clive myrie, bbc news, in southampton.dio: clive myrie with a selection of voters' opinions from southampton a short time ago. a reminder that the brexit party leader, nigel farage, willappear on a question time leaders special, here on bbc one at 10.45pm, and other party leaders will appear on a live question time leaders special on friday. that's it from us tonight. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. hello. you're watching sportsday on bbc news. i'm ben croucher. your top stories. after five and a half years in charge, mauricio pochettino is sacked as tottenham hotspur wales at the double. they qualify for their second straight european championships by beating hungary 2—nil at the cardiff city stadium. and we meet the jockey who answered an sos call on twitter and then went and won the race. thanks forjoining us. on one hand, mauricio pochettino guided tottenham hotspur to four top four premier league finishes in five years and to one champions league final and a sustained period as one of the best sides i

clive myrie with the latest on the floods.ies. —— let's look at some of the day's other main stories. the scottish national party leader — and first minister of scotland — nicola sturgeon — has launched her party's election campaign in edinburgh — putting brexit and scottish independence at the centre of the snp's election strategy. she said she'd be willing to cooperate with a labour government led byjeremy corbyn. she ruled out a formal coalition, but said she could support labour on a vote—by—vote basis — as long as the scottish parliament was granted the right to hold a second independence referendum and given more powers. the first minister has been speakling to our political editor laura kuenssberg. she wants two things — to stay in the eu... we want scotland to remain inside the eu. ..but scotland to be out of the uk. it should not be for westminster to decide. but if she worked with jeremy corbyn, could this election give the snp both the outcomes they want and change the course of the country for us all? and if there

clive myrie there with that report from the constituency of bishop auckland.riends say a very distinguished public servant was dealt a grave injustice by the episode. a draft report based on an official review of the hs2 high—speed rail project says the line should go ahead despite the soaring cost. the review was commissioned by ministers in august after the estimated cost reached £88 billion — and it‘s likely to rise again. but members of the review panel have said the line linking london with birmingham and the north of england should be built with just a few minor changes. 0ur transport correspondent tom burridge reports now from birmingham. 0n the edge of birmingham to make space for this high—speed rail. it‘s almost ready for construction to begin. supporters of the scheme say this area, was would he will benefit. obviously it's slightly rundown, adjuster is just going to generate somejobs may rundown, adjuster is just going to generate some jobs may be, rundown, adjuster is just going to generate somejobs may be, and it will be good for the area. they j

at ten o'clock, clive myrie will be here with a full round up of the days news.st — russia faces a deadly epidemic of domestic violence. for years it has been hidden from view, but now a new generation of women are fighting back. lucy ash meets the families whose extraordinary stories have sparked a national debate and the politicians who are campaigning for changes in the law. it contains discussion of domestic violence which some viewers may find upsetting. russia can be a dangerous place for women. it has a deadly culture of domestic violence. across the country, hundreds of women are killed every year by partners and relatives. but now, some russian women are fighting back, with a new wave of activism. this year, russian society was rocked by a big court case. three sisters accused of murdering their father injuly 2018 were found to have been physically and sexually abused by him for years. krestina, angelina and maria confessed to attacking their sleeping father, mikhail khachaturyan, with a hunting knife and a hammer. they face up to 20 years in prison. mik

at 10pm, clive myrie will be here with a full round—up of the days news. first, our world.the gulf, women employed as domestic workers are being sold on apps provided by google and apple. it's been called an online slave market. in kuwait, 90% of households employ a domestic worker. bbc news arabic and our world go undercover in kuwait to reveal a disturbing illegal online trade in domestic workers. it's been called an online slave market. and this trade is taking place on apps hosted by some of the world's biggest tech giants. what they're doing is illegal. if google, apple, facebook or any other company is promoting apps like these, they are promoting an online slave market. there are more than 700,000 domestic workers in kuwait. in 2015, the government here passed a new law giving domestic workers more rights, and imposing stricter regulations on this multibillion dollar industry. but it's generated a lot of controversy on tv and on social media. these new laws may have pushed many to turn to a booming new industry, where domestic workers can be bought and sold online. a

across the uk, hearing about what matters to communities on the ground — and we start tonight with clive myrieating in terms of the electoral map, staunchly labour in the centre, and surrounded by three more marginal constituencies in the rural outskirts. but labour has lost vote share in the last two big polls, the may council and european elections. it's also a divided city in a divided country over brexit, marginally voting remain, barely more tha 50% in the referendum. we area we are a few yards from the main train station in the centre of leads. and rail nationalisation, bringing the northern railfranchise under public control is going to be a key election issue for those commuters who say they are fed up with the service right across the north of england. here's tom burridge, our transport correspondent. having a poor train service is just really stressful. you get up in the morning not knowing what train you're going to get, if there's going to be delays, cancellations. that one just says "delayed", with no explanation as to how long! catherine's consistently challenging commute affects

tonight my colleague clive myrie is in pembrokeshire in south—west wales.he mercy of the elements and some have told us at the mercy of disconnected politicians. well, this is a marginal seat which has been held by the conservatives since 2005 — but in the 2017 election their majority was cut to just 314 votes. so this is a key target seat forjeremy corbyn‘s labour party. when it came to the brexit vote the result was decisive, with 57% in favour of leaving the european union. for a key constituency where so much rides on the opinion of farmers, we wanted to know exactly what's on their minds in the last few weeks of this campaign. steady, steady, that'll do. this land feeds us. that'll do! its pasture, its livestock, and neil perkins, a son and steward of this soil, is farming in challenging times. it's a constant worry all the time, just looking and going through all the figures and just basically seeing how we're going to make it through the next month and keep going, really. margins have always been tight, but neil's fear is that welsh lamb could flood

today we're in south—west wales, and clive myrie is in haverfordwest in pembrokeshire for us. eseli pembrokeshire constituency. a rural farming community at the mercy of the elements and, some have told us, disconnected politicians. well, this is a marginal seat which has been held by the conservatives since 2005 — but in the 2017 election their majority was cut to just 314 votes. so this is a key target seat forjeremy corbyn‘s labour party. when it came to the brexit vote, the result was decisive, with 57% in favour of leaving the european union. for a key constituency where so much rides on the opinion of farmers, we wanted to know exactly what's on their minds in the last few weeks of this campaign. steady, that'll do. this land feeds us. steady, that'll do. this land feeds us. it is pasture, livestock, and neil perkins, a son and steward of this soil, is forming in challenging times. it is a constant worry all the time, going through all the figures and seeing how we will make it through the next month and keep going, really. margins have always been tight, but neil's fear

earlier this evening, our correspondent in hong kong, rupert wingfield—hayes, spoke to my colleague clive myrierden, you can see the counter is well under way, it's now one o'clock in the morning here. this is an election, clive, remember, for local seats and local councils, not for the legislation not for the chief executive, nevertheless, it is the first vote or a chance to vote that hong kong people have had since the pro—democracy protests broke out here about six months ago. because of that, turn out has been truly extraordinary today. the highest in hong kong history. in the eastern district of hong kong island this morning, the queue to vote at this polling station went on and on and on. we are seeing queues like this in districts all over hong kong today. people waiting for an hour, even up to an hour—and—a—half to vote. people are telling us they have never seen anything like this in a local election in hong kong before. translation: we didn't have to line up before. everyone is more enthusiastic. they really want to contribute to the society. half—an—hour. we know this is going to hap

my colleague clive myrie is in the marginal seat of southampton itchen, where he's been watching thees. huw, just 31 votes won this seat in the 2017 election for the conservatives over labour. so tonight's debate was crucial viewing for many in the constituency. the final verdict of our viewers here, not so good. at the itchen imperial rowing club in southampton, they are limbering up in southampton, they are limbering upfor in southampton, they are limbering up for the big show. the shirts are off in here, but with the gloves be off in here, but with the gloves be off in here, but with the gloves be off in the clash of the political titans? the rose vacate the floor for ourgroup of titans? the rose vacate the floor for our group of viewers, conservative, labour, liberal democrat, and undecided. what would they make ofjohnson against corbyn? the failure of leadership is even worse when you look at what is happening on their brexit policy. brexit dominated the first half of the debate, along with the nhs. there are so many individual issues that were not covered, students, housing, ed

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

let's join clive myrie in leeds, in west yorkshire.ace that while solidly labour, in central areas the labour share of the vote has fallen in the last two big polls — the may council elections and the european elections. this is also a city that is as divided over brexit as the rest of the country. barely more than 50% of voters decided they wanted to remain inside the european union back in 2016. it is notjust brexit that is the big election talking point, it is infrastructure and transport. also the possibility that the northern rail franchise, one also the possibility that the northern railfranchise, one of also the possibility that the northern rail franchise, one of the biggest in the country could actually be taken back into public ownership because of complete dissatisfaction over the kind of service that is being provided. let's get a little bit more about from our transport correspondent, tom burridge. having a poor train service is just really stressful. you get up in the morning not knowing what train you're going to get, if

today, clive myrie is in southampton.e it is too. there is an ice rink beneath me with people having fun. the port and boat building, vital parts of the economy here in this major election battle ground. the city is actually split into two constituencies with southampton test held by labour since 1997. next door, southampton itchen has been fought over as a key marginal between labour and the tories in the last three elections. in 2017, the conservative mp held on byjust 31 votes. up to 25% of the population here is in their 20s with two universities driving this demographic. 0n brexit, southampton closely mirrored the national result with 5a% voting to leave the eu in 2016. we've been here for a couple of days now and found a city in a state of flux, the nature of work being transformed. changes including inevitably brexit, that are raising questions local people want the election to answer. in this election the most important issue for me is getting over this brexit issue. this election is about getting a decent mp that

today we're in southampton and clive myrie has been speaking to voters there to see what issues they be highlighted. in this election the most important issue for me is getting over this brexit issue. this election is about getting a decent mp that will secure my children's future. we haven't got one person that we can honestly stand behind, because you don't know where their anybody is telling the truth or not. southampton. an affluent pocket of the south, prosperity by the sea. but this election has revealed fault lines. we'd rather be building boats, there's no two ways about that but at the moment we are building bridges. at the meerkat boatyard, the boss is angry. all the books are empty, workers hours have been cut. and brexit is the villain. along with the politicians. they really have let the people down. if it's remain, remain. if it's exit, let's go. but it has to be sorted. that's the problem. regardless of who becomes prime minister? regardless of who. heavy industry and manufacturing were struggling long before brexit. the ford plant here shut down six years ago. gig eco

tonight, my colleague clive myrie is in the north—east of england and the constituency of bishop aucklandncy this is. the town of bishop auckland is itself proud of its industrial past, the railways and coal mining. but the death of traditional industry hit this area hard, and there is a sense that the town has never really recovered. politically, it's also a bellwether for the rest of the north—east. the constituency is a mixture of post—industrial towns, pretty market towns and agricultural communities. historically, it's been a labour stronghold in general elections — and, barring four years in the 1930s, labour has held bishop auckland since 1918. but this majority has been slowly whittled away over the years. it's now down to just over 500 votes, and that's made it a key conservative target in this election. when it comes to brexit, it was a decisive vote, with 61% of people here choosing to leave the eu. in the two days that we've been here, we've spoken to a number of people who feel this place has been forgotten since the heyday of its industry, a time when bishop auckland was tru

bishop auckland has been represented by a labour mp since 1935, but as clive myrie reports, times couldam. the fans at working miners and families, their political allegiance always to labour. the whistle has gone and bishop auckland have made the hat—trick. bishop auckland have made the hat-trick. but there has been disappointment in the for getting this place exists. now there is anger at this working men's club that labour's handling of brexit as a final kick in the teeth. ask kevin, an nhs hospital worker switching from labour to tory. it's notjust me being ignored or the north—east, it's the 17.a million people who voted to leave. and you are fed up with that? absolutely fed up. i've had it up to here. ask shannon, silent witness to thousands of conversations. i think a lot of people will end up voting conservative rather than labour, yeah, from what i'm hearing. i normally vote labour. so where are you thinking you might go this time? i'm undecided. right. and askjohn, unhappy but unable to bring himself to vote conservative. what about the brexit party? well, to me, i don't like