best of luck to nick robinson tonight. that screen there was studio to written on it, that is the auditorium. we are only a few metres away in the journalists on these benches have two screens to watch the debate and a lot of them already filing for their various publications and they will be getting all the reaction as will we when the politicians come out after the debate. 0ur deputy political editor john pienaar is here with me. let us talk about that lectern. i was looking at a point they are not very far apart. what do you make of the chemistry between these two men? there something like a bit of close proximity to crack a few megawatts onto the charge in the studio. between the two of them, i don't think there is any great personal animus but i think there is pretty close to zero respect and they view each other i would say with a kind of detached detestation. they abort what the other one stands for absolutely in terms of their politics and their worldview and what they represent. so forjeremy corbyn, borisjohnson w

the hour long programme, hosted by today presenter, nick robinson, starts at 20:30. we'll bring you all the build up from eight and all the reaction in the spin room at nine 30. the other headlines... the teenager who threw a six—year—old boy from the viewing platform at the tate modern gallery pleads guilty to attempted murder it was a pre planned attack. a miraculous survival a woman whose heart stopped for six hours after she collapsed in a snowstorm in spain describes how doctors managed to revive her. and britain's anthonyjoshua, squares up for one of the biggest fights of his career in saudi arabia. a man who carried out a string of sex attacks on 11 women and two children has been found guilty of 37 offences. joseph mccann a convicted burglar who'd been released from prison by mistake kidnapped and raped victims chosen at random on a cocaine and vodka fuelled rampage over a two week period last spring. the women and one boy were aged between 11 and 71 years old. our home affairs correspondent, june kelly has the story and a warning her report does contain some

my colleague nick robinson is there. ur thoughts on what is expected and the exit poll itself. nick: no sign cf mbyn in islington. in a sense it ins quite revethat his aides did not want to tell us where ld be watching this result. two years ago i was outside his house in islington. not a word from the corbyn camp. you can imagine why, because they now have to think what do they do. how quickly does mr. corbyn qu it/ it he will have to do no one battle has been won. the one boris johnson will be able to take whether you like or loathe the idea, take britain out of the eu. who controls british politics? he will and the tories will. there is a newate beginning already, a battle over the future of the left battle over the future leadership of the labour party. it began on the program hn mcdonnell claiming that this was nothing to do with the sort of policies they had, perishhthe tho or the leadership of the labour party. it is because people were weary of brexit and he wanted to get it done. anthat is not whatpeople in the labour party tell me. they sayha day in, day out, jeremy cb

nick robinson, thank you.ce when they arrive tonight, about 100 people selected independently because they represent not just the two independently because they represent notjust the two parties of the two leaders but other parties as well and floating voters as well from all over the uk. they will submit their questions and they will be reviewed by an independent editorial panel and the two candidates won't have a clue. they might prepare and practice but they won't have a clue what they will be asked until it comes out of the audience's mouth, 8:30pm tonight, bbc one. jon kay and nick robinson setting the scene for that debate tonight. as we get ready for the last leadership debate tonight, let s look at their personal ratings. one of the features of labour s surge in the 2017 campaign was the corbyn factor ? a sharp rise in his personal approval ratings mirrored by a fall in theresa may s. all this fed into to a sharp narrowing in the gap between labour and the conservatives in the weeks running up to polli

the hour—long programme will be hosted by nick robinson.ce of about 100 people here in maidstone in kent. jeremy corbyn was first to arrive here tonight.

here is the man who moderated all, our very own nick robinson. the two leaders, try to get them to debate but if they ignore the question, if they don't answer the question, ignore ignore the question, if they don't answerthe question, ignore point each make about each other, it is my job tojump in and try to pin them down a little bit. i am not here to down a little bit. i am not here to do an interview and i'm not the great interrogator, but i'm more thana great interrogator, but i'm more than a referee. i'm trying to make sure that everybody gets an equal say and make sure the questions asked their answers appear. do you memorise the facts? what you have on your lactone? for each question it isjust a your lactone? for each question it isjusta reminderof your lactone? for each question it is just a reminder of the your lactone? for each question it isjust a reminder of the key point of the question and there are one or two facts just of the question and there are one or two factsjust as of the question and there are one or two facts just as a r

. >> nick robinson is there. what is the sense of what's going on in terms of the mood of the labor leader? >> extraordinarily somebody here, they've arrived here and just a few hundred yards away from where he lives she knows this place incredibly well and must have trumped up arriving here to the cheering crowds in expectation that he might become feminists are. instead, he comes in knowing that his days of controlling the labour party are coming to an end. they will end in the next few days. whatever allies, like john says, the coordinator in the labour party is over. the argument that you have been having is really whether his people, the people he brought into the labour party, the people who control the labour party, can they hang on to the control even if mr. corbin waves goodbye to the leadership of the labour party. that is the arguments taking place, and as i look down now you're on jeremy corbin who is standing just below, i am on the gallery, the balcony, just above him and he is talking to people. he

if you have a question you'd like to ask, visit the website — hosted by nick robinson on bbc one, fridayories this lunchtime. a woman in india who had been raped is in critical condition after being set on fire, whilst travelling to her own court case. five men have been arrested including two of the rape suspects. india has faced greater scrutiny in recent years after a spate of high—profile rape cases. 0ur correspondent in delhi rajini vaidya nathan has more details. this young woman was on her way to a court hearing in relation to a rape case that she had filed against two men earlier this year, when police say she was accosted by a group of men. they took her to a nearby area. reports say she was assaulted before she was set alight, and reports say that she actually ran with her clothes on fire to try and get help. she was taken to a hospital, and as you mention there, she sustained severe burns, and as of now remains in a critical condition. now, one of the more alarming details in this case is that two of the five men who have been arrested, two of those men are actually the two me

that s the bbc prime ministerial debate hosted by nick robinson on bbc one, friday 6th december from that the nhs would not be part of future trade talks between the united states and the uk after brexit. speaking in london, where he's attending a nato conference, he told reporters he wouldn't touch the health service even if it was handed to his administration on a silver platter. the president said borisjohnson was capable and would do a greatjob. asked about a jeremy corbyn prime ministership, mr trump said he could work with anyone — but said he wouldn't be drawn further on british politics. you're here in london, are you going to be seeing prime ministerjohnson, and do you have any thoughts on the elections? i have no thoughts on it. it's going to be a very important election for this great country, but i have no thoughts on it. i will be meeting with him, yes. when will that be? i don't know, i have the schedule on here. i have many... i have many meetings. i have meetings set up with lots of different countries. would you be able to work with a possible prime minister corbyn?

here's nick robinson. who will live here at ten downing st come christmas time?cide. tomorrow they go head—to—head for the last time, that is the bbc prime ministerial debate at 8:30pm on bbc 0ne, friday night. anthonyjoshua's defeat to andy ruiz earlier this year was one of the biggest upsets heavyweight boxing has seen in many years. this weekend joshua has the chance to regain his pride and his belts in a rematch. but the choice of venue — in saudi arabia — has raised a few eyebrows, as dan roan explains. saudi arabia has never seen anything quite like it. anthonyjoshua training in riyadh this week ahead of the first heavyweight title fight to be staged in the middle east. the british boxer is earning around £60 million for being here, but it's his opponent, andy ruiz, who is the champion. the mexican pulled off one of the biggest upsets in the sport's history this year when he beat joshua in new york. but ahead of the rematch, the challenger told me he is grateful to have a shot at redemption. the blessing is that i've got a second chance. some people don't g

nick robinson in islington.om labour mps some reaction on social media from labourmps or some reaction on social media from labour mps or candidates in this election for the jess phillips labour mps or candidates in this election for thejess phillips in birmingham. this is a sense of the deep regret and sadness that is being felt by some labour people could this is richard burgon, the shadowjustice secretary. he is looking ahead to the next election. i suppose we would say that that is richard burgon saying he thinks the corbyn approach has been broadly right, but they have been put off track by brexit. that is clearly the line for corbyn loyalists and we heard it from john mcdonnell, its close ally for many decades, and from richard burgon who is the shadowjustice secretary, from richard burgon who is the shadow justice secretary, absolutely pa rt shadow justice secretary, absolutely part of the corbyn tribe. but for many in the labour party we have touched on it, it is early in the night but that's not what we

it is nick robinson was asking the question, you can get a bit more give—and—take, if it is a memberof no, i'm going to y°93 the debate? no, no, i'm going to yoga tonight, so... jon kay, bbc news. he is such a good multitasker. set design, he sets things up, plus reporting. i like that lady who chose yoga over the debate. and he does carry off a flat as well. on top of all that. let's have a look now at the weather for you on this friday morning. i don't see you on a seesaw yet, matt. that is exactly what you should do to give us the weather. come on, give me a chance. i will play later. isn't it great? this is suffix kit that makes up the keys, it is all about making friends with people and interacting. so as you can probably hear, the music plays as well. the more people here, the more music and the more enriching the experience gets. now, it isa enriching the experience gets. now, it is a little damp out here this morning like it is across many parts of the country but let's look at the forecast because it may be wet with a few bits at the moment but it is a much better start than w

boris johnson was also particularly animated i'm perfectly willing to speak over the moderator nick robinsonand the leader of the opposition jeremy corbin as well credit to the moderator who really kept the debate bouncing along moving quickly lots and lots of different questions not just about bret's it all breaks it jeremy called in trying to get across the point that as far as he was concerned getting breakfast done this slogan of boris johnson is not going to finish at the end of january 2020 it's going to be 7 years of negotiations says jeremy colvin boris johnson refuting that saying that the deal is done it's simply a matter of signing off on it but the debate was much wider than that there was issues of security law and order there was the issue of anti semitism which came up i have to say that one particular moment when boris johnson was talking about anti semitism he turned it around and brought it back in which didn't seem to be. the right tone the right time in order to do that but you can see how relentlessly the conservatives are pressing brecht it as almost the single issue in

by as the nick robinson standing by as the reference rate tonight. the moderator to make sure that it all goes smoothly. here we go, this is the debate, stay tuned. that they deserve to be prime minister. tonight, borisjohnson, leader of the conservative party, and jeremy corbyn, leader of the labour party, go head—to—head in the bbc prime ministerial debate. applause good evening and welcome to maidstone studios in kent. have you made up your mind yet? where ever you live, whoever you vote for, one of these two men will be prime minister, in a week's time. tonight, for the next hour borisjohnson and jeremy corbyn will debate the future of our country. neither mrjonasson or of our country. neither mrjonasson oer of our country. neither mrjonasson or mr corbyn will know the questions they are going to face. they have been chosen by the pollsters, who invited people who support both of their parties and others who have yet to decide how to vote. people from all backgrounds, people from all walks of life. they are here to ask their questions to listen t

that s the bbc prime ministerial debate hosted by nick robinson on bbc one, friday 6th december frombattle grounds. today, we're in enniskillen and annita mcveigh is there. annita. thank you. i'm in the butter market here in enniskillen, which is a lovely collection of shops and studios and galleries, selling locally made arts and craft products, and we are in a largely rural constituency here of fermanagh, south to rome, and much of it borders the republic of ireland. —— south tyrone. that ability for people who live and work in this constituency to be able to move in this constituency to be able to m ove a cross in this constituency to be able to move across that border which has been such a huge part of the brexit debate is a key aspect of this campaign and why brexit is such a big issue in this election. let me tell you a little bit more detail about the constituency. the seat has been held by sinn fein since 2017, the nationalist party, when they unseated the former ulster unionist party leader tom elliott. three of the four constituencies labouring it are also held by sinn fein

we are still of course waiting for her first glimpse of jeremy corbyn and my colleague nick robinson is there. nick your thoughts on what's expected and indeed your thoughts on the exit poll itself. seen at no sign of mr. corbin here and in the sense is a good want to reveal where he'd be watching the resulting two years ago is outside of his house and not a word from the corbin camp. they are now having to think about what they do and how quickly does mr. corbin quit because quite he will have to do now prevent the exit poll tells us as the long battle has been won. horace johnson will be able to take the idea of britain out of the eu. another battle over who controls british politics. there's a new battle beginning already. the battle over the future of the left a of battle of the future leadership of the labour party and it began on the program claiming this has nothing to do with the policies they had, pierce the thought of the leadership of the labour party produced because people were wary of wrecks it. that is not what many people have labour party tell me. they say day in and

nick robinson in islington. striking images.there was still the remnant of what you saw in the 2017, cheering crowds, chanting, now bite different. silent here. jeremy corbyn is looking up at me as it happens. he is talking with people he has known for many years but none of the exuberance, none of the excitement. this is the corbyn of ten, 30 years ago. loved by the people who worked with him but gone is the aura of leadership, gone is the sense this is an alternative to a minister, gone is the idea that this is a man who carries a vision that can carry labour into office. what he knows, what they know, what people watching no, is that he looks set to do worse than michael ford in 1983. it is a shocking fall from the heights that he was thatjust a couple of years ago. nick, many thanks. we can get another sense of the labour reaction because andrew is talking to one of the labour candidates as well. labour shadowjustice labour shadow justice secretary, welcome to the programme. you are facing a pretty bad defeat, what has cause

that is the bbc prime ministerial debate hosted by nick robinson on bbc that is tomorrow night, the 6ths underway in france against president macron's pension reform — it means hundreds of flights have been grounded and only around half of eurostar‘s train services are running, causing knock on disruption for british travellers. well, in a moment, we will talk to hugh schofield in paris. but first, we'll go to the uk's eurostar hub in london where keith doyle is standing by for us. tell us about the impact in the uk of that strike in france, please? yes, this was a strike that started today, it started this morning and it is having an impact. many eu rostar it is having an impact. many eurostar trains have been cancelled. the next one is due to go at 11:31am. that has been cancelled and pretty much every second strain throughout the day has been cancelled. and obviously in the opposite direction from paris and back to london, about half of those trains have been cancelled. inside the terminal it is very quiet, because the people who are on those trains are due to get those trains we re

and you can watch the programme — hosted by nick robinson — on bbc one and here on bbc news — from 8.30 yourquestions@bbc.co.uk. the headlines on bbc news: borisjohnson says britain's commitment to nato remains ‘rock solid' — but urges unity amid concerns of divisions. facing impeachment proceedings back home — the panel investigating president trump says evidence against him is "overwhelming". research reveals a slight rise in carbon emissions, despite a fall in the use of coal. time for a sports update. good afternoon. jose mourinho will return to old trafford for the first time since he was sacked by the club. the new manager of tottenham says he has no ill—will towards the club as manchester united host spurs in one of six premier my my deck of experiences is in my history, history book. a little bit like mr mandela were saying sometime, you never lose, you win or you learn. and at united i1 and i learned. —— i won. the 2014 olympic silver medallist gus kenworthy has announced he's switching his allegiance from the usa to compete for great britain ahead of the 2022 winter olympics.

jamie flat. —— speak to nick robinson.auditorium through there, is the spin room. you can see it starting to fill up. we had the mass ranks of journalists you'll be here tonight watching the debate on the big screens here. also in here will be representatives from labour and conservative who, as the name suggests, but the child put their gloss on the debate. and also, there will be representatives of the other parties who are not on the status evening. remember, when we watch the last debate one of the things that really suit out i thought was the spontaneous laughter that we got from the audience. when they talked aboutjeremy from the audience. when they talked about jeremy corbyn's brexit from the audience. when they talked aboutjeremy corbyn's brexit policy or issues of trust with voice johnson. so, we'll be watching out carefully this evening to see what sort of reaction we are going to get. let us bring in, he will be watching with us tonight. when you look at the polls, the bbc pulls which aggregates on the pulse, th