rupert wingfield-hay, bbc news, in hong kong. laura: for more on the results spoke with zhaoyin feng from the bbc's chinese service. thanks for being with us. when we hear carrie lam say she is going to listen to the results, will beching let her ge anything? zhaoyin: that's an interesting question. carrieam said she would listen to the public opinioly and reflect seriously. she will have open dialogue with members of the society, whics she did weo. but this is probably not going to be enough. hong kong people are expecting h re meaningful responses from the government s starting an independent inquiry into the alleged police brutality and also starting discussion on reforms towards universal suffrage. it is intereing to note that lam's hands are probably tied. she rself sa she has two bosses, hong kong people and the ral government in beijing. after the elections, hong kong local media oted unnamed sources saying that beijing is very shocked about the election result, and they might consider removing carrie lam as the hong kong

from hong kong, rupert wingfield-hayes reports. rupert: this is not the sort of media attention usually given to the winners of a local council election. but last night's victory for hong kong's democrs no ordinary win. it was an unprecedented landslide. these newly minted you seats contested.85% of all the today they gathered to tell hong kong's government they would not be ignored. >> government parties have no more excuses for saying the don't get popular support. now we see they get popular support. hong kg people have learned a lesson. they understand that with democracy, -- without democracy, only freedom that we have is fragile. rupert: the age is that the hong kong opposition is now the most powerful political group in hong kong. it is no longer a protest movement. itic now has a proper democr mandate. that means the chief executiveig can no longer re their demands. time for the hg kong government to act will be short. in central hong kong today, a prominent pro-beijing from her office by riot police amid jeering, hostile c

what was rupert like as a negotiator?ct, he is a tough negotiator but he is true to his word, when he says yes to something, he sticks to it. thank you plymouth and did you have an open channel with him, texting him or did you go through bankers when you're doing that level? most of our conversations were direct. there were bankers involved on some of the details but rupert and i talked face—to—face oi’ one—on—one. was it you that would told him you'd go to $38 a share when comcast bid 35? my head of strategic planning and mergers and acquisitions was with me and the two of us visited his offices here in london and he brought injohn, the cfo of 21st century fox and the four of us sitting around a table in his office. one acquisition that you did not make was twitter.. why? cold feet because i thought the responsibilities if you had to take on a running twitter in terms of its position in the world and its effect on the world. i was intrigued by the opportunity for us, i thought the response would burden us with things tha

rupert, many thanks again, rupert wingfield—hayes, our correspondence in hong kong with the latest.g kong are being closely watched in beijing. hong kong was handed over to china in 1997, after more than 150 years of british control, and under the so—called "one country, two systems" arrangement, hong kong was given a high degree of autonomy for 50 years. hong kong‘s special status will come to an end in 2047. we can talk to our correspondent john sudworth in beijing. as the authorities in beijing look at what is going on in hong kong, what are the options open to them here? well, so far, it seems there are very few good ones. a major military intervention, for now, still seems unlikely. it is risky. china would have a lot to lose, both politically and economically and it is worth pointing out the authorities here know that while the violence in hong kong is intensifying, as we heard from rupert, it remains pretty much localised. large parts of the city are operating as normal, they are u naffected, are operating as normal, they are unaffected, at least directly. and so unaffected,

clive. 0k, rupert, rupert wingfield—hayes in hong kong.nal day of the first test match between england and new zealand has just started in mount maunganui, with england needing to bat through the day to force a draw. new zealand's bj watling hit an impressive double century as the hosts declared on 615—9. england could only manage 55—3 by the close of play on day four. joe lynskey reports. the bay 0val is cricket's postcard venue, but these test match for england now has a worrying picture. 0n england now has a worrying picture. on day four they would need four wickets to bowl new zealand out. instead, they were stopped by patient batting, an approach that brought new zealand new records. mitchell santner had brought new zealand new records. mitchell sa ntner had started brought new zealand new records. mitchell santner had started his innings slowly, now he was playing shots to get the crowd interested. he made a century, his first in test cricket, but even that contribution would be just a support act. bj watling had been at the crease f

why do you think rupert murdoch wa nted why do you think rupert murdoch wanted to sell?ooked at what was happening in the world of media and all of the disruption and he did not believe the hand they had was a strong as it needed to be. he did not have a solution. what are the underlying trends reshaping the industry that makes these mega acquisitions necessary? if you look at the media landscape of today whether you are in the uk or the us oi’ whether you are in the uk or the us or in many other places in the world, it starts with content. content is king. quality stands tall ina sea content is king. quality stands tall in a sea of choice. secondly, content that is so valuable and important and loved by consumers that they will access it all fired anywhere they possibly can. tim mulligan is research director at midia research. content is king. do you believe that? is there room for multiple streaming services or is this the beginning of the end for rivals? we are entering into a new environment which, frankly speaking, no—one knows how this will play out because it is a

rupert wingfield hayes reports.ue in yokohama, half a world away in johannesburg the streets erupted in celebration. the people of the rainbow nation dancing and singing together. cheering for south african fans who made the long trip to japan, it was also a moment of pure ecstasy. how does it feel? amazing, amazing, amazing! did you come herejust feel? amazing, amazing, amazing! did you come here just for this? yes! love it! we love the people here also, everything here was amazing! huge disappointment here to england tonight but what a night for south africa and what a night forjapan, which has hosted this amazing world cup and now has thousands of new by cup and now has thousands of new rugby fans. these young japanese fa ns rugby fans. these young japanese fans looked almost as excited as their new south african friends. before the world cup they told me they had never watched a rugby match before. why do you like south africa? because they are an amazing team! in yokohama and back in england, the faces of the f

why do you think rupert murdoch wanted to sell? media and all the disruption, and he didn't believe that the hand that they had was a strong as it needed to be. it's that simple. and he didn't have a solution. but what are the underlying trends reshaping the media industry which makes those sort of mega acquisitions necessary? well, i think if you look at today's media landscape, whether you are in the uk or the united states or many other places in the world, first of all it starts with content. content is king. quality stands really tall in a sea of choice. and then secondly, get content that is so valuable, so important, so loved by consumers that they will access it or buy it almost any way they possibly can. it was rival netflix that pioneered streaming, which allows you to watch what you want, when you want. in the time i've been on the throne, what have i actually achieved? # for the times, they are a changing... apple tv+ launched in london today, with hollywood stars jennifer aniston and reese witherspoon promoting its big

however, prince rupert was on the border land there. imean, it rupert was on the border land there.cities, levels were sustained and elevated. thank you for speaking to us. you are welcome, thanks for having me. british mps have elected a new speaker of the house of commons to replace the high—profile former holder of the post, john bercow. the new speaker is sir lindsay hoyle — he's been deputy speaker for nearly ten years. he's regarded as a safe pair of hands and likely to be less controversial than his charismatic predecessor. after being dragged to the speaker's chair, supposedly unwillingly, as tradition dictates, sir lindsay promised to be neutral and transparent and said the house of commons would change for the better. parliament is going to be dissolved this week ahead of a general election on december 12th. all political parties have stepped up their campaigns on social media in recent days. political advertising on platforms such as facebook has been the source of great controversy in the past few years, with concerns about personal data falling into the wrong hands. but

rupert wingfield—hayes reports from yokohama.nal whistle blew in yokohama, half a world away in johannesburg, the streets erupted in celebration. the people of the rainbow nation dancing and singing together. for south african fans who had made the long trip to japan, it was also a moment of pure ecstasy. how does it feel? amazing! did you come herejust for this? yes! we love it and we love the people also. amazing! huge disappointment here for england tonight, but what a night for south africa and what a night forjapan, which has hosted this amazing world cup and now has thousands of new rugby fans. these young japanese fans looked almost as excited as their new south african friends. before the world cup, they told me they had never watched a rugby match. why do you like south africa? because they have an amazing team, that is why we love them. in yokohama and back in england, the faces of the fans said it all. the nation's rugby team had come so close, even defeating the all blacks but today they were systematically beaten. fr

here's our tokyo correspondent rupert wingfield hayes.dancing and singing together. cheering. the south african fans who made the long trek to japan, it was also a moment of pure ecstasy. how's it feel? amazing, amazing, amazing! cheering. did you come herejust for this? yes! laughter. love it, love it! but we love the people here, also! cheering. huge disappointment here for england tonight, but what a night for south africa! and what a night forjapan, which has hosted this amazing world cup and now has thousands of new by cup and now has thousands of new rugby fans. these young japanese fa ns rugby fans. these young japanese fans look almost as excited as their new south african friends. before the world cup, they told me they had never watched a rugby match before. why do you like south africa? because they are an amazing team! that's why we love it! in yokohama and back in england, the faces of the fans sat in awe. the nation's by the fans sat in awe. the nation's rugby team had come so close, even defeating the mighty all blacks. but

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, hong kong., saying they "no longer have the capacity" to offer them. doctors supported the proposal at a meeting of english local medical committees yesterday. but the health secretary, matt hancock, said the idea of taking home visits out of gps' contracts was a "complete non—starter". jenny kumah reports. family doctors say their workload is on the rise, and this, coupled with falling gp numbers, means something has to give. in his surgery in leeds, dr richard vautrey is well aware of the challenges facing surgeries like his. one of the daily pressures that gp practices are under is the obligation to do home visits. what would be much better is if we had a dedicated home visiting team with people with the time to be able to do this throughout the day, rather than gps having to squeeze it in. under the proposals, home visits would not be scrapped completely but delivered by a separate service, similar to the way out—of—hours care has been contracted out. sometimes a gp has to go and see someone

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in hong kong.ield, has retired to consider its verdicts. the retired chief superintendent, here on the left, denies the gross negligence manslaughter of 95 liverpool supporters at the fa cup semi—final in 1989. the taxi app, uber, is not being granted a new licence to operate in london. transport for london said a pattern of failures had put passenger safety at risk. the firm will appeal and can continue to operate during that process. up to 400 jobs are at risk at tsb, after the bank unveiled plans to close 82 branches next year. it says it wants to concentrate on its online and automated services, but will try to find new roles for those at risk of losing theirjobs. seventy five years ago today the first concentration camp in western europe was discovered by the allies. natzweiler was one of the smallest camps, but almost half the 52,000 prisoners who were sent there died. boris pahor who's 106, was one of the prisoners at natzweiler and is believed to be the oldest living survivor of the nazi co

from hong kong, rupert wingfield—hayes reports.is not the sort of media attention usually given to the winners of a local council election. but last night's victory for hong kong's democrats was no ordinary win. it was an unprecedented landslide. these newly minted young politicians won 85% of all the seats contested. we have five demands... today, they gathered to tell hong kong's government they will not be ignored. government parties, they have no more excuses for saying that rioters don't get the popular support. now we see that they have popular support. hong kong people have learned a lesson, that they understand that without democracy, any freedom... ..all the freedom that we have is very fragile. it can be gone in one day by a tyranny. the message here today is that the hong kong opposition is now the most powerful political group in hong kong. it is no longer a protest movement. it now has a proper democratic mandate. and that means that the chief executive can no longer ignore their demands. time for the hong kong governm

rupert wingfield hayes was there for us.r — hands on each other‘s shoulders, forlorn, humiliated and exhausted. family members looked on anxiously, hoping to catch a glimpse of a missing child. this man saw his brother, a man he says was only in the hong kong polytechnic to help negotiate, but he too is now in a police cell. how does that make you feel? angry. very. and... he wanted justice to come out in hong kong. it's one country, two systems. it's not china. it's the rule of law in hong kong. but now it's being like china. tonight, we managed to get inside the university, and this is the sight that greeted us. the detritus of sunday's battle and the ammunition, ready for a battle yet to come. what's this? petrol ether. and another one. ethyl acetate. so, this has all come from the university's chemistry labs, it looks like, and has been used to make what was clearly being... look at this, this is a bottle with a gas canister attached to it. i'm not sure whether it would have actually worked, but the students here, the pr

rupert wingfield—hayes in hong kong.empts by gps to have home visits removed from their contracts. the conservatives and lib dems attackjeremy corbyn for saying he'll stay "neutral" in any future brexit referendum. but the labour leader says, it's the right thing to do. a number of arrests have been following a mass fight involving over 100 people at the biggest cinema complex in the west midlands. police say some of their officers were assaulted outside starcity in birmingham. sport now, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. hello, gavin. good evening. jose mourinho's reign at tottenham got off to the perfect start after they beat west ham in the day's early premier league game. spurs took the lead just after the half—hour mark through son heung—min, lucas moura added a second goal before harry kane got their third. despite a late fight back from west ham, spurs held on for a 3—2 victory. it's nothing about me, is about the players and the club. we have gone too long without a victory, i think there is too

rupert murdoch was not very happy that you bought lucasfilm. what was his reaction? all of george's films. i don't if they ever thought about asking whether he wanted to sell. and i think he kicked himself, i know that he did. and he kicked his executives, right? he did. why did we not ever think of that? i don't know the why but they didn't. i want to talk about your biggest acquisition, of 21st century fox which was completed last year. why do you think murdoch wanted to sell? i think the primary reason is that he looked at what was going on in the world of media and all of the disruption and he did not believe the hand that they had was as strong as it needed to be. it is that simple and he did not have a solution. and selling was a solution because he could get at that time a good price for it. and in doing so pared down the size of the business that he kept which was fox news, the fox network and a few sports channels primarily, television stations. run that in a way that he could manage it but not be as exposed to basically a larger business that was not large

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in hong kong.o you. good evening, rebecca. we start with some breaking news. the world anti doping agency will recommend that russia be banned from all sports for four years. the wada committee that has been investigating russia's violation of doping rules have concluded the country should be punished for an alleged manipulaton of a database of test results. if the wada board agrees with the recommendations, then clean russian athletes could be forced to compete in neutral uniforms at next year's tokyo olympics — as they did in rio — but the sanctions could affect other sports too. here are the main recommendations made by the wada committee. a four year ban from all sports signed up to the wada code — which includes football. that covers the olympic games. russia will not be able to host any major events in that four year period, which could have a significant effect on euro 2020, when st petersubrg is due to host four games. and they won't be allowed to bid for any either... and that means there'

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, hong kong.useums in the german city of dresden. three complete collections of jewellery including diamonds, rubys and emeralds belonging to 18th century royalty were ta ken. two men broke in through a window overnight. david sillito reports. dresden castle, the home of one of the world's greatest displays of royal opulence. the room of wonders. created to dazzle, to overwhelm people. it was the collection augustus the strong, a man of extravagant appetites. it is rumoured he fathered 300 children. this is one of the greatest collections of aristocratic treasure in the world however a significant pa rt in the world however a significant part of it has been stolen. police arrived this morning to find a collection of diamonds, rubies and emeralds described as part of the state treasury of 18th—century saxony had gone. translation: the culprits evidently got in through a window, cutting through the bars and smashing the glass before they went to one cabinet that they destroyed. they left the buildin

rupert wingfield—hayes reports from the campus.came out looking more like prisoners of war — hands on each other‘s shoulders, forlorn, humiliated and exhausted. family members looked on anxiously, hoping to catch a glimpse of a missing child. this man saw his brother, a man he says was only in the hong kong polytechnic to help negotiate, but he too is now in a police cell. how does that make you feel? angry. very. and... he wanted justice to come out in hong kong. it's one country, two systems. it's not china. it's the rule of law in hong kong. but now it's being like china. tonight, we managed to get inside the university, and this is the sight that greeted us. the detritus of sunday's battle and the ammunition, ready for a battle yet to come. what's this? petrol ether. and another one. ethyl acetate. so, this has all come from the university's chemistry labs, it looks like, and has been used to make what was clearly being... look at this, this is a bottle with a gas canister attached to it. i'm not sure whether it would have actu

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in hong kong.ung autistic man who died, after being left starving and desperately thirsty at the royal blackburn hospital, while waiting for an operation. mark stuart spent five days in agony, and died following a series of failings. his parents say they have been battling for answers for four years. they've been speaking exclusively to our health correspondent sophie hutchinson. you may find parts of her report distressing. come on, then. going to push me in. this was mark stuart, an exuberant teenager, with his brother and father. as a young adult with autism, he became more withdrawn but his passion for swimming continued. that is, until he faced a series of catastrophic failings in hospital. as they were wheeling him out of the ward, he lifted off the oxygen mask and said, "nothing terrible's going to happen, is it?" "i'm not going to die, am i?" i said, "of course you're not going to die, mark." but mark did die, after being left starving and thirsty in hospital while he waited for a delayed b

why do you think rupert murdoch wanted to sell? strong as it needed to be. it‘s that simple. and he didn‘t have a solution. but what are the underlying trends reshaping the media industry which makes those sort of mega acquisitions necessary? well, i think if you look at today‘s media landscape, whether you are in the uk or the united states or many other places in the world, first of all it starts with content. content is king. quality stands really tall in a sea of choice. and then secondly, get content that is so valuable, so important, so loved by consumers that they will access it or buy it almost any way they possibly can. it was rival netflix that pioneered streaming, which allows you to watch what you want, when you want. in the time i've been on the throne, what have i actually achieved? # for the times, they are a changing... apple tv+ launched in london today, with hollywood starsjennifer aniston and reese witherspoon promoting its biggest production. this winter, several technology giants are launching their own streami

rupert wingfield—hayes reports from hong kong. usually given to the winners of a local council election. but last night's victory for hong kong's democrats was no ordinary win. it was an unprecedented landslide. these newly minted young politicians won 85% of all the seats contested. we have five demands... today, they gathered to tell hong kong's government they will not be ignored. government parties, they have no more excuses for saying that rioters don't get the popular support. now we see that they have popular support. hong kong people have learned a lesson, that they understand that without democracy, any freedom... ..all the freedom that we have is very fragile. it can be gone in one day by a tyranny. the message here today is that the hong kong opposition is now the most powerful political group in hong kong. it is no longer a protest movement. it now has a proper democratic mandate. and that means that the chief executive can no longer ignore their demands. time for the hong kong government to act may be short. in centra

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, hong kong.tigation into a rape allegation made against the wikileaks co—founder julian assange back in 2010. mr assange, who denies the accusation, avoided extradition to sweden for seven years after seeking refuge at the embassy of ecuador in london. he was evicted in april and sentenced to 50 weeks in jail for breaching his bail conditions, as our correspondent caroline hawley reports. afterjulian assange was hauled out of the ecuadorian embassy in april, swedish prosecutors have been busy, working on the case against him. over the summer, they interviewed seven witnesses. but today, they announced that memories had faded with time, and although the woman who made the rape allegation was credible, they didn't have proof. translation: my assessment is that all investigative measures that can be taken, have been taken. i have concluded the evidence is not strong enough to file an indictment. the investigation into julian assange first began back in 2010, when two swedish women accused him of sex

the authorities here know that while the violence in hong kong is intensifying, as we heard from rupertthe city operate as normal, they are u naffected, the city operate as normal, they are unaffected, at least directly. bathing's best bet is to hope that the hong kong police can continue to contain things, but the longer it goes on, the more it challenges xi jingping's grand vision of a unified, prosperous, rising china. the chinese ambassador to london held another press conference today, accusing the uk of taking sides and quoting extensively from a speech by the chinese president. that language was very clear. this is right at the top of the leadership here in beijing's. watching and waiting, but growing increasingly impatient the. two teenagers have beenjailed for life for murdering 17 year old jodie chesney in a case of mistaken identity, while she was in a park with friends in east london. svenson 0ng—a—kwie — on the left — will serve at least 26 years. arron isaacs, who's 17, was sentenced to a minimum of 18 years. police have released footage of the moment the pair were arreste

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in hong kong.llo there. light winds and all that moisture around meant it was a dull and misty day for most of us today, but there's signs of change in the south—west. we've got an area of low pressure again. more weather fronts bringing some rain up from the south—west overnight, picking up the breeze a little. maybe breaking a few holes in the cloud, but lifting the mist and fog. it should be mild and frost—free, particularly to the south—west, where we have the cloud and the rain. that will move northwards and eastwards tomorrow. some rain for a while in northern ireland, easing off in the afternoon. not much rain for scotland. most of it on and off for england and wales.

exhibition of photos featuring people with most of us a blind eye but not the photographer the burra rupert. remember i meet with people who have become invisible people on the margins of society in. basic essential things were taken away from them there aren't really seen anymore in fact they're not seen at all. back. then based photography has been taken photos of homeless people for 10 years her latest works are currently on show in a church in berlin and an exhibition called no space and counters with people without a home. it's important to me that you see the person and the human with his story with us when he bends and that you show and meet the people in a dignified way. takes photos all over berlin and disadvantaged areas but also of people sleeping out in the open at the chance to reach the people she's photographed get their portrait as a gift. not everyone agrees to have their picture taken but cast norman did he lived on the street for over 6 years today the 54 year old lives in a shelter. seeing his portrait brings back memories but not only bad ones. they're reminds me of my

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in hong kong. now it's time for a look at the weather.u have escaped mainly dry today, don't be fooled. more rain in the forecast settling into south—western parts of the uk, extending north and east overnight, as far north as the north midlands. further north just a bit dry but with a lot of cloud, gusty winds across south—west england and another mild night with loads of 4-9. this another mild night with loads of 4—9. this frontal system moving north and eastwards across the uk. the heaviest rain across england and wales and we have a number of met office rain warnings in place, becoming patchy are moving northwards. the far north staying mainly dry, windy across shetland and stronger ones across south—west england but another mild day tomorrow, 9—13. more wet and windy weather to come into tuesday, the strongest winds for south wales in south—west england with gusts of 40-50. hello this is bbc news. the headlines. borisjohnson pledges not to raise income tax, vat or national insurance as he unveils the conservatives' election manifesto

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in hong kong.ave headlines for you injust a moment, but first, let's have a look at the weather. hello there. light winds and all that moisture around meant it was a dull and misty day for most of us today, but there's signs of change in the south—west. we've got an area of low pressure again. more weather fronts bringing some rain up from the south—west overnight, picking up the breeze a little. maybe breaking a few holes in the cloud, but lifting the mist and fog. it should be mild and frost—free, particularly to the south—west, where we have the cloud and the rain. that will move northwards and eastwards tomorrow. some rain for a while in northern ireland, easing off in the afternoon. not much rain for scotland. most of it on and off for england and wales. maybe seeing some late sunshine in the far south—west, where it is particularly mild. the best of the sunshine probably in the far north of scotland. the next area of low pressure is racing in for tuesday. this has got some tropical air, remna

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, on the slopes of mount fuji. team ahead of tomorrow's final. in a letter, which prince harry will present to the team in japan, her majesty writes "your performances "during the tournament have delighted supporters "and inspired many people throughout the country. "i send my congratulations to the england team, "management and support staff on reaching the final, "together with my very best wishes for a memorable "and successful match". bars and pubs across the country are preparing to open early for the nine o'clock kick off, with landlords stocking up on extra supplies of beer, bacon and sausages. danny savage is in leeds to see the preparations there. in pubs up and down england, the beer pumps are being primed. if england win the rugby union world cup, it will be a super saturday. the time difference between here and japan means this will be a breakfast experience. somebody will surely come up with a number for how many bacon sandwiches will be consumed. landlords expect queues at the door from 8:00am. busy,

our correspondent, rupert wingfield hayes, has the latest.ew minutes today, it looked like the siege of hong kong polytechnic university might end peacefully. the young protesters began streaming down the stairway, but on sunday was set aflame to block the police storming the campus. but seconds later, riot police began firing tear gas grenades, sending the young protesters scattering in confusion. some did not escape. the clear message from the police today — if you surrender, you will be arrested. hundreds of protesters are still hold up inside the university, and some of them, still preparing for a fight. this young man's brother is one of them. he is 22 years old, he graduated last year. he was, go to the school after work. and we talked by what's up. we know he is safe now but he cannot come out because police forces around the school are trying to, he is trying to come out last night but not successful. this evening, a small group made another break for it, abseiling down ropes from one of the university footbridges to a roadway below.

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in hong kong.n arrested after a brawl at a cinema in birmingham, in which a number of police officers were injured. fights broke out during attempts to clear around 100 people from the star city leisure complex early yesterday evening. two machetes were seized. here's jenny kumar. screaming. chaos and confusion at the star city complex in birmingham early last night as the police tried to restore order. officers were called following reports that a group of people armed with machetes had arrived at the cinema. fights broke out as the police tried to move around 100 people. it was a frightening atmosphere and it's almost very upsetting because this is a place where families come to enjoy themselves, it's an entertainment complex, these young kids were there last night to see frozen. police brought tasers to try to contain the incident and several arrests were made for assaulting officers. this happened spontaneously. as we said we are not certain what caused it so we won't get into speculation. it i

rupert wingfield—hayes.n will go head—to—head withjeremy corbyn tonight in the first of the general election live tv debates — their first major clash of the campaign. the lib dems and the snp had wanted to be included, but lost a legal challenge yesterday. meanwhile this morning there's a string of policy announcements, so let's take a look at what the parties are saying. the green party of england and wales will launch its election manifesto later, promising to spend £100 billion a year to help the uk reach net zero carbon emissions by 2030. the conservatives say adults who murder children will face life in prison without parole, if they are elected in december. and labour has promised to spend £45 million on combatting fox hunting, hare coursing and other wildlife crimes if they get into power. 0ur assistant political editor, norman smith, is in westminsterfor us. good morning, norman. let's start with tonight's debate, the first live tv debate of the campaign. are we expecting anything earth—shattering f

rupert holmes was escaping and topping the charts this thanksgiving week way back in 1979. >> i was notong. this year, though, i am alive, and for so many of us this week was all about escaping the weather. so here now is our weekly "friday rewind." >> two major storms hitting on the eve before thanksgiving. weather alerts from california to the northeast with millions of americans traveling for the holiday right now. >> the blast of heavy snow slamming parts of the midwest, falling as fast as 2 inches an hour. minneapolis declaring a snow emergency. in northern california, a second storm system shutting down part of interstate 5 for hours north of redding. dozens of travelers stranded. >> it's been a miserable day of travel for the millions of people trying to get around for the holiday. this is not over just yet. >> people in one of the world's most famous cities wading in waters from their ankles to their knees. >> venice and some of its most famous landmarks submerged again as the city struggles with weeks of unprecedented and deadly flooding. during the worst of the flooding this m

harmed in all of these multiple ways that people can get their news fox news very disturbing murdoch rupert murdoch has done great harm to this country yes he had roger ailes god rest his soul i want to address the idea that every time i'm told that he's the most transparent and assessable present. but you know he is anyone who's actually watched him listen to him or read his tweets either directly or in the news those yes anyone who has his or her eyes open has got him cold i'll tell you sam in the white house today there's very little humor that's why how can there be it's so grim and i don't remember it the same as when i 1st knew but there well i hope it gets that we can do this although you go to the name of the show is just ask the question will catch you next time. today is the nerd prom as they call the white house correspondents' association dinner right and i need to know why i am the last 3 years president trump hasn't shown up and this year he's banning any one of his staff from showing up as well. by the way and i'll hold it for. when that thing went down with you and you came

rupert wingfield—hayes has spoken to some of the candidates campaigning this weekend. of the hong kong protest this summer, this was benson's daily routine. donning the black clouds of protest and taking to the streets. twice, this 22—year—old has been arrested. but today he has dispensed with a black outfit and is fighting instead for election. his goal, he tells me, to reject the pro—government incumbent from his local council. translation: iam running for election because i want to carry on the demands of the protest movement. we, the hong kong people, must get rid of this government. we need democracy and universal suffrage. benson is not alone, there are dozens of young protesters now running for office here. 23—year—old jocelyn chow is another. a few nights ago, she was punched in the head while canvassing for votes. this is video of the man she said attacked her. she says she is undeterred. translation: we need to have the younger generation fighting for democracy. this is our time. that is why more young people running in this election. the older generation are