit and the economic trade. you think they're not being transparent as it is? no, there is a lack of clarity over trade negotiations. is? no, there is a lack of clarity overtrade negotiations. if is? no, there is a lack of clarity over trade negotiations. if we do end up trading with other countries, we need to know how our businesses are impacted. thank you. we're here at the university of southampton's future worlds business incubator, giving the next generation of entrepreneurs they like update need to. they have had 36 ex—tories last year, attracting £6 million of funding. —— success stories last year. to me about your business, connecting landlords to students via an app? without the need for an estate agents, all in the app, all payments and everything, to make it secure. payments and everything, to make it secure. i payments and everything, to make it secure. lam payments and everything, to make it secure. i am looking forward to better regulations on student housing, this is a massive issue, and also eu relationships for students, because universities strive and our student body being diverse and that's important. thank you. an internationalfocus, i think you're fine from a lot of the entrepreneurs here, including travers, who has an interesting way of learning languages, which are not severely easy for us in the western world! this helps you learn japanese, chinese and english. we've just gone live on a kickstarter farm, a fully immersive, 3d, story—driven game to help you through the process of learning a language. we want a focus on international trade, language. we want a focus on internationaltrade, because language. we want a focus on international trade, because this is a global product, importance of opening up huge markets in china and japan. we would also like more support for uk start—ups for young entrepreneurs, using facilities such as this here, which has helped us a lot. best of luck with all your enterprise is. i have to say, international focus is really being the overarching theme of all the entrepreneurs i met today. of course, businesses of today are less likely to see borders in the future, they don't want there to be inhibitors to trade, either with stu d e nts inhibitors to trade, either with students from the eu or even further afield. breaking news in relation to prince andrew, because standard charter has ended its sponsorship of prince andrew's charity, saying it will not be renewing its sponsorship of the charity started by the prince. they say, we can confirm we are not renewing our sponsorship for commercial reasons once our current agreement terminates in september. —— december. it is understood the decision not to renew was made before the newsnight interview which, of course, has caused such enormous controversy around the prince and his reputation and work. sources at the bank insist the reason for ending the partnership return to commercial concerns, not impacted by recent controversy. the fa ct impacted by recent controversy. the fact that the charity is a larger uk focused events what the bank is a more international institution is one of the reasons for the decision. what i think that reuters are now reporting that the charity website has disappeared, no longer available on the website, the supporters page on the website, the supporters page on that website has a vanished. we are hearing details were some of the organisations associated with the prince's charitable work had been rethinking their roles, but that decision by standard chartered for commercial reasons, not the controversy surrounding his interviewer. been cleared of her murder and manslaughter. geoffrey bran, who's 71 and from carmarthenshire, told police that his wife mavis had slipped and pulled a deep—fat fryer over herself. the 69—year—old died six days later in hospital in october last year. the lawyer for the man accused of murdering british backpacker grace millane has told a new zealand court that she died as a result of consensual sex gone wrong. grace, who was 21 and from wickford in essex, died last december in auckland while travelling in new zealand. a 27—year—old man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, denies her murder. prosecutors say he strangled her and then disposed of her body in a suitcase. he claims she died accidentally after being consensually choked during sex. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. thank you very much. a cold start for many parts of the country this morning i bung very cold out there in scotland right now. not as much a blue on the chart this evening and overnight, chilly for a while across many parts of northern errors, but mild aircoming in many parts of northern errors, but mild air coming in from the west and south west, we are seeing outbreaks of rain. rain affects the fight south west of england, west wales, north into scotland as well. briefly turning a dryer across northern ireland. further east, dry, the breeze picking up, mountain frost and a milder start to tomorrow this morning. sun chen around at times, some cloud as well, showers coming into scotland, a bit more rain into northern ireland and maybe to far south west of england. elsewhere across england and wales, the odd shower towards the north sea coast. temperatures higher than today, up to 11 celsius. hello, you're watching afternoon live. i'm carrie gracie. today at 3.00: swedish prosecutors drop an inquiry into a rape allegation made against the wikileaks co—founderjulian assange, who's currently being held at belmarsh prison in london. protesters in hong kong remain barricaded inside a university campus, as the standoff with police continues for a third day. hong kong's leader urged them to come out peacefully. love they have to give up violence, get up their weapons and come out police fully,, —— peacefully. take instructions from the police. jeremy corbyn squares up to boris johnson, with both leaders hoping to pack a political punch in the first tv debate of the general election 2019. prince andrew is facing calls to talk to us investigators, from a woman who says jeffrey epstein assaulted her, it follows the bbc interview about his links with epstein. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport. thank you. just over four hours away from just over four hours away from wales pivotal european qualifier against hungary. win — and they'll be guaranteed a spot at the european championships for the second tournament in a row. i'll have the latest on the fitness of the likes of gareth bale at around 3:30. a really cold and frosty start for us this evening. later in the programme, we will look at how cold it has been so far, how sunny as well. broadcaster sir david attenborough has told the bbc that the response and the renowned and the to plastic pollution has been encouraging hello everyone. prosecutors in sweden say they will not proceed with their investigation into an allegation of rape made againstjulian assange. the wikileaks founder has been in belmarsh prison in south east london since he was evicted from the ecuadorian embassy in april. swedish officials say there was insufficient evidence to support the rape accusation made back in 2010. the case has now been discounted. he has always denied the allegations, saying the sex was consensual. but mr assange still faces extradition to the united states, which accuses him of publishing secret documents. those hearings are due to begin in february. we can now speak to our correspondent maddy savage. maddy, the point here is time and has passed and evidence has weakened. yes, that is exactly what prosecutors have said. they actually closed the case if years ago, because they said it was difficult to continue while asano was holed up in the ecuadorian embassy. they have spent the past three months digging over the original evidence, but also carrying out new interviews with five witnesses who had spoken at the time at the allegations, and two new witnesses who they said they hadn't spoken to before. as you said, some of those testimonies were difficult to ta ke of those testimonies were difficult to take into consideration as evidence because peoples memories and perceptions of events change over time. so theirfinal and perceptions of events change over time. so their final conclusion was it wasn't worth going to london, and it wasn't worth continuing this investigation. just to be clear, this relates to a rate rape allegation. there was a chance for them to reinvestigate those allegations. and yet they said those original alleged victims were credible? yes, and that is a key point to maintain here. there is nothing that makes prosecutors doubt the evidence that has been given. they believe it is credible. although similar testimonies to those put forward by the accused, but this case is really centred around the alleged victim claiming that he had unprotected sex, alleged unprotected sex with her while she was asleep. this is something he has a lwa ys was asleep. this is something he has always denied. ultimately, what prosecution was looking for was further complementary evidence, so another kind of witness or perhaps digital documentation. those things simply don't exist, so the body of evidence they do have so far simply does not mean they can continue their investigations in this case. obviously, this has been a very controversial case for the best part ofa controversial case for the best part of a decade. what we will be the public reaction in sweden? this is a case that has fascinated the world. it isa case that has fascinated the world. it is a leading story in bulletins at the moment. it has grabbed attention locally in sweden less than around the world, perhaps. sweden is a place that prides itself on equality and it takes these crimes very seriously, so i think there will be some disappointment, as there was in the case was dropped as there was in the case was dropped a couple of years ago. also, i think questions will be asked, and questions will be asked, and questions were asked in the press conference earlier today, about why this has all taken so long. we are now looking at a decade since those allegations first came to light. the prosecutor looking at the case now is not the same one who is looking at it originally stop she says she has been looking —— working tirelessly over the past two months. i think there was no apology from her what happened in the past, but certainly, she was keen to make it clear she has tried to do her best. thank you. dozens of demonstrators are still barricaded inside a hong kong university, which has been under siege by the police for three days. activists have been inside the campus since last week, initially preventing police from entering by lighting fires and throwing petrol bombs. 600 protesters, including minors, have now given themselves up. police say that any adults who leave will be arrested. our correspondent stephen mcdonell is in hong kong. stephen, it is late into the night now. your assessment. we havejust had some pretty dramatic scenes at the entrance to the university. what is happening here is the police are just waiting for protesters to run out of supplies. i'm not sure if you can see, but behind this row of journalists, they have just apprehended a group of activists. earlier, they made a desperate, last—minute to run for it. about 20 or 30 of them came tearing up the road, and the police watching them. they thought they had a chance to get out. they have been trying to leave campus for days, but the police have blocked all of the exits and made it almost impossible for them to leave. as they are running out of supplies, i think they thought, we will have one more try. and so, while a group of these first aid volunteers were being detained by police, in one area, they fought the cloak coast might be clear, and they raced down the road in another area. the riot police were quick to spot them going, and swooped, and pinned then to the ground. you can hearin pinned then to the ground. you can hear in the background, the calls from some of their family and friends who have gathered beyond to be chording in support of those stu d e nts be chording in support of those students criticising the police for the way they pinned them down. and they were trying to give some sort of moral support for the students who weren't able to ultimately make it out. they cannot be many more stu d e nts it out. they cannot be many more students left back inside the university behind me because we estimated there might have been around 50. we just saw about 20 of these four volunteers coming out. if you add another 20 that have just tried to run down the road behind me here, many of whom are still being held by the police, just beyond wear and standing, you've got to be looking at dozens i think, still inside the campus. but the police have said they want people to leave peacefully. however, when you try to leave, you are going to be arrested and face rioting charges. this is serious. ultimately, a rioting charge in hong kong can land you up to ten years in jail. so you can understand why they wanted to avoid that. thinking back to where will this started in june that. thinking back to where will this started injune of this year, there were moments when the use of force by police brought thousands and hundreds of thousands even protesters onto the streets. it seems now to be concentrated on this one university campus battlefield. do you think the mood in hong kong is changing? i think a few weeks ago, the authorities thought they had this under control. but then, the last week and a half ago —— the week and a half has proven that is not the case. this is a pretty hard co re not the case. this is a pretty hard core group of activists, and they have made a lot of the rest since this started. to give an impression of how big that number is, the entire population in prison in hong kong are only 8000. that is not to say all of these protesters are going to be punished in that way, but the police are going to try to ta ke but the police are going to try to take the heat out of this bag making mass arrests. they want to make broad support for this movement, even as it becomes quite violent. we saw those amazing images of the police, in armoured trucks, moving towards the activists under a hail of petrol bombs, and catching on fire. we had then seen the riot police responding with a brutal crackdown of their own, at times, a dozen riot police laying —— kicking a protester in the head. the attention to be ever increasing, and still no sign of it ending. it is quiet now, but these elections are supposed to happen on sunday. the local elections. the government has threatened to cancel the election, and if that happens, there are going to bea and if that happens, there are going to be a lot of very un—upset people in hong kong. but what choice do they have? we will wait to see what they have? we will wait to see what the government decides to do in terms of those local elections. we will let you go to observe events going on behind you, but thank you. joining me now is the director of the university of oxford china centre, professor rana mitter. how do you read this moment?” how do you read this moment? i think this is a very important moment, because the use of force here... the beijing authorities are prepared to crackdown quite hard. i think it is going to shape the next phase of the protest. it is a do or die type of effect, in which people are essentially sacrificing themselves, or whether it is going to move to a broader dialogue... apart from what we see in terms of the police and the protesters, there is significant to hear the new police commissioner talking about the need for society to condemn the protesters, the expectation that the broader mass of the public will take a certain view on this and stand behind the government. then, also interestingly, the decision from beijing to call out the high court, deciding yesterday that it was unconstitutional for governments to do this. to a very significant moments there. in the first case, while it is the case the police have made a statement, there is still a great deal of support for the from the hong kong population, not for the hong kong population, not for the violence or burning down stations, i think people have generally condemned that. but the wider feeling is that there is still a discussion that needs to be had about hong kong, where there is more room for democracy. that has not gone away, regardless of what the police might say. the constitution is really interesting because it brings up the idea that the very craft carefully crafted system in hong kong, independentjudiciary from china. the very clear separation of powers seems to be, by implication, chipped away. the international business, huge business in hong kong, will look at the implications of that, and wonder if they need to get clarifications of how far this change will go. if they need to get clarifications of how far this change will gom is fascinating because in the past six months, we have actually seen moments of significant street protest from lawyers, and indeed, from judges. so it is going to be interesting to see how they react to this announcement from beijing. and business people too. one of the things that first kicked off the first set of protests a few months ago was the realisation that the proposed extra edition law, which has now been withdrawn, might not just catch criminals, but actually business executives will stop in china it is explicitly controlled by the party state. officials of the party have found themselves thinking, maybe this is... on the campus there in hong kong, implications for peak young people and their future lives. we heard people talking about this... we had seen people talking about this... we had seenin people talking about this... we had seen in the past 2a hours more than 1000 people arrested. significant young numbers of young people going to jail, ourfuture, as hong kong describes their young people. quite apart from closing down the immediate violence and chaos. apart from closing down the immediate violence and chaosm apart from closing down the immediate violence and chaos. it is a hugely difficultjudgment call to make. on the one hand, in any country throwing petrol bombs would be something that would get you in trouble with the police. the question is in the politics of it. having hong kong's best and brightest, young men and women studying at university, a huge number then placed on trial and then locked away for a long time. that is the simplest way to create a grievance that will fuel further protests. so to get to some kind of reconciliation will take a much bigger dialogue. that is certainly bigger dialogue. that is certainly biggerfigures of hong kong will bigger dialogue. that is certainly bigger figures of hong kong will see next. over 30 to 50 years, hong kong has shown a remarkable capacity to talk very tough and then find a way around it. hong kong is a very delicate, complex ecology that needs to be dealt with carefully. let's hope that they can find a solution had to be harsh language. boris johnson and jeremy corbyn will go head to head in theirfirst general election tv debate tonight. the liberal democrats and snp won't be taking part in the show on itv, after they lost a last—minute legal bid to be included. the tv debates are now a regular fixture of uk general elections. this time around the party leaders are taking part in a number of events, let's take a look atjust some of them happening before tonight, boris johnson and jeremy corbyn will face each other on itv, in theirfirst major clash of the campaign. then, here on bbc one there is a question time leaders' special, hosted by fiona bruce on friday, where the conservative, labour, snp and the lib dem party leaders will take questions itv will broadcast another election debate on sunday, december 1st — featuring the leaders of all seven main parties. and on bbc one on december the 6th, boris johnson and jeremy corbyn are scheduled to go head—to—head again, in a programme hosted by nick robinson. our assistant political editor, norman smith, said it's possible that tonight's debate could change the whole dynamic of the election campaign. and bring it to life. one of the things you are saying todayis one of the things you are saying today is you were to take a much stronger sense of... if you look at what i was doing when i ran london, we had a massive reduction in the murder rate. if 50% cut. notjust because we did robust policing. we did, and! because we did robust policing. we did, and i believe in it. it means that kids who had been previously convicted of carrying a bladed weapon has a section 60 order over their heads. it means that police can stop and search them without suspicion. either idea is that we tell them that getting back into the company of the gangs it is also about investing into the lives of the kids. it is notjust about training, about education, but about fantastic training, about education, but about fa ntastic clu bs training, about education, but about fantastic clubs such as the one we're seeing here. we want to put a huge amount of money into those kinds projects. we had big success in changing the lives of tens of thousands of kids. we are going to do the same across the country. so yes, it is about tough policing, but it is also about reaching out to the kids and giving them alternatives. on the extensive stop and search powers, would that apply to under 18 is? it would apply to anyone who has been convicted in a magistrates‘ court. with the cuts to the courts at the moment, they are struggling to deal with it. is this viable? as the lord chancellor said this morning, clearly, you can‘tjust look at the policing aspects of this if you are going to accelerate the sentencing and the whole process, you have got to put money into the criminal justice system. jo swinson has been saying it speaks volumes that borisjohnson and jeremy corbyn don‘t want to debate with her. we go to southampton‘s children‘s hospital. jo swinson said she deserves a place in the tv debate. they will say this is not good enough. there are going to be a lot of people watching tonight to see that debate, and say, this is depressing. it does not need to be that depressing. you have a choice. lets talk about all of this now with deltapoll director. the polls always have the potential to make a difference. but in fact, they rarely do. the only example that really made a difference to the polls back in 2010 was... the way that the parties approach polls is very different, so now it is all about avoiding a knockout punch, making sure there aren‘t any serious gaps. just getting through, hoping that you will be able to generate some kind of media, replaying on news. so a different strategy?” kind of media, replaying on news. so a different strategy? i don't think we will see much anywhere change after this one, but you never know. expectations of borisjohnson are very high, but it may be that he underperforms compared to those expectations, given that it is often reported that he is not so good on the detail and doesn‘t like pre—being briefed on these things. jeremy corbyn, on the other hand... expectations are low for him, but he might over perform. it suits his personality. talking about what suits in terms of messaging or personality, looking at the polls so far in the campaign as i know you do, do you get a sense that it is becoming very hard as time goes on to see how the opposition can overta ke to see how the opposition can overtake the lead in the poles of the conservative party? in 2017, the conservatives had a strong lead. the first thing is in the control of the labour party. that was from the success they had with their ma nifesto success they had with their manifesto and the gains they made from that. it may be that later this week, when their manifesto is launched, they will achieve a similarthing. on the launched, they will achieve a similar thing. on the other side, in 2017, the conservatives didn‘t do very well. their manifesto with the u—turn on social care was a difficulty for theresa may. i think it is unlikely that the tories will make the same mistake this time round. it may be that the degree to which the gap closes is likely...m make sense for the labour leader to ta ke make sense for the labour leader to take risks and go out on a more offensive strategy in order to change the game in tonight‘s head to head? for most people, the election doesn‘t really begin again until the ma nifesto doesn‘t really begin again until the manifesto is launched, if then. throwing caution to the winds and playing some sort of hail mary strategy, as the americans would say, in this debate, would be a huge risk. i think the benefits that would potentially be a lost by the time the election comes round. they will play it safe, but i think if we get to the 6th of december, and if things haven‘t changed then, i think we could potentially see some caution is thrown to the winds. so that long list of events that i mentioned at the top of this interview. the leaders will be looking at that and thinking, this is the moment for me to make a push? it isa is the moment for me to make a push? it is a marathon, not a sprint. each one of these is a battle. there is no point losing the battle, if you lose the war. we may well see the same arguments rolled out time after time, which will be a delight. but it could be that they save the big guns until the last moment. )a woman who says she was a 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 ofjeffrey epstein‘s victims. —— alleged victims. she says he raped her when she was 15. it is upsetting to me to think that anyone who was closely associated with jeffrey think that anyone who was closely associated withjeffrey epstein might argue that they didn‘t suspect he was sexually abusing children. her attorney urged prince andrew to come to the united states and tell investigators about everything he knows about the behaviour and activities of his former friend, jeffrey epstein. he described in his interview that jeffrey epstein's home was like a railway station, a lot of people coming in and out. he should have asked. while these girls here? this is the interview she was referring to. prince andrew responded to allegations about him with categoric denials of impropriety. you can say categorically that you don‘t recall meeting virginia but, —— roberts, dining with her, going on to have sex with her? it never happened. there are further signs of the damage to prince andrew‘s reputation. one of his initiatives, a mentoring scheme for entrepreneurs has disapproved. time for a look at the weather. here‘s darren bett. this programme is never dull, but it will be for the next minute or so, because we are looking at sunshine. where you see anything that is grey, it has been quite dull. below average sunshine. there are very few places that have had above—average sunshine, and the reason for that is we had a lot of rain earlier on. we have had easterly winds across many pa rt have had easterly winds across many part of the uk, and that is why you have got these more sheltered, north—western parts, that were seeing the best at the sunshine. i will put this into some perspective for you, and show some of the stark contrast that we have seen. top and tail of the country. in lerwick, aa .8 hours of sunshine. manston in kent, a7.2 hours of sunshine. almost the same. but what is significant is in kent, you have one hour or more of daylight than you do in shetland, yet the amounts of sunshine are very similar. mediterranean climate in the shetlands? i‘m not sure it is met in mediterranean, but if we look at the mean temperatures. looking at daytime maxima and night—time minima. that easterly wind has meant it was cold. not a beast from the east, that would be really cold. but this was the and easterly wind. look at the north—west, where it has been sunny. it has been coldest here. that may well be mean —— be because it has been so cold at night. last night was the coldest night we‘ve had so far this autumn. it was —10 degrees in braemar. down in cornwall, it was plus ten. a big contrast in the uk. but it is that milderair contrast in the uk. but it is that milder air that is going to win out. sunny? not so much. that is why i am here. there was a lot of thin cloud that came over. i‘ve got some pictures for you. we are going to start here, up in the scottish borders. frosty, dry, and the cloud has been coming in across scotland. so the sunshine has been hazy. better than it has been in the south—west though, because in cornwall, there has not been any sunshine. some rain there. but the wind direction is changing. we are getting more they self or south easterly breeze. some showery bursts of rain as well. that rain will push its way further into scotland overnight. some showery bursts of rain across wales and the south—west of england. further east, it is going to be dry. a bit of frost, but not as cold as it was last night. still some icy patches in the north—west. one or two showers left in the north west of scotland, but the breeze will be along tomorrow. it should push north from wales. again, further east, a good chance it is going to be dry. temperatures should be a little bit higherfor most of the country. tempered somewhat by that higher wind we will see. briscoe wins on thursday, still an area of low pressure south of the uk on wednesday. showery bursts of rain, may be a bit heavy. nothing to worry about though, but affecting northern ireland too. there the north—east, it will be drier. those temperatures again, 7 degrees. inches friday, some wet and windy weather into iberia. it may affect our weather for the start of the weekend. our rain will go back to where we have it today, across the fringes of the uk. a lot of dry weather. some sunshine, again, rather breezy. but those temperatures will be a bit higher. more of the uk will see temperatures into double figures for the day. it won‘t be as cold into the night, but tonight it won‘t be as cold as it was last night. you this is bbc news — our latest headlines. swedish prosecutors have dropped an inquiry into a rape allegation made against the wikileaks co—founderjulian assange — who‘s currently being held at belmarsh prison in london. up to 100 anti—government protesters remain barricaded inside a hong kong university, surrounded by police, as the standoff continues for a third day. jeremy corbyn and borisjohnson will go head to head this evening in the first tv debate of election 2019. prince andrew is facing calls to talk to us investigators, from a woman who says jeffrey epstein assaulted her, it follows the bbc interview about his links with epstein. and the renowned broadcaster sir david attenborough has told the bbc that the response to plastic pollution has been encouraging. sport now on afternoon live with ben croucher, and it‘s a big night for wales — who are on the verge of qualification for euro 2020? it all comes down to 90 minutes against hungary in cardiff tonight. afterjust one major tournament in 60 years, wales have the chance to reach back to back european championships. even if they lose tonight, they‘ll still have a chance via the playoffs but automatic qualification is the focus for ryan giggs. he‘ll likely to be able to call upon their superstar gareth bale too even though he‘s not played a full 90 minutes for over a month. aaron ramsey could be fit too and giggs will be hoping their experience of euro 2016 will stand them in good stead tonight. need team in 2016, whether you are involved or travelling to the games for tv, it is amazing and so we can‘t recreate that atmosphere. i think we have ourselves in a great position and yeah, that is where we are at the moment. it is a tough game we have to win. well if wales need inspiration, perhaps they can take it from the class of 1975. aa years ago, they played hungary in a european qualifier and this was part of their warm—up training routine. wales won that 2—1. it‘s a little different these days but if you‘re looking for good omens wales won that 2—1. and you can listen to full commentary of wales vs hungary on bbc radio 5 live and radio wales from 7 o‘clock tonight. also tonight, scotland host kazakhstan. northern ireland are in frankfurt to face germany. dead rubbers, really, as they‘ll need a playoff to reach euro 2020. lewis indicate has been reinstated as spain is a national team boss. his daughterjune passed away in the summer. his daughterjune passed away in the summer. his assistant lewis initially took over for the remainder of spain‘s european qualifiers but enrique will now return. the spanish football federation president luis rubiales said: "he has always been the leader of our project". they say he‘ll be in charge until at least the world cup in 2022. rugby union now and the new wales head coach wayne pivac has named his first squad. with a number of world cup players out injured, johnny mcnicholl and willis halaholo for the uncapped game against the barbarians in cardiff at the end of the month. ironically, the baba‘s will be coached by the former wales coach, warren gatland. the revamped davis cup are continuing in madrid today. great britain have to wait until tomorrow for their first match but there‘ll be no roger federer. switzerland didn‘t qualify for the 18 nation event. instead, he‘s in argentina playing an exhibition match against alexander zverev. now at 38, he says he‘s expecting an emotional end to his career when it finally comes but doesn‘t see that moment arriving too soon. i see no reason to stop but with age things become more difficult. of course, i can say will be moments more. i don‘t know how it will end but i am sure it will be emotional and nice. the whole process was a lwa ys and nice. the whole process was always going to be good and not too difficult. the british racing driver, billy munger, has a new challenge. he‘s the latest to join the extreme e championship. the 20—year—old lost both his legs in a crash during a formula a race in 2017. he returned to racing earlier this year in a car with specially adapted hand controls. the extreme e series, is a new environment focused racing series. 12 teams will race off road in fully electric suvs in five remote locations around the world to highlight the effects of climate change. it all starts in 2021. that‘s all for the sport. more now on one of our main stories. boris johnson and jeremy corbyn will go head to head in theirfirst general election tv debate tonight. the liberal democrats and snp won‘t be taking part in the show on itv, after they lost a last—minute legal bid to be included. our correspondent tim muffett has been on the set of tonight‘s debate in salford. whitelock this is the set for the itv interview tonight. borisjohnson will be to my right and jeremy corbett will be to my left. there will be a one—minute opening statement and there will be an audience over a year and this will be wherejulie audience over a year and this will be where julie etchingham, audience over a year and this will be wherejulie etchingham, the adjudicator, will keep an eye on proceedings. in previous debates, people have talked about the candidates walking about the stage and addressing the audience directly. tonight this will not be the case as they will stay behind their podiums. at ten o‘clock tonight we will have all of the party leaders having a live interview and do and answer questions with each other. there are many questions about what this exciting event will be like. what they look each other in the eye? were there be chemistry? will there be standout moments? tonight will become clear. no widows are because dugdale and got, the former leader of the... you have trained and coached politicians for big debates previously. what you think both sides will be discussing when they go head—to—head? sides will be discussing when they go head-to-head? if they are smart they will be getting their game faces on in their hotel rooms. very often the things we think we are going to focus on will not be the things that we are going to see tonight. we know that these elections really matter. 56% of people that watched the last debate in 2017 said it influenced how the voted in the end so it is a big figure to focus on. we saw boris in a boxing ring today. what else will be get up to tonight?” a boxing ring today. what else will be get up to tonight? i agree with kezia that they should be settling down focusing on what they‘re going say tonight, what i mean is that if you go back to be debates when david cameron was the reader and we had him and ed miliband and nick clegg, it felt like it was highly polished and rehearsed and practised. i think the thing that these two men have in common is the sense of spontaneous authenticity and what they are probably going to have to deal with is how they managed to carry that through. if i remember back to boris johnson is drawing the line girlish at swat at david cameron, he is the master of the throwaway line in many people‘s eyes. master of the throwaway line in many people's eyes. i suspect that his advisers will be telling him to play it down and be more authoritative. people need to know that you are not just a joker. as endearing as it can be on the election trail, in this context it is more formal and he needs to be more scrutinising of jeremy corbyn and questioning what he says. back to kezia, there is a slightly different position year as the conservative party are well ahead in the polls. doesjeremy corbyn need to take more risks in this debate tonight to try and get motor is energised around his campaign? i am not sure voters will see it that way. he will want to talk about new policies that he is most proud of. you will talk about stopping austerity and you will want to talk about british broadband. in the news today that they are trailing what they might do around student debt and tuition fees. i think we will hear a lot about these big issues and borisjohnson will try and suggest you can‘t trust jeremy corbyn to be in charge with the economy. the audience interaction will provide the more unexpected moments. it will be the teacher only nurse who gives a really difficult question which will get under the skin of the leaders. what do you see asjeremy corbyn‘s advantage your? he has cleaned up his image today, we are aware, but the debate will be taken up by questions on brexit. how isjeremy corbyn going to deal with his vulnerabilities? i think the polls would suggest that both men have an ability when it comes to presentation, but the reality is that they will both smarten up their act and the are aware what is the polls are saying about them. whilst women are less likely than men to watch the debates, we are more likely to go on from the tv to talk to their friends and family about it and use them to shape how we are going to vote. so you will probably see more policies focused on what women want to hear about. it is all about the language and the presentation. interesting. joanne, what you think will be the approach by the readers tonight? now i think kezia is right. they will want to focus on —— kezia is right. they will want to focus on -- they will want to focus on the nhs as it is something that many trust labour when it comes about. the majority of people feel it might be managed by the conservatives, borisjohnson will wa nt to conservatives, borisjohnson will want to make sure that you capitalises on that subject. be real strong argument that borisjohnson can make, and particularly in the structure of the debate, will be linking it to brexit and he will hopefully build up momentum in terms of the debate and score some early points overjeremy corbyn. his advisers will hopefully have him sail through the rest of it. we have spoken to kezia aboutjeremy corbyn‘s insecurities. what about the boris johnson? there is the reality about his suitability to office, his character. this applies in different ways to both of these men but i think it is difficult for both of them to answer direct questions on that. i‘m a suitable? they have reputations of not being the most reliable of people. how do you respond to those sorts of questions in an open and honest way without further opening yourself up to scrutiny? thought-provoking discussion. kezia and joanne, thank you both very much. a chip shop owner whose wife was scalded with boiling oil has geoffrey bran, been cleared of her murder and manslaughter. geoffrey bran, who‘s 71 and from carmarthenshire, told police that his wife mavis had slipped and pulled a deep fat fryer over herself. the 69—year—old died six days later in hospital in october last year. the lawyer for the man accused of murdering british backpacker grace millane has told a new zealand court that she died as a result of consensual sex gone wrong. grace, who was 21 and from wickford in essex, died last december in auckland while travelling in new zealand. a 27—year—old man who cannot be named for legal reasons denies her murder. prosecutors say he strangled her and then disposed of her body in a suitcase. he claims she died accidentally after being consensually choked during sex. you‘re watching afternoon live, these are our headlines. swedish prosecutors drop an inquiry into a rape allegation made against the wikileaks co—founder julian assange. protesters in hong kong remain barricaded inside a university campus, as the standoff with police continues for a third day. jeremy corbyn and borisjohnson go head to head this evening in the first tv debate of election 2019. back now to southampton and our business presenter taig enright, who is at the university of southampton, talking to young business owners. we came here today because southampton is actually one of the top ten cities for start—ups. we wa nt to top ten cities for start—ups. we want to find out what they want from the next government. there has been a diversity of views on things from brexit and from the government taking a more proactive approach to sustainable industries. on that topic, we have come outside and we want to talk to alistair and his electric cars. his business is based upon this idea. my company exist to make charging electric cars easier. we want to bring everything onto one platform to make it easier to charge electric cars. what do you need from the government to bring your business in the next level? the uk government have been slow to adopt policies that europe and others have been faster to do so. there needs to be more clarity on the government‘s agendas on these issues and it will make it easier for people to charge electric cars and we will be at the forefront of this technology. let's go back inside to the future world centre. this let —— this helped many new businesses get off the ground. marcus was one of 30 students that benefited from this hugely. our start—up business is using technology by a combination of different readings and speakers and with that we are using 3d sound. it is more impressive than surround sound because thanks to this technology, we can‘t hear something as though it is very close to us. it would be great for virtual reality. you want to launch this as a product next year? what can the government do to help you achieve this? this is a high—tech company and will need lots of investment which will hopefully lead to revenue. but without investment we will not get the revenue. the government need to help us achieve investment. you have come from spain. your business partner is italian and you both set up partner is italian and you both set up year. does anything about brexit make you wonder whether you will stay here? yes, because i think if things get very very complicated and we cannot get investment in the uk will have to get investment somewhere else. but more than that is without proper systems and space we will not spew to stay here. best of luck with the product launch next year. our next guest is emma and she is in the business of marketing. tell us more about your business?” tell people where they should sell their products and services through their products and services through the uk and europe. we have 56 clients across the uk and europe. do you want to grow the business or ta ke you want to grow the business or take on people? definitely grow the business and give back to local communities. what can be of men do to help your business dries?” communities. what can be of men do to help your business dries? i would like to see commitment tackling late payment charges. i would also like to see measures to help self—employed people with maternity issues to provide support to them. that‘s not all necessarily brexit related. do you worry that brexit are —— is overlooking these issues? yes, we need to think about decarbonisation, things like that, and we need to do something about it. it is bigger than brexit. thank you everyone. it is more thanjust brexit on the minds of entrepreneurs. late payments, the environment, it matters. now it‘s time for a look at the weather with darren bett. it still feels very cold in eastern parts of scotland. it was —10 celsius in braemar but it was 10 degrees down south. there is not as much frost overnight, may be an early date before the temperatures begin to rise a little. a lot of cold weather towards the north—east of the uk. this was earlier on in the scottish borders. further south we still have problems with flooding in parts of england, especially gloucestershire though it has been drier. the breeze is picking up with this band of rain which is affecting most parts of wales and south—west england. it will work away from northern ireland and into scotland. the risk of some icy patches as we see you whether moving up north. on the whole, it will be milder than it was this morning. we still have rain coming up in the western part of the uk and over northern ireland. it will be drier over much of scotland and wales. there will be hazy sunshine at times with a brisk breeze. around that area of low pressure, this weather will be kept very close to the south—west on thursday. this rain will go into wales and perhaps northern ireland. there will be some sunshine at times and it should be frost free in the morning. as we look ahead to friday, we have got an area of low pressure across the uk which is growing across the uk which is growing across on to mainland europe. most of the rain that we will see northwards towards scotland over night will fade away. there is still a chance of some rain going over northern ireland. perhaps also wales and the south west of england. there will be some sunshine and perhaps temperature in double figures. hello, you‘re watching afternoon live. i‘m carrie gracie. today at a:00: swedish prosecutors drop an inquiry into a rape allegation made against the wikileaks co—founder julian assange, who‘s currently being held at belmarsh prison in london. a leaked report into care at shrewsbury and telford hospital shows babies and mothers died amid majorfailings, in what is thought to be the nhs‘s worst ever maternity scandal. protesters in hong kong remain barricaded inside a university campus, as the standoff with police continues for a third day. hong kong‘s leader urged them to come out peacefully. they have to stop violence, give up their weapons, and come out peacefully, and to take the instructions from the police. jeremy corbyn squares up to boris johnson, with both leaders hoping to pack a political punch in the first tv debate of election 2019. prince andrew is facing calls to talk to us investigators, from a woman who says jeffrey epstein assaulted her. it follows the bbc interview about his links with epstein. coming up on afternoon live. all the sport with ben croucher. wales manager ryan giggs has called on his side to be brave in their winner—takes—all euro 2020 qualifier against hungary. win and they‘ll be assured of a spot at next year‘s tournament. i‘ll have all the details at a:30. last night was the coldest it has been all autumn. there is a milder weather on the way, but with it, the chance of some rain. also coming up. and the renowned broadcaster sir david attenborough has told the bbc that the response to plastic pollution has been encouraging. hello everyone. this is afternoon live. prosecutors in sweden say they will not proceed with their investigation into an allegation of rape made againstjulian assange. the wikileaks founder has been in belmarsh prison in south east london since he was evicted from the ecuadorian embassy in april. swedish prosecutors said evidence had weakened over the years and the case had now been "discounted". the a8—year—old was accused of rape by a woman and sexual assault by another one following a wikileaks conference in stockholm in 2010. he has always denied the allegations, saying the sex was consensual. mr assange still faces extradition to the united states, where he is accused of publishing thousands of classified documents. those hearings are due to begin in february. here‘s our correspondent maddy savage. they actually closed the case a few years ago, because they said it was difficult to continue while asano was holed up in the ecuadorian embassy. they have spent the past six months digging over the original evidence, but also carrying out new interviews with five witnesses who had spoken at the time at the allegations, and two new witnesses who they said they hadn‘t spoken to before. as you said, some of those testimonies were difficult to take into consideration as evidence because people‘s memories and perceptions of events change over time. so their final conclusion was it wasn‘t worth going to london, and it wasn‘t worth continuing this investigation. just to be clear, this relates to a rape allegation. there was another allegation against him of sexual assault in sweden. there is a time limit for investigating those kinds of crimes. there wasn‘t a chance for them to reinvestigate those allegations. and they said the original allegations we re they said the original allegations were credible? yes, that is a really key point to maintain here. there is nothing that makes prosecutors doubt the testimony that they have been given. they believe the testimony is to be credible. they said many of the details outlined by the alleged victim were similar to those put forward byjulian assange. obviously, some very key points of their stories are differing in this case. the alleged victim claiming that he had sex with her, unprotected sex, while she was asleep, something that he has always denied. ultimately, what prosecutes what prosecutors said they were looking for was further evidence, another kind of witness or perhaps digital documentation. those things simply do not exist, and so the body of evidence they have so far does not amount to them... this has been a very controversial case, for the best pa rt a very controversial case, for the best part of a decade. what will be the public reaction in sweden? this isa the public reaction in sweden? this is a case that has fascinated the world, and it is the leading story on bulletins at the moment. i think this is a case that has grabbed attention locally in sweden less than round the world. sweden is a place that prides itself when it comes to gender equality for investigating sexual assaults. it ta kes investigating sexual assaults. it takes this very seriously. i think there will be some allegations, as there will be some allegations, as there was when it was dropped a couple of years ago. questions will be asked, and questions were asked in the press conference earlier today, about why it has taken so long. why it took so long in the first place. we are now looking at a decade since there allegations first came to light. the prosecutor is not the same one who is looking into it in the interim. she says she has been working tirelessly in the past six months, looking at old and new evidence. she has been looking quickly, efficiently and deeply into the case. she was keen to make clear that she had tried to do to do her best. a leaked report into severe failings in maternity care at shrewsbury and telford hospital nhs trust has warned that lessons are still not being learned. the review was ordered in 2017 by the government after allegations that dozens of mothers and babies died or were left with permanent disability unneccessarily. its interim report, which has been seen by the independent , describes a "toxic" culture going back a0 years. staff at the trust routinely dismissed parents‘ concerns, were unkind, got dead babies‘ names wrong and, in one instance, referred to a baby who died as "it". well the trust has apologised unreservedly to the families affected.|n a statement the interim chief executive — paula clark — wrote: i would like to reassure all families using our maternity services that we have not been waiting for donna ockenden‘s final report before working to improve our services. a lot has already been done to address the issues raised by previous cases. outcomes from the work we have done to date." "we have not seen or been made aware of any interim report, and await the findings of donna ockenden‘s report so that we can work with families, improvement to understand and apply all of the learning identified." our health editor hugh pym is with me now. explain to us the significance of this report today. she was asked by the health secretary to carry out a review into the events of shrewsbury and telford. this was after sustained work by campaigners, including parents whose children had died. including the family who initially spotted a number of unexplained cases at the trust. then ms ockenden was brought in. this review is independent. it seems this was a status update or interim report, which was submitted to nhs leaders in february of this year. it was at about that point that the scope of the enquiry was being quite dramatically widened, from a small number of cases to 270. now it seems as if donna, one of the campaigners, is looking at a 620 cases that have emerged, going all the way back to 1979. coming right up to the present. that is significant. another significant part of this elite status report is it is the first time that the number of deaths have been listed. a2 mothers and babies. this is by no means complete. we are taught by sources that this is a review that is ongoing. it is a serious leak, and a difficult day for the families involved that it has come out like this. they are pleased that the scope has been why though. that statement there from the interim chief executive. to your understanding, for families and patients there, do you think that is going to reassure people? the management has changed. there have been endless with use, seemingly, and new managements brought in, resignations, and i think people will have to take it at face value that there is an interim chief executive. she would like to reassure families. just because donna has not come up with a final report, doesn‘t mean she doesn‘t wa nt to report, doesn‘t mean she doesn‘t want to improve safety, improve services, but disobeyed very difficult situation and everybody will want to see donna‘s final report. that is the way they want it. she should be allowed to continue to do a complete review of everything that happened. dozens of demonstrators are still barricaded inside a hong kong university, which has been under siege by the police for three days. activists have been inside the campus since last week, initially preventing police from entering by lighting fires and throwing petrol bombs. 600 protesters, including minors, have now given themselves up. police say that any adults who leave will be arrested. our correspondent stephen mcdonnell, said those who are still inside polytechnic university are running low on provisions. we had just had some pretty dramatic scenes here at the entrance to the pot polytechnic university. what is happening here is the police are just waiting for protesters to run out of supplies. i‘m not sure if you can see, but behind this row of journalists, they have just apprehended a group of activists. they earlier made a desperate, last—minute run for it, about 20 and 30 people came tearing up the road. the police were watching the other way, and i think they thought they had a chance to get out. they have been trying to leave the campus for days, but the police had blocked all of the exits and made it almost impossible for them to leave. as they are running out of supplies, i think they fought, we will have one more try. and so, while a group of these first aid volunteers were being detained by police in one area, they thought the coast might be clear and they raced down the road in another area. but the riot teams were quick to spot them, they swooped and pinned them to the ground. you can hear in the background, calls from some of their family and friends who had gathered beyond a court in in support of those students, criticising the police for the way they had depended them down and trying to give some kind of moral support for the students, who weren‘t ultimately able to make it out. there can‘t be that many more students left back inside the polytechnic university because we estimated there might have been around 50. we just saw about 20 or so of these medical volu nteers about 20 or so of these medical volunteers coming out. if you add another 20 who have just tried to run down the road behind me. many of them are still being held by the police, just beyond where i am standing, you have got to be looking at dozens of people still inside the campus at the most. but the police have said they want people to leave peacefully. however, when you leave, you will be arrested. and they are going to face writing charges. this is serious. ultimately, a rioting charge in hong kong can land you up to ten years in jail. you charge in hong kong can land you up to ten years injail. you can understand why those activists tried to avoid that by getting away, but they weren‘t able to do it. to avoid that by getting away, but they weren't able to do it. getting back to where this all started in june of this year, there were moments when the use of force by police brought thousands or tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of protesters out onto the streets. it seems now to be concentrated on this one university campus battlefield. do you think the mood in hong kong is changing?” think a mood in hong kong is changing?” thinka a mood in hong kong is changing?” think a a few weeks ago, the authorities thought they had to this under control. but then, in the last week and it has proved been proved that that is not the case. there are a committed group of hard—core activists, who has made... they have made 5000 arrests here, since that all started. to give an indication of how important that number is, the entire prison population of hong kong is only 8000. that is not to say all of those arrested people are going to end up being punished in that way, but itjust going to end up being punished in that way, but it just shows going to end up being punished in that way, but itjust shows the assets the police are going to to try to take the heat out of business by making massed arrests. —— mass arrests. this is quite considerable. we saw those amazing images of a police truck, an armoured truck moving towards this university under a hail of petrol bombs and catching on fire. we saw a police officer shot with an arrow. we have then seen shot with an arrow. we have then seen the riot police responding with a brutal crackdown at their own, at times a dozen police officers around one activist, really laying into him, kicking him in the head. so we had a lot of work to do to gain public support in this community, and detention seems to be ever increasing with no sign ending. it is quiet here now, but these elections are supposed to happen on sunday. local elections. the government has threatened to cancel those elections, and if that happens, there are going to be a lot of very upset people in hong kong. they will say, if we want to go to the ballot box, what choice do we have? so we will wait to see what the government decides to do in terms of those local elections. throughout the campaign, bbc news will be looking closely at the places where the election could be won and lost. visiting 10 parts of the uk where seats will be closely contested. today we‘re in southampton to find out the questions and issues voters want to discuss. simon mccoy‘s there. thank you very much. yes, we are at the solent university in southampton. this is a key constituency. we are visiting areas that could make or break whichever party wins or loses the next election. here, the conservatives have got the seat by 31 votes. you couldn‘t get more module than that. but todayjeremy corbyn and boris johnson will be going head—to—head in the tv election debate tonight. the lib dems will not be taking part, the lib dems will not be taking pa rt, after the lib dems will not be taking part, after they the lib dems will not be taking pa rt, after they lost the lib dems will not be taking part, after they lost a bid to be included. this time around, party leaders are taking part in a number of events. let‘s take a look at some of events. let‘s take a look at some of them happening before december the 12th. jeremy corbyn there is a question time special hosted by fiona bruce on friday. leaders will take questions from the audience. on itv, there is another election debate on december the 1st, featuring leaders from all seven election parties. then on bbc one, borisjohnson election parties. then on bbc one, boris johnson and jeremy corbyn election parties. then on bbc one, borisjohnson and jeremy corbyn had had again. in i , what is the feeling there? who has got the most to lose tonight?” think that is quite straightforward to a nswer think that is quite straightforward to answer because borisjohnson is of course prime minister, but also, most opinion polls suggest that the conservatives are comfortably in front. but that may not translate into the seats. therefore, boris johnson has a lot to lose. perhaps fewer expectations around jeremy corbyn. if he puts in a good performance tonight, he will hopefully see that as a boost. someone then were saying, well look, jeremy corbyn picked up a lot of support in the last election. now, they saying there has been a few sparks in this campaign. but nothing has really ignited it. labour party needed something to give them a bit more of a boost, a bolster. a good performance by jeremy corbyn more of a boost, a bolster. a good performance byjeremy corbyn tonight may do that. previous opinion polls, previous debates, for example in 2015, when there was a big debate, nearly a0% of viewers said it had influenced their boat on the day. so this could be quite a significant moment. the question is, whether it will actually shift the dial at all. the script we will hear from the leaders... jeremy corbyn boris johnson will say lets get brexit done, jeremy corbyn will want to get brexit off the agenda as soon as possible, talk about other areas, and not dwell too much on his promise of another referendum. he will want to talk about the national health service, for example, austerity and poverty. we will see how much he can do in the space of an hour, but he won‘t be able to avoid the brexit question. boris johnson, has already been limbering up, quite literally in the boxing training facility, but beyond that, he has been putting questions to jeremy corbyn stop giving him some kind of advance warning of the questions he will ask around immigration and brexit. so already, the conservatives are marking that their territory. from labour‘s point of view, they want to stay on their home turf of investment. the bigger question here is not so much about the policies, it is about character. for the first time on television, we will see the leaders of the two main parties taking each other on, three—way debates, seven way debates. this one will focus on the character of the two men who could be prime minister after december the 12th. 0k, be prime minister after december the 12th. ok, i am not sure boris johnson was limbering up quite as much as you were there. there is a wider question about whether this will make any difference. yeah, i think to some extent... will it make a difference? some people will definitely be influenced by this, but haven‘t made up their mind. but also, a lot of the positions are all almost incredibly rigid already. there have been attempts by labour to make sure that people in leave areas don‘t just see to make sure that people in leave areas don‘tjust see them as a particular party. from boris johnson‘s point of view, he will be repeating the same old mantra is, to some extent, the polls have moved by 296 some extent, the polls have moved by 2% to 3%. i think we could be any position where people are already making up their minds. but don‘t forget, in the election, it looked like the conservatives had a really big lead at this point. theresa may didn‘t take part in debates, but it looked like the polls began to shift towards the end of the campaign. this is the first big clash. from the point of view of the opposition, they hope that this will make a difference. a big plus is being kicked up though, by the lib dems, because they are being excluded by this debate. they will be commenting on it almost as pundits, rather than participants, tonight. nicola sturgeon was accusing borisjohnson of being scared of debating her. the insults can fly, but at the end of the day, the focus tonight will be on the two people who could be prime minister, and not on those other parties. their argument is that in the debate tonight, the big issue is that boris johnson the debate tonight, the big issue is that borisjohnson would definitely say the conservatives are pro brexit. the other two parties, the lib dems are of course pro remain. and that view is going to be, at the very least, possibly cut out tonight. thank you very much. the green party has published its election manifesto, promising to spend £100 billion a year to help the uk reach net zero carbon emissions by 2030. the party says it would raise the money mainly through borrowing and use it to invest in projects designed to tackle climate change. shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell has claimed that britain‘s 150 billionaires "do not deserve" so much money. mr mcdonnell was giving a speech covering labour‘s plan to change the way business works. he added that under a labour government, chief executives in the public sector would not be allowed to earn more than 20 times someone on the living wage. the snp leader nicola sturgeon has said immigration powers should be devolved. speaking this morning, the first minister said the current uk—wide policy on the issue was a disaster. she insisted regardless of what happens over brexit, scotland should control its own borders. throughout the general election campaign, we‘ve been asking what questions you would like to be answered. this week we‘re expecting each political party to release their manifestos. the green party is the first to release theirs today. and our correspondent chi legally binding. so the prime minister and the cabinet obviously lead the government, but if they want to make any changes, they have to get mps and members of the house of lords to agree, and that's not always possible, even when a party has a majority. this is anna, she is a criminal lawyer. here is what she thinks about getting courts mixed up in politics. the problem is that it‘s a bad idea. if the election manifesto becomes legally binding, then, firstly, you have the risk that it will tie the hands of parliament, and secondly, when it comes to enforcement, against whom would you enforce it? would it be against the prime minister, would it be against the entire government? who enforces it? is it a public enforcement action only, or can you bring a private prosecution? we spoke to ellen, an academic in sweden whose research compared manifesto pledges in different countries to see who honoured them when they got into government. in the uk we find that parties mostly keep their prom

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chi chi izundu went to meet one viewer, who wanted to know why manifesto pledges aren't legally binding if a party wins a general election and doesn't fulfil those promises. the manifesto. the document that sets out what each political party would do if it got into government. daniel craig, a taxi driver who lives in hampshire, has a question about them. why can't we make election manifestos legally binding? to answer his question is peter. his job is to analyse politics, including elections. it would be really hard to make manifestos legally binding. the prime minister and the cabinet obviously lead the government, but if they want to make any changes, they have to get mps and members of the house of lords to agree, and that's not always possible — even when a party has a majority. this is anna. she is a criminal lawyer. here is what she thinks about getting courts mixed up in politics. the problem is that it's a bad idea. if the election manifesto becomes legally binding, then firstly, you have the risk that it will tie the hands of parliament and, secondly, when it comes to enforcement, against whom would you enforce it? would it be against the prime minister? the entire government? who enforces it? is it a public enforcement action only, or could you bring a private prosecution? we spoke to ellen, an academic in sweden whose research compared manifesto pledges in different countries to see who honoured them when they got into government. in the uk, we find that parties mostly keep their promises. and the uk system, being a system where the winner takes it all, is apparently a system that is more efficient at fulfilling pledges than some of the other countries we investigate. but is it worth it? breaking a pledge will lead to punishment from the voters. fulfilling a pledge is something you are expected to do, so you don't get a lot of credit for that. dan is not the only one to have asked this question. the system is complicated, but, right now, the only way to hold the government to account is at the ballot box. the general issue is trust in politics. if they can't trust their government and they cannot trust them to follow through on election pledges, then i suppose people feel disenfranchised by that and left out. and chicide what they want to do once they get into power. there is also already a convention in the constitution where the house of lords will not veto any kind of pledge that has appeared in a party political manifesto during an election. so there is that tiny convention at. but effectively, in the uk, largely, most political parties do actually honour a lot of the time, what they put in their ma nifestos. the time, what they put in their manifestos. but trust is such an issue, particularly in this election, so what is the record on pledges? there is quite a high record, but there are memorable times in history when these pledges haven't been kept. even in the 2017 election, there was an issue around the pledge and confusion on whether it was a promise or not i promise around social care with the conservative party manifesto. that can seem conservative party manifesto. that can seem problematic to the electorates, and that is what dan was trying to say. was trying to say, basically, what yo

still cast a vote using a pencil and a piece of paper at a polling station. 0ur correspondent chi chi izunduages. despite all these technological advances, colin grant can't understand why he has to walk charlie to a polling station to cast his vote. why can't we have electronic voting? why do you want e—voting so bad ? electronic voting? why do you want e-voting so bad? a number of reasons. recently we have had elections where a lot of people who don't engage could have engaged, change the result. the cost is a big implication. also speed. you can have the answer straightaway. you would eliminate, virtually eliminate human error as well, too. all arguments for change but there is a very long history to the way we vote. for almost 150 years, with or without their dogs, people have put an by in the box on a paper ballot. it's a simple affair, set against a background of local halls and schools. fast forward to election systems of today. estonia is one of the few countries in the well to hold nationwide ballot using online dating. 44% use that method. voting online is possible in other countri

chi chi izundu has been to meet some students to help provide some answers.unity. it‘s super easy to register to vote and it takes four or five minutes and you only need a few bits of information, you need your name, national insurance number, your nationality, your address and date of birth. and that‘s it. i think my mate alec might have a question. let me find him. historically, younger voters are less likely to vote than older voters. my term ends the day after the election, so can i vote in leeds and at home in cambridgeshire? you have to decide which one you want to vote in and cast it there. if you do it twice and you are caught, you could face a hefty fine. i think my friend eve has a question. in the last general election it was suggested 70% of students cast their vote in the home constituency. if i‘m here on election day, can i still vote? you have two options. there is postal voting but you have to apply for the process and there is a deadline and the deadline is the 26th of november if you live england, scotland and wales. the other option is a pr