sarah smith, bbc news.ped 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 as our media editor amol rajan reports, that hasn't stopped campaigners looking to digital channels as a powerful tool to reach voters. election campaigns are ultimately a branch of the marketing industry. in the 21st century, that means they've shifted online. this weekend saw a significant escalation of political ads in our facebook and other social media feeds. but tactics varied across the parties. conservatives focused on brexit and targeted marginal constituencies such as colne valley with a message thatjust a few hundred votes could be decisive. labour looked to policy beyond brexit with an nhs add that linked to a guardian article. the lib dems tweaked their attack ad againstjeremy corbyn for different audiences. 0ne claimed he was a brexiteer

sarah smith, bbc news, edinburgh.ction manifesto, calling it the most ambitious plan in decades to transform britain. alex salmond appears in court accused of sexual offences while he was first minister of scotland. he denies the charges. a number of orphaned british children caught up in the war in syria are to be brought home to the uk, according to the foreign secretary. we will stay with that story. the government has announced that a number of children, whose british parents were inside the former islamic state territory and who died in syria, are being returned to the uk. the foreign secretary, dominic raab, said it was the right thing to do and that innocent children should never have been subjected to the horrors of war. reporting restrictions mean that few details about them can be revealed. 0ur middle east correspondent, quentin sommerville, reports. these children are looking for a way home, still trapped in syria. but today, british orphans, who aren't shown here, are finally able to escape the misery of s

scotla nd scotland editor sarah smith.tween great britain and northern ireland under his brexit deal. he has been under pressure to clarify his stance after he made a briefing in northern ireland last night in which he appeared to contradict previous government statements. 0ur ireland correpondent chris page is in belfast for us now. chris, what have businesses in northern ireland made of this? what have princesses in northern ireland made of it? the brexit conundrum has been how do you avoid checks between ireland and northern ireland? checks between ireland and northern ireland ? last checks between ireland and northern ireland? last night borisjohnson gave an off—the—cuff briefing to tory members in county armagh and said businesses who were sending products from northern ireland to great britain wouldn't have to fill in any paperwork or stop in the past, the brexit secretary stephen barclay and the home office have said they would need to be some sort of process. more questions over the issue of goods moving in the oth

studio: sarah smith, thank you. helen mccourt was killed more than 30 years ago.al where her body is. now helen's mother says she's horrified after learning that the parole board has recommended him for release. judith moritz reports. though helen mccourt was killed 31 years ago, her body has never been found. with no grave to visit, her mother marie takes comfort instead from a memorial she's created at home. the only person who knows where helen's remains are is the man who murdered her. ian simms was jailed in 1989, and helen's mother has fought for him to stay in prison until he was reveals the location. but today came the decision that he is eligible for release. i was devastated when i heard that the judgment was that he was going to be released. his victim's body has never been found. that's my daughter. that's all i ever wanted, was to give helen... she never did anybody any harm. marie mccourt has spent years campaigning to deny parole to killers who don't disclose their victims' remains. helen's law was on its way to being introduced when parliament was

sarah smith, bbc news, glasgow.hat the snp is targetting in this election is ayr, carrick and cumnock in south—west scotland. the conservatives took it from the snp in the last election in 2017. that's after coming third in 2015 behind the snp and labour. but before the snp's landslide victory 2015, it had been consistently in labour hands. could the snp be victorious here again? 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon has been gauging opinion in ayr. this is a seat which has changed hands three times in three general elections, a small swing could see a change again. so in an area where voters‘ allegiances have switched over the last few years, will the s&p's over the last few years, will the s&p‘s big pitch cut through? over the last few years, will the s&p's big pitch cut through?” over the last few years, will the s&p's big pitch cut through? i used to be loyal to one party. can i ask who? it was labour and i switched to snp. are you pro—independence? no. gas is also a former labour voter and he has switched in

sarah smith, bbc news.mpaigns 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 as our media editor amol rajan reports, that hasn't stopped campaigners looking to digital channels as a powerful tool to reach voters. election campaigns are ultimately a branch of the marketing industry. in the 21st century that means they've shifted online. this weekend saw a significant escalation of political ads in our facebook and other social media feeds. but tactics varied across the parties. conservatives focused on brexit and targeted marginal constituencies such as colne valley with a message thatjust a few hundred votes could be decisive. labour looked to policy beyond brexit with an nhs add that linked to a guardian article. the lib dems tweaked their attack ad againstjeremy corbyn for different audiences. 0ne claimed he was a brexiteer at heart, anoth

sarah smith, bbc news, coatbridge.ard, says borisjohnson, as he calls for people to give the conservatives a majority so they can deliver it. meanwhile, labour focuses on the nhs, vowing to outspend the tories with an extra multibillion—pound cash boost for the health service. after weeks behind closed doors, the first public hearings in donald trump's impeachment inquiry begin in washington, broadcast live on tv. the prime minster has been confronted by angry residents in south yorkshire during a visit to some of the towns and villages affected by flooding. the first televised hearings in president trump's impeachment inquiry have got under way in washington, after weeks of testimony behind closed doors. donald trump is accused of pressuring ukraine to dig up damaging information onjoe biden, a possible presidential rival in next year's elections. the impeachment inquiry could eventually see trump removed from office. he denies any wrongdoing. 0ur north america editor jon sopel has been watching. history in the house.

here's our scotland editor sarah smith. well be required for winter campaigning in scotland, where labour's facing a tough election. the choice is quite simple — a tory government or a labour government. he didn't mention the snp or the demand for another independence referendum, but that's the big question in scotland. no referendum in the first term for a labour government, because we need to concentrate completely on investment across scotland. but that's not quite official policy, his advisers rushed to clarify. labour might allow another vote after 2021. when would you allow another referendum on independence, mr corbyn? i've answered that question about ten times today already. thank you very much. so what exactly is the formal position? in the early years of a labour government i want to concentrate totally on investment across the uk, including the 70 billion... and that means no to a referendum on independence? it means saying in the early years, let's say no to that and concentrate on what matters. independence ma

our scotland editor, sarah smith.eat britain and northern ireland under his brexit deal, prompting widespread claims that he's simply contradicting his own government's position. he's been under pressure to clarify his stance — after he spoke in northern ireland last night. our correspondent chris page is in belfast tonight. what has been the impact of the remarks borisjohnson what has been the impact of the remarks boris johnson made? the recurrent brexit border brainteaser —— brainteaser has been how do you keep it open, between the republic of ireland and northern ireland, while avoiding checks, and last night boris johnson gave while avoiding checks, and last night borisjohnson gave an off the cuff briefing to some members in cou nty cuff briefing to some members in county armagh, in one business person asked would he have to fill in customs forms for products he we re in customs forms for products he were sending from here to scotland 01’ were sending from here to scotland or wales or england, and mrjohnson said

sarah smith, bbc news, glasgow. conservatives took it from the snp in the last election in 2017. that‘s after coming third in 2015 — behind the snp and labour. but before the snp‘s landslide victory in 2015 — it had been consistently in labour hands. so could the snp be victorious here again? 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon has been assessing local opinion. this is a seat which has changed hands three times in three general elections — a small swing could see it change again. so, in an area where voters‘ allegiances have switched over the last few years, will the snp‘s big pitch cut through? i used to be loyal to one party, but then... can i ask who? it was labour. things were getting that bad, and i did switch, i switched to snp. if you vote snp, does that mean you‘re pro—independence? 0h... i suppose it is, aye. gus is also a former labour voter. he has switched in a different direction. i'm pro—brexit, i want brexit, i want out, i don't want independence either. do you mind if i ask how you‘re going to vo

sarah smith, bbc news.n, just visit our website, at bbc.co.uk/news. the time is 6:17pm. our top story this evening. another tale of financial collapse on the high street — the baby and maternity retailer, mothercare, is warning, it's on the brink of closure — putting 2,500 jobs at risk. champion of the world... crowned for a sixth time, lewis hamilton celebrates being the f1 world champion and has the record books in his sights. coming up on sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news — it's a subdued homecoming for england's rugby players, two days on from their rugby world cup final disappointment at the hands of south africa. a bbc investigation has found that more and more young people are going missing from unregulated homes — that's accommodation providing support to those in care or who have recently left ca re over the age of 16. a freedom of information request indicates the number has more than doubled in england and wales in the last three years. it's also been revealed that more than 60 childre

sarah smith, bbc news, edinburgh.ere inside the former islamic state territory and who died in syria, are being returned to the uk. the foreign secretary dominic raab said it was the right thing to do and that "innocent children" should never have been subjected to the "horrors of war". reporting restrictions mean that few details about them can be revealed. 0ur middle east correspondent quentin sommerville reports. these children are looking for a way home, still trapped in syria. but today, british orphans, who aren't shown here, are finally able to escape the misery of syria's camps. they're now safely in the care of uk diplomats and they're doing well. the foreign secretary welcomed their return. this evening, we're in the process of returning back to the uk a number of orphaned british children from the conflict in syria. we look at the cases individually very carefully and in these circumstances, it's the right thing to do. these children should be safe and sound here in the uk, at home, not caught up in that vi

sarah smith, bbc news, glasgow.ed people to vote liberal democrat, despite, in his words, being a proud conservative. but speaking at a lib dem campaign event, the former conservative deputy prime minister did criticise as naive the party's flagship policy of revoking article 50 or cancelling brexit. our chief political correspondent, vicki young, has more. no prizes for guessing what the liberal democrats want this election to be about. they are banking everything on an anti—brexit message. it started as a promise to cancel brexit without some of the vote if they won the election — a position described as extreme, even by some lib dem candidates. today, former conservative deputy prime minister lord heseltine urged people to vote liberal democrat. we are talking, in the election, notjust about our prosperity and living standards, we are talking about the sort of people we want to be. even this ardent pro—european is critical if their policy to revoke article 50. i think that was naive, because there was no way they

sarah smith, bbc news, glasgow.the snp is targeting in this election is ayr, carrick and cumnock, in south—west scotland. the conservatives took it from the snp in the last election in 2017. but could the snp be victorious here again? 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon has been assessing local opinion. this is a seat which has changed hands three times in three general elections. a small swing could see it change again. so, in an area where voters' allegiances have switched over the last three years, will the snp's big pitch cut through? i used to be loyal to one party, but then... can i ask who? it was labour. things were getting that bad, and i did switch. i switched to snp. if you vote snp, does that mean you're pro—independence? 0h... i suppose it is, aye. gus is also a former labour voter. he has switched in a different direction. i'm pro—brexit. i want brexit. i want out. i don't want independence either. do you mind if i ask how you're going to vote in this election? the conservatives. i don't like them,

he denies all the charges. 0ur scotland editor sarah smith reports from the high court in edinburgh.uld have to face the press, who were waiting to hear the details of the charges against him. inside, during a short hearing, he entered a plea of not guilty. i am innocent and i will defend my position vigorously. but the only place, the only proper place, to answer criminal charges is in this court, and that‘s exactly what we intend to do next spring. it is, frankly, astounding, to see a man who held such high office accused of serious sexual offences, allegedly committed while he was first minister of scotland. the charges, which he strenuously denies, all relate to the time during which he was snp leader and first minister. watch your backs! one of the alleged sexual assaults is said to have happened in the same month as the 2014 independence referendum. many of the assaults are alleged to have taken place here, at the first minister‘s official residence in edinburgh, including the attempted rape. mr salmond is accused of pushing a woman against a wall, removing her clothing and his

sarah smith, bbc news.ial collapse on the high street, and the possible end of an iconic brand. the baby goods and maternity retailer, mothercare, is now warning it's on the brink of collapse in the uk. 0nce boasting 425 stores, it's now appointing administrators for its british business, with 2,500 jobs at risk. the company has been struggling for some time, losing £36 million last year. our business correspondent, emma simpson has more details. the 1970s, and mothercare had already become the go to place for all those baby essentials. including a pram for six quid. it served generations of new parents, but over the years, this specialist retailer lost its way. talk to new mums and dads today, and they paint a very different picture of shopping for their little ones. baby things, we probably tend to shop around, go online, get things that are more local to us, to be honest. everyone is trying to compete with each other, and the shops are getting cheaper and cheaper, and so the stores which charge a premium

today, our scotland editor sarah smith has been finding out what matters to people in aberdeen.e being drawn as marginal conservative seats become snp targets. in 2017, the tories won six seats from the snp, turning most of this area blue, but overall, the snp still holds 35 seats in scotland — that's over half of the 59 available. in scotland there are two issues dominating. independence is one — the snp want to hold another scottish referendum next year. all other parties are opposed to such a move. brexit is the second. scotland voted 62% to remain in the eu. that inevitably means the brexit debate sounds different here. one issue of particular concern in this part of the country is immigration. the scottish economy relies more heavily on migrant labour than the rest of the uk, particularly here in the north east. fire is the greatest hazard any of these oil workers could face. they come to aberdeen from around the world to learn how to douse the flames. this is a very multinational industry, that could be significantly affected by changes to immigration regulation. you have

with more, here's our scotland editor sarah smith.and—new gloves may well be required for winter and campaigning in scotland —— winter campaigning in scotland, where labour is facing a tough election. the choice is simple, a tory government ollie labour government. he did not mention the snp or the demand for another independence referendum, thatis another independence referendum, that is the big question in scotland. no referendum on the first ten for labour, we need to concentrate completely on investment across scotland. provides that is not quite official policy, his advisers wish to clarify. labour might allow another vote after 2021. i have answered that question is about ten times today already. so what exactly is the formal position? in the early years of a labour government i want to concentrate on investment across the uk, including the 70 billion... eight means saying in the early years, lets say no to that and concentrate on what matters. independence matters in scotla nd matters. independence matters in scotland and you n

and it is sarah smith and also at westminster and a brief visit to london and normally i cover the campaigntla nd normally i cover the campaign and scotland and the manifesto and glasgow yesterday but am delighted to be here with you guys. i have brought you a present. a hard copy of the s&p manifesto because i know you are collecting them and you have binder and the. now has more documents than you say you are collecting these manifesto so there you go. you are bringing out the photocopier but i much prefer having the original. carried it all to lay down on that train from glasgow. the original. carried it all to lay down on that train from glasgowli know down on that train from glasgow.” know i am nosy for these things but it is so much better having the actual thing for us during the campaign but... i keep them all is well so i went and got the s&p ma nifesto well so i went and got the s&p manifesto from 2017 to compare without one to take it to the campaign launch and saw that page is where the same and i said you did not get to do any of this in 2017 so what makes you think... do you s

today, our scotland editor sarah smith has been finding out what matters to people in aberdeen.blue, but overall the snp still holds 35 seats in scotland — that‘s over half of the 59 available. for scotland there are two issues dominating. independence is one — the snp want to hold another scottish referendum next year. all other parties are opposed to such a move. brexit is the second. scotland voted 62% to remain in the eu, which inevitably means the brexit debate sounds different here. one issue of particular concern in this part of the country is immigration. the scottish economy relies more heavily on migrant labour than the rest of the uk — particularly here in the north east. fire is the greatest hazard any of these oil workers could face. they come to aberdeen from around the world to learn how to douse the flames. this is a very multinational industry that could be significantly affected by changes to immigration regulation. you have not enough skilled people in the uk. that‘s why we are looking for guys from different countries. here on the edge of the north sea, highl

today, our scotland editor sarah smith has been finding out what matters to people in aberdeen.rn how to douse the flames. this is a very multinational industry that could be significantly affected by changes to immigration regulation. you have not enough skilled people in the uk. that's why we are looking for guys from different countries. here on the edge of the north sea, highly skilled workers are in short supply. scotland, with its ageing population, needs migrant labour more than the rest of the uk. so the scottish government wants to control immigration policy — a highly contentious idea. i'm originally from algeria. i came here to provide my skills. i think having the ability to hire the best—skilled professionals out there to support the needs for industry has to be an economic decision. it is an industry decision. it shouldn't really be driven by political agenda. just feeding this industry is a huge task in itself, requiring caterers from all over the world. european, you know, french, italian, spanish. greek, polish, french, italian, we've got an indian guy. many of

with more, here's our scotland editor sarah smith.p able to make demands, she has plenty. stop brexit, a vote on independence, and much, much more. vote snp to escape brexit. vote snp to block borisjohnson's tories out of office. vote snp to take power into your own hands. snp mps will never support the tory government. so, to have any real influence, they would have to do some kind of deal with labour, but labour say they would not allow an independence referendum within the first two years of government. the snp wants to vote next year. you want to be allowed to have a second referendum on scottish independence. you have said in the past that that should be in 2020. is that an absolute red line? yes. he has to agree to that referendum being in 2020? i have made it pretty clear, and if i can explain why that is so important, obviously the timescale is important to give scotland the chance to escape the mess that we will be in if we allow westminster to decide ourfuture, and be taken out of europe, possibly on a new deal basis. —— no—

our scotland editor sarah smith reports. in sterling, the fight is as tight as it gets.vigorous campaign. i think it will be independence related, so if all of scotland is covered with snp members of parliament, then that clearly shows something important. i think independence will be a big issue, but there are other aspects to look at. that you think we should be looking at? we should be, yes. the yes movement gathered en masse in glasgow's george square have one clearaim. they believe this election could be the next step toward independence. especially now the snp have chosen to put it at the heart of their campaign. do we want our future determined for us by the likes of borisjohnson or do we want to take our future into our own hands and determine the path we take and the kind country we want to be? the tories are looking to spread the same message. independence is a much easier topic for them then brexit, especially in a marginal seat here. they love it every time nicola sturgeon talks about another referendum. what do you think? i think "yippee"! because every time

he denies all the charges. 0ur scotland editor sarah smith reports from the high court in edinburgh. plea of not guilty. i am innocent and i will defend my position vigorously. but the only place, the only proper place, to answer criminal charges is in this court, and that‘s exactly what we intend to do next spring. it is, frankly, astounding, to see a man who held such high office accused of serious sexual offences, allegedly committed while he was first minister of scotland. the charges, which he strenuously denies, all relate to the time during which he was snp leader and first minister. watch your backs! one of the alleged sexual assault is said to have happened in the same month as the 2014 independence referendum. many of the assaults are alleged to have taken place here, at the first minister‘s official residence in edinburgh, including the attempted rape. mr salmond is accused of pushing a woman against a wall, removing her clothing and his own, before pinning her to a bed and attempting to rape her. mr salmond‘s facing a total of 14 charges, including incidents in 2008 when

we'll be putting some of them to our scotland editor, sarah smith, a little later in the programme.bour, nina is where so many of those ships come in. there are those ships, charlie. there are some mornings when this is the bestjob in the world. look at that view. these boats in a spectacular sunrise. they take food and people out to the regs. there are 900 companies built around oil and gas in aberdeen, 30,000 jobs in the industry. so you might think it is ring—fenced from what happens politically. let's find out what is the case. what is you —— what are you looking for in this campaign? we are hoping that politicians really understand and recognise the contribution that this industry still makes in terms of thousands of jobs, security of energy supply and also the billions of pounds in taxes contributed. and what does that mean? you want support? its recognition of the contribution and seeing us as a force that can help with solutions for the energy transition. we are parts of comet we contributed to the wellbeing of this country and we want to be part of the solution as well for

smiths group. we are covering the banking business of julius baer and sarah patel focused on the automakers afternoon numbers are out. let's come to you first on smiths group. many have talked about this as a potential take out target for many years. we are talking about the spinoff of part of their business. >> it is a medical unit that they might be kicking off this potential sale of. people say it could fetch that unit itself more than 3 billion u.s. dollars. they expect to receive bids before the end of the year so possibly in time for christmas. the attention from this coming from the private equity space. smith has called higher, some of the calls as high as 2% this morning. matt: what about julius baer? >> yes. a mixed bag the results from the swiss bank. francs --ion swiss buyback, which is good news. the results are not so good. we will see what the market reaction is today. anna: ok, thanks very much for that. let's get to sarah on the automakers. new numbers out in europe. sarah: good morning. the numbers are just out. october, butump in that really is masking an underlying negative. the n

regina, starting his 35th season coaching, by sharman smith starting her first the bears hung around early against fifth-ranked chunky huskies, sarahpoints, cal led trailed by three. this is yukon, cal turn the ball over 15 times as turnover result in a bucket by christian williams who had 20 four, megan walker would take advantage of another cal turnover in the third quarter. yukon has enough to win 72-61. cal split the first two games of the season. >>> college basketball starting now. college football so going. >>> a lot going on. >> it happened so fast. >>>coming up tonight on e 10:00 news the community of paradise continues to rebuild, one year after the campfire nearly destroyed the town. >>>coming up at 10 the man who drove from calais colorado to donate a rv to a family who lost their home in a devastating fire. we have that story and much more coming up tonight at 10 and 11. >>> thank you for joining us for now. >>> we are always here for you at ktvu.com, on facebook, twitter, instagram as well. have a great night. 1st -- what did they give you? turkey and roast beef with swiss and lettuce on whole wheat. it's the right in

we have army veteran jason smith and marine corps veteran sarah rutter., 2001, where were you? >> i was at the pentagon september 11th, 2001. steve: what happened? >> i had just finished being promoted and i was standing outside the pentagon and it was immediately struck and i became first responder. steve: you did. were you injured? >> yes, sir. after 13 years of leg reconstructive surgery i had an amputation five years ago. steve: 13 years of surgery? >> yes, sir. steve: after all of that, you turned to this program, didn't you? >> yes, sir. steve: tell us a little bit about your program. >> well, we have been serving our veteran, combat veterans for 10 years now. thank you for your service. wednesday my brother died 10 years ago. we have taken that pain to purpose. and we do individualized fitness grants nationwide for any combat injured veteran. we start fitness, help them physically, mentally, camaraderie, spirituality, we get it all through fitness. ainsley: tell us about your brother and why you started this program. >> he was an amazing human bein

sarah dickins reports. the next generation of dairy cows at this pembrokeshire farm. dairy farming dominates the area, the industry has been through hard times but it has recovered. mike smith of his schoolmates left for work. he wants politicians to make it easier to set up companies in rural areas. things like better broadband, if you look around technological businesses, there is no reason why they couldn‘t be located anywhere. some more innovative businesses and, you know, when you get a choice of where to live this is probably one of the nicest places in the country to live. there used to be a booming oil business in this part of wales but most of that has gone. and there was an raf base, that has closed too. but despite that, many of the characteristics of the economy of pembrokeshire is very similar to that of wales itself. what‘s really different is that this area is twice as dependent on food and farming and accommodation. this is where milk from mike‘s farm and 200 others is processed. the customer for these 20 kilo blocks is the irish company, a reminder, as we discussed brexit, of how closely linked much of our food industry is to firms in the eu. first milk wan