jon kay, thank you. our correspondent, jon kay.ment, i'll be talking to robin brant in shanghai but first to anna holligan is in zeebrugge. what are police focusing on? so, the prosecutors in belgium are focusing on three key questions. first of all where did this container begin its journey. first of all where did this container begin itsjourney. second what movements in belgium, could these people have boarded here? and, third, how did that container managed to cross the sea to the uk with 39 people hidden inside. so, in terms of port security, the harbour master in zeebrugge has told the bbc the trucks are filled as they enter this port and the driver is identified. those with a canvas cover a re identified. those with a canvas cover are checked with a c02 sensor to check any signs of breathing but if they have a closed top it isn't a standard procedure if there are no signs the seal has been tampered with. the local mayor says 4000 containers make this crossing every single day and on average about 50 migrants are picked up her

jon kay, bbc news, oxford.s been found stabbed to death in prison, near york. richard huckle was given 22 life sentences in 2016, after admitting multiple charges of sex abuse of children aged between six months and 12 years. it's understood he was attacked in his cell with a makeshift knife. two men, who say they were framed by a detective, have had their cases referred to the court of appeal — almost 50 years after they were sent to prison. winston trew and sterling christie were in a group of four arrested at an underground station in south london in 1972. they spent eight months in jail, for assaulting a police officer and for attempted theft. the parents of harry dunn — the teenager killed in northamptonshire while riding his motorbike — say they will meet the us woman allegedly involved, but only if she promises to return to britain. anne sacoolas left the uk under diplomatic immunity while police were investigating. she has offered to meet mr dunn's parents, who have travelled to the us. here's duncan ke

jon kay, bbc news, 0xford. let'sjust about let's just about it from me.anjones. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up: i defiant england put six goals past bulgaria, but did it in the face of ugly. bulgaria, but did it in the face of ugly, racist abuse as the match was almost abandoned because of monkey chanting. it is the international language, so will football breakthrough political barriers as a historic match is scheduled to take place in the middle east. the only major title that eludes him. roger federer confirms his bid for the tokyo 2020 olympics. welcome to the programme. we start with the disturbing story that the euro, euro qualifier match between england and bulgaria had to be stopped twice because of racist cha nts stopped twice because of racist chants from the

jon kay, bbc news, oxford. now on bbc news, the travel show.week on the travel show, i am in the jungles of borneo exploring malaysia's biggest state. sarawak. in the western corner of malaysia and borneo, sarawak has some of the most spectacular and diverse ecosystems. but it can be overlooked by tourists drawn to the bright lights of kl and the resorts of its neighbour state sabah. so i am going to discover for myself the sights and inhabitants of this remarkable state. along the way i will be hanging out with these guys... climbing jagged peaks... easily one of the most beautiful and most difficult hikes i have done. ..and getting a taste of one of the world's most remote food festivals. sucking. laughs. i have to work on my snail sucking technique. yes, i love sarawak so much. everything very unique in sarawak. we have 26 ethnic groups in sarawak. sarawak mean "surrender to you" in malay. my trip starts here in sarawak‘s biggest city, kuching. and does the word kuching mean, it means something special, right? yes, kuching is mean cat, in en

jon kay reports. just weeks after his wedding day, the funeral of pc andrew harper.e line of duty. inside oxford was at christchurch cathedral, his widow led the tributes. they met at school and married at just led the tributes. they met at school and married atjust 28 days before he was killed. he told the congregation, . .. she placed his ceremonial police hat upon his coffin. pc harper was killed while responding to reports ofa killed while responding to reports of a burglary in august. she said... your smile was infectious. your humour, relentless. even in the darkest of times, you made me laugh. your personality shone through in everything you did, and i'm so very, very proud of you. in the pouring rain, officers from around the country joined members of rain, officers from around the countryjoined members of the public. he was so young and he had just gotten married. you know, he had his life in front of him. and yeah, it's terrible. and how important is it for you to stand here and share your respects? very important. we be without the police? jon kay, bbc new

jon kay in penzance, thank you.ial bbc series looking at the challenges and opportunities facing britain's coastal towns. and simon mccoy will be broadcasting afternoon live from penzance today. the government has issued advice for local authorities on dealing with protests outside schools against lessons which include lgbt relationships. the 21—page document lays out how councils should support teachers to minimise disruption. campaigners have held a series of protests outside schools in birmingham. from september next year, lessons on relationships will be compulsory for all primary pupils. the government says it's working hard to ensure schools get the right support. protesters have clashed with security forces inside ecuador‘s heavily guarded parliament. after days of unrest, the president has moved the government out of the capital, but demonstrators briefly burst through a police cordon, and were driven back with tear gas. the protestors — led by indigenous groups — are demanding an end to austerity and the re

jon kay, bbc news, oxford.en found stabbed to death in prison in new york. richard huckle was stabbed to death here yesterday afternoon. it is understood he was stabbed with a makeshift knife. he was 33 years old and had been jailed for abusing as many as 200 malaysians children. huckle had gone to malaysia as a teenager on a gap year and had gone on to groom children while he was doing volu nta ry children while he was doing voluntary work. in 2016, was given 22 life sentences for sexually abusing children between the ages of six months and 12 years old. when huckle was arrested in 2014 at gatwick airport, police found more than 20,000 indecent pictures and videos of the abuse on his computer. huckle had been writing a manual at the time of his arrest, telling paedophiles how to abuse children and avoid detection but there has been a short statement from the prison service saying. in ——. in prisoner richard huckle died on the 13th of october and it would be inappropriate to comment while a police investigation

jon kay reports. just weeks after his wedding day, the funeral of pc andrew harper.ues, from thames valley police, lined the route, as the coffin was taken through the centre of oxford. ina behind, in a behind, his widow, their families, and friends. a city silent, to remember a 28—year—old officer killed in the line of duty. well, he was so young, he had just got married, he had his life in front of him. it is terrible. to think that a young man, in a peaceful country, just going about, doing hisjob, peaceful country, just going about, doing his job, and peaceful country, just going about, doing hisjob, and something like that happening to him, it is terrible. how important is it for you to show your respect here? very important, where would we be without the police? officers came from across the uk, to christ church cathedral, to pay tribute to a police constable described by collea g u es police constable described by colleagues as a hero. and whose wife described him as the most lovely and selfless person that you would ever meet. they were married forjust 28 day

jon kay, bbc news, oxford. politicians to between 9 and 13 years in prison for sedition over their role in the 2017 independence referendum. protestors have clashed with riot police at the city's main airport following the sentences. spain's acting prime minister pedro sanchez said the punishments signalled the defeat of the catalan independence movement. our correspondent damian grammaticas reports from barcelona. inside barcelona airport today... ..anger directed at spain and symbols of its authority. but in the airport forecourt, clashes. the spark — the sentences handed out by the supreme court. up to 13 years in jail for sedition for the leaders who staged the referendum and failed independence bid here two years ago. it has left many catalans incensed. this is supposed to be a democracy. this should not be legal. we just voted — we did nothing wrong, but vote. well, tempers are beginning to flare again here. it'sjust been raining all afternoon, which has soaked the protesters and the police, and everyone

jon kay has been speaking to one family in penzance to find out what it's like to live here. poorest parts of britain. the coram family wanted to show us how they get by. we survive day by day. dad mike is a full—time security guard and earns 18 grand a year. he is paid on a friday and it's soon gone. by monday morning i will be already into my overdraft. thursday, i could be asking my boss if she could sub me from next week's wages so i can put fuel in my tank to go to work. and that is every week in life. and then she will take that out of my wages so next week i will be lower again. so it's a vicious circle? so we just start again, yeah. it's a familiar story here in penzance. a town literally at the end the line. analysis by the bbc has found that a typical worker in coastal areas like this earned just over £22,000 last year. whereas a typical worker inland earned more than 23,500. that's a difference of £1600. there are 12 grandchildren and seven adults. mike's wife amanda runs the household budget and has to make food last. it's a matter of you have to find the cheapest

jon kay is in grays this morning where the truck was found.morning to you, just bring us up—to—date. good morning to you, just bring us up-to-date. there is still a heavy police presence here this morning, this is where the lorry was discovered in the early hours of yesterday. the vehicle has now been removed by police, taken to tilbury docks are nearby so that the process can begin in as private and dignified away as possible. what police have to do is remove those bodies and try to work out who were those 38 adults and a teenager? where had they come from? and, crucially, how did they end up in that refrigerated unit on the back ofa that refrigerated unit on the back of a lorry? what we do know is that the container came from belgium across the channel, into essex about midnight yesterday, and that about 1.5 hours later it was found on this industrial estate and those 39 people were pronounced dead by paramedics. there have been a number of developments overnight, as ben ando explains. 0vernight police raids on two homes in northern ireland

jon kay is live in penzance for us this morning. over to you.n illustration of the situation right around the uk. you ask, why is pay lower in coastal communities? it is a different reason in every place. some towns rely on tourism, so seasonal work only. in penzance, there aren't any other big towns nearby offering other big towns nearby offering other kinds of work, which keeps competition low and wages down. you have poor transport links, so it is ha rd to have poor transport links, so it is hard to get elsewhere, and then there is the accusation that the government has kept ignoring coastal communities, not just this government but successive administrations over decades have failed to spot what is going on in coastal britain and have failed to address that. some of the arguments that we hear. we thought we would look not just that why there is this gap in pay but also what the impact is. i have been talking to one family who live just a short distance from here. just a mile from the beach, the treneere estate. one of the poorest parts of br

jon kay is out of the ground. the bring is up—to—date with the arrests. club. they and haringey are talking with police, cooperating with the investigation which is being led by the metropolitan police, but also assisted by the avon and somerset constabulary. we know that two men have been arrested here in somerset, one in the town of yeovil, another in the town of chard, about 12 miles away. one of them is 26 years old, the other 23 years old. they are both in police custody at the moment, being questioned on suspicion of racially aggravated common assault. i have been no charges, you'll await updates from the police. clearly, this incident on saturday afternoon, the 64th minute of this qualifying fourth round of the fa cup, has caused great concern across football as it becomes the focus of another and the elite is of high profile incidents in the game. later today, that is a confidence on football in the east midlands, the chair of the fa is due to give evidence in parliament a group of mps later today. this investigation continue separately from that

jon kay has been to bridgwater in somerset to find out.t will be a very unusual festive season. happy christmas, you can open it now. i hope you're happy with what i'm giving you for christmas. i've got three children so i'm going to be busy shopping and preparing for christmas. you've got a couple of minutes, though, to put an x on a ballot paper at the voting station, haven't you? no. no? no. i hope you like it. no. no? not a fan of that. why not? i don't think that we need to have one, in all honesty, right now. i think brexit needs to be dealt with before a general election. it's supposed to be a time ofjoy and happiness and goodwill to all men and women and ijust don't that's going to apply. you're giving to back to me? i'm giving it back to you, it's for you now. thanks so much. you're welcome! does it ruin christmas? not to me, no. to me, it's taking our affairs into our hands, which is what we should be doing any way. at the end of the day, this is our country. if we don't look after it, who is going to look after it, nobody. ian i

jon kay has been to bridgwater in somerset to find out.d hand out some cards. this is for you for christmas. thank you. delivering news of what will be a very unusual festive season. happy christmas, you can open it now. i hope you're happy with what i'm giving you for christmas. i've got three children so i'm going to be busy shopping and preparing for christmas. you've got a couple of minutes to put an x on a ballot paper at the voting station, haven't you? no. no. i hope you like it. no. no? nota haven't you? no. no. i hope you like it. no. no? not a fan of that. why not? i don't think we need to have one in all honesty right now. i think brexit needs to be dealt with before a general election. it's supposed to be a time ofjoy and happiness and goodwill towards all men and women and ijust don't that's going to apply. your giving to back to me? i'm giving it back to me, it's all yours now. thanks so much. you're welcome. does it ruin christmas? not to me, no. it's taking things out of our hands. which is what we should be doing any way.

thirds of constituencies in coastal areas have seen wages fall when inflation is taken into account. jon kayhe treneere estate, one of the poorest parts of britain. the coram family wanted to show us how they get by. we survive day by day. dad mike is a full—time security guard and earns 18 grand a year. he is paid on a friday, and it's soon gone. by monday morning i will be already into my overdraft. thursday, i could be asking my boss if she could sub me from next week's wages so i can put fuel in my tank to go to work. and that is every week in life. and then she will take that out of my wages, so next week i will be lower again. so it's a vicious circle? so we just start again, yeah. it's a familiar story here in penzance. a town literally at the end the line. analysis by the bbc has found that a typical worker in coastal areas like this earned just over £22,000 last year, whereas a typical worker inland earned more than 23,500. that's a difference of £1600. there are 12 grandchildren and seven adults. mike's wife amanda runs the household budget and has to make food last. it's a matter

jon kay has been to bridgwater in somerset to find out. the first signs of christmas in bridgwater. can open it now. i hope you are happy with what i am giving you for christmas. there you go, it is just for you. i have got three children so i am going to be busy shopping and paying for christmas. you have got a couple of minutes though to put an x on a ballot paper at a voting station, haven't you? no. no? no. i hope you like it. no. no? no, not a fan of that. why not? i don't think that we need to have one in all honesty i think right now brexit needs to be dealt with before a general election. it is supposed to be a time ofjoy and happiness and goodwill to all men and women and ijust don't think that is going to apply. you've given it back to me? i am giving it back to you. it is for you now. you're welcome! thank you so much! does it ruin christmas? not to me, no. to me it means taking our affairs into our hands, which is what we should be doing anyway. at the end of the day, this is our country. we need to look after it. if we don't look after it, who is going to look after it?

our correspdonent, jon kay, is in grays and spoke to me earlier.aid it's going to be a long, complicated international process, due to the nature of what has happened. this is the industrial estate, where the lorry and the container were found, yesterday morning. just on the little road there, behind me. see, it has now been screened off, by police. there is still a large police presence here. and the lorry has actually been taken away to tilbury docks, a couple of miles away, that is where that process is going on. that process of identification. the identification of 38 adults, and one teenager. being done in tilbury docks, so it can be done in as much privacy and with as much dignity, the police say, as possible. and the police, therefore, not working, notjust working out who were these individuals, but where did they come from, how did they get into that refrigerator unit, and why? how were they being brought to the uk? there are so many questions and the police stressing this isjust the beginning of that investigation. richard burnett is the c

jon kay is live in penzance for us this morning. good morning.wns relying on tourism so work is seasonal. no big centres so not much competition keeping wages low. connectivity and transport. we thought we would ask what it is like to live on lower ages and i have been speaking to one family who live nearby. just a mile from the beach, the tree near estate, one of the poorest parts of britain. this family wanted to show us how they get by. we survived, day by day. $18,000 a year and paid on a friday. it is soon gone. by monday morning i will be into my overdrive. —— she will take that out of my wages. we just start again. it is a familiar story here. a town literally at the end of the line. analysis by the bbc has found that a typical worker in coastal areas like this earns just over £22,000. whereas the typical worker in land and more than £23,500, difference of £1600. there are 12 grandchildren and seven adults. mike's wife, amanda, runs the household budget and has to make food loss. you have to find the cheapest option to live. she is a train

three teenagers have been charged with murder. jon kay reports. just weeks after his wedding day, the because where would we be without the police? officers came from across the uk to christchurch cathedral to pay tribute to a police constable described by colleagues as a hero. and his wife described him as the loveliest and most selfless person you will ever meet. they were married for just 28 you will ever meet. they were married forjust 28 days. the dean of christchurch told the congregation that pc harper was a truly outstanding young man, he represented everything you would ever wa nt represented everything you would ever want in represented everything you would everwant ina represented everything you would ever want in a police officer. the funeral service will be followed by a private cremation later this afternoon. alice is here. first, a look at the headlines on afternoon live: borisjohnson‘s government has set out policies on crime, the environment and brexit — in a queen‘s speech that opposition parties have dismissed, as an "election manifesto". the parents of harry dunn s

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