another former minister tobias ellwood saying similar and johnny mercer saying it has been poorly handledve concerns. in the front page of the 0bserver, 2000 paediatricians, doctors who work with young people saying the government should change its mind and it's a basic human responsibility to make sure children have enough to eat. in scotland, wales and northern ireland there are schemes in place. in england the government says it is sticking by its position but the debate rages on. thank you. at least 18 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a suicide bomb attack outside an education centre in the afghan capital, kabul. more than 20 people were injured. the islamic state group has said it carried out the attack. donald trump has voted early in the us election while on a campaign visit in florida. with ten days still to go until the presidential election, a record 54 million people have already voted. this is largely due to fears over coronavirus, with the country seeing record daily highs. lebo diseko is in washington. it is the final push for donald trump andjoe it is the final

johnny mercer. the cricketing legend, ian botham, has taken his seat in the house of lords. lord's, took the oath in the tradititional — if socially—distanced — ceremony. i, ian lord botham, do swear that i will be faithful and bear true allegiance to her majesty, the queen elizabeth, her heirs and her successors according to the law, so help me god. lord botham's was one of 36 new peerages announced by downing street in august. he'll sit as an independent, or crossbench peer. that's stumps for this monday in parliament. thank you for watching. i do hope you canjoin me at the same time tomorrow for tuesday in parliament. until then, bye for now. hello there. i thought i'd start with a reminder ofjust how grim a start to the month we've had. across a swathe of southern england and parts of eastern scotland too, over recent days, we've seen more rainfall than we'd expect to see in the whole of the month of 0ctober. and we're only in the first week, of course. winchcombe is in gloucestershire — 118mm here over recent days, compared with the october average of 81. now, we have g

in a statement, the defence minister johnny mercer told us: do you think you will recover from this?ng over me since 2003 and while i am relieved in some way that a part of it has come to an end, the fallout from it will continue. a chapter in robert's live has closed but the wounds of the last 17 years may never heal. graham satchell, bbc news. still to come this morning: we're finding out how to celebrate all things spooky, in the safest way possible. tim muffett is at a pumpkin farm for us this morning. good morning from the essex hertfordshire border. this farm has been the same family since 1889 but for the last few years, pumpkins have become huge, they grow 20,000 each year but this year halloween could be different. will trick—or—treating be allowed? the welsh government says people shouldn't do it, arrest, no clear advice. will be talking halloween, trick—or—treating and talking pumpkins as well, all coming up a little later. first, i will leave you with the good morning, i'm sonja jessup police are questioning two people after 17 children at a north london school were taken

in a statement, the defence minister, johnny mercer, told us: .relieved in some way that a part of it has come to an end, the fallout from it will continue. a chapter in robert's life has closed, but the wounds of the last 17 years may never heal. graham satchell, bbc news. you're watching bbc news. whether it's the costumes, carving pumpkins, or trick or treating, halloween has grown in popularity over recent years, especially if you've got young children. but because of the coronavirus this year it could look very different. tim muffett has been finding out how we can still have a spooky, socially—distant time. i'm your ghostblaster and you've got to help me find a ghost. what's that? do you see a ghost? oh, my goodness, get it off me! it's spooky, if not quite as spooky as years gone by. usually we have our larger events where it attracts lots of adults, sort of the 18— to 30—year—old, market, lots of adults, sort of the 18 to 30—year—old, market, but obviously that attracts quite a lot of numbers over a short period, over a weekend, so we had

well, i think one might onlyjust quote one of the ministers, johnny mercer, who said that this hasn'tk to somebody‘s financial circumstances is absolutely significant when you are on those sorts of income so, i hope and i urge and actually expect the government to move on this issue but we need long term solution is not just short—term sellotape but we need long term solution is notjust short—term sellotape to hold this together. it's a big one. and, in the meantime, there are all sorts of local offerings for children this half term. i was talking earlier to a volunteer at a local football club which is giving out free school meals. actually, we're going to have to stop at that point because we are going straight to wales. the health minister for wales vaughan gething is giving an update on the coronavirus ‘firebreak‘ lockdown. i understand that there is some confusion whenever new rules to control the spread of coronavirus introduced. i want to clear up some of that confusion today. i was very saddened to see this particular exchange on social media this morning, from a supermarket t

johnny mercer, and p. —— mp. time to have a chat with mike. iam —— mp. or trying to catch better. but first, we are talking about the premier league. how much would you pay on top of your normal subscription to pay —— to watch a game? pay—per—view is an option going forward. it has worked in boxing, it is fair to say. fans have paid to watch specific sites. but in football, it... why would you pay when you can listen for free on 5 live? of course! next weekend, chelsea and southampton at three p.m. chelsea and southampton at three pm. that will be pay—per—view. newcastle versus manchester united next saturday evening. it will be interesting to see how many take up the offer of pay—per—view. the football supporters' association is urged broadcasters to "reconsider their pricing" after it was announced that premier league games not already selected for broadcast, this month will only be available, to fans on a pay—per—view basis. starting from next weekend, five fixtures per round of games will become pay—per—view available on bt sport box office or sky sp